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Q.

 If the chord of contact of tangents from a point P to the  parabola y2=4ax touches the parabola x2=4by, then the  locus of P is 

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a

xy=ab

b

xy=2ab

c

xy=2ab

d

xy=ab

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

 The chord of contact of the parabola y2=4ax w.r.t. point Px1,y1 is 

yy1=2ax+x1-------(1)

 This line touches the parabola x2=4by . 

 Solving (1) with parabola, we have 

x2=4b2ay1x+x1

 or  y1x28abx8abx1=0

According to the question, this equation must have equal roots.
Therefore, D = 0

 or     64a2b2+32abx1y1=0 or     x1y1=2ab or xy=2ab

which is the required locus.

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