JEE Advanced 2009Paper 2
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2009
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Parabola
JEE Advanced 2009 · Paper 2 · Mathematics · Parabola
The tangent P T and the normal P N to the parabola y^2=4 a x at a...
The tangent and the normal to the parabola at a point on
Options
- Avertex is it meet its axis at points and ,
- Bdirectrix is respectively. The locus of the centroid of is a parabola whose
- Clatusrectum is
- Dfocus is
Correct answer
A. vertex is it meet its axis at points and ,
Step-by-step solution
Equation of tangent and normal at point is and Let centroid of is . and

\begin{array}{rlrl} & \Rightarrow & 3 h & =2 a+a \cdot\left(\frac{3 k}{2 a}\right)^2 \\ \Rightarrow & & 3 h & =2 a+\frac{9 k^2}{4 a} \\ \Rightarrow & 9 k^2 & =4 a(3 h-2 a) \end{array} Locus of centroid is ; directrix Latusrectum Focus \left(\frac{a}{3}+\frac{2 a}{3}, 0\right)(a, 0)
\begin{array}{rlrl} & \Rightarrow & 3 h & =2 a+a \cdot\left(\frac{3 k}{2 a}\right)^2 \\ \Rightarrow & & 3 h & =2 a+\frac{9 k^2}{4 a} \\ \Rightarrow & 9 k^2 & =4 a(3 h-2 a) \end{array} Locus of centroid is ; directrix Latusrectum Focus \left(\frac{a}{3}+\frac{2 a}{3}, 0\right)(a, 0)