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Q.

Two distinct chords of the parabola y2=4ax  passing through (a, 2a) is bisected by the line  x+y=1.The length of the latus rectum of the parabola can be

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a

9

b

3

c

4

d

5

answer is B.

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Any point on x+y=1 is (t, 1-t)
Eq.of chord with this point as mid-point is  y(1t)2a(x+t)=(1t)24at
It passes through (a, 2a) so  t2t+2a22a+1=0
This should have two distinct real roots
D>0a2a<00<a<1                                               0<4a<4

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