JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Parabola

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    The angle between the tangents drawn from the origin to the parabola \[{{y}^{2}}=4a(x-a)\] is      [MNR 1994]

    A)            \[{{90}^{o}}\]                            

    B)            \[{{30}^{o}}\]

    C)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{1}{2}\]     

    D)            \[{{45}^{o}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Any line through origin is \[y=mx\]Since it is a tangent to \[{{y}^{2}}=4a(x-a),\]it will cut it in two coincident points.                    \ Roots of \[{{m}^{2}}{{x}^{2}}-4ax+4{{a}^{2}}=0\] are equal.                    \\[16{{a}^{2}}-16{{a}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}=0\]or \[{{m}^{2}}=1\]or \[m=1,-1\]            Product of slopes\[=-1\]. Hence it is a right angled triangle.


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