Exercise for Session 1

1. The vertex of the parabola y 2 + 6x - 2y + 13 = 0 is

(a) (-2, 1) (b) (2, - 1)
(c) (1, 1) (d) (1 , –1)

2. If the parabola y 2 = 4 ax passes through (3, 2), then the length of latusrectum is
1 2
(a) (b)
3 3
4
(c) 1 (d)
3

3. The value of p such that the vertex of y = x 2 + 2px + 13 is 4 units above the X-axis is
(a) ± 2 (b) 4
(c) ± 3 (d) 5

4. The length of the latusrectum of the parabola whose focus is (3,3) and directrix is 3 x - 4y - 2 = 0, is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 8

5. If the vertex and focus of a parabola are (3,3) and (–3, 3) respectively , then its equation is
(a) x 2 - 6x + 24y - 63 = 0 (b) x 2 - 6x + 24y + 81 = 0
(c) y 2 - 6y + 24x - 63 = 0 (d) y 2 - 6y - 24x + 81 = 0

6. If the vertex of the parabola y = x 2 - 8x + c lies on X-axis, then the value of c is

(a) 4 (b) – 4
(c) 16 (d) –16

7. The parabola having its focus at (3,2) and directrix along the Y-axis has its vertex at
3 3
(a) æç , 1ö÷ (b) æç , 2ö÷
è2 ø è2 ø
3 1ö 3 1ö
(c) æç , ÷ (d) æç , - ÷
è2 2ø è2 2ø
 8. The directrix of the parabola x 2 - 4x - 8y + 12 = 0 is
(a) y = 0 (b) x = 1
(c) y = -1 (d) x = -1

9. The equation of the latusrectum of the parabola x 2 + 4x + 2y = 0 is

(a) 3y - 2 = 0 (b) 3y + 2 = 0
(c) 2y - 3 = 0 (d) 2y + 3 = 0

10. The focus of the parabola x 2 - 8x + 2y + 7 = 0 is

1
(a) æç 0, - ö÷ (b) (4,4)
è 2ø
9 9
(c) æç 4, ö÷ (d) æç -4, - ö÷
è 2ø è 2ø

11. The equation of the parabola with the focus (3,0) and directrix x + 3 = 0 is
(a) y 2 = 2x (b) y 2 = 3x
(c) y 2 = 6x (d) y 2 = 12x

12. Equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to Y-axis and which passes through the points (1,0) , (0,0) and
( -2,4), is
(a) 2x 2 + 2x = 3y (b) 2x 2 - 2x = 3y
(c) 2x 2 + 2x = y (d) 2x 2 - 2x = y

13. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is (5,3) and directrix is the line 3x - 4y + 1 = 0 .

14. Find the equation of the parabola is focus is at (–6, –6) and vertex is at (–2, 2).

15. Find the vertex, focus, axis, directrix and latusrectum of the parabola 4y 2 + 12x - 20y + 67 = 0.

æxö æyö
16. Find the name of the conic represented by ç ÷ +
èa ø
ç ÷ = 1.
èb ø

17. Determine the name of the curve described parametrically by the equations
x = t 2 + t + 1, y = t 2 - t + 1.

18. Prove that the equation of the parabola whose vertex and focus are on the X-axis at a distance a and a ¢ from
the origin respectively is y 2 = 4 (a ¢ - a ) ( x - a ).

19. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to X-axis and which passes through the points (0, 4) ,
(1, 9) and (–2, 6). Also, find its latusrectum.
20. The equation ax 2 + 4xy + y 2 + ax + 3y + 2 = 0 represents a parabola, then find the value of a.
Exercise for Session 2
1. If 2x + y + l = 0 is a normal to the parabola y 2 = - 8x , then the value of l is
(a) - 24 (b) - 16 (c) - 8 (d) 24
2. 2
The slope of a chord of the parabola y = 4ax which is normal at one end and which subtends a right angle at
the origin is
1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) - (d) - 2
2 2

3. The common tangent to the parabola y 2 = 4ax and x 2 = 4ay is

(a) x + y + a = 0 (b) x + y - a = 0 (c) x - y + a = 0 (d) x - y - a = 0
4. 2 2 2
The circle x + y + 4lx = 0 which l ÎR touches the parabola y = 8x . The value of l is given by
(a) l Î (0, ¥) (b) l Î (-¥, 0) (c) l Î(1, ¥) (d) l Î(-¥, 1)
5. 2
If the normals at two points P and Q of a parabola y = 4ax intersect at a third point R on the curve, then the
product of ordinates of P and Q is
(a) 4a 2 (b) 2a 2 (c) - 4a 2 (d) 8a 2

6. The normals at three points P , Q, R of the parabola y 2 = 4ax meet in (h, k ). The centroid of DPQR lies on
(a) x = 0 (b) y = 0 (c) x = - a (d) y = a
7. The set of points on the axis of the parabola y 2 - 4x - 2y + 5 = 0 from which all the three normals to the
parabola are real, is
(a) (l, 0) ; l > 1 (b) (l, 1) ; l > 3 (c) (l, 2) ; l > 6 (d) (l, 3) ; l > 8
8. Prove that any three tangents to a parabola whose slopes are in harmonic progression enclose a triangle of
constant area.
9. A chord of parabola y 2 = 4ax subtends a right angle at the vertex. Find the locus of the point of intersection of
tangents at its extremities.
10. Find the equation of the normal to the parabola y 2 = 4x which is
(a) parallel to the line y = 2x - 5. (b) perpendicular to the line 2x + 6y + 5 = 0.
11. The ordinates of points P and Q on the parabola y 2 = 12x are in the ratio 1 : 2. Find the locus of the point of
intersection of the normals to the parabola at P and Q.
12. The normals at P , Q, R on the parabola y 2 = 4ax meet in a point on the line y = c . Prove that the sides of the
DPQR touch the parabola x 2 = 2cy .

13. The normals are drawn from (2l, 0) to the parabola y 2 = 4x . Show that l must be greater than 1. One normal is
always the X-axis. Find l for which the other two normals are perpendicular to each other.
Exercise for Session 3
1. If m1, m 2 are slopes of the two tangents that are drawn from (2, 3) to the parabola y 2 = 4x , then the value of
1 1
+ is
m1 m 2
2 3
(a) –3 (b) 3 (c) (d)
3 2

2. The angle between the tangents drawn from the origin to the parabola y 2 = 4a( x – a ) is
1
(a) 90° (b) 30° (c) tan-1 æç ö÷ (d) 45°
è 2ø

3. If (a, b) is the mid-point of chord passing through the vertex of the parabola y 2 = 4x , then
(a) a = 2b (b) 2a = b (c) a 2 = 2b (d) 2a = b 2

4. The diameter of the parabola y 2 = 6x corresponding to the system of parallel chords 3x - y + c = 0 is

(a) y - 1 = 0 (b) y - 2 = 0 (c) y + 1 = 0 (d) y + 2 = 0

5. From the point ( -1, 2) tangent lines are drawn to the parabola y 2 = 4x , the area of triangle formed by chord of
contact and the tangents is given by
(a) 8 (b) 8 3 (c) 8 2 (d) None of these

6. For parabola x 2 + y 2 + 2xy - 6x - 2y + 3 = 0, the focus is

(a) (1, - 1) (b) (–1, 1) (c) (3, 1) (d) None of these

7. The locus of the mid-point of that chord of parabola which subtends right angle on the vertex will be
(a) y 2 - 2ax + 8a 2 = 0 (b) y 2 = a (x - 4a ) (c) y 2 = 4a (x - 4a ) (d) y 2 + 3ax + 4a 2 = 0
 8. A ray of light moving parallel to the X-axis gets reflected from a parabolic mirror whose equation is
( y - 2)2 = 4( x + 1). After reflection, the ray must pass through the point
(a) (–2, 0) (b) (–1, 2) (c) (0, 2) (d) (2, 0)

9. 2
Prove that the locus of the point of intersection of tangents to the parabola y = 4ax which meet at an angle a is
( x + a )2 tan2 a = y 2 - 4ax .

10. Find the locus of the middle points of the chords of the parabola y 2 = 4ax which pass through the focus.

11. From the point P( -1, 2) tangents are drawn to the parabola y 2 = 4x . Find the equation of the chord of contact.
Also, find the area of the triangle formed by the chord of contact and the tangents.

Answers
Exercise for Session 1
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c)
7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (b)
13. 16x2 + 9 y2 + 24xy - 256x - 142 y + 849 = 0
14. 4x2 + y2 - 4xy + 104x + 148 y - 124 = 0
-7 5 -17 5 ö 5 11
15. æç , ö÷ ; æç , ÷; y = ; x + = 0; 3
è 2 2ø è 2 2ø 2 4
16. Parabola 17. Parabola
2 68 5
19. x = y2 - 5 y + ; 20. 4
5 5 2

Exercise for Session 2

1. (d) 2. (b, d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (d)
7. (b) 9. x + 4a = 0 10. (a) y = 2x - 12 (b) y = 3x - 33
12 3
11. y2 = (x - 6)2 13. l =
343 2

Exercise for Session 3

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (c)
7. (a) 8. (c) 10. y2 = 2a (x - a) 11. y = x - 1, 8 2 sq units