PRACTICE-SHEET- 1 (PARABOLA)

1.
2
  2
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If the chord joining the points at1 , 2at1 and at 2 , 2at 2 on the parabola y 2  4ax passes through the
focus, show that t1t2 = –1.

2. In the parabola y2  6x , find

(a) the equation to the chord through the vertex and the negative end of the latus rectum, and
(b) the equation to any chord through the point on the curve whose abscissa is 24.

3. AB is chord of the parabola y 2  4ax with the end A at the vertex of the given parabola BC is drawn
perpendicular to AB meeting the axis of the parabola at C. Find the projection of BC on this axis.

4. If P1P2 and P3P4 are two focal chords of the parabola y 2  4ax , then show that the chords P1P3 & P1P4
intersect on the directrix of the parabola.

5. With respect to the parabola y2  2x find the whether the point P(4, 2) and Q(1, 4) lies inside or outside
the parabola.

6.  2

If a , a  2 be a point interior to the region of the parabola y2  2x bounded by the chord joining the
points (2, 2) and (8, –4), then find the set of all possible real values of a.

7. Two tangents are drawn from the point (–2, –1) to the parabola y2 = 4x. If  is angle between them then find
the value of tan .

8. A variable chord PQ of the parabola y = x2 subtends a right angle at the vertex. Find the locus of points of
intersection of the normals at P & Q.

9. Let (x r, yr); r = 1, 2, 3, 4 be the point of intersection of the parabola y2 = 4ax and the circle
x 2  y 2  2gx  2fy  c  0 prove that y1  y 2  y 3  y 4  0 .

10. The point (2k, k) lies insides the region bounded by the parabola x2 = 4y and its latus rectum then find the
possible value of a.

11. Prove that the equation to the parabola, whose vertex and focus are on the axis of x at distance a and a’
from the origin respectively, is y 2  4  a ' a  x  a  .

12. Prove that graph represented by the equation x = sin2 t, y  2cos t is parabola.
13. Prove that curve described parametrically by x  t 2  t  1 , y = t 2  t  1 represents a parabola.

14.
2
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Prove parametric representation 3  t , 3t  2 represents a parabola also find vertex focus and directrix
corresponding parabola.
 3 
15. Find the parametric co-ordinates of any point on the parabola, whose focus is   2 ,  3 and the

diretrix is
2x + 5 = 0.
16.  2

If the point at , 2at be one extremity of a focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax then prove that length of

2
 1
the chord is a  t   .
 t

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17. Prove that the area of the triangle inscribed in the parabola y 2  4ax is
8a
 y1  y 2   y2  y3  y3  y1 
Where y1, y2, y3 are the ordinates of its vertices.

18. Find the length of the sides of an equilateral triangle, inscribed in the parabola y2  8x so that one
angular point is at the vertex.

19. Prove that the equation y 2  2Ax  2By  C  0 represents a parabola, whose axis is parallel to the axis
of a, and find its vertex and the equation to its latus rectum.

20. For the parabola, y 2  4ax find the extremities of a double ordinate of length 8a. Prove that the lines from
the vertex to its extremities are at right angles.

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ANSWERS
PRACTICE-SHEET- 1 (PARABOLA)
2. (a) 2x + y = 0, (b) y – 12 = m(x – 24) 3. 4a
5. P  Lies Inside, Q  Lies Out side 6. a  (–2, –2 + 2) 7. 3
8. x2 = 2(2y – 3) 10. a (0, 1)

 21  3
14. v  3, 2  ;F  , 2  ; x 
 4  4
15. (y + 3)2 = 2(x + 2) 18. 16 3 unit

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