If a normal chord at a point t on the parabola y2 = 4ax subtends

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561.

A circle of radius 4, drawn on a chord of the parabola y2 = 8x as diameter, touches the axis of the parabola. Then, the slope of the chord is

  • 12

  • 34

  • 1

  • 2


562.

The mid-point of a chord of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 - 2x + 20y = 0 is (2, - 4). The equation of the chord is

  • x - 6y = 26

  • x + 6y = 26

  • 6x - y = 26

  • 6x + y = 26


563.

If the focus of the ellipse x225 + y216 = 1 and the hyperbola x24 - y2b2 = 1 coincide, then b2 =?

  • 4

  • 5

  • 8

  • 9


564.

If a = 9 is a chord of contact of the hyperbola x2 - y2 = 9, then the equation of the tangent at one of the points of contact is 

  • x + 3y + 2 = 0

  • 3x + 22y - 3 = 0

  • 3x - 2y + 6 = 0

  • x - 3y + 2 = 0


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565.

The area (in sq units) bounded by the curves x = - 2y2 and x = 1 - 3y2 is

  • 23

  • 1

  • 43

  • 53


566.

A circle with centre at (2, 4) is such that the line x + y + 2 = 0 cuts a chord of length 6. The radius of the circle is

  • 41 cm

  • 11 cm

  • 21 cm

  • 31 cm


567.

The point at which the circles x2 + y2 - 4x - 4y + 7 = 0 and x2 + y2 - 12x - 10y + 45 = 0 touch each other, is

  • 135, 145

  • 25, 56

  • 145, 135

  • 125, 2 + 215


568.

The length of the common chord of the two circles x2 + y2 - 4y = 0 and x2 + y2 - 8x - 4y + 11 = 0, is

  • 1454 cm

  • 112 cm

  • 135 cm

  • 1354


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569.

The locus of the centre of the circle, which cuts the circle x2 + y2 - 20 + 4 = 0 orthogonally and touches the line x = 2, is

  • x2 = 16y

  • y2 = 4x

  • y2 = 16x

  • x2 = 4y


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570.

If a normal chord at a point t on the parabola y2 = 4ax subtends a right angle at the vertex, then t equals to

  • 1

  • 2

  • 2

  • 3


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The perpendicular of the normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax at p is

Suppose, It meets the parabola at Q If O be the vertex of the parabola, then the combined equation of OP and OQ is a homogeneous equation of second degree

y2 = 4axy + tx2at + at3 y22at +at3 = 4axy + tx 4atx2 +4axy - 2at + at3y2 = 0Since, OP and OQ are at nght angles, thenCoefficient of x2 + Coefficient of y2 = 0 4at - 2at -at3 = 0 t2 = 2  t = 2


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