(2-A) PARABOLA BOOKLET SOLUTION

1. (A)
P' P
 

y 2  4ax y 2  4ax
 
P  at 2 , 2at . P '  at 2 , 2at  
Let unit point be   h, k 
at 2  bt 2  2h 
h  t2    ………. (I)
2 ab
2at  2bt  K 
K t   ………. (II)
2 ab
Eliminating t from (I) and (II)
2
 K  2h
  
 a  b   a  b
 K 2  2h  a  b 
 Locus is y2  2  a  b  x . Which is a parabola

2. ()
y  m  x  a  ………. (I)
y2  4ax ……….. (II)
Solving (I) and (II)
2
 m  x  a    4ax
2
 m 2  x  a   4ax
 m 2 x 2  2am 2 x  m 2 a 2  4ax

 m 2 x 2  2ax m 2  2  m 2 a 2  0 
For 2 real solutions D  0 & m 2  0
2
 
 4a 2 m 2  2  4m 2 m 2 a 2  0  
 4a 2  m  2  m   0
2
2
4

 4a 2   2m 2
 2  2  0 
 mR
 m  R  0

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3. (C)
P  t1 

A
R  h, 0 

Q t2 
 P is a normal chord
2
 t 2   t1 ………. (I)
t1
2
Slope of AQ  = slope of PR.
t2
Equation of PR.
2
y  2ati 
t2
x  at12 
For R.
2
0  2at1 
t2
h  at12 
 h  at12  at1t 2
 2
 at12  at1   t1  
 t1 
 at12  at12  2a 
 2a 1  t 2 
 2  focal distance of P.

4. ()

C1

P at12 , 2at1 
R

C2

Q at 22 , 2at 2 
2
tan 1 
t1
2
tan  2 
t2
C1 : x 2  y 2  at12 x  2at1 y  0
C 2 : x 2  y 2  at 2 2 x  2at 2 y  0
Equation of OR
 
C1  C 2  0  a t 22  t12 x  2a  t 2  t1  y  0

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y  t1  t 2  x
2
1 1
 tan     t1  t 2     cot 1  cot 2 
2 2
 cot 1  cot 2  2 tan 

5. ()

y  x  y2  x ……. (I)
Equation of normal to (I) in parametic form.
t t3
y  tx 

2 4
 This passes through  3,6 
t t3
 6  3t    t 3  10t  24  0
2 4
 
  t  4  t 2  4t  6  0
t 4
 Normal is
y  4x  2  16
 4x  y  18  0

6. ()
I P t

T

 at ,0 
2 S G  2a  at , 0 
2

Centre of circle passing through P, T, G is S  a, 0 

 Slope of tangent to circle at
1
P
slope of PS.
1 1 t2
   m1
 2at  2t
 at 2  a 
 
1
Slope of tangent to parabola at P   m 2
t

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 
m 2  m1
tan    t 2t 22  t
1  m1m 2 1 t
1
2t
  tan 1  t 

7. ()
Clearly the point of intersection of the tangents will always lie in the line. Hence locus will be the
given line its effect.

8. ()
2
 1
Length of focal chord  a  t  
 t
t

 a, 0 

 1 t 
2
Also tan  
1
t
t
1
t  2 cot 
t
2 2
 1  1
 t    t  4
 t  t
 4 cot 2   4
 4 cos ec 2 
 Length of focal chord  4 cos ec 2 
    0,  4 

 Minimum length  4 cos sec 2  8a
4

9. y  k x  y2  k 2 x
Let k 2  4a  y 2  4ax
For ABCD
at12  2at1  t1  2
For EFGC
at 22  ya  2at 2
 at 22  2at 2  4a  0
 t2  1  5

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5 1
BC 2at1 2a  2  2

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10. ()
P  t1 


t2 

Let P   h, k  and pair of tangents drawn touches parabola at A  t1  and B  t 2 

1 1
tan 1  tan  2 
t1 t2
Also, h  t1t 2 k   t1  t 2 

Given, 1  2 
4
tan 1  tan  2
 1
1  tan 1 tan  2
1 1

t1 t 2
 1
1
1
t1t 2
t1  t 2
 1
t1t 2  1
k
  1 h  k  1
h 1
 Locus is x  y  1

11. ()
A  r cos , r sin  


90  

B  r sin , r sin  
 A and B lies on the parabola
For A
r 2 sin 2   r cos 
cos 
r  VA
sin 2 
For B
r 2 cos 2   r sin 
sin 
r  VB
cos 2 

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   cot 3 
VB sin 3 
12. ()
A  t1 

O
P  h, k 

B  t2 
 AB subtends 900 at vertex
 t1t 2  4 ------ (I)
Equation of AB
2x  y  t1  t 2   2at1t 2  0
 2x  y  t1  t 2   8a  0 ……….. (II)
Equation of OP
t  t 
y 1 2 x ……… (III)
2
To find locus of P eliminate t1 and t 2 from (II) And (III)
Required locus is
x 2  y 2  4ax  0

13. ()


P

Let P   at 2 , 2at 
 P lies on x 2  4by as well.
 a 2 t 4  4b.2at
13
b
 t  2 
a
Slope of tangent at P to on y 2  4ax
2a 2a 1
   .  m1 
y 2at t
Slope of tangent at P on x 2  4by
x at 2 a b2 3
   4.
2b 2b 2b a 2 3
13
a 4
 2    m2 
b t
 Angle of enter section of parabola
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4 1

m 2  m1 t t
 tan   
1  m1m 2 1  4
t2

3 32
  13 13
 3.     3
4 a b
t
t    
b a

14. ()
Let point be P  h, k 
Equation of polar xh  yk  r 2
2
 h  r
 y   x 
 k  k
For this to be tangent to y 2  4ax
r2 a r2
  k2   h
k  b  a
 k 
 
r 2
 Locus is y2  x
a

15. ()
x cos   y sin   P  y    cot   x  P cos ec ………….. (I)
Tangent to y2  4a  x  a  will be
a
y  m1  x  a  
m
a
 y  mx  am  ……….. (II)
m
Comparing (i) and (ii)
m   cot  and
a
P cos ec  am 
m
a
 P cos ec   a cot  
cot 
a cos ec2
 P cos ec  
cot 
 P cos   a  0

16. ()
Normal to y2  4c  x  d  can be
y  m  x  d   2cm  cm3

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Normal to y2  4ax can be
y  mx  2am  am3 ……….. (II)
For common normal comparing (I) and (II)
md  2cm  cm3  2am  am3
 d  2c  cm 2  2a  am 2
  a  c  m 2   2c  d  2d 
 a  c  0  2c  d  2a  0
 2a  2c  d

17. ()
Let normal be y  tx  2at  at 3
  t  tan   t   tan 
Normal cells curve again at t 2
2
 t2  t   tan   2 cot 
t
1
Slope of tangent at t 2 
t2
Angle of intersection of normal at t 2
1
t
t2 1  tt 2 1  t 2
tan    
t t 2  t1 t 2  t1
1
t2
1  tan 2  tan 
 
tan   2cot   tan  2
1 
  tan 1  tan  
2 

18. ()
Equation of focal chord
2
 1  1
2x  y  t    2a  0 and its length  a  t  
 t  t
Distance of vertex focus this chord

2a 2a
P 
2 2
4   t 1 t  t 1 t
2
 1 4a 2
 t    2
 t P
2
 1 4a 3
 length of chord  a  t    2
 t P

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19. ()
Q

P
Q  a, 0 

R
2
1  1 2a
Area of   A   a  t   
2  t   t 1 t 
 
  1
2
2a 
 QR  a  t   , PQ  
  t  1
t 
 t 
  
 1 1 A
 A  a2  t    t   2
 t t a
 2a   1
Difference between ordinates  2at     2a  t  
 t   t
A 24
 2a 2 
a a

20. ()
Same question as in Q. 3

21. ()
Slope of normal at P  t1  and Q  t 2  is
 t1 and  t 2 respectively
 Normal are perpendicular to each other
 t1 t 2   1
Equation of chord PQ
2x  y  t1  t 2   2at1t 2  0
 2  x  a    t1  t 2  y   0
Which passes through intersection of lines
x  a  0 and y  0
 Fixed Pt is  a, 0 

22. ()

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M  ,  

 a, 0 
2  4
Equation of tangent at P
y  2a  x   
 2a 
Coordinates of M   0, 
  
  1
1 2
Area of   0 1
2 
1 0 1
1  2 2  1  3  
2  
      
  
2    
2 8 2
18 2
Maximum area   for   2       1
28 2

23. (A)
y 2  2y  4x  5  0
2
  y  1  4  x  1
Equation of normal
y  1  m  x  1  2m  m3
Let point on axis of parabola be  x,1
 0  m  x  1  2m  m3  0  x  3  m 2
 m2  x  3  0  x  3

24. ()
Slope of line  3  tan     60 0
Coordinate of a point at distance r from
 
3, 0 . On the line y  3x  3  0

  3  r cos 600 , r sin 600 

 r 3r 
  3  , 
 2 2 
Putting this on parabola
y2  x  2
2
 3r   r
     3    2
 2   2

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

4 2 3 
3

25. ()
A B
y0
 x, 0   x 2 ,0 
Equation of circle passing through A and B can be given by
 x  x1  x  x 2   y2  y  0
Where x1 and x 2 are roots of ax 2  bx  c  0
 Equation will be
b c
x 2  y 2  x  y   0
a a
c
Length of tangent from origin 
a

26.   ap 2 , 2ap  ,  aq 2 , 2aq  ,  ar 2 , 2ar  are

Co – normal point
p  q  r  0
 x  1 is a root of px 2  qx  r  0
Also x  1 satisfies
a  b  c x2  b c  a  x  c a  b  0
 common root is x  1

27. ()
a3  2 3 
y x  x
3 2a 
2
3y  3  9
  x  
a 3  4a  16a 2
2
 3y 9   3 
 3  2 
x 
 a 16a   4a 
3 3a
Vertex h  k
4a 16
9 9
hk   locus is xy 
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28. ()
Equation of tangent at 1, 2 
2y  2  x  1  x  y  1  0
Image of a variable point  t 2 , 2t  in the tangent
2
x  t 2 y  2t  2 t  2t  1
 
 
1 1 2
 x  2t  1 & y  t2 1
 x 1 2
t   & t   y  1
 2 
2
 x 1  2
    y  1   x  1  4  y  1 is the required image
 2 

29. ()
B
A

 circle touches x – axis

y coordinate of center = radius
2at1  2at 2
 r
2
r
 t1  t 2 
a
2 2a
Slope of AB  
t1  t 2 r

30. ()
 at , 2at 
2
2 2 P  at12 , 2at 2 
Q

 2
P ' at1  2at1 
Equation of PQ
2x  y  t1  t 2   2at1t 2  0
 It passes through  a, 0 
 2a  0  2at1t 2  0
 t 1t 2  1 ………. (I)

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 t2 
t1
Equation of P’Q  2x  y  t 2  t1   2at1t 2  0
 2x  y  t 2  t1   2a  0
 2  x  a    t 2  t1  y  0
Which passes through  a, 0  i.e. focus

31. Let mid point of PQ be  h, k 

Equation of chord PQ
xh  yk  h 2  k 2
2 2
 h  h k
y x 
 k  k
For this to be tangent to parabola
ca m
h2  k2 a

k

 h k 
 
 h h 2  k 2  ak 2  0

 locus is
 
x x 2  y 2  ay 2  0

32. ()
Let mid point be P  h, k 
Equation of chord  xh  2  y  k   h 2  4k
2 h 2  2k
 x  y …… (I)
h h
Equation of normal to x 2  4y
x  my  2m  m3 ………. (II)
Comparing (I) and (II)
3
h 2  2k 2 2
 2     
h h h
8 8
 h 2  2k  4  2  2k  h 2  2  4
h h
8
 Locus is 2y  x 2  2  4
x

33. ()
Equation of tangent to parabola y2  4ax is
yt  x  at 2 ………… (I)
For (I) to be normal to circle x 2  y2  2ax  2by  c  0 it should pass through its centre  a, b 
 bt  a  at 2  at 2  bt  a  0
For 2 distinct tan gent D  0
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34. ()
 2, 2 

 xy40

Q  8, 4 
Point  P 2 , P  2  should lie inside the parabola as well as on the same side of the chord PQ as the
origin
2
P  2  2P 2  0   P 2  4P  4  0
 P 2  4P  4  0

 P  , 2  2 2  2  2 2,     ……….. (I)

Also, P2  P  2  4  0  P 2  P  6  0
  P  3 P  2   0
 3  P  2 …………… (II)
 I    II 
 2  2 2  P  2

35. ()
P

C
 6, 0 

For having a common tangent circle should touch the parabola

 It centre well lie on normal to the parabola at P  t 2  2t 
Substituting  6, 0  in equation of normal at P, we get t  0, 2 & 2
Least distance CP  20
 For no common tangent
CP  radius
 r  20

36. ()
Equation of tangent to y2  4ax with slope m
a
y  mx  ………. (I)
m
Equation of normal to x 2  4by of slope m.

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y  mx  2b  ……. (II)
m2
Comparing (I) and (II)
a b
 2b  2
m m
2
 2bm  am  b  0
For 2 tangents D  0
a2
 a 2  8b 2  0  b 2 
8
a
b
2 2

37. ()
Let mid point of chord be  at 2 , 2at 
Equation of chord
x.at 2  y.2at  a 2 t 4  4a 2 t 2
 It passes through  a, a 
 a 2 t 2  2a 2 t  a 2 t 4  4a 2 t 2

 t t 3  3t 2  2  0 
t  0 and one real root from t 3  3t 2  2  0
 2 values of t.
 2 chords are possible

38. ()
L1
P

QL
2

 2
P  at , 2at 
Equation of circle
9a 2
x 2  y2 
4
 P lies on circle also
2 2 9
  at 2    2at   a 2
4

 4t 4  16t 2  9  0  2t 2  a 2t 2  1 
1
t
2

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 PQ  4at  2 2a
L1L2  4a
a
Distance between PQ and L1L 2 
2
1 a  2 2 
 area 
2 2

 4a  2 2a  a 2   
 2 

39. ()
Equation of normal
y  tx  2at  at 3
A   ,   lies on it
   t  2at  at 3
 at 3   2a    t    0 ………. (I)
at 3   2a    t  
Squaring
2
a 2 t 6   2a    t 2  2a  2a    t 4   2
Focal distance  sp  r  a 1  t 2 
 ra 
 t2   
 a 
 Equation becomes
3 2
2 ra  2 ra   ra  2
a     2a       2a  2a        0
 a   a   a 
SP. SQ. SR = (Product of roots)
 2

 a 2   2a     2a  2a     2 
  
 1 
 a 


 a a 2  4 a 2  4a   2  4 a 2  2a  2 

 a a 2  2a   2   2 

 a a 2  2a   2  2 

 a    a   2
2

2
 a  SA 
I  a

40. P   h, k 
Equation of chord of contact
yk  2a  x  h 

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  2a   2ah 
 y   x   ……….. (I)
 k   k 
Equation of tangent to x 2  4by
y  mx  bm 2 ……….. (II)
From (I) and (II)
2
2ah  2a 
  
k  k 
 2akh  4a 2 b
 locus is xy  2ab
i.e. a hyperbola

41. ()
 t3   a, 6 
t3

 4, 4  t  2
Substituting P and Q in the parabola we get a  1, b  0
Area of   a 2  t1  t 2  t 2  t 3  t 3  t1 

 a 2  t 3  2  t 3  3  5 

 5a 2 t 2  t  6
2 25
 5a 2  t  1 2  
4
 25 2
Area  5a 2    t  1 2  
 4 
Area will maximum when t  1 2
1 1
 Pt is  , 
4 2

42. ()

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 A1  t 

0
 30
O A

A2
For OAA1 to be equilateral
2 1
 tan 300  t2 3
t 3
Also, equation of normal y  tx  2at  at 3
 A lies on it
 ht  4t  2t 3
 h  4  2t 2
 4  2  12  28

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