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JEE Main 26 June 2022, Shift 2, Maths Q13

Question 13 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 13 of 30, Section A.

The normal to the hyperbola

\frac{x^2}{a^2} - \frac{y^2}{9} = 1

at the point

(8, 3\sqrt{3})

on it passes through the point :

(1) $(15, -2\sqrt{3})$
(2) $(9, 2\sqrt{3})$
(3) $(-1, 9\sqrt{3})$ Official answer
(4) $(-1, 6\sqrt{3})$

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Conic Sections
Topic: Normals to Conics
Idea tested: Hyperbola Normal Point Form

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