JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Parabola

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    If \[lx+my+n=0\] is tangent to the parabola \[{{x}^{2}}=y\], then condition of tangency is                [RPET 1999]

    A)            \[{{l}^{2}}=2mn\]                      

    B)            \[l=4{{m}^{2}}{{n}^{2}}\]

    C)            \[{{m}^{2}}=4ln\]                      

    D)            \[{{l}^{2}}=4mn\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Given that \[lx+my+n+0\]                                                .....(i)                    \[{{x}^{2}}=y\]                                                                               .....(ii)                    The point of intersection of the line and parabola are obtained by solving (i) and (ii) simultaneously substituting the values of \[x\] from (i) in (ii), we get \[{{\left( \frac{my+n}{l} \right)}^{2}}=y\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{m}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}+{{n}^{2}}+2mny=y{{l}^{2}}\]            Þ \[{{m}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}+(2mn-{{l}^{2}})\,y+{{n}^{2}}=0\]                   ?..(iii)                    If lines (iii) touches the parabola (ii), then discriminant                    = 0 Þ \[{{(2mn-{{l}^{2}})}^{2}}=4{{m}^{2}}{{n}^{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow \,4{{m}^{2}}{{n}^{2}}+{{l}^{4}}-4mn{{l}^{2}}=4{{m}^{2}}{{n}^{2}}\]Þ \[{{l}^{2}}=4mn\].


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