Solution
Related Formula
Eccentricity of a hyperbola (x²)/(a²) - (y²)/(b²) = 1 is e = √(1 + (b²)/(a²)) Parametric coordinates on a hyperbola are (a θ, b θ).
Core Logic
The equation is (x²)/(4) - (y²)/(8) = 1.
Let the point P on the hyperbola be (2 θ, 2√(2) θ). Since chord PQ is perpendicular to the x-axis, the triangle OPQ has the x-axis as its altitude OM. In equilateral OPQ, half the vertex angle is 30^°:
30^° = (PM)/(OM)Step 1: Calculating Coordinates
1√(3) = 2√(2) θ2 θ = √(2) θ θ = 1√(6)Step 2: Area Calculation
The area of OPQ = 2 × ((1)/(2) × OM × PM) = OM × PM
Area = (2 θ) × (2√(2) θ) = 4√(2) ( θ)/( ²θ)Since θ = 1√(6), we have ²θ = 1 - (1)/(6) = (5)/(6).
Area = 4√(2) 1√(6)(5)/(6) = 4√(2) ( 1√(6))((6)/(5)) = 4√(2) ( √(6)5) = 4√(12)5 = 8√(3)5Pattern Recognition
A perpendicular chord symmetric about the principal axis automatically splits into two right triangles. Utilizing the parametric coordinates directly defines the ratio of sides matching 30^°.
Chapter Mix
Class 11 Maths: Hyperbola