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If the normal at t1 on the parabola y2= 4ax meets the curve again at a point t2 then show that t2=t12t1

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The equation to the normal at t1 on the parabola y2 = 4ax is
y+xt1=2at1+at1 3 ...(1)
If (1) passes through at22,2at2 then
2at2+at22t1=2at1+at132t2t1=t1t12t222=t1t1+t22t1=t1+t2t2=t12t1

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If the normal at t1 on the parabola y2= 4ax meets the curve again at a point t2 then show that t2=−t1−2t1