JEE Main · 2024 · 05 Apr 2024 · Shift 2 · Parabola

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Let a line perpendicular to the line touch the parabola at the point . The distance of the point from the centre of the circle is ____ .

Answer: 10

Solution

Line has slope , so the perpendicular tangent to the parabola has slope .
For (vertex , ), the point of contact of the tangent with slope is .
Circle has centre .

JEE Main · 2024 · 05 Apr 2024 · Shift 2 · Integer answer

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