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JEE Main 20264 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
4 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Parabola

JEE Main 2026 · 4 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Parabola

Let A,B and C be the vertices of a variable right angled triangle...

Let A,BA,B and CC be the vertices of a variable right angled triangle inscribed in the parabola y2=16xy^2=16x. Let the vertex BB containing the right angle be (4,8)(4,8) and the locus of the centroid of △ABC\triangle ABC be a conic CoC_o. Then three times the length of latus rectum of CoC_o is ______

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Step-by-step solution

The equation of the parabola is y2=16xy^2 = 16x, which gives a=4a = 4. Any point on the parabola can be taken as (4t2,8t)(4t^2, 8t).

The vertex BB is given as (4,8)(4,8), which corresponds to the parameter t=1t = 1. Let the parameters for vertices AA and CC be t1t_1 and t2t_2 respectively. Thus, A≡(4t12,8t1)A \equiv (4t_1^2, 8t_1) and C≡(4t22,8t2)C \equiv (4t_2^2, 8t_2).

The slope of ABAB is:
mAB=8t1−84t12−4=2(t1−1)(t1−1)(t1+1)=2t1+1m_{AB} = \dfrac{8t_1 - 8}{4t_1^2 - 4} = \dfrac{2(t_1 - 1)}{(t_1 - 1)(t_1 + 1)} = \dfrac{2}{t_1 + 1}

Similarly, the slope of BCBC is:
mBC=2t2+1m_{BC} = \dfrac{2}{t_2 + 1}

Since △ABC\triangle ABC is right-angled at BB, AB⊥BCAB \perp BC. Therefore, mAB×mBC=−1m_{AB} \times m_{BC} = -1:
2t1+1×2t2+1=−1\dfrac{2}{t_1 + 1} \times \dfrac{2}{t_2 + 1} = -1
(t1+1)(t2+1)=−4(t_1 + 1)(t_2 + 1) = -4
t1t2+t1+t2+5=0t_1t_2 + t_1 + t_2 + 5 = 0

Let the centroid of △ABC\triangle ABC be (h,k)(h, k). Then:
h=4+4t12+4t223⇒t12+t22=3h4−1h = \dfrac{4 + 4t_1^2 + 4t_2^2}{3} \Rightarrow t_1^2 + t_2^2 = \dfrac{3h}{4} - 1
k=8+8t1+8t23⇒t1+t2=3k8−1k = \dfrac{8 + 8t_1 + 8t_2}{3} \Rightarrow t_1 + t_2 = \dfrac{3k}{8} - 1

From the perpendicularity condition, we can express t1t2t_1t_2 as:
t1t2=−5−(t1+t2)=−5−(3k8−1)=−4−3k8t_1t_2 = -5 - (t_1 + t_2) = -5 - \left(\dfrac{3k}{8} - 1\right) = -4 - \dfrac{3k}{8}

Using the algebraic identity t12+t22=(t1+t2)2−2t1t2t_1^2 + t_2^2 = (t_1 + t_2)^2 - 2t_1t_2, we substitute the expressions in terms of kk:
3h4−1=(3k8−1)2−2(−4−3k8)\dfrac{3h}{4} - 1 = \left(\dfrac{3k}{8} - 1\right)^2 - 2\left(-4 - \dfrac{3k}{8}\right)
3h4−1=9k264−3k4+1+8+3k4\dfrac{3h}{4} - 1 = \dfrac{9k^2}{64} - \dfrac{3k}{4} + 1 + 8 + \dfrac{3k}{4}
3h4−1=9k264+9\dfrac{3h}{4} - 1 = \dfrac{9k^2}{64} + 9
3h4=9k264+10\dfrac{3h}{4} = \dfrac{9k^2}{64} + 10
3h=9k216+403h = \dfrac{9k^2}{16} + 40
9k216=3h−40\dfrac{9k^2}{16} = 3h - 40
k2=169(3h−40)=163(h−403)k^2 = \dfrac{16}{9}(3h - 40) = \dfrac{16}{3}\left(h - \dfrac{40}{3}\right)

Replacing (h,k)(h, k) with (x,y)(x, y), the locus CoC_o is the parabola:
y2=163(x−403)y^2 = \dfrac{16}{3}\left(x - \dfrac{40}{3}\right)

The length of the latus rectum of this parabola is 163\dfrac{16}{3}.

Three times the length of the latus rectum is 3×163=163 \times \dfrac{16}{3} = 16.

Answer: 1616
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