l Acircleisdefinedasthelocusofapointwhichmovesinaplanesuchthatits
distancefromafixedpointinthatplaneisalwaysconstant.
l Ifthecentreofthecircleisattheoriginandradiusisa,thenequationofthe
circleis x2 + y2 = a2.
y
a
x a x
O
y
l Theequationofacirclewithcentreat(h,k)andradiusequaltoa,
is(x h)2 +(y k)2 = a2.
SomeParticularCasesoftheCentralFormoftheEquationofaCircle
l When thecircle passesthrough the origin,centre (h, k) thenequation of the
circleis x2 + y2 2hx2ky= 0.
l Whenthecircletouchesxaxisequationbecomesx2 +y2 2hx2ay+h2 =0.
l Whenthecircletouchesyaxisequationbecomesx2 + y2 2ax2ky+k2 =0.
l Whenthecircletouchesboththeaxesisx2 +y2 2ax2ay+ a2 = 0.
l Whenthecirclepassesthroughtheoriginandcentreliesonxaxisis
x2 + y2 2ax =0.
l Whenthecirclepassesthroughtheoriginandcentrelieson yaxis,thenequation
isx2 + y2 2ay = 0.
GeneralEquationofaCircle
l Theequationx2 +y2 +2gx +2fy+c=0alwaysrepresentsacirclewhosecentre
is(g,f)andradius = g 2 + f 2 - c .
l Ifg2 +f 2 c>0thentheradiusofthecircleisrealandhencethecircleisalso
real.
l Ifg2 +f 2 c=0thentheradiusofthecircleiszero.Suchacircleisknownas
apointcircle.
l If g2 +f2 c<0,thentheradius g 2 + f 2 -c ofthecircleisimaginarybutthe
centreisreal.Suchacircleiscalledanimaginarycircleasitisnotpossibleto
drawsuchacircle.
l Specialfeaturesofthegeneralequationx2 +y2 +2gx+2fy+c =0ofthecircle
are:
(i) itisquadraticinboth xandy
(ii) coefficientof x2 = coefficientof y2
(iii) thereisnotermcontainingxyi.e.,thecoefficientofxyiszero
(iv) itcontainsthreearbitraryconstantsviz.g,fandc.
l Theequationax2 +ay2 +2gx+2fy+c=0,a 0alsorepresentsacircle.This
2g 2f c
equationcanalsobewrittenas x 2 + y 2 + x+ y + = 0.
a a a
g f g 2 f 2 c
Thecoordinatesofthecentreare - ,- andradius = + - .
a a a 2 a 2 a
l Ifthecoordinatesoftheendpointsofadiameterofacirclearegiven,wecan
alsofindtheequationofthecirclebyfindingthecoordinatesofthecentreand
radius.Thecentreisthemidpointofthediameterandradiusishalfofthelength
ofthediameter.
InterceptsontheAxes
l Thelengthsofinterceptsmadebythecirclex2 +y2 +2gx+2fy+c=0withX
andYaxesare 2 g 2 - c and 2 f 2 -c respectively.
.
l Ifg2 >c,thentherootsoftheequation x2 +2gx+c=0arerealanddistinct,
sothecircle x2 +y2 +2gx+2fy+c=0meetsthe xaxisintworealanddistinct
pointsandthelengthoftheinterceptonxaxisis 2 g 2 - c .
l Ifg2 =c,thentherootsoftheequationx2 +2gx+c=0arerealandequal,so
thecircletouchesxaxisandtheinterceptonxaxisiszero.
l Ifg2 <c,thentherootsoftheequation x2 +2gx+c=0areimaginary,sothe
circlex2 +y2 +2gx+2fy+ c=0doesnotmeetxaxisinrealpoints.
l Thecirclex2 +y2 +2gx+2fy+c=0cutstheyaxisinrealanddistinctpoints,
touchesordoesnotmeetinrealpointsaccordingasf2 >,=or<c.
PositionofaPointwithRespecttoaCircle
2
l Apoint(x1,y1)liesoutside,onorinsideacircleS=x
+y2 +2gx+2fy+c = 0
2 2
accordingas S1 >,=or<0,whereS1 = x1 + y1 +2gx1 +2fy1 + c.
EquationofaCircleinParametricForm
l Parametricequationsof x2+ y2= r2are x = rcosq, y = rsin q,where q isaparameter.
l ParametericEquationsof(x a)2 +(y b)2 =r2 are x =a +rcos q y =b +r sin q
IntersectionofaStraightLineandaCircle
CaseI:Whenpointsofintersectionarerealanddistinct:Alineintersectsa
givencircleattwodistinctpointsifthelengthof theperpendicularfromthe
centreislessthantheradiusofthecircle.
CaseII: Whenthepointsofintersectionarecoincident:Alinetouchesacircle
ifthelengthoftheperpendicularfromthecentreisequaltotheradiusofthe
circle.
CaseIII: Whenpointsofintersectionareimaginary:Alinedoesnotintersect
acircle ifthe lengthof theperpendicular fromthe centreis greaterthan the
radiusofthecircle.
TheLengthoftheInterceptCutoffFromaLinebyaCircle
l Thelengthoftheinterceptcutofffromtheliney= mx+ cbythecircle
a 2 (1 + m 2 )- c2
x2 + y2 = a2 is 2 .
(1 +m2)
l Theliney=mx+ctouchesthecirclex2 +y2 =a2 ifthelengthoftheintercept
iszeroi.e., c = a 1+ m 2.
l Incaseofacircletheaboveresultcanalsobeusedas,ifalinetouchesacircle,
thenthelengthoftheperpendicularfromthecentreuponthelineisequaltothe
radiusofthecircle.
Lengthofthetangentfromapointtoacircle
l ThelengthofthetangentfromthepointP(x1,y1)tothecircle
l ConjugatePoints:TwopointsAandBareconjugatepointswithrespecttoa
givencircleifeachliesonthepolaroftheotherwithrespecttothecircle.
l ConjugateLines: Iftwolinesbesuchthatthepoleofoneliesontheother,then
theyarecalledconjugatelineswithrespecttothegivencircle.
EquationoftheChordBisectedataGivenPoint
l TheequationofthechordofthecircleS x2 +y2 +2gx+2f y+c=0bisected
atthepoint(x1,y1)isgivenbyT= S
i.e.xx1 + yy1 + g(x+ x1)+f
(y+ y1)+
c= x12 + y12 +2gx1 +2fy1 + c.
DiameterofaCircle
l Thelocusofthemiddlepointsofasystemofparallelchordsofacircleiscalled
adiameterofthecircle.
l Theequationofthediameterbisectingparallelchords y = mx + c (c isaparameter)
ofthecirclex2 + y2 = a2 is x+ my =0.
l Thediameter correspondingto asystem ofparallel chordsof acircle always
passesthroughthecentreofthecircleandisperpendiculartotheparallelchords.
CommonTangentstoTwoCircles
l Lettheequationsofthetwocirclesbe
2 2 2
(x h1)
+(y k1)
= a1 ....(i)
2 2 2
(x h2)
+(y k2)
= a2 ....(ii)
withcentresC1(h1,k1)andC2(h
2,k
2)andradiia
1 anda2 respectively.Thenthe
followingcasesofintersectionofthesetwocirclesmayarise.
CaseI:WhenC1 C2 >a1 +a2 ,i.e.,thedistancebetweenthecentresisgreater
thanthesumoftheradii.Inthiscasethetwocirclesdonotintersect,twodirect
commonandtwotransversecommontangentscanbedrawntothecircles.
CaseII:WhenC1 C2 =a1 +a2,i.e.,thedistancebetweenthecentresisequal
tothesumoftheradii.Inthiscasetwodirecttangentsarerealanddistinctwhile
thetransversetangentsarecoincident.
CaseIII: WhenC1 >a1 a2 C2 <a1 +a2,i.e.,thedistancebetweenthecentres
islessthanthesumoftheradii.Inthiscasethetwodirectcommontangentsare
realwhilethetransversetangentsareimaginary.
CaseIV:WhenC1 C2 =a1 a2,i.e.,thedistancebetweenthecentresisequal
tothedifferenceoftheradii.Inthiscasetwotangentsarerealandcoincident
whiletheothertwotangentsareimaginary.
CaseV: WhenC1 C2 <a1 a2, i.e.,thedistancebetweenthecentresislessthan
thedifferenceoftheradii.Inthiscaseallthefourcommontangentsareimaginary.
CommonChordofTwoCircles
l Thechordjoiningthepointsofintersectionoftwogivencirclesiscalledtheir
commonchord.
l Theequationofthecommonchordoftwocircles
S1 x 2 + y 2 + 2 g1 x + 2 f1 y + c1 = 0 ....(i)
2 2
and S 2 x + y + 2 g 2 x + 2 f2 y + c2 = 0 ....(ii)
is 2x(g1 g2)+2y(f
1 f2)+ c1 c2 =0 i.e.S1 S2 =0.
l Thelengthofthecommonchordis
P
S1 =0 S2 =0
M
C1 C2
Q
PQ = 2( PM ) = 2 C1 P 2 -C1M 2 .
C1 C2
l OrthogonalCurves:Twocurvesaresaidtointersectorthogonallywhenthe
tangentsatthecommonpointareatrightangles.
ConditionforTwoIntersectingCirclestobeOrthogonal
l Theconditionforthecirclesx2 + y2 +2g1x+2f1y+ c1 =0and
x2 +y2 +2g2x+2f2y+ c2 =0tointersectorthogonallyisgivenby
2(g1g
2 + f1f
2)=
c1 + c2.
RadicalAxisandRadicalCentre
l Theradicalaxisoftwocirclesisthelocusofapointwhichmovesinsuchaway
thatthelengthsofthetangentsdrawnfromittothetwocirclesareequal.
l PropertiesofRadicalAxis
(i) Theradicalaxisoftwocirclesisalwaysperpendiculartothelinejoining
thecentres.
(ii) Theradicalaxesofthreecircleswhosecentresarenoncollinear,takenin
pairs,meetinapoint.
l RadicalCentre:Thepointofconcurrenceoftheradicalaxesofthreecircles
whosecentresarenoncollinear,takeninpairs,iscalledtheradicalcentreofthe
circles.
l Thecirclewithcentreattheradicalcentreandradiusequaltothelengthofthe
tangentfromittoanyoneofthecirclesintersectsallthethreecirclesorthogonally.
l Equationof aCircleThrough theIntersectionofa CircleandLine : The
equationofacirclepassingthroughtheintersectionofthecircle
S= x2 + y2 +2gx+2fy+ c=0andthelineL= lx+ my+n =0is
x2 +y2 +2gx+2fy+c+ l(lx+my+n)=0orS+ lL=0,where l isaconstant
determinedbyanadditionalcondition.
l CircleThroughtheIntersectionofTwoCircles
Theequationofafamilyofcirclespassingthroughtheintersectionofthecircles
S1 = x2 + y2 +2g1x+2f
1y+ c1 =0and
S2 = x2 + y2 +2g2x
2y+ c2 =0is S1 + lS2 =0
+2f
i.e., (x2 + y2 +2g1x+2f1y+ c1)+ l(x2 + y2 +2g2x+2f2y+ c2)=0,
where l(1)isanarbitraryrealnumber.
CoaxialSystemofCircles
l Asystemofcircles, everypairofwhichhasthesameradical axisiscalleda
coaxialsystemofcircles.
l Theequationx2 +y2 +2gx+c=0,wheregisavariableandcisaconstant,is
thesimplestequationofacoaxialsystemofcircles.Thecommonradicalaxisof
thissystemofcirclesisyaxis.
End
Circle
S Q
a a
Parabola
q ( q= a) Hyperbola
Ellipse
p
>q> a
2
p
(i) Acircleif q=
2
(ii) Aparabolafor q = a i.e.,iftheplaneisparalleltothegenerator PQ
(iii) Anellipsefor q > a (q p / 2)i.e.,iftheplanecutsboththegeneratinglines
PQandRS.
(iv) Ahyperbolafor q < a i.e.,iftheplanecutsboththecones.
Thuswemaygetthesectioneitherasapairofstraightlines,acircle,aparabola,
anellipseorahyperboladependinguponthedifferentpositionsofthecutting
plane.Thesecurvesofintersectionarecalledtheconicsections.
ConicSection
l Aconicsectionorconicisthelocusofapoint P whichmovesinsuchawaythat
itsdistancefromafixedpoint S alwaysbearsaconstantratiotoitsdistancefrom
afixedline,allbeinginthesameplane.
ImportantTerms
l Focus:Thefixedpointiscalledthefocusoftheconicsection.
l Directrix:Thefixedstraightlineiscalledthedirectrixoftheconicsection.
l Eccentricity:Theconstantratioiscalledtheeccentricityoftheconicsection
andisdenotedbye.
l Axis: Thestraightlinepassingthroughthefocusandperpendiculartothedirectrix
iscalledtheaxisoftheconicsection.
l Vertex:Thepointsofintersectionoftheconicsectionandtheaxisarecalled
verticesoftheconic.
l Centre:Thepointwhichbisectseverychordoftheconicpassingthroughit,is
calledthecentreoftheconic.
l LatusRectum:Thelatusrectumofaconicisthechordpassingthroughthe
z y y z
x x x x
K A S (a,0) S A K
(0,0) ( a,0) (0,0)
x= a
2 =4 2
z y y ax y = 4ax y z
x=a
y y
x2 =4a y
y= a
z K z
(0, a) A (0,0)
S x x
x x S
A (0,0)
z (0, a)
z
K
y=a
x2=4ay y
y
ParametricEquationsofaParabola
Parabola y2 =4ax y2 =4ax x2 =4ay x2 =4ay
Parametric (at2,2at) (at2,2at) (2at,at2) (2at,at2)
coordinates
Parametric x= at2, x=at2, x=2at, x=2at,
equations y= 2at y= 2at y= at2 y=at2
l Theparametricequationsof(yk)2=4a(xh)arex =h+at2 andy =k+2at.
EquationofTheChordJoninganyTwoPointson theParabola
l LetP (at12,2at1), 2
Q (at2 ,2at2)beanytwopointsontheparabola
y2>4ax. Then,
theequationofthechordjoiningthesepointsisy(t1 +t2)=2x+2at
1t2.
ConditionforTheChordJoiningPointshavingParameters t1andt2tobeaFocal
Chord
l Ifthe chordjoining points(at12 , 2at1)and (at22,2at2)
onthe parabola passes
throughitsfocus,then(a,0)satisfiestheequation t1t2 =1
l The length of a focal chord having parameters t1 and t2 for its end points is
2
a(t2 t1)
.
l Ifl1andl2arethelengthsofafocalchordofaparabola,thenitslatusrectumis
4l1l2
.
l1 +l2
EquationofTangentinDifferentForms
l PointForm:Theequationofthetangenttotheparabola y2 =4ax ata point
(x1,y1)is y y1=2a(x+x1).
The equation of tangent at (x1, y1) can also be obtained by replacing x2 by
x + x1 y + y1
xx1,y2 byyy1,x by , y by etc.
2 2
l ParametricForm: Theequationofthetangenttotheparabola y2=4ax at (at2,2at)
isty=x+at2.
l SlopeForm:Theequationofatangenttotheparabolay2 =4ax is
a a 2a
y=mx+ . Thecoordinatesofthepointofcontactare 2 , .
m m m
Pointofintersectionoftangentat anytwopointsontheparabola
l Thepointofintersectionoftangentsattwopoints P (at12 , 2at1)and
Q (at22 , 2at2)
2
ontheparabolay =4ax is(at1 t2, a(t1 +t2)).
l x coordinateofthepointsofintersectionoftangentsat P and Q ontheparabola
istheG.M.ofthexcoordinatesofPandQ,andycoordinatesistheA.M.of
ycoordinates.
l EquationofNormalinDifferentForms
l Point form : The equation of the normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax at a point
y
(x1,y1)is(yy1) = 1 (x - x1).
2a
l Parametric form : The equation of the normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax at
(at2,2at)is y+tx= 2at+at3
l Slopeform:Theequationofnormalofslopemtotheparabola y2 =4ax is
y=mx2am am3 atthepoint(am2,2am).
l Theequationofnormalsofslopemto y2 =4ax,x2 =4ay andx2 =4ay,
y 2a a y 2a a
arey=mx+2am+am3, x = - - and x = + + respectively.
m m m3 m m m3
l Threenormalscanbedrawnfromapointtoaparabola.
l Thesenormalsarereal,coincidentorimaginaryaccordingasthevaluesof m are
realcoincidentorimaginary.Outofthethreenormalsatleastonewillbereal,
becauseacubicequationhasatleastonerealroot.
l Theareaofthetriangleformedbythetangentsdrawnfromapoint(x1 ,y1)to
1
theparabolay2=4ax andtheirchordofcontactis ( y12 -4ax)
1
3/ 2
.
2a
Equationofthechordoftheparabolawhichisbisectedatagivenpoint
l Theequationofthechordoftheparabolay2=4axwhichisbisectedat(x1,y1),
isyy1 2a(x +x1)=y12 4ax1or T=S',whereS'=y12 4ax1 and
T= yy1 2a(x+ x1).
Equationofdiameterofaparabola
l Thelocusofthemidpointsofasystemofparallelchordsofaconicisknown
asitsdiameter.Theequationofthediameterbisectingchordsofslopemofthe
2a
parabolay2 4ax is y = .
m y
SubtangentandSubnormal
(x1,y1)
l Letthetangentandnormalatanypoint yy1 =2a (x +x1) P
P(x1, y1)onaparabola
y2 =4ax meet
(a, 0)
theaxisin T and G respectively.Then x y S x
PT iscalledthelengthofthetangent T A N G(x1+2 a,0)
( x1,0) (x1, 0)
atPandPG iscalledthelengthof
thenormalat P.NT iscalledthesub
tangentand NG thesubnormalat P. y2 =4a x
y
l Subtangent=NT=twicetheabscissaof P andsubnormal=NG=2a=semi
latusrectum.FromrightangledtriangleNPTandPNG,wehavethat
(i) Thelengthofthetangent=PT= PNcosec y=y1cosec y.
(ii) Thelengthofthenormal=PG=PNsec y= y1sec y
(iii) Thelengthofthesubtangent=NT= PNcot y= y1cot y
2a
(iv) Thelengthofthesubnormal= NG = PN tan y = y1tan y, wheretan y = =m.
y1
End
Directrix
S(focus)
Z
l Theconstantratioisgenerallydenotedby eandisknownastheeccentricityof
theellipse.
l IfSisthefocus,ZZisthedirectrixandPisanypointontheellipse,thenby
SP
definition = e SP = e PM.
PM
x 2 y2
l Equationoftheellipseinstandardformis 2 + 2 =1, whereb2 =a2(1e2).
a b
l Sincee <1,thereforea2(1 e2)< a2 b2 < a2.
Z y Z
R B(0, b)
L
P (x ,y)
M M
x K K
x
A S C(0,0) S A
( a,0) ( ae,b ) (ae,0)
P(a,0)
R L
B
l Directrices:ZKandZKaretwodirectricesoftheellipseandtheirequations
arex=a/eand x=a/e respectively.
l Centre:Sincethecentreofaconicsectionisapointwhichbisectseverychord
x2 y2
passingthroughit.Incaseoftheellipse2
+ 2 =1 everychordisbisectedat
a b
C(0,0).ThereforeCisthecentreoftheellipseandisthemidpointofAA.
2
Minor axis
l e = 1- .
Major axis
l OrdinateandDoubleOrdinate:LetPbeapointontheellipseandletPNbe
perpendiculartothemajoraxis AA suchthat PN producedmeetstheellipseat P.
ThenPNiscalledtheordinateofPandPNPis thedoubleordinateofP.
l LatusRectum:Itisadoubleordinatepassingthroughthefocus,LSListhe
latusrectumand LS iscalledthesemilatusrectum. RSR isalsoalatusrectum.
ThecoordinatesofLare(ae, SL).
x 2 y2 x 2 y2
+ = 1, a >b + = 1, a <b
a 2 b 2 a 2 b 2
Coordinatesofthe (0,0) (0,0)
centre
Coordinatesofthe (a,0)and(a, 0) (0,b)and(0,b)
vertices
Coordinateoffoci (ae,0)and(ae, 0) (0,be)and(0,be)
Lengthofthemajoraxis 2a 2b
Lengthoftheminoraxis 2b 2a
Equationofthemajor y=0 x=0
axis
Equationoftheminor x=0 y=0
axis
Equationsofthe a a b b
x= and x = - y= and y= -
e e e e
directrices
b2 a2
Eccentricity e= 1- e= 1-
a 2 b 2
2b2 2a2
Lengthoflatusrectum
a b
Focaldistances a ex b ey
ofapoint(x, y)
l Ifthecentreoftheellipseisatpoint(h, k)andthedirectionsoftheaxesare
( x - h) 2 ( y - k)2
paralleltothecoordinateaxes,thenitsequationis + =1.
a2 b 2
l Weshifttheoriginat(h,k)withoutrotatingthecoordinateaxes,then
x= X+ handy= Y+ k.
X 2 Y2
l Theequationoftheellipsew.r.t.neworigin,becomes + = 1.
a 2 b 2
x 2 y2
l ThepointP(x1,y
1)liesoutside,onorinsidetheellipse
+ =1,according
2 2
a 2 b 2
x y
as 12 + 12 - 1 > 0, = or < 0.
a b
l AuxiliaryCircle: Thecircledescribedonthemajoraxisofanellipseasdiameter
iscalledanauxiliarycircleoftheellipse.
x 2 y2
l If + =1 isanellipse,thenitsauxiliarycircleisx2 +y2 =a2.
a 2 b 2
l ThecoordinatesofpointPhavingeccentricangle fcanbewrittenas
(acosf,b sin f)andareknownastheparametriccoordinates.
x 2 y2
l The equations of tangents of slope m to the ellipse + =1 a re
a 2 b 2
y = mx a 2 m 2 +b 2 and the coordinates of the points of contact are
a2m b2
, m .
2
a 2 m 2 + b2 a 2 m2 + b
EquationoftheTangentAtaPoint
x 2 y2 xx1 yy1
l Theequationofthetangenttotheellipse + 2 =1 at(x1, y1)is
+ = 1.
a 2
b a 2 b 2
x 2 y2
l Theequationoftangentandnormaltotheellipse + =1 at(a cos q, b sin q)
a 2 b 2
x y
are cos q + sin q =1 and ax secq by cosec q= a2 b2 respectively..
a b
l Theequationofthetangentat(x1,y
1)toanellipsecanbeobtainedbyreplacing
x + x1 y + y1
x2 byxx1, 2
y byyy1,
x by , y by andkeeping theconstant un
2 2
changed.
NumberofTangentsDrawnfromaPointtoanEllipse
l Twotangentscanbedrawnfromapointtoanellipse.Thetwotangentsarereal
anddistinctorcoincidentorimaginaryaccordingasthegivenpointliesoutside,
onorinsidetheellipse.
l TwotangentscanbedrawnfromapointP(h,k)toanellipse.
DirectorCircle
l Thedirectorcircleisthelocusofpointsfromwhichperpendiculartangentsare
drawntotheellipse.
l Theequationofthedirectorcircleisx2 + y2 = a2 + b2.
l It isa circle whosecentre coincideswith the centreof the ellipseand radius
equalto a 2 +b2.
EquationofNormalinDifferentForms
x 2 y2
l PointForm:Theequationofthenormalat(x1,y1)totheellipse
+ =1
a 2 b 2
a 2 x b 2 y
is - = a 2 - b2.
x1 y1
x 2 y2
l ParametricForm :The equationof thenormal tothe ellipse + =1 at
a 2 b 2
(a cos q,b sin q)is ax sec q by cosec q= a2 b2.
x 2 y2
l SlopeForm:If mistheslopeofthenormaltotheellipse + =1,thenthe
a 2 b 2
m(a 2 - b2)
equationofthenormalis y = mx- .
a 2 + b 2 m 2
PropertiesofConjugateDiameters
(i) Theeccentricanglesoftheendsofapairofconjugatediametersofanellipse
differbyarightangle.
(ii) The sum of the squares of any two conjugate semidiameters of an ellipse is
constantandequaltothesumofthesquaresofthesemiaxesoftheellipse.
(iii) Theproductofthefocaldistancesofapointonanellipseisequaltothesquare
ofthesemidiameterwhichisconjugatetothediameterthroughthepoint.
(iv) Thetangentsattheendsofapairofconjugatediametersofanellipseforma
parallelogram.
(v) Theareaoftheparallelogramformedbythetangentsattheendsofconjugate
diametersofanellipseisconstantandisequaltotheproductoftheaxes.
SomePropertiesofEllipse
x 2 y2
l Thetangentandnormalatpoint P(x1,
y1)totheellipse
+ =1 meetthe
a 2 b 2
a2
xaxisintwopoints,thenthelengthofthesubtangentisequalto -x1 and
x1
lengthofthesubnormalisequalto(1e2)x1.
End
Directrix
itsdistancefromafixedpoint(calledfocus)inthesame S(focus)
planetoitsdistancesfromafixedline(calleddirectrix)
isalwaysconstantwhichisalwaysgreaterthanunity. Z
l Theconstantratioisgenerallydenotedby eandisknownastheeccentricityof
thehyperbola.
l IfSisthefocus,ZZisthedirectrixandPisanypointonthehyperbola,then
SP
bydefinition = e SP = e PM.
PM
FocalDistancesof aPoint
l Thedifferenceofthefocaldistancesofanypointonahyperbolaisconstantand
equaltothelengthofthetransverseaxisofthehyperbola.
Hyperbola Conjugatehyperbola
x2 y2 x2 y2
- =1 - 2 + 2 =1
a2 b 2 a b
Coordinatesofthecentre (0,0) (0,0)
Coordinatesofthevertices (a,0)and(a, 0) (0,b)and(0,b)
Coordinatesoffoci (ae, 0) (0, be)
Lengthofthetransverseaxis 2a 2b
Lengthoftheconjugateaxis 2b 2a
a b
Equationsofthedirectrices x = y =
e e
a 2 + b2 b 2 + a2
Eccentricity e = e =
a 2 b 2
or or
b2 = a2(e2 1) a2 = b2(e2 1)
2b2 2a2
Lengthofthelatusrectum
a b
Equationofthetransverseaxis y=0 x=0
Equationoftheconjugate x=0 y=0
axis
l Theequationx=asecqandy=btanqareknownastheparametricequations
x2 y2
ofthehyperbola 2 - 2 = 1.
a b
l Theequationsx= a cosh qandy= b sin h qarealsoknownastheparametric
equationsofthehyperbolaandthecoordinatesofanypointonthehyperbola
x 2 y2
- =1 are expressible as (a cosh q, b sin h q), where
a 2 b 2
eq + e - q eq - e- q
cosh q = and sinh q = .
2 2
l TheequationofthechordjoiningtwopointsP(a secq1,b tan q1)and
2 2
x y
Q(a secq2,b tanq2)onthehyperbola 2 - 2 =1 is
a b
x q - q y q + q q +q
cos 1 2 - sin 1 2 = cos 1 2
a 2 b 2 2
DifferentFormsoftheEquationofTangent
x2 y2
l SlopeForm: Theequationoftangentsofslope m tothehyperbola 2
- 2 =1are
a b
y = mx a 2 m 2 -b 2 andthecoordinatesofthepointsofcontactare
a2 m b2
, .
a 2 m2 - b 2 a 2 m 2 - b 2
x 2 y2
l Point Form : The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola - =1 at
a 2 b 2
xx1 yy1
(x1,y1)is - = 1.
a 2 b 2
x 2 y2
l ParametricForm:Theequationofthetangenttothehyperbola - =1
a 2 b 2
x y
at(a sec q,b tan q)is sec q - tan q = 1.
a b
l Thepointofintersectionoftangentsat(asecq1, btan q1)and(asecq2,btan q2)is
q1 - q 2 q1 + q2
a cos 2 b sin 2
.
cos q1 + q 2 cos q1 + q2
2
2
l Twotangentscanbedrawnfromapointtoahyperbola.
DirectorCircle
l Thedirectorcircleisthelocusofpointsfromwhichperpendiculartangentsare
drawntothegivenhyperbola.
x 2 y2
l Theequationofthedirectorcircleofthehyperbola - =1 is
a 2 b 2
x2 +y2 =a2 b2.
EquationofPair ofTangentsDrawnFromaPoint toaHyperbola
l Thecombinedequationofthepairoftangentsdrawnfrompoint(x1,y
1)tothe
2
x 2 y2 x 2 y2 x 2 y 2 xx yy
hyperbola - 2 =1 isgivenby 2 - 2 - 1 12 - 12 - 1 = 21 - 21 - 1
a 2
b a b a b a b
2
i.e.,SS1 =T ,whereS,S1 andThavetheirusualmeanings.
EquationofChordofContactofTangentsDrawnfromaPointtoaHyperbola
l Thechordofcontactoftangentsdrawnfromapoint(x1,y1)tothehyperbola
x 2 y2 xx1 yy1
- =1 is 2 - 2 =1.
a 2 b 2 a b
DifferentFormsofTheEquationofNormal
x 2 y2
l Point Form : The equation of the normal to the hyperbola - =1 at
a 2 b 2
a 2 x b 2 y
(x1,y1)is + = a 2 + b2.
x1 y1
x x
A A
C x y2
2
B - =1
a2 b 2
x2 y2
y - = -1
a2 b 2
l Ahyperbolaanditsconjugatehyperbolahavethesameasymptotes.
l Theequationofthepairofasymptotesdifferthehyperbolaandtheconjugate
hyperbolabythesameconstantonlyi.e.
HyperbolaAsymptotes=AsymptotesConjugatehyperbola
x2 y 2 x 2 y 2 x 2 y 2 x 2 y2
or 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 = 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 + 1
a b a b a b a b
l Theasymptotespassthroughthecentreofthehyperbola.Thebisectorsofthe
anglesbetweentheasymptotesarethecoordinateaxes.
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