Find the eccentricity of the conic given by: (xtan10∘+ytan20∘+tan30∘)(xtan120∘+ytan220∘+tan320∘)+2018=0
Sereinserenormg
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2022-01-26
Find the eccentricity of the conic given by:
Answer & Explanation
ataill0k
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2022-01-27Added 18 answers
Equating to 0 the expressions inside the parentheses we get the equations of two lines, which are the asymptotes of the hyperbola:
,
where I used and
But these lines are perpendicular, because
(remembering that ).
Hence this is a rectangular hyperbola and its eccentricity is .