PARABOLA

1. If focus is (1,2) and directrix is 2x-y+3=0 then find

(i) Equation of parabola (ii) Equation of Axis (iii) Vertex
(iv) Equation of Latus-Rectum (v) Length of LR
2. If focus is (3,-2) and directrix is 3x-4y+5=0 then find all parameters of this parabola.
3. If vertex and focus of a parabola is (0,0) and (-2,3) respectively then find the remaining
parameters.
4. Find all parameters of parabola y 2  2 y  2 x  2  0 .
5. Find all parameters of parabola x 2  8 x  4 y  4  0 .
6. The equation of directrix of parabola y 2  4y  4x  2  0 is-
7. If the line x=1 is the directrix of parabola y 2  kx  8  0 then find k.
8. If the focus and vertex of a parabola is (0,2) and (0,5) respectively, then find the equation of
parabola.
9. If the vertex and focus of parabola lie on x axis at a & a’ distance from origin , then find the
equation of parabola.
10. If the line 2x+y+k=0 is the focal chord of parabola y 2  8 x then find k.
11. Find the locus of the midpoint of all chords of parabola y 2  4ax which are passing through
vertex .
12. Find the locus of point of trisection of double Ordinate of parabola y 2  4ax .
13. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the parabola y 2  4ax whose one vertex at the vertex of
parabola , then find the side length of triangle.
14. Let O be the vertex and Q be any point on the parabola x 2  8 y . If the point P divides the line
segment OQ internally in the 1:3 , then the locus of P is-
15. Let (x,y) be any point on the parabola y 2  4 x . Let P be the point that divides the line segment
from (0,0) to (x,y) in the ratio 1:3 . Then , the locus of P is-
16. Axis of a parabola is y  x and vertex and focus are at a distance 2 and 2 2 repectively from
the origin . Then equation of parabola is-
17. Let S be the focus of the parabola y 2  8 x and PQ be the common chord of the circle
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  0 and the given parabola. Find the area of triangle OPS.
18. If the point P( t1 ) and the Q( t 2 ) of the parabola y 2  4ax subtends right-angle at the vertex of
parabola then t1t2 
19. If the point P(2,8) and the Q of the parabola y 2  32 x subtends right-angle at the vertex of
parabola then find vertex Q.
20. If the ordinate of three points lie on the parabola y 2  4x are 1,2 and 3 respectively then find the
area of triangle formed by these points.
21. Find the length of chord of parabola y 2  8x which passing through origin and whose slope is 1
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22. Find the length of focal chord of parabola y 2  4ax which makes  angle with x-axis.
23. If one end of focal chord of parabola y 2  32 x is (2,-8) then find the other end of focal chord and
length of focal chord.
24. If focal chord of parabola y 2  4ax form a triangle with the vertex of parabola of area 5a 2 then
find length of this focal chord.
25. If length of one segment of focal chord of parabola y 2  8x is 3 , then find the length of focal
chord.
26. If the line y=mx+c is the tangent of parabola y 2  4a( x  a) then find c.
27. If the line x  y   is the tangent of parabola y  x  x 2 then find  .
28. Find the equation of tangent of parabola y 2  8x which is perpendicular to the line 2x-y+1=0.
29. Find the equation of common tangent of the parabola y 2  4x and x 2  32y .
30. Find the equation of common tangent of the parabola y 2  4x and circle ( x  3)2  y 2  9
31. Find the common tangent of y  x 2 , y   x 2  4 x  4 is-
32. The equation of common tangent to the curves y 2  8 x and xy  1 is-
33. The focal chord to y 2  16 x is a tangent to ( x  6)2  y 2  2 , then the possible values of the slope
of this chord is –
34. The tangent at (1,7) to the curve x 2  y  6x touches the circle x 2  y 2  16x  12y  c  0 at point-
35. If two tangents are drawn from the point (1,4) on the parabola y 2  12x , then find the arithmetic
and geometric mean of slope of these tangents.
36. The point of intersection of the tangents at the ends of the latusrectum of the parabola y 2  4x is
37. Consider the parabola y 2  8 x Let 1 be the area of triangle formed by the end points of its
1 
latusrectum and the point P  ,2  on the parabola and 2 be the area of triangle formed by
2 
1
drawing tangents at P and the end points of latusrectum . Then is
2
38. Find the locus of intersection point of two tangents drawn from a moving point on a parabola
y 2  4ax , when slope of one tangent is twice the slope of another tangent.
39. Find the locus of intersection point of perpendicular tangent of parabola x 2  4x  4y  8  0 .
40. Find the angle between two tangent drawn from point (-1,2) from the parabola
x 2  4x  4y  8  0 .
41. The angle between the tangents drawn from the point (1,4) to the parabola y 2  4x is -
42. Find the locus of intersection point of two tangents of parabola y 2  4ax where tangents makes

 and  angle with x axis such that     .
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43. Find the locus of mid- point of focal chord of parabola y 2  8x  8 .

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44. Find the locus of mid- point of chord of parabola x 2  4x  8y  4  0 which are parallel to line 2x-
y+1=0.
45. If the line y=mx+c is normal of the parabola y 2  x  a , then find c.
46. If the line x  y   is the normal of parabola y  x  x 2 then find  .
47. If the line x  y  k is normal to y 2  12x , then k is-
48. Let L be a normal to the parabola y 2  4x If L passes through the point (9,6), then L is(are)-
49. If the line y=2x+3 is the tangent of the parabola y 2  24x then find its distance from parallel normal.
50. If normal drawn at a point (2,-8) of parabola y  32 x then find the other end of normal chord and
2

length of normal chord.

51. If normal chord of parabola y 2  4ax subtends right angle at the vertex then find the slope of this normal
chord.
52. If normal drawn at two points of parabola y 2  4ax again meet the parabola of same point then product
of ordinate of these point is-
53. The curve described parametrically by x  t2  t  1, y  t2  t  1 represents
54. For parabola x 2  y 2  2xy  6x  2y  3  0 , the focus is-
55. The tangent PT and the normal PN to the parabola y 2  4ax at a point P on it meet its axis at point T
and N respectively. The locus of centroid of the triangle PTN is a parabola , whose
 2a  2a
(A)Vertex  ,0  (B) Directrix x=0 (C)LR (D)Focus(a,0)
 3  3
56. Let A and B be two distinct points on the parabola y 2  4x ,If the axis of the parabola touches a circle
of radius r having AB as its diameter , then the slope of the line joining A and B can be-
1 1 2 2
(A)  (B) (C) (D) 
r r r r
57. If a chord , which is not a tangent of the parabola y  16x has the equation 2x  y  p , and the
2

midpoint (h,k) , then which of the following is(are) possible value(s) of p,h and k?
(A) p  5, h  4, k  3 (B) p  1, h  1, k  3 (C) p  2, h  2, k  4 (D) p  2, h  3, k  4
58. Let P be the point on the parabola y 2  4x which is at the shortest distance from the centre S of the
circle x 2  y 2  4x  16y  64  0 . Let Q be the point on the circle dividing the line segment SP internally
. Then-
(A) SP  2 5 (B) The x-intercept of the normal to the parabola at p is 6

(C) SQ : QP   
5 1 : 2 (D)The slope of tangent to the circle at Q is
1
2
PASSAGE:-Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax . The tangents to the parabola at P and Q
meet at a point lying on the line y  2 x  a , (a>0)
59. Length of chord PQ is-
(A) 7a (B)5a (C)2a (D)3a
60. If chord PQ subtends an angle  at the vertex of y  4ax , then tan  is equal to-
2

2 7 2 7 2 5 2 5
(A) (B)  (C) (D) 
3 3 3 3
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ANS:-
 2x  y  3 
2
 4 23  6
1. (i)  x  1   y  2
2 2
 (ii) x  2y  5  0 (iii)  ,  (iv) 2 x  y  0 (v)
5  10 10  5
 3 x  4y  5 
2
 42 6  44
 x  3   y  2 
2 2
2. , A  4 x  3 y  6  0 ,  ,  , LR  3 x  4 y  17  0 ,
25  65 25  5
 2x  3y  13
2

3.  x  2   y  3  
2 2
, A  3 x  2y  0 , D  2 x  3 y  13  0 , LR  2 x  3 y  13  0 , 4 13
13
1 
4. V  , 1 , S 1, 1 , D  x  0, A  y  1, LR  x  1, LLR  2
 2 
5. V  4,5  , S  4,4  , D  y  6, A  x  4, LR  y  4, LLR  4
3
6. x  7. k=4,-8 8. x 2  12  y  5  9. y 2  4  a ' a  x  a  10.4
2
11. y 2  2ax 12. 9y 2  4ax 13. 8 3a 14. x 2  2y 15. y 2  x
1
16.  x  y   8  x  y  2  17.4
2
18.-4 19.(512,-128) 20.
4
21. 16 5 22. 4a cos ec 2 23.(32,32),50 24.25a 25.9
a 1
26. am  27.1 28.x+2y-8=0 29.x+2y+4=0 30. y   x 3
m 3
31. y  4  x  1 , y  0 32.y=x+2 33.-1,1 34.(-6,-7) 35.2, 3
5
36.(-1,0) 37.2 38. 2y 2  9ax 39.y=4 40. tan1
2
 m m3
42. y 2  4ax   x  a 
2
41. 43. y 2  4x  4 44.x+6=0 45. am  
3 2 4
46.0 47.9 48. y  x  3  0, y  3 x  33  0, y  x  15  0 49. 15 5 50. 162,72 ,80 5
51.  2 52. 8a 2 53.parabola 54.(1,1) 55.AD
56.CD 57.D 58. ACD 59.B 60.D

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