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P is a point on the hyperbola 
is the foot of the perpendicular from P on the transverse axis. The tangent to the hyperbola at P meets the transverse axis at T . If O is the centre of the hyperbola, then OT . ON is equal to
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Let 
be a point on the hyperbola. Then the co-ordinates of N are 
.
The equation of the tangent at 
is 
This meets x -axis at 
;
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