JEE Main · 2021 · 01 Sep 2021 · Shift 2 · Parabola

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Consider the parabola with vertex and the directrix . Let P be the point where the parabola meets the line . If the normal to the parabola at intersects the parabola again at the point Q, then is equal to:
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)✓ Correct
  4. (D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

The vertex and directrix give and the equation . At , , so . The tangent slope there is , so the normal has slope : . Substituting the parabola, with , gives , so (point ) or (point ). Thus and

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