Let $$P$$ $$\left( {a\,\sec \,\theta ,\,\,b\,\tan \theta } \right)$$ and $$Q$$ $$\left( {a\,\sec \,\,\phi ,\,\,b\,\tan \,\phi } \right)$$, where $$\theta + \phi = \pi /2,$$, be two points on the hyperbola $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$.

If $$(h, k)$$ is the point of intersection of the normals at $$P$$ and $$Q$$, then $$k$$ is equal to

Each of the four inequalties given below defines a region in the $$xy$$ plane. One of these four regions does not have the following property. For any two points $$\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right)$$ and $$\left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \right)$$ in the region, the point $$\left( {{{{x_1} + {x_2}} \over 2},{{{y_1} + {y_2}} \over 2}} \right)$$ is also in the region. The inequality defining this region is

The equation $${{{x^2}} \over {1 - r}} - {{{y^2}} \over {1 + r}} = 1,\,\,\,\,r > 1$$ represents