The locus of the mid-points of the chords the parabola x2 = 4py having slope m is a:
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a
line parallel to x-axis at a distance |2pm| from it.
b
line parallel to y-axis at a distance |2pm| from it
c
line parallel to y = mx, m ≠ 0 at a distance |2pm| from it.
d
circle with centre at the origin and radius |2pm|.
answer is B.
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Let (h, k) be the mid point of a chord then its equation is hx−2p(y−k)=h2−4pk (using T=S) slope of this chord is h2p=m⇒h=2pmLocus of (h, k) is x = 2pm which is line parallel to y-axis at a distance |2pm| from it.