Tangent to a Parabola

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Tangent to a Parabola: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Shortest Distance between Parabola and a Line, Tangent to a Parabola, Angle between Tangents from an External Point & Director Circle of a Parabola etc.

Important Questions on Tangent to a Parabola

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The tangents drawn at P and Q on the circumference of a circle intersect at A. IfPAQ is 68° , then the measure of APQ is equal to______.

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Let P denote a parabola in the plane and let a point AP be given. How many lines l in the plane satisfy lP={A}?

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If two tangents are drawn from the point -1,-6 two tangents are drawn to the parabola y2=4x. Then, the angle between two tangents is

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If two tangents drawn from a point P to the parabola y2=4x are at right angles, then the locus of P is

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If y=mx+4 is a tangent to both the parabolas, y2=4x and x2=2by, then b is equal to

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The equation of tangent with slope 27 to Parabola 2x2=7y  is ......

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The equation of the common tangent to the curves y2=4x and x2+32y=0 is x+by+c=0. The value of sin1sin1+sin1sinb+sin1sinc is equal to

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The area of the triangle formed by tangents of the parabola y2=8x at the three points on the parabola having parameter t1, t2 and t3 is

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The equation of tangent to the parabola y2=8x inclined at 30° to the x-axis is

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The line x+y+2=0 is a tangent at point A, intersect the directrix at B and tangent at vertex at C respectively. If the focus of parabola is S2,0, then value of AC·BC is

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Let a, bR and a>0. If the tangent at the point (2,2) to the circle x2+y2=8 touches the parabola, y2=4ax-b, then b-a is equal to_______.

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The radius of the circle, touching the parabola y2=8x at 2,4 and passing through 0,4, is

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The equation of the tangent to the parabola y2=16x having slope 4, is

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Two tangents are drawn from the exterior point P-1,2 to the parabola y2-4x=0 touching it at points A & B, then area of ABC (in sq. units) is equal to

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If α is the angle between the two tangents drawn from a point 4,3 to the parabola y2=16x. then the value of cosα is

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Tangents are drawn at the points At1, Bt2 & Ct3 on the parabola y2=4ax; (a>0) and these tangents meet each other to form a triangle A'B'C' as shown in the given figure.

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If area of ABC=12 sq. units and perimeter of ΔA'B'C'=6 units, then find inradius of the triangle A'B'C'.

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The equation of the given parabola to which the line L: m2y 10mx 1=0 is a tangent for any real value of m, is 

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Find the radius of circle touching the parabola y2=4x at an end of latus rectum and passing through focus of the parabola.

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Equation of the common tangent to the equal parabolas y2=4ax & x2=4ay is

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Find the locus of the Orthocentre of the triangle formed by three tangents of the parabola (4x - 3)2 =- 64(2y + 1).