Parabola

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Parabola: Overview

The topic introduces the concept of a parabola. It highlights the main components of a parabola through a figure. It also explains the standard equations of the parabola and the latus rectum along with solved examples.

Important Questions on Parabola

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A point P moves such that the difference between its distance from the origin and from the axis of x is always a constant c. The locus of P is a

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Two tangents to the parabola y2=4ax make angles α1and α2 with the x-axis. The locus of their point of intersection if cot α1cot α2=2is

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If the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point on the parabola y2=12x whose parameter is 2 is p,q then p+q=

 

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The length of latus-rectum of following parabola:x2=-10y is 

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The length of latus-rectum of following parabola: y2=-12x is 

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The equation of parabola with vertex at origin,passing through the point 2,3 and axis of parabola is along x-axis is y2=abx, then find a+b.

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The equation of parabola with vertex at origin and having Directrix as y-2=0 is 

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The equation of parabola with vertex at origin and having focus at -4,0 is 

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If the parabola y2=4px passes through the point 3,-2, then find the length of latus-rectum.

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The length of latus-rectum of the conic represented by the equation y2=23x is 

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The equation of the directrix of the parabola y2=83x is x+lm, then find l-m.

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The equation of parabola having focus at 1,1 and directrix as 3x+4y-2=0 is 

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The co-ordinates of focus of the following parabola :x2=-9y is 

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If the co-ordinates of focus of the following parabola :y2=12x is l,m, then find l+m.

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The equation of a parabola is x2+y2-2xy-8x+20y+k=0. If the equation of directrix of parabola is x+y=2 and the focus is 3,-4, then find the value of k.

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The equation of the parabola with vertex at the origin, the axis along Y-axis, and passing through the point -10,-5 is 

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The area of the triangle formed by the tangents at x1,y1, x2,y2and x3,y3 to the parabola y2=4ax(a>0) is

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Equation of parabola whose vertex is (3,-2) and focus is (3,1)

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The focal distance of the point 4,4 on the parabola with vertex at 0,0 and symmetric about y-axis is

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The locus of a point, which moves so that its distance from a fixed line not passing through center of circle is equal to the length of the tangent drawn from it to a given circle, is a parabola. Its directrix is lax=ma2+nr2. Find l-m+n.