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JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: PARABOLA

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Two perpendicular tangents

P A

and

P B

are drawn to

y^2=4 a x

, minimum length of

A B

is equal to

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Correct option: C

4 a

Option C (

4a

) is correct because the minimum length of AB is the length of the latus rectum, which is

4a

.

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The equation of a common tangent to the parabolas

y=x^2

y=-(x-2)^2

P

moves such that slope of one tangent drawn from it to parabola

y^2=16 x

is four times the slope of other tangent, then the length of latus rectum of the conic represented by locus of

P

P,Q,R

be three points on parabola

{y^2} = 4x

P

R

Q

, then the locus of the mid-point of the chord

PR

is a parabola whose vertex is at The tangents at the end points of any chord through

(1,0)

to the parabola

y^2+4 x=8

intersect The focus of the parabola

x^2=-16 y

I

denotes the semi-latusrectum of the parabola

{y^2} = 4ax

SP

SQ

denote the segments of any focal chord

PQ,S

being the focus, then

SP,l

SQ

are in the relation