Q.

The transverse axis of a hypserbola is of length 2a and a vertex divides the segment of the axis between the centre and the corresponding focus in the ratio 2 : 1. The equation of the hyperbola is

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a

4x2-5y2=5a2

b

4x2-5y2=4a2

c

5x2-4y2=5a2

d

5x2-4y2=4a2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

let hyperbola be x2a2-y2b2=1

C=(0, 0), S=(ae, 0), A=(a, 0)

Given A divides CS in the ratio 2 : 1

 (a, 0)=2(ae)3,0  a=2ae3  2e=3  e = 32 Now b2=a2(e2-1)               =a254               =5a24  hyperbola is x2a2-y25a24=1 x2a2-4y25a2=1  5x2-4y2=5a2

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