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Published on: August 14, 2026
Tangents are drawn to the hyperbola 
from point 
. Then, the area of the triangle formed by the tangents and the chord of contact is sq units.
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Given hyperbola is 
We know that
represent tangents which passes through 
So, 
Now, tangents are
and chord of contact will be 
or 
The vertices of the triangle formed with tangents and chord will be 
and 
.
So, area of 
units
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