问题 解答题
过双曲线
y2
3
-x2=1
的上支上一点P作双曲线的切线分别交两条渐近线于点A,B.(1)求证:
OA
OB
为定值.(2)若
OB
=
AM
,求动点M的轨迹方程.
答案

解.(1)∵双曲线

y2
3
-x2=1的上支可表示为函数y=
3+3x2
,且y′=
1
2
×
6x
3+3x2
=
3x
3+3x2

设P(x0,y0)是双曲线上任一点,则双曲线在该点处的切线为y-y0=

3x 0
3+3x 02
(x-x0

即y-y0=

3x 0
y0
(x-x0),即y0y-3x0x=3,

与渐近线方程y=

3
x联立,解得A(
3
y0-
3
x0
3
y0-
3
x0
)
(由于P不在双曲线的渐近线上,故y0±
3
x0≠0
);

与渐近线y=-

3
x联立,解得B(
-
3
y0+
3
x0
3
y0+
3
x0
)

OA
OB
=
-3
y20
-3
x20
+
9
y20
-3
x20
=
-3
3
+
9
3
=2(定值)

(2)设M(x,y)为所求轨迹上一点,由

OB
=
AM
OM
=
OA
+
OB
,由(1)有

x=
3
y0-
3
x0
+
-
3
y0+
3
x0
y=
3
y0-
3
x0
+
3
y0+
3
x0

x0=
x
2
y0=
y
2

再由P(x0,y0)在双曲线

y2
3
-x2=1 (y>0)上

y20
3
-
x20
=1,

y2
4
3
-
x2
4
=1

故所求轨迹为

y2
12
-
x2
4
=1(y>0).

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