Basics of Parabola
Basics of Parabola: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Parabola, Terms Related to Parabola, Auxiliary Circle of a Parabola & Position of a Point with Respect to a Parabola etc.
Important Questions on Basics of Parabola

If the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point on the parabola whose parameter is is

Value of when the parabola passes through the point is


If the equation of a parabola is given as , then find the equation of its directrix.

Let and be two distinct points on the parabola . If the circle of radius having as its diameter touches the axis of parabola, then the slope of the line joining and can be

If is a point in the bounded region formed by parabola and , then




Let and be the parameters of the end points of a focal chord for the parabola . Then, which of the following is correct?


The equation of a parabola which passes through the intersection of a straight line and the circle is

The equation of the parabola having vertex and focus are at and , respectively, is then the value of is_____


The latus rectum of the parabola , whose focal chord is such that and is given by

Tangent at the vertex divides the distance between directrix and latusrectum in the ratio

If the two ends of the latus rectum are given. How many parabolas can be drawn?

From any point on the parabola perpendicular is dropped on directrix at . Line passing through and vertex of parabola again meet the parabola at . If coordinates of are then coordinates of are -

Find the co-ordinates of a point on the parabola , whose ordinate is twice of its abscissa.
