NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsParabolaPractice
The normal to the parabola y 2 = 8 x at the point ( 2 , 4 ) meets the parabola again at the point
Options
- A– 18 , – 12
- B– 18 , 12
- C18 , 12
- D18 , - 12
Correct answer
D. 18 , - 12
Step-by-step solution
We have, t 2 = − t 1 − 2 t 1 Since a = 2 ,   t 1 = 1 ∴ t 2 = − 3 Hence, the other end will be ( a t 2 2 , 2 a t 2 ) i.e. ( 18 , - 12 ) .