5.advanced Workbook (25-03-2018)

PARABOLA (Advanced)
DAY–3
Standard form and other forms parametric equations
SUBJECTIVE
1. Find the equation of the parabola with:

a) Focus (3, –4) and directrix 6x  7y  5  0
x y
b) Focus (a, b) and directrix  1
a b
2. Find the vertex, axis, focus, directrix, latusrectrum of following parabolas:

a) x 2  2y  8x  7
b) x 2  2ax  2ay  0
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c) y  x 2  2x  3
3. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to y –axis and which passes through the
points  4,5  ,  2,11 and  4,21 .
SI Let the parabola be y an2 bn c
SINGLE CORRECT
The parabola  y  1  a(x  2) passes through the point 1, 2  . The euation of its directrix is
2
4.
(A) 4x  1  0 (B) 4x  1  0 (C) 4x  9  0 (D) 4x  9  0
5. If the straight line y  mx  c is parallel to the axis of the parabola y 2  nx and intersects the
 c2 
parabola at  ,c  then the length of the latus rectum is
 8 
(A) 2 (B)3 (C) 4 (D) 8
6. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola 169 {(x – 1)2 + (y - 3)2} = (5x – 12y + 17)2 is
(A) 14/13 (B) 12/13 (C) 28/13 (D) None
7. The ratio in which the line segment joining the points (4, –6) and (3, 1) is divided by the parabola
y 2  4x is
20  155 20  2 155
(A) :1 (B) :2 (C) 20  2 155 : 11 (D) 20  155 : 11
11 11
8. The equation x 2  4xy  y2  x  3y  2  0 represents a parabola if   _____
(A) – 4 (B) 4 (C) 0 (D) 2
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ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT
9. The parabola x 2  2x  4y  0 has

 3  1
(A) vertex = (–1,–1) (B) latus rectum = 4 (C) Focus=  1,  (D) Focus=  0,  
 4  4
10. If y  2 be the directrix and  0,1 be the vertex of the parabola x 2  y    0 then
(A)   4 (B)   8 (C)   8 (D)   4
11. The extremities of latus rectum of a parabola are (1, 1) and (1, –1) then the equation of the parabola
can be
(A) y 2  2x  1 (B) y 2  1  2x (C) y 2  2x  3 (D) y 2  2x  4
12. Ay 2  By  Cx  D  0 ,  ABC  0  be the equation of a parabola, then

C
(A) the length of the latus rectum is (B) the axis of the parabola is vertical
A
B D B2
(C) the y-coordinate of the vertex is - (D) the x-coordinate of the vertex is 
2A A 4AC
DAY–4
Standard form and other forms parametric equations
SUBJECTIVE
1. Find the vertex, focus and directrix of the parabolas:

a) 4y2  12x  12y  39  0
b) y 2  4x  4y
c) y 2  8y  x  19  0
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2. Find the equation of conic whose focus is 1, 1 , eccentricity is and directrix is x  y  2  0 .
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3. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is (1, 1) and tangent at the vertex is x + y= 1.
4. Show that the semi–latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 4ax is the harmonic mean between the
segments of any focal chord.
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SINGLE CORRECT
5. The curve described parametrically by x  t 2  t  1 , y  t 2  t  1 represents:

(A) a pair of straight lines (B) an ellipse
(C) a parabola (D) a hyperbola
6. The axis of a parabola is along the line y  x and the distances of its vertex and focus from origin
are 2 and 2 2 respectively. If vertex and focus both lie in the first quadrant, then the equation of
the parabola is
2 2
(A)  x  y   8 x  y  2  (B)  x  y   2  x  y  2
2 2
(C)  x  y   4  x  y  2  (D)  x  y   2  x  y  2
7. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola whose focus is (3, 3) and directrix is 3x – 4y – 2 = 0 is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 4
8. The vertex of the parabola y2 = 4(a – a)(x – a) is

(A) (a, a) (B) (a, a) (C) (a, 0) (D) (a, 0)
9. The Cartesian equation of the curve whose parametric equations are x = 2t – 3, y = 4t2 – 1 is
(A) (x + 3)2 – y – 1 = 0 (B) (y + 1)2 + x + 3 = 0 (C) x2 + 6x – y + 8 = 0 (D) y2 + 6x – 2y + 4 = 0
MATRIX MATCH
10. Match the following

Column I Column II
(A) Parabola whose vertex is (2, 4) and focus (2, 2) (p) y2 = 8(x–2)
(B) Parabola whose directrix is x = 0 and focus is (4, 0) (q) (x–2)2 = –8y
(C) Parabola whose extremities of latus rectum are (–2, 2) and (6, 2) (r) (x–2)2 = –8(y–4)
(D) Parabola whose vertex is (2, 0) and length of latus rectum is 8 (s) (x–2)2 = 8y
DAY–5
Position of point, Focal chord & properties
SUBJECTIVE
1. Prove that line joining the orthocenter to the centroid of a triangle formed by the focal chord of a
parabola and tangents drawn at its extremities is parallel to the axis of the parabola.
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2. Show that the locus of a point that divides a chord of slope 2 of the parabola y 2  4 x internally in
the ratio 1:2 is parabola. Find the vertex of this parabola.
SINGLE CORRECT
3. If A1B1 and A 2B 2 are two focal chords of the parabola y 2  4ax , then the chords A1A 2 and B1B 2
intersect on
(A) directrix (B) axis (C) tangent at vertex (D) none of these
4. If ‘a’ and ‘c’ are the lengths of segments of any focal chord of the parabola y 2  2bx  b  0  , then
the roots of the equation ax2  bx  c  0 are
(A) real and distinct (B) real and equal (C) imaginary (D) none of these
5. If PSQ is the focal chord of the parabola y2 = 8x such that SP = 6 then the length SQ is
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) None of these
6. The point (a, 2a) is an interior point of the region bounded by the parabola y2 = 16x and the double
ordinate through the focus. Then a belongs to the open interval
(A) a < 4 (B) 0 < a < 4 (C) 0 < a < 2 (D) a > 4
7. Let PQ be a chord of the parabola y 2  4x . A circle drawn with PQ as a diameter passes through
the vertex V of the parabola. If area of triangle PVQ = 20 sq. units, then the coordinates of P are
(A) (16, 8) (B) (16, –8) (C) (–16, 8) (D) (–16, –8)
8. Let there be two parabolas with the same axis, focus of each being exterior to the other and the latus
recta being 4a and 4b. The locus of the middle points of the intercepts between the paraboloas
made on the lines parallel to the common axis is a :
(A) straight line if a = b (B) parabola if a  b (C) parabola a , b  R (D) None of these
9. If P1P2 and Q1Q2 , two focal chords of a parabola are at right angles, then :

(A) area of the quadrilateral P1Q1P2Q2 is minimum when the chords are inclined at an angle to the
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axis of the parabola.
(B) minimum area is twice the area of the square on the latus rectum of the parabola.
(C) minimum P1Q1P2Q2 cannot be found.
(D) minimum area is thrice the area of the square on the latus rectum of the parabola.
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10. The ends of a line segment are P(1,3) and Q(1,1). R is a point on the line segment PQ such that
PR : QR =1:  . If R is an interior point of the parabola y 2  4x then
 3  1 3
(A)   (0,1) (B)    ,1 (C)    ,  (D) None of these
 5   2 5 
11. P is a point on the parabola y 2  4x and Q is a point on the line 2x+y+4=0. If the line x-y+1=0 is the
perpendicular bisector of PQ, then the co-ordinates of P can be :
(A) (1, -2) (B) (4,4) (C) (9, -6) (D) (16, 8)
PARAGRAPH
Comprehension–1
If locus of the circumcentre of a variable triangle having sides y–axis, y = 2 and x + my = 1,
where (, m) lies on the parabola y2 = 4ax is a curve C, then
12. The length of smallest focal chord of C is

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12a 4a 16a 8a
13. The curve C is symmetric about the line

3 3 3 3
(A) y = – (B) y = (C) x =  (D) x =
2 2 2 2
14. Coordinates of the vertex of curve C is

 3  3  3  3
(A)  2a,  (B)  2a,   (C)  2a,  (D)  2a,  
 2  2  2  2
DAY–6
Focal chord & properties
SINGLE CORRECT
1. The number of points with integral coordinates that lie in the interior of the region common to the
circle x 2  y 2  16 and the parabola y 2  4x is
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 16 (D) None of these
2. Consider a parabola x 2  4y and the point F(0,1) Let

A1  x1, y1  , A 2  x 2 , y 2  , A3  x3 , y3  ,...., An  xn , yn  are `n’ points on the parabola such xk  0 and
n
k 1
OFA k 
2n
(k = 1,2,3,….,n). Then the value of lim
n  n
k 1

FA k , is
2 4  
(A) (B) (C) (D)
  2 4
 
3. If a focal chord of y 2  4ax makes an angle ,    0,  with the positive direction of x-axis, then
 4
minimum length of this focal chord is
(A) 4a (B)6a (C)8a (D) None of these
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4. Let  x , y  be any point on the parabola y 2  4 x . Let P be the point that divides the line segment
from (0,0) to  x , y  in the ratio of 1:3. Then the locus of P is
(A) x 2  y (B) y 2  2 x (C) y 2  x (D) x 2  2 y
5. ABCD and EFGC are squares and the curve y = k x passes through the origin D and the points B
FG
and F. The ratio IS :
BC
Y
E F
B
A
D C G X
5 1 3 1 5 1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4
6. The number of common chords of the parabolas x  y2  6y  11 and y  x 2  6y  1 are

(A)1 (B)2 (C)4 (D)6
7. C is a circle with centre (0, 1) and radius unity. S is the parabola y = ax 2 . The set of values of `a’ for
which they meet at a point other than the origin, is
 1  1 1 1 
(A) a > 0 (B) a   0,  (C)  ,  (D)  ,  
 2 4 2 2 
PARAGRAPH
Comprehension-1
Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 4ax. The tangents to the parabola at P and Q meet at a point
lying on the line y = 2x + a, a > 0.
8. If chord PQ subtends an angle  at the vertex of y2 = 4ax, then tan  =

2 2 2 2
(A) 7 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 5
3 3 3 3
9. Length of chord PQ is
(A) 7a (B) 5a (C) 2a (D) 3a
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10. Two parabola have the same focus (–3, 28). Their directrices are x and y axes. If the slope of their
common chord is –, then  is __________
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DAY–7
Line and parabola, tangents in different forms, pair of tangents and angle between pair of tangent
SUBJECTIVE
1. If the tangents at the points P and Q on a parabola meet in T, Prove that ST2 = (SP).(SQ). Where ‘S’
is focus of parabola.
2. Two equal parabolas have the same vertex and their axes are at right angles. Prove that their
common tangent touches each at the end of their latus recta
3. i) Find the equation to that tangent to the parabola y 2  7x which is parallel to the straight line
4y  x  3  0 . Find also its point of contact.
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ii) Find the points of the parabola y  4 ax at which the tangent is inclined at 30 to the axis.
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SINGLE CORRECT
4. Equation of the tangent to y 2  8x inclined at an angle 30 to the axis is

(A) x  3y  6  0 (B) x  3y  6  0 (C) 3x  y  6  0 (D) 3x  y  6  0
5. If the line x + y = 1 touches the parabola y2 – y + x = 0, then the coordinates of the point of contact
are
 1 1
(A) (1, 1) (B)  ,  (C) (0, 1) (D) (1, 0)
2 2
6. The locus of point of intersection of any tangent to the parabola y2 = 4a (x – 2) with a line
perpendicular to it and passing through the focus, is
(A) The tangent to the parabola at the vertex (B) x = 2
(C) x = 0 (D) none of these
MATRIX MATCH
7. Consider the parabola  x  1   y  2  

2 2 12x  5y  3 2
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Column I Column II
(A) Locus of point of intersection of p. 12x  5y  2  0
perpendicular tangent
(B) Locus of foot of perpendicular from focus q. 5x  12y  29  0
upon any tangent
(C) Line along which minimum length of focal r. 12x  5y  3  0
chord occurs
(D) Line about which parabola is symmetrical s. 2x  10y  1  0
DAY–8
SUBJECTIVE
1. From an external point P tangents are drawn to the parabola y2 = 4ax find the equation to the locus
P when these tangents make angles 1 and  2 with the axis, such that
a) tan 1  tan 2 is constant (=b) b) tan 1.tan 2 is constant (=c)
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c) cot 1  cot 2 is constant (=d) d) 1  2 is constant (=2a)
e) tan2 1  tan2 2 is constant (=) f) cos 1 cos 2 is constant (=)
2. Find the common tangents of the circle x2 + y2 = 2a2 and the parabola y2 = 8ax.
SINGLE CORRECT
3. If the line y  3x  3  0 cuts the parabola y 2  x  2 at P and Q. Then AP.AQ is equal to (where
A=  
3,0 )
(A)
2  3 2  (B)
4 3
(C)

4 2 2  (D)
4  3 2 
3 2 3 3
4. If the line y = x+2 does not intersect any member of the family of the parabolas y 2  ax , a  R at  
two distinct point, then maximum value of latus rectum of the parabola is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C)16 (D) 32
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5. If the parabola x  ay makes an intercept of length 40 on the line y  2 x  1 then ‘a’ is equal
to
(A) 1 (B) –2 (C) –1 (D) 2
6. Through a point P (-2,0) , tangents PQ and PR are drawn to the parabola y 2  8x . Two circles each
passing through the focus of the parabola and one touching parabola at Q and other at R are drawn.
Which of the following point(s) with respect to the triangle PQR lie(s) on the common chord of the
two circles ?
(A) centroid (B) orthocentre (C) incentre (D) circumcenter
PARAGRAPH
Comprehension–1
y = x is tangent to the parabola y = ax2 + c.
7. If a = 2, then the value of c is

1 1 1
(A) (B)  (C) (D) 1
8 2 2
8. If (1, 1) is point of contact then a is

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6
9. If c = 2, then point of contact is

(A) (2, 2) (B) (4, 4) (C) (6, 6) (D) (3, 3)
DAY–9
SUBJECTIVE
1. The point of intersection of the tangents at the ends of the latus rectum of the parabola y 2  4x is
2. Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices lie at the points of intersection of the parabola
y = 4 – x2 with the x–axis and the straight line y = 3x.
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3. At any point P on the parabola y 2  2y  4x  5  0 , a tangent is drawn which meets the directrix at
1
Q. Find the locus of point R which divides QP externally in the ratio : 1.
2
 7 
4. Point of contact of tangent y = 2x + c drawn to the parabola y2 = 4(x + 2) is   ,1 . TRUE or
 4 
FALSE?
SINGLE CORRECT
5. If m1, m2 are slopes of the two tangents that are drawn from (2, 3) to the parabola y2 = 4x, then the
1 1
value of  is
m1 m2
2 3
(A) 3 (B) –3 (C) (D)
3 2
6. Two straight lines are perpendicular to each other. One of them touches the parabola y 2  4a  x  a 
and the other touches y 2  4b  x  b  . Their point of intersection lies on the line
(A) x  a  b  0 (B) x  a  b  0 (C) x  a  b  0 (D) x  a  b  0
7. The circle x 2  y2  2x  0 ,   R , touches the parabola y 2  4x externally. Then

(A)   0 (B)   0 (C)   1 (D) none
8. A tangent is drawn to the parabola y 2  4x at the point 'P ' whose abscissa lies in the interval [1, 4].
The maximum possible area of the triangle formed by the tangent at 'P ' ordinate of the point 'P ' and
the x-axis is equal to
(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 24 (D) 32
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PARAGRAPH
Comprehension–1
y = f(x) is a parabola of the form y = x 2 + ax + 1, its tangent at the point of intersection of y-axis and
parabola also touches the circle x2 + y2 = r2. It is known that no point of the parabola is below x-axis.
9. The radius of circle when a attains its maximum value

1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 5
10 5
me n
10. The slope of the tangent when radius of the circle is maximum. a am
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) not defined
an
a
11. The minimum area bounded by the tangent and the coordinate axis
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
4 3 2
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12. Tangent is drawn at any point  l,m on the parabola y 2  4ax and tangents are drawn from any
point on this tangent to the circle x 2  y2  a2 such chords of a contact passes through a fixed point
2
 
 ,  then   l    m   0 then  =___________
   
DAY–10
SUBJECTIVE
1. The abscissae of any two points on the parabola y 2  4ax are in the ration  : 1 . Prove that the
locus of the point of intersection of tangents at these points is y 2  1/ 4   1/ 4 2ax.
 
SINGLE CORRECT
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2. If the angle between the tangents from the point  ,1 to the parabola y 2  16x be then  is
2
(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) –1 (D) 2
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3. The angle between the tangents to the parabola y 2  4ax at the points where it intersects with the
line x  y  a  0 is
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 2
4. The angle between the tangents drawn from the point (1, 4) to the parabola y 2  4x is
(A)  6 (B)  4 (C)  3 (D)  2
5. The angle between the tangents drawn from a point (–a, 2a) to y2 = 4ax is
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3 6
6. Two perpendicular tangents PA and PB are drawn to y 2  4ax , minimum length of AB is equal to
(A) a (B) 2a (C) 4a (D) 8a
7. If a1x  by  c  0 and a2 x  by  c  0 are two tangents to the parabola y 2  8a (x-2a), then

a a a a
(A) 1  2  0 (B) 1  1  2  0 (C) a1a2  b2  0 (D) a1a2  b2  0
b b b b

8. A tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax is inclined at with the axis of the parabola. The point of contact
3
is
 a 2a 
(A)  , 
3

3

(B)  3a, 

2 

3a 

(C) 3a,2 3a   a 2a 
(D)  ,
3 3 

9. Tangent is drawn at any point  x1,y1  other than vertex on the parabola y 2  4ax . If tangents are
drawn from any point on this tangent to the circle x 2  y2  a2 such that all the chords of contact
pass through a fixed point  x 2 ,y 2  , then
y1 y x
(A) x1,a,x 2 are in G.P. (B) ,a, y2 are in G.P. (C) 4 1 , 1 are in G.P. (D) x1x 2  y1y2  a2
2 y2 x 2
10. Parabola y 2  4x and the circle having its centre at (6, 5) intersect at right angle. Possible point of
intersection of these curves can be
(A)  9,6  
(B) 2, 8  (C)  4,4  
(D) 3,2 3 
DAY–11
SINGLE CORRECT
1. The equation of the common tangent to the parabolas y2 = 32x and

x2 = 108y is
(A) 2x  3y  36  0 (B) 3x  2y  108  0
(C) 3x  2y  36  0 (D) 2x  3y  108  0
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2. The tangents at P and Q on the parabola y 2  4x meet in T.S is the focus, SP, ST, SQ are equal to
a,b,c, respectively. Then the roots of the equation ax 2  2bx  c  0 are
(A) Real and different (B) Real and equal
(C) Non – real complex numbers (D) Irrational
3. Let P be any point on parabola y 2  4ax between its vertex and +ve end of latus rectum. M is point
of perpendicular from focus S to tangent at P, then maximum value of area of PMS is
a2 2a2
(A) a2 (B) (C) 4a2 (D)
3 3
4. The equation of a straight line passing through the point (3,6) and cutting the curve y = x
orthogonally is
(A) 4x + y – 18 =0 (B) x + y – 9 = 0 (C) 4x-y-6=0 (D) None of these
PARAGRAPH
Comprehension-1
Two tangents on a parabola are x – y = 0 and x + y = 0. If (2,3) is focus of the parabola, then
5. The equation of tangent at vertex is

(A) 4x-6y+5=0 (B) 4x-6y+3=0 (C) 4x-6y+1=0 (D) 4x-6y+3/2=0
6. Length of latus rectum of the parabola is

6 10 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
3 13 13
Comprehension-2
Let the two parabolas y 2  4ax and y 2  4ay , a > 0 intersect at 0 and A (0 being origin). Parabola P whose
directrix is the common tangent to the two parabolas and whose focus is the point which divides OA

internally in the ratio 1  3 : 7  3  
7. The equation of the parabola P is
  
(A)  x  y   2  3 a x  y  1  3 a
2
     
(B)  x  y   2  3 a 2x  2y  2  3 a
2
  
(C)  x  y    2  3  a  2x  2y  1  3  a    2  3  a  x  y  1  3  a 
2
(D) 9x  y 2
8. Extremities of latus rectum of P are


(A)  ,
   
a 32 3 a  32 3 a a
, ,
   
(B)   ,
   
a 3 3 a  3 3 a a
, ,
  
 2 2   2 2   2 a   2 2 
       
(C)

    
a 3 3 a  3 3 a
, , ,
   (D)

 
   
a 32 3 a  32 3 a a
, , , 
  
 2 2   2 2   2 2   2 2 
       
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DAY–12
Normal in different forms, co normal points, condition for three normals and properties
SUBJECTIVE
1. If y = 2x + 3 is a tangent to the parabola y2 = 24x then, find its distance from parallel normal.
2. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the parabola y 2  6x at the positive end of
latusrectum.
3. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the parabola x 2  4x  8y  12  0 at  4,3 2  .
4. Find the angle between the normals to the parabola y 2  24x at the points (6, 12) and (6, –12).
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SINGLE CORRECT
5. If 2x + y + k = 0 is a normal to the parabola y2 = –8x, then the value of k is

(A) –16 (B) –8 (C) –24 (D) 24
6. The normal y  mx  2am  am3 to the parabola y 2  4ax subtends a right angle at vertex if m  __
(A) 1 (B) 2 1 (C)  2 (D) 2 1
7. The normal at the point P(ap2, 2ap) meets the parabola y2 = 4ax again at Q(aq2, 2aq) such that the
lines joining the origin to P and Q are at right angle. Then
(A) p2 = 2 (B) q2 = 2 (C) p = 2q (D) q = 4p
8. Tangent and normal drawn to parabola at , t  0 meet the x –axis at point B and D respectively. If
the rectangle ABCD is completed, then locus of ‘C’ is
(A) y 2  2a  x  a  (B) y  2a  c (C) y 2  a  x  2a   0 (D) x 2  a  x  2a   0
9. The condition for the two tangents, drawn from a point to the parabola y2 = 4ax, to become normals
to the parabola x2 = 4by is that
(A) b > a (B) ab > 4 (C) b2 > 4a2 (D) a2 > 8b2
10. The shortest distance between the parabolas 2y 2  2x  1 , 2x 2  2y  1 is

1 36
(A) 2 2 (B) (C) 4 (D)
2 2 5
11. Length of shortest normal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax is

(A) 2a 27 (B) 9a (C) 9 54 (D) none of these
x2
12. An equation for the line that passes through 10, 1 and is perpendicular to y   2 is
4
(A) 4x  y  39 (B) 2x  y  19 (C) x  y  9 (D) x  2y  8
13. Let P be the point on the parabola y 2  4x which is at the shortest distance from the centre S of the
circle x 2  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
14. If the normal at P(1,2) to the parabola y 2  4x cuts it again at Q, then

(A) PQ  8 2 (B) PQ  9 2 (C) PQ  128 (D) PQ  324
15. The normal y  mx  2am  am3 to the parabola y 2  4ax subtends a right angle at the vertex if
1
(A) n=1 (B) m  2 (C) m   2 (D) m 
2
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PARAGRAPH
COMPREHENSION-1
If x  axis is a tangent and y  axis is a normal to a parabola whose focus (10, 5) then
16. The vertex of parabola is

(A) (0, 0) (B) (12, 4) (C) (4, 12) (D) None of these
17. Equation of directrix is

(A) 2x  y  25  0 (B) 2x  y  25  0 (C) x  2y  25  0 (D) None of these
18 The length of latusrectum is ______

(A) 2 5 (B) 4 5 (C) 5 (D) None of these
INTEGER TYPE
19. A straight line is normal to both the parabolas y2 = x and x2 = y. if the distance of the origin from it is
k, then 4 2k is __________
DAY–13
SUBJECTIVE
1.   
If the normal at the point P at12 ,2at1 meets the parabola y 2  4ax again at at12 ,2at1 , prove that 
t 2  t1  2 t1 .
2.    
If the normals at points at12 ,2at1 and at 22 ,2at 2 on the parabola y 2  4ax meet on the parabola,
prove that t1t 2  2 .
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3. If the normal at (1, 2) on the parabola y 2  4x meets the parabola again at the point t 2 ,2t . Then  
find value of t.
4. The line lx  my  n  0 is a normal to the parabola y 2  4x  2y  3  0 y 2  4ax , then find the

condition
5. If the normal at P(18, 12) to the parabola y2 = 8x cuts it again at Q, show that 9PQ = 8010.
SINGLE CORRECT
6. ‘ t1 ’ and ‘ t 2 ’ are two points on the parabla y 2  4ax . If the focal chord joining them coincides with
the normal chord, then
(A) t1  t1  t 2   2  0 (B) t1  t 2  0 (C) t1t 2  1 (D) none of these
If (h, k) is a point on the axis of the parabola 2  x  1  2  y  1   x  y  2 

2 2 2
7. from where three
distinct normals may be drawn, then
(A) h  2 (B) h  4 (C) h  8 (D) h  8
8. If a,b,c are distinct positive real numbers such that the parabolas y 2  4ax and y 2  4c  x  b  will
have a common normal, then
b b b b
(A) 0  1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 1  2
ac ac ac ac
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9. Three normals drawn from any point to the parabola y 2  4ax cut the line x=2a in points whose
ordinates are in arithmetic progression. If the slopes of the normals be m1,m2 and m3 then
 m1  m3 
   is equal to
 m2  m2 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
10. Let the line lx + my = 1 cut the parabola y2 = 4ax in the points A and B. Normals at A and B meet at
point C. Normal form C other than these two meet the parabola at D then the coordinate of D are
 4am 4a   2am2 2a   4am2 4am 
(A) (a, 2a) (B)  2 ,  (C)  2 ,  (D)  2 , 
 l l   l l   l l 
 
11. The triangle formed by the tangent to the parabola y = x2 at the point whose abscissa is
x0 (x0  [1, 2]), the y-axis and the straight line y = x02 has the greatest area if x0 =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
12. The normals at three points P, Q, R of the parabola y2 = 4ax meet in (h, k).
The centroid of triangle P Q R lies on
(A) x = 0 (B) y = 0 (C) x = - a (D) y = a
13. The number of distinct normals that can be drawn from (–2, 1) to the parabola y 2  4x  2y  3  0
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
14. Three normals are drawn from a point (h, k) to the parabola y2 = 4ax, the slopes of the normals are
m1, m2 and m3. The true statement/s is/are
2a  h
(A) m1 + m2 + m3 = 0 (B) m1m2 + m2m3 + m3m1 =
a
k
(C) m1m2m3 =  (D) none of these
a
15. A normal drawn to parabola y 2  4ax meet the curve again at Q such that the angle subtended by
PQ at vertex is 90o then coordinates of P can be

(A) 8a,4 2a  (B)(8a, 4a) (C) (2a, -2 2a ) (D) (2a, 2 2a )
16. Let L be the normal to the parabola y 2  4x . If L passes through the point (9, 6), then L is given by
(A) y  x  3  0 (B) y  3x  33  0 (C) y  x  15  0 (D) y  2x  12  0
MATRIX MATCH
17. Normals are drawn at points P, Q and R lying on the parabola y2 = 4x which intersect at (3, 0). Then
Column-I Column-II
(A) Area of PQR (p) (5/2, 0)
(B) Radius of circumcircle of PQR (q) (2/3, 0)
(C) Centroid of PQR (r) 5/2
(D) Circumcentre of PQR (s) 2
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DAY–14
SUBJECTIVE
1. In the parabola y2 = 4ax, the tangent at the point P whose abscissa is equal to the latus rectum,
meets the axis in T and the normal at P cuts the parabola again in Q. Prove that PT : PQ = 4 : 5.
2. i) Find the shortest distance between the parabola, y2 = 4x and circle x2 + y2 – 24y + 128 = 0.
ii) Prove that the length of the intercept on the normal at the point (at2, 2at) made by the circle which
is described on the focal distance of the given point as diameter is a 1 t 2 .
iii) Three normals are drawn from the point (14, 7) to the curve y2 – 16x – 8y = 0. Find the
coordinates of the feet of the normals.
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3. The normal at P of the parabola y2 = 4ax whose focus is S meets it again at Q. If PQ subtends a
right angle at its vertex, show that PS = 1/3(SQ) = 3a.
4. Prove that the normals at the extremities of each of a series of parallel chords of a parabola intersect
on a fixed line itself normal to the parabola.
5. Three normal to y 2  4x pass through the point (15,12). Show that one of the normal is given by
y = x–3 and find the equations of the others.
6. Locus of a point P when the 3 normals drawn from it are such that area of the triangle formed by
their feet is constant.
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SINGLE CORRECT
7. If the normals from any point to the parabola y 2  4x cut the line x = 2 at points whose ordinates
are in A.P, then the slopes of tangents at the co-normal points are
(A) A.P (B) G.P (C) H.P (D) None
8. The point on the parabola y  x 2  7x  2 which is closest to the line y  3x  3 is

(A) (2, 8) (B) (2, –8) (C) (–2, 8) (D) (–2, –8)
9. If a normal to a parabola y 2  4ax make an angle  with its axis, then it will cut the curve again at
angle
1  1 
(A) tan1  2 tan   (B) tan1  tan   (C) cot 1  tan   (D) None
 2   2 
10. If the normal at 1,2  to the parabola y 2  4x meets the parabola again at t 2 ,2t then t   
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
11. The coordinates of the point on the parabola y 2  8x , which is at minimum distance from the circle
x 2   y  6   1 are:
2
(A) (2, –4) (B) (18, –12) (C) (2, 4) (D) none of these
If (h,k) is a point on the axis of parabola 2(x-1) 2 2  y  1   x  y  2  from where three distinct
2 2
12.
normals can be drawn, then
(A) h > 2 (B) h< 4 (C) h > 8 (D) h < 8
13. If the normals from any point to the parabola y 2  4x cut the line x = 2 in points whose ordinates
are in A.P. then the slopes of tangents at the co-normals points are in
(A) H.P (B) G.P. (C) A.P (D) None of these
14. If the normal drawn from the point on the axis of the parabola y 2  8ax whose distance from the
focus is 8a, and which is not parallel to either axis, makes an angle  with the axis of x, then  is
equal to
  
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
6 4 3
15. From a point sin ,cos  if three normals can be drawn to the parabola y 2  4ax then the value of
‘a’ belong to
1   1   1
(A)  ,1 (B)  ,0 (C) 0,  (D) 1,
 2   2   2 
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PARAGRAPH
COMPREHENSION-1
Form a point P(h, k), in general, three normals can be drawn to the parabola y2 = 4ax. If t1, t2, t3 are
the parameters associated with the feet of these normals, then t1, t2, t3 are the roots of the equation
at3 + (2a – h)t – k = 0. Moreover, from the line x = –a, two perpendicular tangents can be drawn to
the parabola.
16. If the tangents at the feet Q(at12, 2at1) and R(at22, 2a2) to the parabola meet on the line x = –a, then
t1, t2 are the roots of the equation
(A) t2 – t3t + 1 = 0 (B) t2 + t3t + 1 = 0 (C) t2 – t3t – 1 = 0 (D) t2 + t3t – 1 = 0
17. If the feet Q(at12, 2at1) and R(at22, 2at2) are the ends of a focal chord of the parabola, then the locus
of P(h, k) is
(A) y2 = a(x – 2a) (B) y2 = a(x – a) (C) y2 = a(x – 3a) (D) y2 = 3a(x – a)
18. If P(h, k) is a vertex of the square comprising normals to the parabola from P and tangents from the
directrix, then (h, k) is the same as
(A) (a, 0) (B) (2a, 0) (C) (3a, 0) (D) (4a, 0)
MATRIX MATCH
19. Match the following

Column I Column II
(A) Radius of the largest circle which passes through the focus of the
(p) 16
parabola y2 = 4x and contained in it is
(B) Two perpendicular tangents PA and PB are drawn to the parabola

(q) 5
y2 = 16x, then min AB is
(C) The shortest distance between y2 = 4x and y2 = 2x – 6 is d then d2 = (r) 8
(D) The harmonic mean of the segments of a focal chord of the parabola
(s) 4
y2 = 8x is
INTEGER TYPE
20. From the point (4, 0), three normals are drawn to the parabola y2 = 4x. If the area of the triangle
k
formed by the feet of the normals is k, then is __________
2
21. If the parabolas y 2  4c (x-d) and y 2  4ax have a common normal other then x-axis (a > 0, c > 0),
2c  d
then find the least integral value of
2a
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SUBJECTIVE
1. If the normals at P,Q,R of the parabola y 2  4ax meet in O and S be its focus, then prove that
SP.SQ.SR=a.  SO  .
2
2. Three normals are drawn from the point (c, 0) to the curve y 2  x . Show that c must be greater than
1/2. One normal is always the axis. Find c for which the other two normals are perpendicular to each
other.
3. Through the vertex ‘O’ of parabola y 2  4x , chords OP and OQ are drawn at right angles to one
another. Show that for all positions of P, PQ cuts the axis of the parabola at a fixed point. Also find
the locus of the middle point of PQ.
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4. From a point (4, 0) three distinct normals can be drawn to the parabola y2 = 8x. TRUE or FALSE ?
5. Algebraic sum of slopes of three con-current normals drawn to a parabola is zero.
SINGLE CORRECT
6. Minimum distance between the parabolas y 2  4x  8y  40  0 and x 2  8x  4y  40  0 is
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 2 2 (D) 2
7. If normals are drawn from a point P (h,k) to the parabola y 2  4ax then the sum of the intercepts
which the normal cut off from the axis of the parabola is
(A) (h + a) (B) 3 (h+a) (C) 2(h+a) (D) h + 2a

8. A focal chord of parabola y 2  4x is inclined at an angle of with positive x-direction, then the
4
slope of normal drawn at the ends of chord will satisfy the equation
(A) m2  2m  1  0 (B) m2  2m  1  0 (C) m2  1  0 (D) m2  2m  2  0
9. If the normals at three distinct points ( p2 , 2p , q2 ,2q and r 2 , 2r  of the parabola y 2  4x are
concurrent then
(A) p+r = 2q (B) p + r = q (C) p + 2q + 3r = 0 (D) p + q+ r = 0
Parabolas  y     4a9x   and  y     4a '  x   '  will have a common normal (other than the
2 2
10.
normal passing through vertex of parabola if
2 a  a ' 2  a  a; 2  a ' a  2  a ' a 
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 1
 '    '   '   '
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11. The locus of the point P(h,k) such that the slopes of three normals drawn to the parabola y 2  4ax
from P be connected by the relation tan1 m12  tan1 m22  tan1 m23   is
(A) x 2 tan   y2  2a (1-2tan  ) x+ a2 (3 tan   4 ) = 0
(B) x 2 tan   y2  2a 1  2 tan   x  a2  3 tan   4   0
(C) x 2 tan   y2  2a 1  2 tan   x  a2  3 tan   4   0
(D) x 2 tan   y2  2a 1  2 tan   x  a2  3 tan   4   0
12. If the chord of contact of tangents from a point P to the parabola y 2  4ax touches the parabola
x 2  4 by the locus of P is
(A) circle (B) parabola (C) ellipse (D) hyperbola
13. Assertion: If tangent and normal at any point P of parabola meet the axis in T and G respectively. A
circle is drawn taking TG as diameter. Then radius of circle is PS.
Reasoning: TPG is a right angle triangle and S is mid point of TS.
14. The tangent PT and the normal PN to the parabola y 2  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  2a
(A) vertex is  ,0  (B) directrix is x  0 (C) latus rectum is (D) focus is (a,0)
 3  3
MATRIX MATCH
15. Normals are drawn from point (4,1) to the parabola y 2  4x . The tangents at the feet of normals to
the parabola y 2  4x from a triangle ABC
COLUMN–1 COLUMN–2
The distance of focus of parabola y 2  4x from
(A) (P) 5/3
centroid of ABC is
The distance of focus of parabola y 2  4x from 10

(B) (Q)
orthocenter of ABC is 2
The distance of focus of parabola y 2  4x from 7
(C) (R)
circumcentre of ABC is 2
(D) Area of ABC is (S) 5

2
(T) 5
INTEGER TYPE
16. If the shortest distance between the curves y – 1 = x2, y = x – 1 be k, then 4 2k is ________
17. Let the maximum and minimum values of the areas of the triangles formed by x-axis, tangent and
normal at a point on the segment of parabola y  x2  1,1  x  3 be A 1 and A 2 respectively then

3A1  A 2 is equal to  then Integral part of
100
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DAY–16
Chord of contact, Chord with mid point
SUBJECTIVE
1. Find the mid–point of line joining the common points of the line 2x  3y  8  0 and y 2  8x .
2. Find the mid–point of the chord intercepted on the line 4x  3y  4  0 by the parabola y 2  8x .
Prove that the locus of the midpoint of any focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax is y 2  2ax  2a2 .
3. Find the equation of the chord of contact of the point (2,3) with respect to the parabola y 2  4x
And also find the points where the chord of contact meets the parabola y 2  4x  2y  3  0
4. Prove that the locus of the middle points of all chords of the parabola y2 = 4ax passing through the
vertex is the parabola y2 = 2ax.
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SINGLE CORRECT
5. The mid point of the chord 2x + y – 4 = 0 of the parabola y2 = 4x is

3 
(A)  1,
5
(C)  , 1 (D)  1,
5 3
(B)  , 1
 2  2  2   2 
6. If (a, b) is the midpoint of a chord passing through the vertex of the parabola y2 = 4x, then
(A) a = 2b (B) 2a = b (C) a2 = 2b (D) 2a = b2
7. If two distinct chords drawn from the point (4,4 ) on the parabola y 2  4ax are bisected on the line
y = mx, then the set of values of m is given by
1 2 1  2 
(A)  ,  (B) R (C) 0, (D) (-2, 2)
 2 2 
8. If we can draw three real and distinct chords from ( ,0 ),   0 the circle x 2  y 2  a2 which are
bisected by the parabola y 2  4ax,a  0 then
(A)   4a (B)   4a (C)   4a (D)   2a
9. If the locus of middle point of point of contact of tangent drawn to the parabola y 2  8x and foot of
perpendicular drawn from its focus to the tangent is a conic then length of latusrectum of this conic is
(A) 9/4 (B) 9 (C)18 (D)9/2
10. If two distinct chords of a parabola y2 = 4ax, passing through (a, 2a) are bisected on the line x + y =
1, then length of the latus–rectum can be
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 5
11. The locus of the midpoint of the focal distance of a variable point moving on the parabola y 2  4ax
is a parabola whose
(A) latus rectum is the half the latus rectum of the original parabola
a 
(B) vertex is  ,0 
2 
(C) directrix is y–axis
(D) focus has the coordinates  a,0 
12. The locus of the mid point of the focal radi of a variable point moving on the parabola, y 2  4ax is a
parabola whose
(A) Latus rectum is half the latus rectum of the original parabola
(B) Vertex is (a/2, 0)
(C) Directrix is y-axis
(D) Focus has the co-ordinates (a, 0)
13. If two distinct chords of a parabola y 2  4ax passing throught the point (a,2a) are bisected by line
x+y=1, then the length of the latus rectum can not be :
(A)2 (B)4 (C)5 (D)7
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MATRIX MATCH
14. Let P(, 0) be a variable point lying on the positive x-axis such that three secants can be drawn from
P to the circle x2 + y2 = 1, with property that each corresponding chord is bisected by the parabola
y2 = 4x.
Column – I Column – II
If A  (2, 2) and B  (3 + 5, 1), then minimum perimeter 74 5

(A) p.
of ABP 2
(B) If A  (2, 2) and B  (5, 11), then minimum area of ABP q. 2 + 5
(C) If   [a, b), then maximum value of b is r. 15  2 5  7  2 5
If a circle is drawn touch the circle x2 + y2 = 1, having the

(D) portion of x-axis containing the region of P as its chord, s. 12
then the radius of the circle is
DAY–17
Geometrical properties, Reflection properties & Misc
SUBJECTIVE
1. If incident from point (–1, 2) parallel to the axis of the parabola y 2  4x strikes the parabola than find
the equation of reflected ray.
2. If incident from point  3,4  parallel to y –axis, it strikes the parabola y 2  x then find the
equation of reflected ray.
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3. A ray of light is coming along the line y = b from the positive direction of X-axis strikes a concave
mirror whose intersection with the x-y plane is a parabola y 2  4ax . Find the equation of the
reflected ray and show that it passes through the focus of the parabola. Both a and b are positive.
4. The tangent and normal at P(t), for all real positive t, to the parabola y 2  4ax meet the axis of the
parabola in T and G respectively, then find the acute angle at which the tangent at P to the parabola
is inclined to the tangent at P to the circle passing through the points P,T and G.
5. Vertex of a parabola bisects the subtangent. TRUE or FALSE ?
SINGLE CORRECT
6. A rays of light moving parallel to the x-axis gets reflected from a parabolic mirror whose equation is
(y – 2)2 = 4(x + 1). After reflection, the ray must pass through the point
(A) (–2, 0) (B) (–1, 2) (C) (0, 2) (D) (2, 0)
7. A ray of light travels along the line y  4 and strikes the surface of a curves y 2  4  x  y  then
equation of the line along which reflected ray travel is
(A) x  0 (B) x  2 (C) x  y  4 (D) 2x  y  4
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8. The largest value of a for which the circle x 2  y2  a2 falls totally in the interior of the parabola
y 2  4  x  4  is
6
(A) 4 3 (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 2 3
7
9. The locus of the orthocenter of the triangle formed by tangents drawn to the parabola at three
distinct points is
(A) directrix of parabola (B) latusrectum of parabola
(C) circle (D) ellipse
10. P is a point which moves in the x-y plane such that the point P is nearer to the centre of a square
than any of the sides. The four vertices of the square are a,  a . The region in which P will move
is bounded by parts of parabola of which one has the equation
(A) y 2  a2  2ax (B) x 2  a2  2ay (C) y 2  2ax  a2 (D) x 2  a2  2ay
11. If C is a circle described on the focal chord of the parabola y 2  4x as diameter which is inclined at
an angle of 45o with the axis, then the
(A) radius of the circle is 2
(B) the centre of the circle is (3,2)
(C) the line x+1=0 touches the circle
(D) the circle x 2  y2  2x  6y  3  0 is orthogonal to C
MATRIX MATCH
12. If y = x+1 is axis of parabola, y + x = 4 is tangent of same parabola at its vertex and y = 2x + 3 is one
of its tangent, then
COLUMN – 1 COLUMN – 2
(A) If equation of directrix of parabola is ax + by – 29 = 0, then a+b = 0 (P) 9
a 2
(B) If length of latus rectum of parabola is where a and b are relatively (Q) 18
b
prime natural numbers, then a+b =
Let extremities of latus rectum are  a1,b1  and  a2 ,b2  , then

(C) (R) 23
a1  b1  a2  b2   (where [ . ] denote greatest integer function)
If equation of parabola is a (x-y + 1)2 = b(x+y-4) where a and b are

(D) (S) 37
relatively prime natural numbers then a + b
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS
13. A ray of light along the line y = 4 is reflected at a point on the parabola y2 = 4x. If the slope of the
reflected ray is k, then 3k is _______
Normal at P to the parabola 12x  5y  3   52  5x  12y  1 meets the line 12x  5y  3  0 at G

2
14.
perpendicular GN is drawn to SP ( S = focus) then NP = _____
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DAY–18
Geometrical properties, Reflection properties
SUBJECTIVE
1. Prove that on the axis of any parabola there is a certain point `k’ which has the property that, if a
1 1
chord PQ of paraboloa be drawn through it, then 2
 is the same for all positions of the
PK QK 2
chord.
2. Subnormal of a parabola is equal to its latusrectum. TRUE or FALSE ?
3. Circle with focal radius of a point on parabola as diameter touches the tangent drawn at the vertex of
the parabola.
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4. Directrix of a parabola is the tangent of a circle drawn its focal chord as diameter.
SINGLE CORRECT
5. The orthocenter of a triangle formed by tangents to the parabola y 2  4ax at t1,t 2 ,t 3 lies on
(A) Axis (B) Directrix
(C) Tangent at the vertex (D) None of these
6. The circle with focal chord as diameter touches.

(A) Directrix (B) Tangent at the vertex
(C) Latus rectum (D) cannot say
7. The circle with focal radii as diameter touches

(A) Directrix (B) Tangent at the vertex
(C) Latus rectum (D) cannot say
8. The equation of directrix of the curve C is

(A) 16x + 9y = 53 (B)16x + 12y + 53 = 0 (C) 16x + 12y = 53 (D) 16x + 9y-53=0
9. A quadrilateral is inscribed in a parabola, then

(A) quadrilateral may be cyclic
(B) diagonals of the quadrilateral may be equal
(C) all possible pairs of adjacent sides may be perpendicular
(D) None of these
PARAGRAPH
Passage – 1
The equation of the curve represented by C = 9x 2  24xy  16y 2  20x  15y  60  0 , then
10. The locus of the curve C given in above statement is

(A) a circle (B) a pair of straight lines
(C) a parabola (D) an ellipse
11. The equation of the axis of the curve C is

(A) x = 4y (B) 3x y (C) 3x = -4y (D) 3x = 4y
2 2 2
12. The orthocenter of triangle formed by y  m1x  , y  m2 x  & y  m3 x  is  h,k 
m1 m2 m3
then h  ______ .
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DAY–19
Miscellaneous
SUBJECTIVE
1. A double ordinate of the curve y2 = 4px is of length 8p; prove that the lines from the vertex to its two
ends are at right angles.
SINGLE CORRECT
2. The slope of the line which belongs to family of these (1+  ) x + (  -1) y+2(1-  )=0 and makes
shortest intercept on x 2  4y  4
(A) 3 (B)1 (C)0 (D)2
3. If A & B are points on the parabola y 2  4ax with vertex O such that OA perpendicular to OB &
r14 / 3r24 / 3
having lengths r1 & r2 respectively, then the value of is
r12 / 3  r22 / 3
(A) 16a2 (B) a2 (C)4a (D) None of these
4. Variable circle is described to pass through point (1,0) and tangent to the curve y = tan tan1 x .  
The locus of the centre of the circle is a parabola whose :
(A) length of the latus rectum is 2 2 (B) axis of symmetry has the equation x + y = 1
(C) vertex has the co-ordinates (3/4, ¼) (D) None of these
PARAGRAPH
Comprehension-1
If (2, 3) is the focus of a parabola which touches both coordinates axes.
5. The equation of directrix of parabola is _________

(A) 2x  3y  0 (B) 3x  2y  0 (C) x  2y  0 (D) None of these
6. The vertex of parabola is _________

 3  8 27   27 8 
(A)  1,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D) None of these
 2   13 13   13 13 
7. The length of Latusrectum is__________

24 12
(A) 2 5 (B) (C) (D) None of these
13 13
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MATRIX MATCH
8. A triangle ABC is inscribed in the parabola y2=4x with A as vertex and the orthocenter of the triangle
as the focus of the parabola
Column I Column II
The distance of the centroid of the triangle from the vertex A is
(A) (p) 1
not more than
The distance of the circumcenter of the triangle from the vertex
(B) (q) 2
A is more than
The distance of the incenter of the triangle from the vertex A is
(C) (r) 3
not less than
Distance between the incenter and the circum center of the
(D) (s) 4
triangle is less than
(t) 5
9. A double ordinate of the parabola y2 = 4ax has the length 8a. The angle it subtends at the vertex be

, then k is __________
k
10. Consider two concentric circles c1 : x 2  y2  1 and c 2 : x 2  y 2  4 . A parabola is drawn through the
points where "c1 " meets the x  axis and having arbitary tangent of " c 2 " as its directrix. The locus
of focus of drawn parabola is conic then its length of semi major axis of conic is ___________
11. 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 are the points of intersection of C with the line y = –5, then the
distance between A and B is
12. A chord is drawn from a point P (1, t) to the parabola y 2  4x which cuts the parabola at A and B. If
PA.PB = 3 |t|, then the maximum value of t is equal to
DAY–20
Miscellaneous
SUBJECTIVE
1. Tangents are drawn at the points, where the line lx + my + n = 0 is intersected by the parabola
y2 = 4x. Find point of intersection of tangents.
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2. Prove that the area of the triangle formed by the tangents drawn from (x1, y1) to y2 = 4x and their
(y 2  4ax1 )3 / 2
chord of contact is 1 .
2a
3. The tangent at the point P(x1, y1) to the parabola y2 = 4ax meets the parabola y2 = 4a(x + b) at Q and
R. Then find mid point of QR.
SINGLE CORRECT
4. The mirror image of the parabola y 2  4x in the tangent to the parabola at the point (1,2) is
(A)  x  1  4  y  1 (B)  x  1  4  y  1 (C)  x  1  4  y  1 (D)  x  1  4  y  1
2 2 2 2
5. The circle x 2  y2  5 meets the parabola y 2  4x at P and Q. Then the length PQ is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 2 2 (C) 4 (D) none of these
2
6. A tangent to the parabola y = 4ax meets the x-axis in T and the tangent at the vertex A in P, If
TAPQ is a rectangle, then the locus of Q is
(A) y2 = 2ax (B) y2 = –ax (C) y2 = ax (D) x2 = –ay
The parabola y 2  4x and the circle  x  6   y2  r 2 with have no common tangent if `r’ is equal to
2
7.
(A) r  20 (B) r  20 (C) r  18 (D) r   20, 28 
8. Radius of circle touching parabola y 2  x at (1,1) and having directrix of y 2  x as its normal is
1 3 5 5 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 4
9. Equation of the circle of minimum radius which touches both the paraboloas y = x 2  2x  4 and
x = y 2  2y  4 is
(A) 2x 2  2y 2  11x  11y  13  0 (B) 4x 2  4y2  11x  11y  13  0
(C) 3x 2  3y 2  11x  11y  13  0 (D) x 2  y2  11x  11y  13  0
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PARAGRAPH TYPE
Comprehension–1
Let a,r,s,t be nonzero real numbers. Let P at , 2at  , Q,R ar , 2ar  and S  as , 2as be distinct points on
2 2 2
the parabola y 2  4ax . Suppose that PQ is the focal chord and lines QR and PK are parallel, where K is the
point (2a,0)
10. The value of r is

1 t2  1 1 t2  1
(A)  (B) (C) (D)
t t t t
11. If st = 1, then the tangent at P and the normal at S to the parabola meet at a point whose ordinate is
t       
2 2 2 2
2
1 a t2  1 a t2  1 a t2  2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2t 3 2t 3 t3 t3
MATCHING TYPE
12. Let A( t1 ),B  t 2  , C  t3  be three points on the parabola y 2  4ax . If the orthocenter of the triangle
ABC is the focus S of the parabola. Let r, R,G & O be the inradius, circumradius, centroid &
circumcentre respectively. then
COLUMN – 1 COLUMN – 2
(A) t t 1 2 = (P) 9
1
(B) t t 1 2
  t1t 2 t3  0  (Q) 15
(C) If A is the vertex then the value of GA. OA = (R) 5

(D) If A is the vertex then the value of r R = (S) 1
INTEGER TYPE
13. If the vertex is (2, 0) and the extremities of the latus rectum of a parabola are (3, 2) and (3, –2) the
parabola be y2 = 4x – k, then k is __________
DAY–21
MISCELLANEOUS
SUBJECTIVE
1. Tangents to the parabola at the extremities of a common chord AB of the circle x 2  y2  5 and the
parabola y 2  4x intersect at the point T. A square ABCD is constructed on the chord lying inside
2
the parabola then find the value of  TC    TD  
2 2
 
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2. Tangents are drawn from any point on the line x + 4a = 0, to the parabola y2 = 4ax. Prove that their
chord of contact will subtend a right angle at the vertex.
3. Chord of contact of the parabola y2 = 4(x + 2) drawn from any point on the line x + 3 = 0 passes
through the point (–1, 0). TRUE or FALSE ?
SINGLE CORRECT
4. Consider the two curves C1 : y 2  4x , C2 : x2  y2  6x  1  0 then:

(A) C1 and C2 touch each other only at one point
(B) C1 and C2 touch each other exactly at two points
(C) C1 and C2 intersect (but do not touch) at exactly two points
(D) C1 and C2 neither intersect nor touch each other
5. The common tangents 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
6. Consider the parabola y 2  4ax and x 2  4by . The straight line b1/ 3 y  a1/ 3 x  a 2 / 3 b2 / 3  0
(A) Touches y 2  4ax (B)Touches x 2  4by
(C) Intersects both parabolas in real points (D) Touches first and intersects other
7. Consider the circle C : x 2  y 2  6y  4  0 and the parabola P : y 2  x then :

(A) the number of common tangents to C and P is 3
(B) the number of common tangents to C and P is 2
(C) x-2y+1=0 is one of the common tangents
(D) x +2y+1=0 is also one of the common tangents.
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PARAGRAPH TYPE
Comprehension-1
Consider the circle x 2  y2  9 and the parabola y 2  8x . They intersect at P and Q in the first and the
fourth quadrants, respectively. Tangents to the circle at P and Q intersect the x-axis at R and tangents to the
parabola at P and Q intersect the x-axis at S.
8. The ratio of the areas of the triangles PQS and PQR is

(A) 1: 2 (B)1:2 (C)1:4 (D)1:8
9. The radius of the circumcircle of the triangle PRS is

(A) 5 (B) 3 3 (C) 3 2 (D) 2 3
10. The radius of the incircle of the triangle PQR is

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 8/3 (D) 2
Comprehension–2
AB2 AB3
ABC is a right angled triangle with B  900 and P  2
 3
 ....  . Let x2 + y2 = 1 and y2 – 8x + 16 = 0
AC AC
be the equations of a circle and parabola respectively.
AB
11. If P = shortest distance between circle and parabola, then is equal to
AC
 5  1 5 1 5 2
(A) 
 2 
(B) (C) (D) Both (A) & (B) are correct
  2 2
AB
12. If exp (P ln 2) = distance between the center of the circle and the focus of parabola. Then can
AC
be equal to
1  17 1  17 2  17
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3 1
2 2 2
13. D, E are the two points on the circle and the parabola such that, the distance between them is
minimum. Let T is mid point of DE. Then area of TFG (where F & G are the points of intersection
of circle and Y-axis)
3 9
(A) sq.unit (B) 2 sq.unit (C) sq.unit (D) 3 sq.units
2 2
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ANSWERS & KEY
PARABOLA
DAY–3
SUBJECTIVE
 6x  7y  5  bx  ay  ab 
2 2
2 2 2 2
1. (a) (x – 3) + (y + 4) = (b) (x – a) + (y – b) =
85 a2  b2
2. (a) Vertex: (4, 9/2), Focus: (4, 4), axis: x = 4, Directrix: y = 5, Latus rectum: 2
a
(b) Vertex: (a, ), Focus: (a, 0), axis: x = a, Directrix: y = a, Latus rectum: 2a
2
7
(c) Vertex: (1, 2), Focus: (1, 9/4), axis: x = 1, Directrix: y = , Latus rectum: 1
4
3. x 2  4x  2y  10  0
SINGLE CORRECT
4. D 5. D 6. C 7. C
8. B
9. BC 10. AD 11. AD 12. AC
DAY–4
SUBJECTIVE
1. (a) Vertex: (–5/2, 3/2), Focus: (7/4, 3/2), Directrix: x = –7/4
(b) Vertex: (–1, 2), Focus: (0, 2), Directrix: x = –2
(c) Vertex: (3, 4), Focus: (13/4, 4), axis: y = 4, Directrix: x = 11/4
2. 7x 2  4xy  7y 2  26x  10y  10  0
3. x 2  y2  4xy  2x  2y  0
SINGLE CORRECT
5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C
9. AC
MATCHING TYPE
10. A  R; B  P; C  R,S; D  P,Q,S
DAY–5
SINGLE CORRECT
3. A 4. C 5. C 6. C
7. AB 8. AB 9. AB 10. AC
11. AC
PARAGRAPH
12. D 13. B 14. C
SP-WB-MA(VII)-69
DAY–6
SINGLE CORRECT
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A
5. D 6. D 7. A
PARAGRAPH
8. D 9. B
INTEGER
10. 1
DAY–7
SUBJECTIVE
3. (i) (28, 14) (ii) (3a, 23 a); (3a, –23 a)
SINGLE CORRECT
4. B 5. C
6. AB
MATCHING TYPE
7. A  r; B  s; C  p, D  q
DAY–8
SUBJECTIVE
1.(a) y = bx (b) x = a/c
(c) y = ad (d) y = (x  a) tan 2a
(e) y2 = x(2a + x) (f) (2 – 1)x2 + 2y2 – 2a2x + a2 = 0
2. y    x  2a 
SINGLE CORRECT
3. D 4. B
5. AB 6. ABCD
PARAGRAPH
7. A 8. A 9. B
DAY–9
SUBJECTIVE
1. (–1, 0) 2. 30 sq.units
3.  y  1 2
 x  1  4  0 4. TRUE
SINGLE CORRECT
5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B
PARAGRAPH
9. B 10. A 11. A
INTEGER TYPE
12. 4
SP-WB-MA(VII)-70
DAY–10
SINGLE CORRECT
2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. C
8. AD 9. BCD 10. AC
DAY–11
SINGLE CORRECT
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A
PARAGRAPH
5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D
DAY–12
SUBJECTIVE
1. 15 5
2. Tangent is 2x  2y  3  0 , Normal is 2x  2y  9  0
3. Tangent is x  2y  1  0 , Normal is 4x  2y  19  0

4. 
2
SINGLE CORRECT
5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C
9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D
13. ACD 14. AC 15. BD
PARAGRAPH
16. B 17. A 18. B
INTEGER TYPE
19. 3
DAY–13
SUBJECTIVE
3. t  3 4. al3  2alm2  m2n  0
SINGLE CORRECT
6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A
10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B
14. ABC 15. CD 16. ABD
MATCHING TYPE
17. A  s; B  r; C  q; D  p
SP-WB-MA(VII)-71
DAY–14
SUBJECTIVE
2. (iii)  0,0  ,  8,16  and  3, 4  6. y = –4x + 72 ; y = 3x – 33
SINGLE CORRECT
7. B 8. B 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. B 14. C
15. BC
PARAGRAPH
16. D 17. C 18. C
MATCHING TYPE
19. A  s; B  p; C  q; D  s
INTEGER TYPE
20. 4 21. 1
DAY–15
SUBJECTIVE
2. 3/4 3. y 2  2x  8 4. FALSE 5. TRUE

SINGLE CORRECT
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D
10. A 11. A 12. D 13. A
14. AD
MATCHING TYPE
15. A  P, B  T, C  Q, D  S
INTEGER TYPE
16. 6 17. 9
DAY–16
SUBJECTIVE
5 
1.  5,6  2.  4 ,3  3. 2x  3y  4  0 and 1,2  ,  4,4 
 
SINGLE CORRECT
5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B
9. B
10. AB 11. BD 12. ABCD 13. BCD
MATCHING TYPE
14. A  r; B  s; C  q; D  p
SP-WB-MA(VII)-72
DAY–17
SUBJECTIVE
1. x 1 0 2. 4 3x  11y  3  0
3.   
(y – b) 4a2  b2   4ax  b2  4. tan1 t
5. TRUE
SINGLE CORRECT
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A
10. ABCD 11. AC
MATCHING TYPE
12. A  Q, B  R, C  P, D  S
INTEGER TYPE
13. 4 14. 2
DAY–18
SUBJECTIVE
2. FALSE 3. TRUE 4. TRUE
SINGLE CORRECT
5. A 6. A 7. B 8. B
9. AB
PARAGRAPH
10. C 11. D
INTEGER TYPE
12. 2
DAY–19
SINGLE CORRECT
2. C 3. A
4. BC
PARAGRAPH
5. B 6. B 7. B
MATCHING TYPE
8. A  s,t; B  p, q, r, s; C  p, q, r; D  q, r, s, t
INTEGER TYPE
9. 2 10. 4 11. 4 12. 4
SP-WB-MA(VII)-73
DAY–20
SUBJECTIVE
 n 2m   y12  2a  x1  b  
1.  l , l  3.  , y1 
   2a 
 
SINGLE CORRECT
4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B
8. D 9. B
PARAGRAPH TYPE
10. D 11. B
MATCHING TYPE
12. A  R, B  S, C  Q, D  P
INTEGER TYPE
13. 8
DAY–21
SUBJECTIVE
1. 6400 3. TRUE
SINGLE CORRECT
4. B 5. D
6. AB 7. AC
PARAGRAPH TYPE
8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. D 13. A

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PARABOLA (Advanced)

1. Find the equation of the parabola with:

2. Find the vertex, axis, focus, directrix, latusrectrum of following parabolas:

SI Let the parabola be y an2 bn c

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

9. The parabola x 2  2x  4y  0 has

12. Ay 2  By  Cx  D  0 ,  ABC  0  be the equation of a parabola, then

1. Find the vertex, focus and directrix of the parabolas:

5. The curve described parametrically by x  t 2  t  1 , y  t 2  t  1 represents:

8. The vertex of the parabola y2 = 4(a – a)(x – a) is

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

10. Match the following

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

12. The length of smallest focal chord of C is

13. The curve C is symmetric about the line

14. Coordinates of the vertex of curve C is

2. Consider a parabola x 2  4y and the point F(0,1) Let

(A) x 2  y (B) y 2  2 x (C) y 2  x (D) x 2  2 y

6. The number of common chords of the parabolas x  y2  6y  11 and y  x 2  6y  1 are

8. If chord PQ subtends an angle  at the vertex of y2 = 4ax, then tan  =

4. Equation of the tangent to y 2  8x inclined at an angle 30 to the axis is

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

7. Consider the parabola  x  1   y  2  

(D) Line about which parabola is symmetrical s. 2x  10y  1  0

c) cot 1  cot 2 is constant (=d) d) 1  2 is constant (=2a)

e) tan2 1  tan2 2 is constant (=) f) cos 1 cos 2 is constant (=)

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

7. If a = 2, then the value of c is

8. If (1, 1) is point of contact then a is

9. If c = 2, then point of contact is

7. The circle x 2  y2  2x  0 ,   R , touches the parabola y 2  4x externally. Then

9. The radius of circle when a attains its maximum value

7. If a1x  by  c  0 and a2 x  by  c  0 are two tangents to the parabola y 2  8a (x-2a), then

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

1. The equation of the common tangent to the parabolas y2 = 32x and

5. The equation of tangent at vertex is

6. Length of latus rectum of the parabola is

8. Extremities of latus rectum of P are

5. If 2x + y + k = 0 is a normal to the parabola y2 = –8x, then the value of k is

10. The shortest distance between the parabolas 2y 2  2x  1 , 2x 2  2y  1 is

11. Length of shortest normal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax is

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

14. If the normal at P(1,2) to the parabola y 2  4x cuts it again at Q, then

16. The vertex of parabola is

17. Equation of directrix is

18 The length of latusrectum is ______

4. The line lx  my  n  0 is a normal to the parabola y 2  4x  2y  3  0 y 2  4ax , then find the

If (h, k) is a point on the axis of the parabola 2  x  1  2  y  1   x  y  2 

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

(B) Radius of circumcircle of PQR (q) (2/3, 0)

(C) Centroid of PQR (r) 5/2

(D) Circumcentre of PQR (s) 2

8. The point on the parabola y  x 2  7x  2 which is closest to the line y  3x  3 is

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

19. Match the following

(B) Two perpendicular tangents PA and PB are drawn to the parabola

(C) The shortest distance between y2 = 4x and y2 = 2x – 6 is d then d2 = (r) 8

5. Algebraic sum of slopes of three con-current normals drawn to a parabola is zero.

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

The distance of focus of parabola y 2  4x from 10

(D) Area of ABC is (S) 5

5. The mid point of the chord 2x + y – 4 = 0 of the parabola y2 = 4x is