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The tangent at a point $P$ on the hyperbola $\frac{x ^{2}}{a ^{2}} - \frac{y ^{2}}{b ^{2}} = 1$ meets one of the directrix at $F ˙$ If $P F$ subtends an angle $θ$ at the corresponding focus, then $θ =$ $\frac{π}{4}$ (b) $\frac{π}{2}$ (c) $\frac{3 π}{4}$ (d) $π$

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The tangent at a point

P

on the hyperbola

\frac{x ^{2}}{a ^{2}} - \frac{y ^{2}}{b ^{2}} = 1

meets one of the directrix at

F ˙

P F

subtends an angle

θ

at the corresponding focus, then

θ =

\frac{π}{4}

(b)

\frac{π}{2}

(c)

\frac{3 π}{4}

(d)

π

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