JEE Main202125 Feb 2021Morning ShiftMathematicsHyperbolaActual
The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 3 k x + k y - 4 3 = 0 and 3 x - y - 4 3 k = 0 is a conic, whose eccentricity is
Correct answer
2
Step-by-step solution
The point of intersection of the lines 3 k x + k y - 4 3 = 0 and 3 x - y - 4 3 k = 0 . k = 4 3 3 x + y = 3 x - y 4 3 ⇒   3 x 2 - y 2 = 48 ⇒   x 2 16 - y 2 48 = 1 Which is a hyperbola. b 2 = a 2 e 2 - 1 Now, 48 = 16 e 2 - 1 ⇒   e = 4 = 2