Q.
Three normals are drawn to the parabola y2=x through point (a,0) . Then
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a
a=1 2
b
a=1 4
c
a>1 2
d
None of the above
answer is C.
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Equation of normal in slope form on y2=4Ax is y=mx−2Am−Am3−−−−−1=mx−214m−14m3 ∵y2=x∴A=14⇒4mx−4y−m3−2m=0∵(a,0) lies on the normal. Then, 4m×a−4×0−m3−2m=0⇒mm2+2−4a=0⇒m=0 or m2+2−4a=0 If m=0, then from (i), y=0 i.e., x -axis is one normal. If m2+2−4a=0⇒m2=4a−2 ∵m2>0⇒4a−2>0⇒a>12
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