IPad 2 connects to personal hotspot but not wifi

I dropped my ipad2, but all seems to be working fine except for my wifi. What doesn't seem to make sense is that my wifi will see and connect to my iphone 5S personal hotspot but doesn't see my wifi router.  It is also picking up other wifi signals from my smart tv. If there is a wifi hardware issue, shouldn't that impact the ability to connect to hotspot?

Hello Bella9678
Start with going into Settings > General > Reset and Reset Network Settings, then try to connect to your Wi-Fi network. Check out the article below for more troubleshooting options to get your Wi-Fi working again.
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Regards,
-Norm G. 

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