Parabola
Let A be the focus of the parabola $y^2 = 8x$. Let the line $y = mx + c$ intersect the parabola at two distinct points B and C. If the centroid of the triangle ABC is $\left( \frac{7}{3}, \frac{4}{3} \right)$, then $(BC)^2$ is equal to :
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Let the image of parabola $x^2=4 y$, in the line $x-y=1$ be $(y+a)^2=b(x-c)$, $a, b, c \in \mathrm{~N}$. Then $a+b+c$ is equal to
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An equilateral triangle OAB is inscribed in the parabola $y^2=4 x$ with the vertex O at the vertex of the parabola. Then the minimum distance of the circle having $A B$ as a diameter from the origin is
$2(8-3 \sqrt{3})$
$4(6+\sqrt{3})$
$4(3-\sqrt{3})$
$2(3+\sqrt{3})$
Let the locus of the mid-point of the chord through the origin $O$ of the parabola $y^2=4 x$ be the curve S . Let P be any point on S . Then the locus of the point, which internally divides OP in the ratio 3 : 1, is :
$2 x^2=3 y$
$2 y^2=3 x$
$3 y^2=2 x$
$3 x^2=2 y$
If the chord joining the points $\mathrm{P}_1\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ and $\mathrm{P}_2\left(x_2, y_2\right)$ on the parabola $y^2=12 x$ subtends a right angle at the vertex of the parabola, then $x_1 x_2-y_1 y_2$ is equal to
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Let $y^2 = 12x$ be the parabola with its vertex at $O$. Let $P$ be a point on the parabola and $A$ be a point on the $x$-axis such that $\angle OPA = 90^\circ$. Then the locus of the centroid of such triangles $OPA$ is:
$y^2 - 4x + 8 = 0$
$y^2 - 2x + 8 = 0$
$y^2 - 9x + 6 = 0$
$y^2 - 6x + 4 = 0$
Let one end of a focal chord of the parabola $y^2 = 16x$ be $(16,16)$. If $P(\alpha,\ \beta)$ divides this focal chord internally in the ratio $5:2$, then the minimum value of $\alpha + \beta$ is equal to:
5
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16
Let O be the vertex of the parabola $x^2=4 y$ and Q be any point on it. Let the locus of the point P , which divides the line segment OQ internally in the ratio $2: 3$ be the conic C . Then the equation of the chord of $C$, which is bisected at the point $(1,2)$, is :
$5 x-4 y+3=0$
$x-2 y+3=0$
$4 x-5 y+6=0$
$5 x-y-3=0$
Let T be the tangent to the parabola $y^2 = 16x$ at the point $(64, 32)$. Let L be the tangent to the same parabola at another point $(x_1, y_1)$ on the parabola. If L and T are perpendicular to each other, then the distance between the point $(x_1, y_1)$ and the focus of the parabola, is :
$ \frac{15}{4} $
4
$ \frac{17}{4} $
5
Let O be the vertex of the parabola $y^2=4 x$ and its chords OP and OQ are perpendicular to each other. If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment PQ is a conic C , then the length of its latus rectum is :
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Let one root of the quadratic equation in $x$ :
$ \left(k^2-15 k+27\right) x^2+9(k-1) x+18=0 $
be twice the other. Then the length of the latus rectum of the parabola $y^2=6 k x$ is equal to:
4
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12
Let chord PQ of length $3 \sqrt{13}$ of the parabola $y^2=12 x$ be such that the ordinates of points P and Q are in the ratio 1:2. If the chord PQ subtends an angle $\alpha$ at the focus of the parabola, then $\sin \alpha$ is equal to :
$\frac{3}{5}$
$\frac{4}{5}$
$\frac{5}{13}$
$ \frac{12}{13}$
Let the directrix of the parabola $\mathrm{P}: y^2=8 x$, cut $x$-axis at the point A . Let $\mathrm{B}(\alpha, \beta), \alpha>1$, be a point on $P$ such that the slope of $A B$ is $3 / 5$. If $B C$ is a focal chord of $P$, then six times the area of $\triangle A B C$ is :
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Let the parabola $y = x^2 + px + q$ passing through the point $(1, -1)$ be such that the distance between its vertex and the $x$-axis is minimum. Then the value of $p^2 + q^2$ is :
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8
Let $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ and C be the vertices of a variable right angled triangle inscribed in the parabola $y^2=16 x$. Let the vertex $B$ containing the right angle be $(4,8)$ and the locus of the centroid of $\triangle A B C$ be a conic $C_0$. Then three times the length of latus rectum of $\mathrm{C}_0$ is $\_\_\_\_$
Explanation:
Since the right angle is at $B=(4,8)$, and $A,C$ lie on the parabola
$ y^2=16x, $
we first parametrize the parabola in the standard NCERT form.
For $y^2=4ax$, we have $4a=16 \Rightarrow a=4$.
So any point on the parabola can be written as
$ ( at^2,\, 2at )=(4t^2,\, 8t). $
Thus let
$ A=(4t_1^2,\, 8t_1), \qquad C=(4t_2^2,\, 8t_2). $
Also, the point $B=(4,8)$ lies on the parabola and corresponds to parameter $t=1$, since
$ (4\cdot 1^2,\, 8\cdot 1)=(4,8). $
So $B$ is the point with parameter $1$.
Now, for the triangle $ABC$ to be right-angled at $B$, the slopes of $BA$ and $BC$ must satisfy
$ m_{BA}\, m_{BC}=-1. $
For parabola $y^2=4ax$, the slope of chord joining parameter points $t_1$ and $t_2$ is
$ \frac{2a(t_2-t_1)}{a(t_2^2-t_1^2)}=\frac{2}{t_1+t_2}. $
So slope of chord joining parameter $1$ and $t_1$ is
$ m_{BA}=\frac{2}{1+t_1}, $
and slope of chord joining parameter $1$ and $t_2$ is
$ m_{BC}=\frac{2}{1+t_2}. $
Since these are perpendicular,
$ \frac{2}{1+t_1}\cdot \frac{2}{1+t_2}=-1. $
Hence
$ \frac{4}{(1+t_1)(1+t_2)}=-1 $
which gives
$ (1+t_1)(1+t_2)=-4. $
So,
$ t_1t_2+t_1+t_2+1=-4 $
or
$ t_1t_2+t_1+t_2=-5. $
Now let the centroid of $\triangle ABC$ be $G(h,k)$.
Using centroid formula,
$ h=\frac{4t_1^2+4+4t_2^2}{3} =\frac{4}{3}(t_1^2+t_2^2+1), $
$ k=\frac{8t_1+8+8t_2}{3} =\frac{8}{3}(t_1+t_2+1). $
Let
$ S=t_1+t_2, \qquad P=t_1t_2. $
Then from the perpendicularity condition,
$ P+S=-5. $
Also,
$ t_1^2+t_2^2=S^2-2P. $
So
$ h=\frac{4}{3}(S^2-2P+1). $
Since $P=-5-S$,
$ h=\frac{4}{3}\bigl(S^2-2(-5-S)+1\bigr) $
$ h=\frac{4}{3}(S^2+2S+11). $
Also,
$ k=\frac{8}{3}(S+1). $
From this,
$ S+1=\frac{3k}{8} \quad \Rightarrow \quad S=\frac{3k}{8}-1. $
Substitute into $h$:
$ h=\frac{4}{3}\left[\left(\frac{3k}{8}-1\right)^2+2\left(\frac{3k}{8}-1\right)+11\right]. $
Now simplify:
$ \left(\frac{3k}{8}-1\right)^2=\frac{9k^2}{64}-\frac{3k}{4}+1 $
and
$ 2\left(\frac{3k}{8}-1\right)=\frac{3k}{4}-2. $
So inside the bracket,
$ \frac{9k^2}{64}-\frac{3k}{4}+1+\frac{3k}{4}-2+11 = \frac{9k^2}{64}+10. $
Hence
$ h=\frac{4}{3}\left(\frac{9k^2}{64}+10\right) =\frac{3k^2}{16}+\frac{40}{3}. $
Therefore,
$ h-\frac{40}{3}=\frac{3k^2}{16}. $
Rearranging,
$ k^2=\frac{16}{3}\left(h-\frac{40}{3}\right). $
So the locus is a parabola:
$ k^2=4a\left(h-\frac{40}{3}\right) $
with
$ 4a=\frac{16}{3} \quad \Rightarrow \quad a=\frac{4}{3}. $
Length of latus rectum of this parabola is
$ 4a=\frac{16}{3}. $
Therefore, three times the length of latus rectum is
$ 3\times \frac{16}{3}=16. $
So the required answer is
$ \boxed{16}. $
Let P be the parabola, whose focus is $(-2,1)$ and directrix is $2 x+y+2=0$. Then the sum of the ordinates of the points on P, whose abscissa is $-$2, is
A line passing through the point $\mathrm{A}(-2,0)$, touches the parabola $\mathrm{P}: y^2=x-2$ at the point $B$ in the first quadrant. The area, of the region bounded by the line $A B$, parabola $P$ and the $x$-axis, is :
The axis of a parabola is the line $y=x$ and its vertex and focus are in the first quadrant at distances $\sqrt{2}$ and $2 \sqrt{2}$ units from the origin, respectively. If the point $(1, k)$ lies on the parabola, then a possible value of k is :
Let the focal chord PQ of the parabola $y^2=4 x$ make an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with the positive $x$ axis, where P lies in the first quadrant. If the circle, whose one diameter is PS, S being the focus of the parabola, touches the $y$-axis at the point $(0, \alpha)$, then $5 \alpha^2$ is equal to:
Two parabolas have the same focus (4, 3) and their directrices are the x-axis and the y-axis, respectively. If these parabolas intersect at the points A and B, then (AB)2 is equal to :
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Let ABCD be a trapezium whose vertices lie on the parabola $\mathrm{y}^2=4 \mathrm{x}$. Let the sides AD and BC of the trapezium be parallel to $y$-axis. If the diagonal AC is of length $\frac{25}{4}$ and it passes through the point $(1,0)$, then the area of $A B C D$ is
If the equation of the parabola with vertex $\mathrm{V}\left(\frac{3}{2}, 3\right)$ and the directrix $x+2 y=0$ is $\alpha x^2+\beta y^2-\gamma x y-30 x-60 y+225=0$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to :
Let the shortest distance from $(a, 0), a>0$, to the parabola $y^2=4 x$ be 4 . Then the equation of the circle passing through the point $(a, 0)$ and the focus of the parabola, and having its centre on the axis of the parabola is :
If the line $3 x-2 y+12=0$ intersects the parabola $4 y=3 x^2$ at the points $A$ and $B$, then at the vertex of the parabola, the line segment AB subtends an angle equal to
Let $\mathrm{P}(4,4 \sqrt{3})$ be a point on the parabola $y^2=4 \mathrm{a} x$ and PQ be a focal chord of the parabola. If M and N are the foot of perpendiculars drawn from P and Q respectively on the directrix of the parabola, then the area of the quadrilateral PQMN is equal to :
Let the parabola $y=x^2+\mathrm{p} x-3$, meet the coordinate axes at the points $\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{Q}$ and R . If the circle C with centre at $(-1,-1)$ passes through the points $P, Q$ and $R$, then the area of $\triangle P Q R$ is :
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} & (x-a)^2+(y-r)^2=r^2 \\ & (4-a)^2+(6-r)^2=r^2 \\ & 16+a^2-8 a+36+r^2-12 r=r^2 \\ & a^2-8 a-12 r+52=0 \end{aligned}$
Tangent to parabola at $(4,6)$ is
$6.4=9 .\left(\frac{x+4}{2}\right) \text { i.e. } 3 x-4 y+12=0$
This is also tangent to the circle
$\begin{aligned} & \therefore \quad C P=r \\ & \frac{3 a-4 r+12}{5}= \pm r \end{aligned}$
$3 \mathrm{a}+12=4 \mathrm{r} \pm 5 \mathrm{r}\left\{\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{ar} \\ -\mathrm{r}\end{array}\right.\quad\text{..... (1)}$
equation of circle is
$(x-a)^2+(y-r)^2=r^2$
satsty $P(4,6) \Rightarrow a^2-8 a-12 r+52=0\quad\text{..... (2)}$
From equation (1)
If $\mathrm{a}+4=3 \mathrm{r}$ then $\mathrm{a}=+6$ (rejected)
If $3 a+12=-r$ then $a=-14$ and $r=30$
Let $y^2=12 x$ be the parabola and $S$ be its focus. Let $P Q$ be a focal chord of the parabola such that $(S P)(S Q)=\frac{147}{4}$. Let $C$ be the circle described taking $P Q$ as a diameter. If the equation of a circle $C$ is $64 x^2+64 y^2-\alpha x-64 \sqrt{3} y=\beta$, then $\beta-\alpha$ is equal to $\qquad$ .
Explanation:
$\mathrm{y}^2=12 \mathrm{x} \quad \mathrm{a}=3 \quad \mathrm{SP} \times \mathrm{SQ}=\frac{147}{4}$
Let $\mathrm{P}\left(3 \mathrm{t}^2, 6 \mathrm{t}\right)$ and $\mathrm{t}_1 \mathrm{t}_2=-1$
(ends of focal chord)
So, $Q\left(\frac{3}{t^2}, \frac{-6}{t}\right)$
$S(3,0)$
$\mathrm{SP} \times \mathrm{SQ}=\mathrm{PM}_1 \times \mathrm{QM}_2$
$\begin{aligned} & \text { (dist. from directrix) } \\ & =\left(3+3 \mathrm{t}^2\right)\left(3+\frac{3}{\mathrm{t}^2}\right)=\frac{147}{4} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\left(1+\mathrm{t}^2\right)^2}{\mathrm{t}^2}=\frac{49}{12} \\ & \mathrm{t}^2=\frac{3}{4}, \frac{4}{3} \\ & \mathrm{t}= \pm \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \pm \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \\ & \text { considering } \mathrm{t}=\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{2} \\ & \mathrm{P}\left(\frac{9}{4},-3 \sqrt{3}\right) \text { and } \mathrm{Q}(4,4 \sqrt{3}) \end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} &\text { Hence, diametric circle: }\\ &\begin{aligned} & (x-4)\left(x-\frac{9}{4}\right)+(y+3 \sqrt{3})(y-4 \sqrt{3})=0 \\ & \Rightarrow x^2+y^2-\frac{25}{4} x-\sqrt{3} y-27=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha=400, \beta=1728 \\ & \beta-\alpha=1328 \end{aligned} \end{aligned}$
Let $A$ and $B$ be the two points of intersection of the line $y+5=0$ and the mirror image of the parabola $y^2=4 x$ with respect to the line $x+y+4=0$. If $d$ denotes the distance between $A$ and $B$, and a denotes the area of $\triangle S A B$, where $S$ is the focus of the parabola $y^2=4 x$, then the value of $(a+d)$ is __________.
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} &\begin{aligned} \text { Area } & =\frac{1}{2} \times 4 \times 5=10=a \\ 6 & =4 \end{aligned}\\ &\text { So } \mathrm{a}+\mathrm{d}=14 \end{aligned}$
The focus of the parabola $y^2=4 x+16$ is the centre of the circle $C$ of radius 5 . If the values of $\lambda$, for which C passes through the point of intersection of the lines $3 x-y=0$ and $x+\lambda y=4$, are $\lambda_1$ and $\lambda_2, \lambda_1<\lambda_2$, then $12 \lambda_1+29 \lambda_2$ is equal to ________ .
Explanation:
$y^2=4(x+4)$
Equation of circle
$(x+3)^2+y^2=25$
Passes through the point of intersection of two lines $3 x-y=0$ and $x+\lambda y=4$ which is $\left(\frac{4}{3 \lambda+1}, \frac{12}{3 \lambda+1}\right)$, after solving with circle, we get
$\begin{aligned} & \lambda=-\frac{7}{6}, 1 \\ & 12 \lambda_1+29 \lambda_2 \\ & -14+29=15 \end{aligned}$
Let $S$ denote the locus of the mid-points of those chords of the parabola $y^2=x$, such that the area of the region enclosed between the parabola and the chord is $\frac{4}{3}$. Let $\mathcal{R}$ denote the region lying in the first quadrant, enclosed by the parabola $y^2=x$, the curve $S$, and the lines $x=1$ and $x=4$.
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
$(4, \sqrt{3}) \in S$
$(5, \sqrt{2}) \in S$
Area of $\mathcal{R}$ is $\frac{14}{3} - 2\sqrt{3}$
Area of $\mathcal{R}$ is $\frac{14}{3} - \sqrt{3}$
If the angle between the tangents drawn to the parabola $y^2=4 x$ from the points on the line $4 x-y=0$ is $\frac{\pi}{3}$, then the sum of the abscissae of all such points is
$\frac{5}{3}$
$\frac{4}{7}$
$\frac{2}{5}$
$\frac{10}{13}$
The normal at a point on the parabola $y^2=4 x$ passes through a point $P$. Two more normals to this parabola also pass through $P$. If the centroid of the triangle formed by the feet of these three normals is $G(2,0)$, then the abscissa of $P$ is
4
-4
5
-5
A normal chord $P Q$ drawn at a point $P$ on the parabola $y^2=5 x$ subtends a right angle at the vertex. If $P$ lies in the first quadrant, then the other end $Q$ of the normal chord is
$\left(\frac{5}{4}, \frac{5}{2}\right)$
$(5,-5)$
$(10,-5 \sqrt{2})$
$\left(\frac{5}{2}, \frac{5 \sqrt{2}}{2}\right)$
If $L(p, q), q>3$ is one end of the latus rectum of the parabola $(y-2)^2=3(x-1)$, then the equation of the tangent at $L$ to this parabola is
$2 x+y-7=0$
$4 x-4 y+7=0$
$2 x-y-3=0$
$2 x-3 y+7=0$
The number of normals that can be drawn through the point $(2,0)$ to the parabola $y^2=7 x$ is
0
1
2
3
If $m_1$ and $m_2$ are the slopes of the tangents drawn from the point $(1,4)$ to the parabola $y^2=11 x$, then $2\left(m_1^2+m_2^2\right)=$
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If the normals drawn at the points $P\left(\frac{3}{4}, \frac{3}{2}\right)$ and $Q(3,3)$ on the parabola $y^2=3 x$ intersect again on $y^2=3 x$ at $R$, then $R=$
$(12,6)$
$\left(\frac{27}{4},-\frac{9}{2}\right)$
$\left(\frac{3}{16}, \frac{3}{4}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{12},-\frac{1}{2}\right)$
If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the tangents drawn from the point $(1,5)$ to the parabola $y^2=9 x$, then
$\frac{\pi}{6}<\theta<\frac{\pi}{4}$
$\frac{\pi}{3}<\theta<\frac{\pi}{2}$
$0<\theta<\frac{\pi}{6}$
$\frac{\pi}{4}<\theta<\frac{\pi}{3}$
For the parabola $y=x^2-3 x+2$, match the items in List I to that of the items in List II. $S$ is a focus, $Z$ is intersection of axis and directrix, $P$ is one end of latus rectum, $Q$ is the point on the parabola at which tangent is parallel to $X$-axis.
$ \begin{array}{llll} \hline & \text { List I } & & \text { List II } \\ \hline \text { A. } & P & \text { I. } & (2,0) \\ \hline \text { B. } & Q & \text { II. } & \left(\frac{3}{2},-\frac{1}{4}\right) \\ \hline \text { C. } & S & \text { III. } & \left(\frac{3}{2}, 0\right) \\ \hline \text { D. } & Z & \text { IV. } & \left(\frac{3}{2},-\frac{1}{2}\right) \\ \hline & & \text { V. } & \left(0, \frac{3}{2}\right) \\ \hline \end{array} $
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
A-I, B-II, C-V, D-IV
A-II, B-V, C-III, D-IV
A-IV, B-V, C-III, D-I
The locus of a point which divides the line segment joining the focus and any point on the parabola $y^2=12 x$ in the ratio $m: n(m+n \neq 0)$ is a parabola.
Then, the length of the latus rectum of that parabola is
$\frac{m}{m+n}$
$\frac{12 m}{m+n}$
$\frac{m}{12(m+n)}$
$\frac{n}{12(m+n)}$
If the normal drawn at $P(8,16)$ to the parabola $y^2=32 x$ meets the parabola again at $Q$, then the equation of the tangent drawn at $Q$ to the parabola is
$x+3 y+72=0$
$x-y-120=0$
$3 x-y-264=0$
$x+y-24=0$
The focal distance of a point $(5,5)$ on the parabola $x^2-2 x-4 y+5=0$ is
5
8
10
12
If $x-y-3=0$ is a normal drawn through the point $(5,2)$ to the parabola $y^2=4 x$, then the slope of the other normal that can be drawn through the same point to the parabola $y^2=4 x$ is
0
-1
2
-2
A circle is drawn with its centre at the focus of the parabola $y^2=2 p x$ such that it touches the directrix of the parabola. Then, a point of intersection of the circle and the parabola is
$(2 p, 2 p)$
$\left(\frac{p}{2},-p\right)$
$(2 p,-2 p)$
$(p, \sqrt{2} p)$
If the locus of a point that divides a chord of slope 2 of the parabola $y^2=4 x$ internally in the ratio $1: 2$ is a parabola, then its vertex is
$\left(\frac{2}{9}, \frac{8}{9}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{9}, \frac{3}{9}\right)$
$\left(\frac{4}{9}, \frac{8}{9}\right)$
$\left(\frac{2}{9}, \frac{4}{9}\right)$
If the normal chord drawn at the point $\left(\frac{15}{2}, \frac{15}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$ to the parabola $y^2=15 x$ subtends an angle $\theta$ at the vertex of the parabola, then $\sin \frac{\theta}{3}+\cos \frac{2 \theta}{3}-\sec \frac{4 \theta}{3}=$
0
3
1
2
Tangents are drawn at three points $P\left(t_1\right), Q\left(t_2\right), R\left(t_3\right)$ on the parabola $y^2=x$. Let these tangents intersect each other at the points $L, M, N$. If $t_1=2, t_2=-4, t_3=6$, then the area of the $\triangle L M N$ is
24
18.5
7.5
12























