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JEE Main 202329 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
29 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Ellipse

JEE Main 2023 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Ellipse

If the tangent at a point P on the parabola y ^ 2 = 3x is parallel...

If the tangent at a point PP on the parabola y2=3x{y}^{2} = 3x is parallel to the line x+2y=1x + 2y = 1 and the tangents at the points QQ and RR on the ellipse x24+y21=1\dfrac{{x}^{2}}{4} + \dfrac{{y}^{2}}{1} = 1 are perpendicular to the line x−y=2x - y = 2, then the area of the triangle PQRPQR is:

Options

  1. A95\dfrac{9}{\sqrt{5}}
  2. B535\sqrt{3}
  3. C325\dfrac{3}{2}\sqrt{5}
  4. D353\sqrt{5}

Correct answer

D. 353\sqrt{5}

Step-by-step solution

Given equation of parabola is

y2=3x{y}^{2} = 3x

⇒2ydydx=3⇒ 2y\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 3

⇒(dydx)slopeoftangentatP=32y⇒ {\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)}_{slopeoftangentatP} = \dfrac{3}{2y}

Tangent at P(x1,y1)P\left({x}_{1}, {y}_{1}\right) is parallel to the line x+2y=1x + 2y = 1, so slope of tangent is

m=−12m = - \dfrac{1}{2}

⇒32y1=−12⇒ \dfrac{3}{2{y}_{1}} = - \dfrac{1}{2}

⇒y1=−3⇒ {y}_{1} = - 3

So, coordinates of P≡(3,−3)P ≡ \left(3, - 3\right).

Given equation of ellipse is

x24+y21=1\dfrac{{x}^{2}}{4} + \dfrac{{y}^{2}}{1} = 1

⇒x2+4y2=4⇒ {x}^{2} + 4{y}^{2} = 4

⇒2x+8y(dydx)=0⇒ 2x + 8y\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right) = 0

⇒(dydx)slopeoftangent=−x4y⇒ {\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)}_{slopeoftangent} = - \dfrac{x}{4y}

Also, tangent to ellipse re perpendicular to line x−y=2x - y = 2, so slope of tangent

m=−1m = - 1

⇒−x4y=−1⇒ - \dfrac{x}{4y} = - 1

⇒x=4y⇒ x = 4y

Putting in equation of ellipse, we get

16y24+y21=1\dfrac{16{y}^{2}}{4} + \dfrac{{y}^{2}}{1} = 1

⇒y=±15⇒ y = \pm \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}

So,

Q(43,15),R(−45,−15)Q\left(\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{3}}, \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\right), R\left(- \dfrac{4}{\sqrt{5}}, \dfrac{- 1}{\sqrt{5}}\right)

Area of ∆PQR∆ PQR is

= \dfrac{1}{2}\left|\begin{cases}3 & - 3 & 1 \\ \dfrac{4}{\sqrt{5}} & \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}} & 1 \\ - \dfrac{4}{\sqrt{5}} & - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}} & 1\end{cases}\right|

=12[3(25)+3(85)+0]= \dfrac{1}{2}\left[3\left(\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\right) + 3\left(\dfrac{8}{\sqrt{5}}\right) + 0\right]

=3025=35= \dfrac{30}{2\sqrt{5}} = 3\sqrt{5} sq. units

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