CPP FIITJEE Parabola

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Instruction: Solve (1-20) except red marked questions

Section-I

1. The tangents to the parabola y2 = 4x at the points (1, 2) and (4, 4) meets on the line
(A) x = 3 (B) x + y = 4
(C) y = 3 (D) none of these

2. Normal at point to the parabola y2 = 8x, where abscissa is equal to ordinate, will meet the
parabola again at a point
(A) (12, –18) (B) (–12, 18)
(C) (–18, 12) (D) (18, –12)

3. If the tangents to the parabola y2 = 4ax at the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) meet at the point (x3,
y3) then
(A) y3 = y1y 2 (B) 2y3 = y1 + y2
2 1 1
(C)   (D) none of these
y 3 y1 y 2

4. The point P on the parabola y2 = 4ax for which |PR – PQ| is maximum, where R  (– a, 0), Q
 (0, a), is
(A) (a, 2a) (B) ( a, -2a)
(C) (4a, 4a) (D) (4a, -4a)

5. The point (1, 2) is one extremity of focal chord of parabola y2 = 4x. The length of this
focal chord is
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) none of these

6. If normals at two points of a parabola y2 = 4ax intersect on the curve, then the product of
ordinates is
(A) 2a2 (B) 4 a2
(C) 6a2 (D) 8a2

7. If AFB is a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 4ax and AF = 4, FB = 5, then the latus-rectum of
the parabola is equal to
80 9
(A) (B)
9 80
(C) 9 (D) 80

8. The straight line y = mx + c touches the parabola y2 = 4a(x + a) if

a a
(A) c = am – (B) c = m –
m m
a
(C) c = am + (D) none of these
m

9. For all parabolas x2 + 4x + 4y + 16 = 0, the equations of the axis and the directrix are given
by
(A) x + 2 = 0, y – 2 = 0 (B) x – 2 = 0, y + 2 = 0
(C) x + 2 = 0, y + 2 = 0 (D) none of these

10. The value of k for which the line x + y + 1 = 0 touches the parabola y2 = kx is
 (A) –4 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) –2

11. The area of the triangle formed by the tangent and the normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax both
drawn at the same end of the latus rectum and the axis of the parabola is
(A) 2 2 a2 (B) 2a2
2
(C) 4a (D) none of these

12. If the line x – 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola y2 – kx + 8 = 0, then one of the values of k
is
1
(A) (B) 8
8
1
(C) 4 (D)
4
13. If the point P (4, – 2) is one end of the focal chord PQ of the parabola y2 = x, then the slope
of the tangent at Q is
1 1
(A) – (B)
4 4
(C) 4 (D) – 4

14. The equation of the parabola whose vertex and focus lie on the x– axis at distances a and a1
from the origin respectively, is
(A) y2 = 4(a1 – a)x (B) y2 = 4(a1 – a) (x – a)
2
(C) y = 4(a1 – a) (x – a1) (D) none of these

15. If k = ………………, the line y = 2x + k is normal to the parabola y2= 4x at …………….

16. The tangents from the origin to the parabola y2 + 4 = 4x inclined of

(A) /6 (B) /4
(C) /3 (D) /2

17. The shortest distance between the parabola y2 = 4x and the circle x2 + y2 + 6x – 12y + 20 = 0
is
(A) 4 2  5 (B) 0
(C) 3 2 +5 (D) 1

18. The equation (13x – 1)2 + ( 13y – 1)2 = k (5x – 12y + 1)2 will represent a parabola if
(A) k = 2 (B) k = 81
(C) k = 169 (D) k =1
19. If l, m be the lengths of segments of any focal chord of a parabola y2 = 4ax then length of
semi–latus rectum is
lm lm
(A) (B)
2 lm
2lm
(C) (D) l m
lm

20. The normal chord of a parabola y2 = 4ax at a point whose ordinate is equal to abscissa
subtends a right angle at the
(A) focus (B) vertex
(C) end of the latus rectum (D) none of these
21. If a tangent to the parabola y2 = ax makes an angle of 45°with x – axis, its point of contact
will be
(A) (a/2, a/4) (B) (-a/2, a/4)
(C) (a/4, a/2) (D) (-a/4, a/2)

Section-II
Comprehension-I
P and Q are any two points on y = ax , a>0. From P three normals PA,PB,PC can be drawn to
y2  4ax and from Q two tangents QM and QN are drawn to y2  4ax , O is vertex and S is focus of
y2  4ax .

1. If PA and PB are mutually perpendicular then maximum number of points P is

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 12
1
2. If PA and PB are perpendicular and P is fixed then is equal to
a2
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 12

a3
3. If QM and QN are perpendicular then is equal to
area  QOS 
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 12

Comprehension – II
Normals are drawn at points P,Q,R lying on the parabola y2  4x which intersect at (3,0) then
answer following
4. Area of the triangle PQR is
(A) 2 sq uints (B) 3/2 sq uints
(C) 1/2 sq uints (D) 2/3 sq uints

5. Circum radius of PQR is

(A) 3/2 unit (B) 5/2 unit
(C) 3 unit (D) 5 unit

6. Centroid of the triangle PQR is

3  5 
(A)  ,0  (B)  ,0 
2  2 
2  2 
(C)  ,0  (D)  ,0 
5  3 

Comprehension – III
From a point (h,k) in general , three normals can be drawn to the parabola y2  4ax . If t1,t 2 ,t 3 are
the parameters associated with the feet of these normals , then t1,t 2 ,t 3 are the rooots of the
equation at3   2a  h t  k  0 . Moreover from a point on the line x = -a , two perpendicular tangents
can be drawn to the parabola
7.    
If the tangent at the feet Q at12 ,2at1 and R at 22 ,2at 2 to the parabola meet on the line x = -a
then t1,t 2 are the roots of the equation
(A) t 2  t 3 t  1  0 (B) t 2  t 3 t  1  0
(C) t 2  t 3 t  1  0 (D) t 2  t 3 t  1  0
8.    
If the feet Q at12 ,2at1 and R at 22 ,2at 2 are the ends of a focal chord of the parabola , then
the locus of P (h,k) is
(A) y 2  a  x  2a  (B) y2  a  x  a 
(C) y 2  a  x  3a  (D) y 2  3a  x  a 

9. If P(h,k) is vertex of the square comprising normals to the parabola from P and tangents
from the directrix , then (h,k) is the same as
(A) (a , 0 ) (B) (2a , 0 )
(C) (3a , 0) (D) (4a , 0 )

Comprehension – IV

A parabola which is symmetric about x-axis and passes through (3,-6) has its vertex at the origin
and length of latus rectum as 12, is translated with its axis parallel to original axis and vertex now at
(2, 4)

10. Equation of new axis is

(A) x = 4 (B) y = 4
(C) x = 2 (D) None of these

11. Equation of new directrix is

(A) x + 1 = 0 (B) y + 1 = 0
(C) y  2 = 0 (D) None of these

12. New Focus is

(A) (2, 5) (B) (5, 4)
(C) (2, 6) (D) None of these

Section III
Column Matching:
1. For the parabola y2  8x , if normal at p (2, 4) meets the parabola again at Q and normal at Q
to the parabola meets the parabola at R then
Column A Column B
(A) Centroid of PQR is (P) (18, -12)

(B) Point of intersection of tangents at P and Q is (Q)  242 44 

 9 , 3 
 
(C) The normal at (8,8) passes through (R)  422 20 
 27 , 9 
 

(D) The point R is (S) (- 6 , - 4)

2.
Column A Column B
(A) Length of latus – rectum of parabola (P) 1
y2  6x  2by  c  0 is
(B) If PSQ is the focal chord of the parabola y2  8x (Q) 2
such that SP = 6. Then the length of SQ is
 (C) If the tangents drawn from the point (0,2) to the (R)
3 3
parabola y2  4ax are inclined at an angle , then
4
a equals
(D) The equation (S) 6
13x  1  13y  1  k  5x  12y  1 will
2 2 2

represent a parabola if k is equal to

Numericals:

ANSWERS:

Section-I

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D
7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. C
13. C 14. B 15. -12, (4, -4) 16. B 17. A
18. D 19. C 20. A 21. C

Section-II
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B

Section III
1. (A)  (R) (B)  (S) (C)  (P) (D)  (Q)
2. (A)  (S) (B)  (R) (C)  (Q) (D)  (P)