Length of the shortest normal chord of parabola $y^{2} = 4 a x$ is

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$a \sqrt{27}$

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$3 a \sqrt{3}$

$2 a \sqrt{27}$

answer is C.

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$A (a t_{1}^{2}, 2 a t_{1}) B (a t_{2}^{2}, 2 a t_{2}) A B^{2} = {[a^{2} (t_{1}^{2} - t_{2}^{2})]}^{2} + 4 a^{2} {(t_{1} - t_{2})}^{2} = a^{2} {(t_{1} - t_{2})}^{2} [{(t_{1} + t_{2})}^{2} + 4] = a^{2} {[t_{1} + t_{1} + \frac{2}{t_{1}}]}^{2} [\frac{4}{t_{1}^{2}} + 4] = \frac{16 a^{2} {(1 + t_{1}^{2})}^{3}}{t_{1}^{4}}$
For maximum (or) minimum
$f_{(t)}^{1} = 0$
$= 16 a^{2} [\frac{t_{1}^{4} [3 {(1 + t_{1}^{2})}^{2} .2 t_{1}] - {(1 + t_{1}^{2})}^{3} 4 t_{1}^{3}}{t_{1}^{8}}] = 0$
$t_{1} = \sqrt{2}$ is point of minima
${(A B)}_{\min} = \frac{4 a}{2} {(1 + 2)}^{3 / 2} = 2 a \sqrt{27}$ units.