JEE Main 2024MathematicsHyperbolaHardNumerical

JEE Main 2024Hyperbola Question with Solution

JEE Main 2024 (04 Apr Shift 1)

Question

Let be a square matrix of order 2 such that and the sum of its diagonal elements is -3 . If the points satisfying lie on a hyperbola, whose , eccentricity is and the length of the latus rectum is , then is equal to

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 233
Correct answer
233

Step-by-step explanation

Given trace and $\begin{aligned} & \text {so, } 81 e^{4}=169 \\ & L R=8 / 9 \\ & 81 e^{4}+81 L^{2}=169+64=233 \end{aligned}$

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