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Assignment 10
Given the hyperbola:
and the line:
For which value(s) of is the line tangent to the hyperbola?
Solution
In order to find the intersection points of with
, we solve the following equation:
When is tangent to
, this equation has two coinciding points and thus the discriminant
:
When has the value:
the line is tangent to the hyperbola.
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