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Q.

If two tangents drawn from the point P to the parabola y2=4x are at right angles, then the locus of P is

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a

x=1

b

2x+1=0

c

x=1

d

2x1=0

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Let y=mx+1m be any tangent to y2=4x

Let p(x1,y1) be the point of intersection 

y1=mx1+1mx1m2y1m+1=0 which is a quadratic equation in m.

If m1,m2 are the slopes of the two tangents then  m1,m2 are the roots of the equation since the tangents are perpendiculars m1,m2=1

1x1=1x1+1=0

locus of p(x1y1) is x+1=0x=1

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If two tangents drawn from the point P to the parabola y2=4x are at right angles, then the locus of P is