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Q.

The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the parabola y2=4x is.

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a

x=a

b

x+a=0

c

y=a

d

y+a=0

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Let y=mx+am be  any tangent to y2=4ax.

 Let Px1,y1 be the point of intersection 

y1=mx1+amx1m2xy1m+a=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 perpendicular m1m2=1ax1=1a=x1x1+a=0

 Locus of Px1,y1 is x+a=0

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The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the parabola y2=4x is.