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AP EAMCET · Maths · Hyperbola

If the latus rectum subtends a right angle at center of the hyperbola, then its eccentricity is

  1. A \(\frac{\sqrt{13}}{2}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2}\)
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(C) \(\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}\)

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Given, latus rectum of hyperbola subtends 90º at its centre. Let there be a hyperbola \(\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1\) So, eccentricity, \(e=\sqrt{1+\frac{b^2}{a^2}}\) End points of latusrectum are…