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2 months agoContributor-Level 10
Since lies on
Now, normal at is ,
which passes through
So,
Also,
(From (i) and (ii)
Thus,
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
27. Since the parabola is symmetric with respect to y-axis and has vertex (0, 0)
The equation in of the form x3 = 4ay or x2 = 4ay.
The parabola passes through (5, 2) which lies on the 1st quadrant
? The equation of parabola is of the form,
x2 = 4ay
Putting x = 5 and y = 2,
(5)2 = 4 (a) (2)
25 = 8a
a =
? The equation of the parabola is,
x2 = 4ay
2x2 = 25y
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
26. Since the axis of parabola is x-axis,
The equation parabola is either y2 = 4ax or y2 = 4ax.
Also it passes through (2, 3) which lies in the first quadrant.
So the equation is,
y2= 4ax
Putting x = 2 and y = 3, we set
(3)2 = 4 (a) (2)
a =
? The equation of parabola is y2 = 4
y2 =
2y2 = 9x
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
25. Focus (-2, 0) lies on x-axis and the x-Co-ordinate is negative.
The equation must be, y2 = 4ax
Co-ordinate of focus = (–a, 0) = (–2, 0)
–a = –2
a = 2
? Equation of a parabola is,
y2 = –4 (2)x
y2 = –8x
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
24. Since the focus (3, 0) lies on the x-axis, the x-axis is the axis of parabola.
Hence the equation is either y2 = 4ax or y2 = –4ax
Since the focus has positive x co-ordinate,
The equation must be y2 = 4ax
Co-ordinate of focus (a, 0) = (3, 0)
a = 3
? The equation is given by
y2 = 4 (3)x
y2 = 12x
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
23. Since the focus (0, –3) lies on the y–axis, the y–axis is the axis of parabola.
Hence the equation is either x2 = 4ay or x2 = –4ay
Since the directrix is y = 3 and the forces (0, –3) has negative y Co–ordinate.
The equation must be
x2 = –4ay
Co–ordinate of focus = (0, –a)
(0, –a) = (0, –3)
–a = –3
a = 3
? Equation of parabola is
x2 = –4ay
x2 = –4 (3)y
x2 = –12y
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
22. Since the focus (6, 0) lien on the x–axis, the x–axis is the axis of parabola
Hence the equation is either y2 = 4ax or y2 = –4ax
Since the directrix is x = –6 and the focus (6, 0) has positive x – Coordinate,
The equation must be y2 = 4ax
with a = 6
Hence, equation of parabola is,
y2 = 4ax
y2 = 4 (6)x
y2 = 24x
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 10
18. y2 = –4ax
Comparing with the given equation y2 = –8x
We get,
–4ax = –8x
a =
? Co–ordinates of focus is (–0, 0) = (–2, 0)
Axis of Parabola : x-axis.
Equation of directrix is,
x = a
x = 2
Length of latus rectum =4a
= 4 * 2 = 8
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