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Statement (I) :The  normal at a point P on the parabola y2=4x  meets the x-axis at Q. If M is the mid point of the line segment PQ, then the locus of M is another parabola whose vertex is at the focus of the given parabola. 
Statement (II) : The tangent at a point P on the parabola y2=4x  meets the x--axis at Q. If R is the mid point of PQ, then the locus of R is the tangent at the vertex of the parabola. 
 

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a

Statement I true, statement II true and statement –II is the correct explanation of statement I

b

Statement I is true, statement II is true, statement II not the correct explanation of statement I

c

Statement I is false, statement II is true

d

Statement I  is true, statement II is false

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Normal at the point  P(m2,2m) on the parabola y2=4xisy=mx2mm3  which meet the x-axis at  Q(2+m2,0).
Coordinates of M are  (1+m2,m)=(x,y)
Locus of M is y2=x1  which is a parabola with vertex (1, 0), the focus of the parabola  y2=4x. Thus statement-1 is true. 
Next, tangent at a point P(t2,2t)  on the parabola y2=4x  is ty=x+t2  which meets the x-axis at Q(t2,0)  coordinates of R are (0, t) = (x, y)
Locus of R is x = 0, the tangent at the vertex of parabola y2=4x.  So statement – II is also true but does not lead to statement - I
 

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