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Q.

The equation of the director circle to the parabola y2=4ax is 

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a

x-a=0

b

x+c=0

c

x+a=0

d

x+b=0

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The equations of tangents at P and Q are yt1=x+at12 and yt2=x+at2

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The point of intersection of these tangents is 

at1t2,at1+t2

Let this point be (h,k)

The slope of the tangents are m1=1t1 and m2=1t2

Since these two tangents are perpendicular, so

m1m2=11t11t2=1t1t2=1ha=-1h=a

Thus the locus of the points of intersection is x+a=0

which is the directrix of the parabola y2=4ax

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