Basics of Parabola

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Important Questions on Basics of Parabola

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Let y2=16x be a given parabola and L be an extremity of its latus rectum in the first quadrant. If a chord is drawn through L with slope -1, then the length of this chord is

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A line bisecting the ordinate PN of a point Pat2,2at, t>0 on the parabola y2=4ax is drawn parallel to the axis to meet the curve at Q. If NQ meets the tangent at the vertex at the point T, then the coordinates of T are

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The point on the parabola y2=4ax nearest to focus has its abscissa

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If P be a point on the parabola y2=32x-3 and M is the foot of perpendicular drawn from P on the directrix of the parabola, then the length of each side of an equilateral triangle SMP, where S is the focus of the parabola is

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The length of the latus rectum of the parabola whose focus is u22gsin2α,-u22gcos2α and directrix is y=u22g is

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Equation of parabola having the extremities of its latus rectum as 3,4 and 4,3 is

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The point 2a,a lies inside the region bounded by the parabola x2=4y and its latus rectum. Then

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Find the length of intercept by the line 4y=3x-48 on the parabola y2=64x

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The equation of the parabola with focus a,b and directrix xa+yb=1, is given by

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The directrix of the parabola x2-4x-8y+12=0 is

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The points on the parabola y2=12x whose focal distance is 4, are

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Through the vertex O (being origin) of the parabola y2=4x, chords OP and OQ are drawn at right angles to one another. The locus of the middle point of PQ is

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Let a circle touches the directrix of a parabola y2=2ax has its centre coinciding with the focus of the parabola. Then the point of intersection of the parabola and circle is

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If a0 and the line 2bx+3cy+4d=0 passes through the points of intersection of the parabolas y2=4ax and x2=4ay, then

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The equation of parabola whose focus is 5, 3 and directrix is 3x-4y+1=0 is

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All the three vertices of an equilateral triangle lie on the parabola y=x2 and one of its sides has a slope of 2. Then the sum of the x-coordinates of the three vertices is

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A line from (-1, 0) intersects the parabola x2=4y at A and B. Then the locus of the centroid of ΔOAB (where O is the origin), is

 

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Let A 0, 2, B and C be points on parabola y2=x+4 such that CBA=π2. Then the range of ordinate of C is

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Consider the parabola x2+4y=0. Let P(a, b) be any fixed point inside the parabola and let S be the focus of the parabola. Then the minimum value of SQ+PQ as point Q moves on the parabola is

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Length of the latus rectum of the parabola x+y=a is