JEE Main 2019 Mathematics question

MathematicsHyperbolaJEE Main 2019

A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes through the point (4, 2) and has transverse axis of length 4 along the x-axis. Then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is:

Answer: (B)

Solution

a = 2; 4 − 4/b = 1 ⇒ ; .

Question ID VK-009996