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Hyperbola in conic sections
Question

Let LL' be the latus rectum through the focus of the hyperbola x2a2y2b2=1 and A' be the farther vertex. If ΔALL is equilateral, then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is (axes are coordinate axes)

Moderate
Solution

tan30=b2/aa+ae

1+e3=e21e1=13e=3+13

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