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Length of the tangent drawn from an end of the
latus rectum of the parabola y2=4ax to the circle
of radius a touching externally the parabola at the
vertex is 

a
3a
b
2 a
c
7a
d
3 a

detailed solution

Correct option is C

Equation of the circle is (x+a)2+y2=a2and anend of the Latus rectum of the parabola is (a, 2a).Required length is (a+a)2+(2a)2−a2=a7

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