Properties of Parabola

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Properties of Parabola: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Properties of Parabola, Reflection Property of Parabola, Congruence of Two Parabolas & Properties of Parabola Similar to Other Conic Sections etc.

Important Questions on Properties of Parabola

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At a point P on the parabola y2=4axa>0 tangent and normal are drawn. Tangent intersects the x-axis at Q and normal intersects the parabola at R such that chord PR subtends 90° at its vertex. Then which of the following is/are TRUE?

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Let P and Q be distinct points on the parabola y2=2x  such that a circle with PQ as diameter passes through the vertex O of the parabola. If P lies in the first quadrant and the area of the triangle ΔOPQ is 32,  then the coordinates of P can be

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A circle passes through the points of intersection of the parabola y+1=(x-4)2 and x-axis. Then the length of tangent from origin to the circle is

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Let the focus S of the parabola y2=8x lie on the focal chord PQ of the same parabola. If the length QS=3 units, then the ratio of length PQ to the length of the latus rectum of the parabola is

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If one end of a focal chord of the parabola y2=4x is 1,2, the other end lies on

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Let 3x-y-8=0 be the equation of tangent to a parabola at the point 7,13. If the focus of the parabola is at -1,-1, then the equation of its directrix is

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A variable chord PQ of y2=4ax  subtends a right angle at (0, 0) then the locus of point intersection of normals at P and Q will be _____

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A circle is drawn through the point of intersection of the parabola y=x2-5x+4 and the x-axis

such that origin lies outside it . The length of a tangent to the circle from the origin is :

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The length of focal chord to the parabola y2=12x drawn from the point 3,6 on it is :

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The sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are given in position and the harmonic mean between the lengths AB and AC is also given; prove that the locus of the parabola touching the sides at B and Cis a circle whose centre lies on the line bisecting the angle BAC.

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The locus of the trisection point of any arbitrary double ordinate of the parabola x2=4y, is

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Maximum number of points on parabola y2=16x which are equidistant from a variable point P (which lie inside the parabola), is/are:

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The coordinates of focus of a parabola which touches the lines x=0, y=0, x+y=1 & y=x-2 are

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If the line y-3x+3=0 cuts the parabola y2=x+2 at A and B, then PAPB is equal to where [where P=3, 0].

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If a,b and c form a geometric progression with common ratio r, then the sum of the ordinates of the points of intersection of the line ax+by+c=0 and the curve x+2y2=0 is

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A line is drawn from A-2,0 to intersect the curve y2=4x in P and Q in the first quadrant such that 1AP+1AQ<14 , then slope of the line is always -

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The set of values of a for which at least one tangent to the parabola y2=4ax becomes normal to the circle x2+y2- 2ax- 4ay+3a2=0, is (where a is a real number)

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On the parabola y=x2, the point at least distance from the straight line y=2x-4 is

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The equation of the mirror that can reflect all incident rays from origin parallel to y-axis is

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The normal to the parabola y2=8x at the point 2,4 meets the parabola again at the point