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JEE Main 2017 · 8 Apr · Shift 1, Mathematics question 78

The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines,
tx−2y−3t=0tx-2y-3t=0
x−2ty+3=0(t∈R),x-2ty+3=0\quad(t\in\mathbb R),
is :

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Official answer: D

From the first line t=2yx−3t=\dfrac{2y}{x-3}. Substituting into the second, x+3=4y2x−3x+3=\dfrac{4y^2}{x-3}, so
x29−y29/4=1,\frac{x^2}9-\frac{y^2}{9/4}=1,
a hyperbola with b=32b=\frac32: the conjugate axis is 3. (Its eccentricity is 52\frac{\sqrt5}2, not 5\sqrt5.)