Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ (MCSIR) Conic-Parabola

PARABOLA
Time limit: 60 minutes Maximum Marks: 50

SECTION-1: (Single Choice Problems)

• This section contains TEN(10) questions. Each question has FOUR options (A), (B),
(C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the correct answer.
• Full Marks: +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen.
• Zero Marks: 0 If the questions is unanswered.
• Negative Marks: -1 In all other cases.

1. The equation of the common tangent touching the circle (x – 3)2 + y2 = 9 and the
parabola y2 = 4x above the x-axis is
(A) 3 y = 3x + 1 (B) 3 y = –(x + 3) (C) 3y=x+3 (D) 3 y = –(3x + 1)

2. The angle between the tangents drawn from the point (1, 4) to the parabola y2  4x is
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D) 

3. The axis of parabola is along the line y = x and the distance of vertex from origin is
2 and that of origin from its focus is 2 2 . If vertex and focus both lie in the 1st
quadrant, then the equation of the parabola is
(A) (x + y)2 = (x – y – 2) (B) (x – y)2 = (x + y – 2)
(C) (x – y)2 = 4(x + y – 2) (D) (x – y)2 = 8(x + y – 2)

4. The common tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 2 and the parabola y2 = 8x touch the circle
at the points P, Q and the parabola at the points R, S. Then the area of the
quadrilateral PQRS is:
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 15

5. If one end of a focal chord of the parabola, y2 = 16x is at (1, 4), then the length of this
focal chord is
(A) 25 (B) 24 (C) 20 (D) 22

6. Let P be the point on the parabola, y2 = 8x which is at a minimum distance from the
centre C of the circle, x2 + (y + 6)2 = 1. Then the equation of the circle, passing
through C and having its centre at P is
(A) x2 + y2 – 4x + 8y + 12 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – x + 4y – 12 = 0
x
(C) x2 + y2 – + 2y – 24 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 4x + 9y + 18 = 0
4

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7. Tangent and normal are drawn at P(16, 16) on the parabola y2 = 16x, which intersect
the axis of the parabola at A and B, respectively. If C is the centre of the circle
through the points P, A and B and CPB = , then a value of tan is:
4 1
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 3
3 2

8. The shortest distance between the line y = x and the curve y2 = x – 2 is:
7 7 11
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2
4 2 8 4 2

9. The area (in sq. units) of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the parabola y2 = 8x, with
one of its vertices on the vertex of this parabola, is:
(A) 128 3 (B) 192 3 (C) 64 3 (D) 256 3

10. The centre of the circle passing through the point (0,1) and touching the parabola y =
x2 at the point (2,4) is:
 3 16   6 53   16 53   53 16 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 10 5   5 10   5 10   10 5 

SECTION-2: (Multiple Choice Problems)

• This section contains THREE(03) questions. Each question has FOUR options (A),
(B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four options is/are correct
answer.
• Full Marks: +4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen.
• Partial Marks: +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are
chosen; which are correct options.
• Partial Marks: +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are
chosen, both of which are correct options.
• Partial Marks: +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen
and it is a correct option.
• Zero Marks: 0 If the questions is unanswered.
• Negative Marks: 2 In all other cases.

11. The circle C1 : x2 + y2 = 3, with centre at O, intersects the parabola x2 = 2y at the point
P in the first quadrant. Let the tangent to the circle C1 at P touches other two circles
C2 and C3 at R2 and R3, respectively. Suppose C2 and C3 have equal radii 2 3 and
centres Q2 and Q3, respectively. If Q2 and Q3 lie on the y-axis, then
(A) Q2Q3 = 12 (B) R2R3 = 4 6
(C) area of the triangle OR2R3 is 6 2 (D) area of the triangle PQ2Q3 is 4 2

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12. Let P be the point on the parabola y2 = 4x which is at the shortest distance from the
center S of the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 16y + 64 = 0. Let Q be the point on the circle
dividing the line segment SP internally. Then
(A) SP = 2 5
(B) SQ : QP = ( 5 + 1) : 2
(C) The x-intercept of the normal to the parabola at P is 6
1
(D) The slope of the tangent to the circle at Q is
2

13. The tangent PT and the normal PN to the parabola y2 = 4ax at a point P on it meet its
axis at points T and N, respectively. The locus of the centroid of the triangle PTN is a
parabola whose
 2a 
(A) vertex is  , 0  (B) directrix is x = 0
 3 
2a
(C) latus rectum is (D) focus is (a, 0)
3

SECTION-3: (Numerical Type Problems)

• This section contains TWO(02) questions.
• Full Marks: +4 If ONLY the correct integer is entered.
• Zero Marks: 0 In all other cases.

14. Let the curve C be the mirror image of the parabola y2 = 4x, with respect to the line
x + y + 4 = 0. If A and B are the points of intersection of C with the line y = – 5, then
the distance between A and B is

15. Let S be the focus of the parabola y2 = 8x and let PQ be the common chord of the z
circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y = 0 and the given parabola. Then find the area of the triangle
PQS.

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