PARABOLA QUIZ - 3

One or more options correct type: (+4, –1) Time: 60 Mints.

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1. If the tangent drawn at point (t , 2t) to the parabola y = 4x is the same as the normal at the point
 
5 cos ,2 sin  on the ellipse 4x 2  5y 2  20 than.

(A)   cos1 1 5  (B) cos1 1 5   (C) t = 2 5 (D) t = 1 5

A chord is drawn from a point A 1,   to the parabola y  4x which cuts the parabola at P and Q
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2.
such that AP. AQ= 3  , then ' ' can take the values
(A) 1 (B)3 (C) 8 (D) 4
PQ is a double ordinate of the parabola y  4ax . If the normal at P intersect the line passing through
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3.
Q and parallel to x -axis at G, then locus of G is a parabola with
(A) vertex at (4 a , 0) (B) focus at (5a, 0)
(C) directrix as the line x  3a  0 (D) length of latus rectum  4a
Which of the following line can be normal to the parabola y  12 x ?
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4.
(A) x  y  9  0 (B) 2 x  y  2  0 (C) 2 x  y  36  0 (D) 3 x  y  72  0
5. Which of the following line can be tangent to the parabola y 2  8 x ?
(A) x  y  2  0 (B) 9 x  3 y  2  0 (C) x  2 y  8  0 (D) x  3 y  12  0

Single options correct: (+3, –1)

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6. If two distinct chords of a parabola y = 4ax, passing through (a, 2a) are bisected on the line x + y=1, then
length of the latus rectum can be
(A) 6 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 5
7. A line L passing through the focus of the parabola y  4  x  1 intersects the parabola in two distinct points. If
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m is the slope of the line L, then

(A) -1 < m < 1 (B) m < -1 or m >1 (C) m  R (D) none
x2  3  
8. The curve y   x  sin2 x  sin2   x  is symmetric w.r.t. line having equation
2  2 
(A) x + y + 1 = 0 (B) y + 2 (C) x + 1 = 0 (D) x – 1 = 0
9. Consider the parabola y  4x. A   4,  4  and B   9,6  be two fixed points on the parabola. Let “C” be a
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moving point on the parabola between A and B such that the area of the triangle ABC is maximum, then
coordinate of “C” is
(A) 1 4,1 (B) (4, -4) 
(C) 3,2 3  
(D) 3,  2 3 
P, Q, R are the feet of normals drawn to a parabola  y  3  = 8  x  2  . A circle cut the above parabola in pts P,
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10.
Q, R and S. Then this circle always passes through the point
(A) (2, 3) (B) (3, 2) (C) (0, 3) (D) (2, 0)

Paragraph Type: (+3, –1)

A normal to the parabola at a point A on the parabola whose equation is y2= 2013 x cuts the axis of x
at N. AN is produced to the point B such that NB  AN / 2. now answer the following question.
11. If two more normal’s to the parabola y 2  2013x pass through B, then they are
(A) coincident (B) inclined at  4 (C) inclined at  6 (D) inclined at  2
If C is a point on the parabola y  2013x such that OCN   2 (O being origin), then projection
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12.
CN on x -axis is equal to
(A) 2013 (B) 2013 2 (C) 4026 (D) none
If the normals through any point of the parabola y  2013x , cut the line 2x -2013 = 0, in points
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whose ordinates are in AP, then the slopes of these normals are in
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none

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PARABOLA QUIZ-3

Integer Type:(+4, -1)

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14. The point (8, 8) is one extremity of focal chord of parabola y = 8x, then (length of this focal chord) =
25
2 2 2
15. If the normal to the parabola y = 4ax at the point (at , 2at) cuts the parabola again at (aT , 2aT), then minimum
2
value of T is
2 2
16. The slope of the line touching both the parabolas y = 4x and x =  32y is p then 4p is equal to

17. The tangent to the parabola y  x 2  6 at the point P (1, 7) touches the circle x 2  y 2  16x  12y  c  0
then c – 90 is equal to
Abscissa of two points P & Q on parabola y  8 x are roots of equation x 2  17 x  11  0. Let
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18.
tangents at P & Q meet at point T, then distance of T from the focus of parabola is
The chord AC of the parabola y  4ax subtends an angle of 90 o at points B & D on the parabola. If
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19.
t 2  t4
points A, B, C and D are represented by ( ati2 , 2ati ), i  1, 2,3, 4 respectively, then the value of =
t1  t3

Matrix Match Type:(+2,-0)

20. Match the following columns:

Column – I Column – II
(A) The number of tangent(s) to the parabola y2 = 8x through (2, 1) is (P) 3
(B) If PSQ is the focal chord of the parabola y2 = 8x such that SP = 6 then (Q) 4
the length of SQ is
(C) If 2x + y + k = 0 is a normal to the parabola y2 = - 8x, then the k = (R) 0
(D) If the line x – 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola y2 – kx + 8 = 0, then (S) 24
one of the values of k is
(T) none

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