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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
Equation of tangent of P (2cosθ, sinθ) is
(cosθ)x + (2sinθ)y = 4
Solving equation of tangent with equation of tangents at major axis ends, i.e. x = -2 and x = 2
For point 'B' (at x=-2):
-2cosθ + 2sinθ y = 4 ⇒ y = (2+cosθ)/sinθ
B (-2, (2+cosθ)/sinθ)
For point 'C' (at x=2):
2cosθ + 2sinθ y = 4 ⇒ y = (2-cosθ)/sinθ
C (2, (2-cosθ)/sinθ)
Now BC is the diameter of circle
Equation of circle: (x+2) (x-2) + (y - (2+cosθ)/sinθ) (y - (2-cosθ)/sinθ) = 0
x²-4 + y² - (4/sinθ)y + (4-cos²θ)/sin²θ = 0
Check if (√3, 0) satisfies this:
(√3)²-4 + 0 - 0 + (4-cos²θ)/sin²θ = -1 + (3+sin²θ)/sin²θ = -1 + 3/sin²θ + 1 = 3/sin²
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
= 2 cos2 θ + 2 sin2 θ + 6 sin q + 45
= 6 sin θ + 47
for maximum of PA2 + PB2, sin θ = 1
then P (1, 2)
Hence P, A & B will lie on a straight line.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
x2 + y2 = 36 ……(i)
y2 = 9x .(ii)
Solving (i) & (ii)
x2 + 9x – 36 = 0
(x + 12) (x – 3) = 0
x = 3
Let
Required area =
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
k = at ……… (ii)
From (i) & (ii)
Equation of directrix x – a/2 = -a/2-> x = 0

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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
all i = 1, 2, 3
Case 1 7 one's and two zeroes which can occur in 
Case 2 One 2 three 1's five zeroes =
total such matrices = 504 + 36 = 540
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
y = x2 + 4
x2 = y – 4
y = 4x – 1
Hence the closest point becomes at t = 4 is (2, 8)
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
A tangent to y2 = 4x is x – ty + t2 = 0
(3 + t2)2 = 9 (1 + t2)
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