Practicing Success
The normal to the rectangular hyperbola $xy=c^2$ at the point t meets the curve again at the point $t_1$ such that $t^3t_1$ is: |
1 2 -1 -2 |
-1 |
Consider general point $(ct,\frac{c}{t})$ on curve $xy = c^2$ ⇒ Eq. of normal at $(ct,\frac{c}{t})≡xt^3-yt+c-ct^4=0$ It passes through $⇒(ct',\frac{c}{t'})≡ct'.t^3-\frac{c}{t'}.t+c-ct^4=0$ $⇒(t^3t'+1)(1-\frac{t}{t'})=0⇒t^3.t'=-1$ |