Tangent and Normal to a Parabola

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Tangent and Normal to a Parabola: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Slope Form of Normal to a Parabola, Tangent to a Parabola, Point of Intersection of Tangents in Parametric Form, Point Form of Normal to a Parabola, Tangent to a General Parabola, etc.

Important Questions on Tangent and Normal 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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If the two parabolas y2=4x and y2=x-k have a common normal other than x-axis, then value of 'k' can be

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A circle S having centre (α,β) intersect the parabola y2=4x at three points A, B and C such that normals at A, B and C are concurrent at (9,6) and O is origin. Then,

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The locus of point of intersection of the three normals to the parabola y2=4ax, two of which are inclined at right angled to each other is:

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The tangents at the extremities of the latus rectum of the parabola y2=4ax meet at

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The equation of the tangent at 3,6 to the parabola y2=12x is

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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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The slope of the normal to the parabola y=x24-2 passing through the point 10, -1 is

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From a point C, 0 three normal are drawn to the parabola y2=x . Then

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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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Consider a parabola y2=4ax, If the normals at points Pt1 and Qt2 on the parabola intersect at R on the curve then

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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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The line x+y=6 is a normal to the parabola y2=8x at the point

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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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If 2x+3y=α, x-y=β and kx+15y=r are 3 concurrent normals of parabola y2=λx, then the value of k is

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The point on the parabola y2=8x at which the normal is inclined at 60° to the x-axis has the coordinates

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

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If 2x+3y=α, x-y=β and kx+15y=r are 3 concurrent normals of parabola y2=λx, then the value of k 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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Tangents are drawn from a point P to parabola y2=16x enclosing an angle of 45°. Then, locus of point P will be