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JEE Main 202325 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
25 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Parabola

JEE Main 2023 · 25 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Parabola

The equations of two sides of a variable triangle are x = 0 and y =...

The equations of two sides of a variable triangle are x=0x = 0 and y=3y = 3, and its third side is a tangent to the parabola y2=6x{y}^{2} = 6x. The locus of its circumcentre is :The equations of two sides of a variable triangle are x = 0 and y = 3 , and its third side is a tangent to the parabola

Options

  1. A4y2−18y−3x−18=04{y}^{2} - 18y - 3x - 18 = 0
  2. B4y2+18y+3x+18=04{y}^{2} + 18y + 3x + 18 = 0
  3. C4y2−18y+3x+18=04{y}^{2} - 18y + 3x + 18 = 0
  4. D4y2−18y−3x+18=04{y}^{2} - 18y - 3x + 18 = 0

Correct answer

C. 4y2−18y+3x+18=04{y}^{2} - 18y + 3x + 18 = 0

Step-by-step solution

Given,

Equation of parabola is y2=6x{y}^{2} = 6x,

Also the general equation of a parabola is y2=4ax{y}^{2} = 4ax

On comparing, we get

⇒4a=6⇒a=32⇒ 4a = 6 ⇒ a = \dfrac{3}{2}

Tangent on parabola y2=4ax{y}^{2} = 4ax is given by y=mx+amy = mx + \dfrac{a}{m},

So, y=mx+32m;(m≠0)y = mx + \dfrac{3}{2m}; ( m \ne 0 )

The equations of two sides of a variable triangle are x = 0 and y = 3 , and its third side is a tangent to the parabola

Now using the midpoint formula we get,

h=6m−34m2,k=6m+34mh = \dfrac{6m - 3}{4{m}^{2}}, k = \dfrac{6m + 3}{4m}

Now, eliminating mm and we get 3h=2(−2k2+9k−9)3h = 2\left(- 2{k}^{2} + 9k - 9\right)

⇒3h=−4k2+18k−18⇒ 3h = - 4{k}^{2} + 18k - 18

⇒4k2−18k+3h+18=0⇒ 4{k}^{2} - 18k + 3h + 18 = 0

∴∴ The locus of its circumcentre is

4y2−18y+3x+18=04{y}^{2} - 18y + 3x + 18 = 0

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