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EXERCISE
1. The equation of the directrix of parabola 5y 2  4x is 11. The axis of the parabola 9 y 2  16 x  12 y  57  0 is
(a) 4 x  1  0 (b) 4 x  1  0 (a) 3y  2 (b) x  3y  3
(c) 5x  1  0 (d) 5x  1  0 (c) 2 x  3 (d) y  3
2. The directrix of the parabola y 2  4 x  3  0 is 12. Axis of the parabola x 2  4 x  3y  10  0 is
(a) x  3 / 4  0 (b) x  1 / 4  0 (a) y  2  0 (b) x  2  0
(c) x  1 / 4  0 (d) x  4 / 3  0 (c) y  2  0 (d) x  2  0

3. If 2,0  is the vertex and y-axis the directrix of a 13. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola whose
parabola, then its focus is focus is 3,3 and directrix is 3x  4 y  2  0 :
(a) 2,0  (b)  2,0  (a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 4,0  (d)  4,0  (c) 4 (d) 3

4. The focus of the parabola y 2  x  2 y  2  0

14. The parabola y 2  4ax passes through the point
1  2,6 , then the length of its latus rectum is
(a)  ,0  (b) 1,2 
4  (a) 9 (b) 16
3  5  (c) 18 (d) 6
(c)  ,1 (d)  ,1
4  4 
15. The length of the latus-rectum of the parabola
5. Focus of parabola y  22  20x  3 is 9x 2  6x  36 y  19  0 is
(a) 2,2 (b)  3,2  (a) 36 (b) 9
(c) 3,2 (d) 2,3 (c) 6 (d) 4

6. The focus of the parabola x 2  2 x  y  2  0 is 16. The ends of latus rectum of parabola x 2  8 y  0 are
 5 (a)  4,2 and 4, 2 (b) 4,2 and  4, 2
(a) 1, 0 (b)  0,  (c)  4,2 and 4,  2 (d) 4, 2 and  4, 2
 4
 5 5  17. The latus rectum of the parabola y 2  5x  4 y  1 is
(c) 1,  (d)  , 1
 4 4  5
(a) (b) 10
4
7. The vertex of the parabola x 2  8x  12 y  8  0 is 5
(c) 5 (d)
(a)  4,2  (b) 4,1 2
(c)  4,1 (d) 4,1 18. The equation of the latus rectum of the parabola
x 2  4x  2 y  0 is
2 (a) 2 y  3  0 (b) 2 y  2
8. Vertex of the parabola y  2 y  x  0 lies in the
quadrant (c) 2 y  3 (d) 3y  2  0
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Fourth 19. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola

9. Vertex of the parabola x 2  4x  2 y  7  0 is

 
169 x  12  y  32  5x  12 y  17 2 is
14 28
(a)  2,11 / 2 (b)  2,2  (a) (b)
13 13
(c)  2,11 (d) 2, 11
12 56
(c) (d)
10. If the focus of a parabolas is 2,1 and the directrix has
13 13
20. The coordinates of an end point of the latus-rectum of
the equation x  y  3 then the vertex is
the parabola y  12  2x  2 are
 1
(a) 0,3 (b)   1,  (a) 2,1 (b) 3 / 2,1
 2
(c) 1,2 (d) 2,1 (c) 3 / 2,2 (d) 3 / 2,0

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21. The equation of the parabola whose vertex is 1,2 and 29. Given the two ends of the latus rectum, the maximum
focus 1,1 is: number of parabola that can be drawn is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) x 2  4y  2 (b) x  12  4y  2 (c) 0 (d) infinite
(c) x  12  4y  2 (d) x  12  4y  2
30. If the vertex of a parabola is (2, 0) and the extremities of
22. Consider the equation of a parabola y  4ax  0 , 2 the latus rectum are (3, 2) and (3, 2) then the equation
of the parabola is
where a  0 . Which of the followings is false?
(a) Tangent at the vertex is x  0 (a) y 2  2 x  4 (b) x 2  4 y  8
(b) Directrix is parallel to x  0 (c) y 2  4 x  8 (d) x 2  4 y  8
(c) Vertex of the parabola is at the origin
(d) Focus of the parabola is at a ,0
31. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y 2  4 x  5
parallel to the line y  2 x  7 is
23. The equation of parabola whose vertex and focus are
0, 4 and 0, 2  respectively, is (a) 2 x  y  3  0 (b) 2 x  y  3  0
(c) 2 x  y  3  0 (d) None of these
(a) y 2  8x  32 (b) y 2  8x  32
(c) x 2  8 y  32 (d) x 2  8 y  32 32. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y 2  16 x
which is perpendicular to the lines y  3x  7 is
24. Co-ordinate of any point on the parabola, whose focus is
(a) y  3x  4  0 (b) 3y  x  36  0
 3 
 ,3  and the directrix is 2x  5  0 is given by (c) 3y  x  36  0 (d) 3y  x  36  0
 2 
(a) 2t 2
 2,2 t  3 
(b) 2t 2  2, 2t  3  33. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y  x 2  x

(c) 2t 2
 2, 2t  3
 t2
(d) 
 2

 2, t  3 

at the point where x  1 , is
(a) y   x  1 (b) y   x  1
 
(c) y  x  1 (d) y  x  1
25. The equation of the parabola whose axis is vertical and 34. If the parabola y 2  4ax passes through the point
passes through the points 0, 0 , 3, 0  and 1, 4  , is
1,2 , then the tangent at this point is
(a) x 2  3x  y  0 (b) x 2  3x  y  0 (a) x  y  1  0 (b) x  y  1  0
2
(c) x  4 x  2 y  0 2
(d) x  4 x  2 y  0 (c) x  y  1  0 (d) x  y  1  0

35. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y 2  9x

26. If the axis of a parabola is horizontal and it passes
through the points 0, 0  , 0,1 and 6, 1 , then its which goes through the point 4,10  is
equation is (a) x  4 y  1  0 (b) 9 x  4 y  4  0
(a) y 2  3y  x  4  0 (b) y 2  3y  x  4  0 (c) x  4 y  36  0 (d) 9 x  4 y  4  0
36. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y 2  4ax at
(c) y 2  3y  x  4  0 (d) 3y 2  3y  x  0
 a 2a 
point  ,  is
27. The points on the parabola y 2  12 x whose focal  t2 t 
distance is 4, are (a) ty  xt 2  a (b) ty  x  at 2
(a) 2, 2 6 , 2,  2 6   
(b) 1, 2 3 , 1,  2 3   a 
(d) 2,  6 , 2, 6 
(c) y  tx  at 2 (d) y  tx   
(c) 3,6 or 3,  6  t2 
37. If two tangents are drawn from the point ,  to the
28. If a chord perpendicular to the axis of the parabola
y 2  4ax be of length 8a, then the angle between the parabola y 2  4 x be such that the slope of one tangent
lines joining the vertex of the parabola to the ends of is double of the other then
2 2
this double ordinate is (a)    2 (b)    2
(a) 30 o (b) 60 o 9 9

(c) 90 o (d) 120 o (c) 2  9 2 (d) none of these

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38. The line y  2x  c is tangent to the parabola 47. If a tangent of y 2  ax made angle of 45 o with the
2
y  16 x , if c equals x-axis, then its point of contact will be
(a) 2 (b) 1 a a  a a
(a)  ,  (b)   , 
(c) 0 (d) 2 2 4  2 4
39. Which of the following line(s) is (are) tangent to the a a  a a
(c)  ,  (d)   , 
curve y  x  x ?2 4 2  4 2
(a) x  y  0 (b) x  y  0
48. If the tangents drawn from the point (0, 2) to the
(c) x  y  1 (d) x  y  1
3
parabola y 2  4ax are inclined at an angle of with
4
40. The line x  y  2  0 touches the parabola y 2  8x at each other then the value of a is
the point (a) 2 (b) 2
(a) 2,4 
(b) 1,2 2  (c) 1 (d) none of these

(c) 4,4 2  (d) 2,4 49. The equation of the common tangent touching the circle

41. If y  2 x  k is tangent to y 2  8x , then k 

x  32  y 2  9 and the parabola y 2  4 x above the
x-axis, is
(a) 3 (b) 1
1 (a) y 3  3x  1 (b) y 3  x  3
(c) 2 (d)
2 (c) y 3  x  3 (d) y 3  3x  1

42. If the line 3x  4 y  5  0 is a tangent to the parabola

50. The equation of the common tangent to the equal
y 2  4ax , then a is equal to parabolas y 2  4ax and x 2  4ay is
5 4 (a) x + y + a = 0 (b) x + y = a
(a)  (b) 
4 3 (c) x  y = a (d) none of these
5 15
(c) (d) 51. The equation to the line touching both the parabolas
4 16
y 2  4 x and x 2  32 y is
43. The line ℓx  my  n  0 will touch the parabola (a) x  2 y  4  0 (b) 2 x  y  4  0
2
y  4ax , if (c) x  2 y  4  0 (d) x  2 y  4  0

(a) mn  aℓ 2 (b) ℓm  an 2 52. The equation of a common tangent to the parabola

(c) ℓn  am 2 (d) mn  aℓ y 2  2 x and the circle x 2  y 2  4x  0 are

44. The line x cos   p will touch the parabola (a) 2 6x  y  12 (b) x  2 6y  12  0

y 2  4a x  a  , if (c) x  2 6y  12  0 (d) 2 6x  y  12
(a) p cos   a  0 (b) p cos   a  0
53. The tangents at the ends of a focal chord of a parabola
(c) a cos   p  0 (d) a cos   p  0
intersect at
(a) the axis (b) the vertex
45. The angle between the tangents drawn from the origin to (c) the directrix (d) tangent at the vertex
the parabola y 2  4a x  a  is
54. If the tangent drawn at any point P on the parabola cuts
(a) 90 o (b) 30 o directrix at K and if S is the focus of the parabola then
PSK is
(c) tan 1 1 / 2 (d) 45 o
 
(a) (b)
46. Two tangents are drawn from the point  2,  1 to the 3 4

parabola y 2  4 x . If  is the angle between them, then (c) (d) 
2
tan  
(a) 3 (b) 1/3 55. The portion of a tangent to a parabola cut off between
(c) 2 (d) 1/2 the directrix and the curve subtends at the focus an angle

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(a) 45 o (b) 60 o (a) p 2  2 (b) q 2  2

(c) 90 o (d) tan 1 2 (c) p  2q (d) q  2 p

56. Any tangent to the parabola y 2  4ax and 64. The slope of the normal at the point at 2 ,2at of the  
perpendicular to it from the focus meet on the line 2
parabola y  4ax is
(a) x = 0 (b) y = 0
(a) 1/t (b) t
(c) x = a (d) y = a
(c)  t (d) 1 / t
57. If y1 , y 2 are the ordinates of two points P and Q on the
65. Three normals to the parabola y 2  x are drawn
parabola y 2  4ax and y 3 is the ordinate of the point of
through a point C,0 , then
intersection of tangents at P and Q, then
(a) y1 , y 2 , y 3 are in AP (b) y1 , y 3 , y 2 are in AP 1 1
(a) C  (b) C 
(c) y1 , y 2 , y 3 are in GP (d) y1 , y 3 , y 2 are in GP 4 2
1 4
(c) C  (d) C 
58. The area of the triangle formed by three tangents to the 2 5
parabola y 2  4ax , if it is given that their slopes are in
66. The normals to the parabola y 2  4ax from the point
HP, is (d is the common difference of the corresponding
AP) 5a,2a  are
(a) a 2 d 3 (b) d 2 a 3 (a) y  x  3a (b) y  2 x  12a
(c) a 3 d 3 (d) d 2 a 2 (c) y  3x  17a (d) y  2 x  8a

59. If y  b  m1 x  a  & y  b  m 2 x  a  are two 67. If the normals to the parabola y 2  4ax at at 12 ,2at 1  
tangents to the parabola y 2  4ax then and at 22 ,2at 2  are mutually perpendicular, then:
(a) m1  m 2  0 (b) m1 m 2  1 (a) t 1 t 2  1 (b) t 1  t 2  1
(c) m1 m 2  1 (d) None of these (c) t 1  t 2  1 (d) t 1 t 2  1


60. The normal drawn at a point at 12 ,2at 1 of the parabola  68. The maximum number of normal that can be drawn
from a point to a parabola is
y 2  4ax meets it again in the point at 22 ,2at 2 , then   (a) 0
(c) 2
(b) 1
(d) 3
(a) t 1  2t 2 (b) t 12  2t 2  0
 2 69. The co-ordinates of the point on the parabola y 2  8x
(c) t 1 t 2  1 (d) t 2   t1  
 t1  at which the normal is inclined at 60 o to the x-axis is

61. If the normal at 1, 2 on the parabola y 2  4 x meets (a) 6,4 3   

(b) 6,4 3

 
the parabola again at the point t 2 , 2 t , then the value of (c)  6,4 3  (d)  6,4 3 
t is
(a) 1 (b) 3 a 
70. The equation of normal at the point  , a  to the
(c) 3 (d) 1 4 

62. The length of the normal chord to the parabola y 2  4 x parabola y 2  4ax , is
which subtends a right angle at the vertex is: (a) 4x  8y  9a  0 (b) 4x  8y  9a  0
(a) 6 3 (b) 3 3 (c) 4x  y  a  0 (d) 4x  y  a  0
(c) 2 (d) 1
71. The equation of the normals to the parabola y 2  4 x ,

63. The normal at the point A ap 2 ,2ap of the parabola  which passes through the point 3, 0 are
2
y  4ax meets the parabola again at B aq ,2aq such  2
 (a) y  0 (b) y  x  3
that the lines joining the origin to A and B are at right (c) y  2x  6 (d) y   x  3
angle, then

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72. The number of distinct normal that can be drawn from 81. The focal chord of y 2  16 x is tangent to
2,1 2
to the parabola y  4x  2 y  3  0 is
x  6 2 2
 y  2 , then possible values of slope of this
(a) 1 (b) 2
chord, are
(c) 3 (d) 0
1
(a) 1,1 (b)  ,2
73. If x  y  k is normal to y 2  12 x , then k is 2
1 1
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c)  2, (d) ,2
(c) 9 (d) 3 2 2
82. If P1Q1 & P2 Q 2 are two focal chords of the parabola
74. If the line 2 x  y  k  0 is normal to the parabola
y 2  4ax , then the chords P1 P2 and Q1Q 2 intersect
2
y  8x , then the value of k will be on the
(a) 16 (b) 8 (a) directrix (b) axis
(c) 24 (d) 24 (c) tangent at the vertex (d) none of these
x y
75. The condition that the line   1 be a normal to the 83. If b and c are the lengths of the segments of any focal
p q
chord of a parabola y 2  4ax , then its length of the
2
parabola y  4ax is semi latus rectum is
(a) p 3  2ap 2  aq 2 (b) p 3  2aq 2  ap 2 bc
(a) (b) bc
(c) q 3  2ap 2  aq 2 (d) none of these bc
76. The centroid of the triangle formed by joining the feet of bc 2bc
(c) (d)
the normals drawn from any point to the parabola 2 bc
y 2  4ax , lies on
84. If ASB is a focal chord of a parabola such that AS  2
(a) axis (b) directrix and SB  4 , then the latus rectum of the parabola is
(c) latus rectum (d) tangent at vertex
8 16
(a) (b)
77. The arithmetic mean of the ordinates of the feet of the 3 3
normals from 2, 6 to the parabola y 2  4 x is (c)
25
(d) none of these
(a) 2 (b) 6 3
(c) 0 (d) 1
85. If t is the parameter for one end of a focal chord of the
78. If a normal chord subtends a right angle at the vertex of
parabola y 2  4ax , then its length is
the parabola y 2  4ax , then it is inclined to the axis at
 1  1
an angle (a) a  t   (b) a  t  
(a)  / 2 (b)  / 4  t  t
(c)  tan 1 2
2 2
(d) tan 1 2  1  1
(c) a  t   (d) a  t  
 t  t
79. The angle subtended at the focus by the normal chord at
the point ,  ,   0 on the parabola y 2  4ax is 86. A point moves on the parabola y 2  4ax . Its distance
  from the focus is minimum for the following value(s)
(a) (b) tan 1  
4 a of x:
(a) 1 (b) 0
1 
(c) tan 1   (d) (c) 1 (d) a
4 2

80. If the points au 2

,2au  and av 2
,2av  are the
87. The length of chord of contact of the tangents drawn
from the point 2,5 to the parabola y 2  8x , is
2
extremities of a focal chord of the parabola y  4ax , 1
then (a) 41 (b) 41
2
(a) uv  1  0 (b) uv  1  0 3
 2 (c) 41 (d) 2 41
(c) u  v  a (d) u   v   2
 v

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88. From the point  1,2 tangent lines are drawn to the 96. The locus of the point of intersection of the normals at
parabola y 2  4 x , then the equation of chord of contact the ends of a focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax is
is (a) y 2  4a x  3a  (b) y 2  2a x  3a 
(a) y  x  1 (b) y  x  1
(c) y  x  1 (d) none of these (c) y 2  a x  3a  (d) none of these

97. Through the vertex O of parabola y 2  4 x , chords OP

89. From the point  1,2 tangent lines are drawn to the
and OQ are drawn at right angles to one another. The
parabola y 2  4 x . The area of the triangle formed by locus of the middle point of PQ is
chord of contact and the tangents is given by
(a) y 2  2x  8 (b) y 2  x  8
(a) 8 (b) 8 3
(c) y 2  2x  8 (d) none of these
(c) 8 2 (d) 5 2
98. The locus of the middle points of the focal chord of the
90. If tangents are drawn from any point on the line parabola y 2  4ax is
2
x  4a  0 to the parabola y  4ax , then their chord
(a) y 2  a x  a  (b) y 2  2a x  a 
of contact subtend an angle  at the vertex, where  is
equal to (c) y 2  4a x  a  (d) None of these
 
(a) (b) 99. The locus of the mid point of the line segment joining
4 3
the focus to moving point on the parabola y 2  4ax is

(c) (d) none of these another parabola with directrix
2
a
(a) x  a (b) x  
91. If two tangents are drawn from a point P to the parabola 2
y 2  4 x are at right angles, then locus of P is (c) x  0
a
(d) x 
(a) x  1  0 (b) 2 x  1  0 2
(c) x  1  0 (d) 2 x  1  0 100. The center of the circle passing through the point 0,1
and touching the curve y  x 2 at 2,4 is
92. The locus of a foot of perpendicular drawn to the
tangent of parabola y 2  4ax from focus, is   16 27    16 53 
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
(a) x  0 (b) y  0  5 10   7 10 

(c) y 2  2a x  a  (d) x 2  y 2 x  a   0   16 53    6 53 
(c)  ,  (d)  , 
 5 10   10 10 
93. If the line ℓx  my  n  0 is a tangent to the parabola
101. The equation of one of the parabola whose vertex and
y 2  4ax , then locus of its point of contact is
focus lie on the x-axis at distances a and a 1 from the
(a) A straight line (b) A circle
(c) A parabola (d) Two straight lines origin respectively, is
(a) y 2  4a 1  a x
94. Tangents are drawn from a point P to the parabola
(b) y 2  4a 1  a x  a 
y 2  8x such that the slope of one tangent is twice the
slope of other. The locus of P is (c) y 2  4a 1  a x  a 1 
(a) a circle (b) a straight line (d) none of these
(c) a parabola (d) an ellipse

102. Three normals are drawn from the point c,0  to the
95. Two tangents of the parabola y 2  8x , meet the tangent
1
at its vertex in the points P and Q. If PQ = 4, locus of curve y 2  x . Show that c must be greater than and
the point of intersection of the two tangents is 2
one normal is always x-axis. Also find the value of c for
(a) y 2  8x  2 (b) y 2  8x  2  which the other two normals are perpendicular to each
(c) x 2  8y  2  (d) x 2  8y  2 other.

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QUESTIONS ASKED IN IITJEE (1994 TO 2014) (c) 9 (d) 3

IITJEE 1994
1. The point of intersection of the tangents at the ends of 10. If the line x 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola
the latus rectum of the parabola y 2  4 x is y 2  kx  8  0 , then one of the values of k is
1
2. Through the vertex O of a parabola y 2  4 x , chords OP (a) (b) 8
8
and OQ are drawn at right angle to one another. Show
that for all positions of P, PQ cuts the axis of the 1
(c) 4 (d)
parabola at a fixed point. Also find the locus of the 4
middle point of PQ. IITJEE 2001 (SCREENING)
3. Which one of the following curves cut the parabola 11. The equation of the directrix of the parabola
y 2  4ax at right angles? y 2  4 y  4x  2  0 is

(a) x 2  y 2  a 2 (b) y  e  x / 2a (a) x = 1 (b) x = 1

3 3
(c) y  ax (d) x 2  4ay (c) x   (d) x 
2 2
IITJEE 1995 12. The equation of the common tangent touching the circle
4. Show that the locus of a point that divides a chord of
2
x  32  y 2  9 and the parabola y 2  4 x above the
slope 2 of the parabola y  4 x internally in the ratio
x-axis is
1:2 is a parabola. Find the vertex of this parabola.
(a) 3y  3x  1 (b) 3 y   x  3

3y  3x  1
5. Consider a circle with its center lying on the focus of the
(c) 3y  x  3 (d)
parabola y 2  2px such that it touches the directrix of
IITJEE 2002 (SCREENING)
the parabola. Then a point of intersection of the circle
and the parabola is 13. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining
p  p  the focus to a moving point on the parabola y 2  4ax
(a)  , p  (b)  ,p 
2  2  is another parabola with directrix
 p  p  a
(c)   , p  (d)   ,p  (a) x = a (b) x  
2
 2   2 
a
IITJEE 1996 (c) x = 0 (d) x 
2
6. Points A, B and C lie on the parabola y 2  4ax . The
IITJEE 2003 (MAINS)
tangents to the parabola at A, B and C, taken in pairs, 14. Normals are drawn from the point P with slopes
intersect at points P, Q and R. Determine the ratio of the
areas of the triangles ABC and PQR. m1 , m 2 , m 3 to the parabola y 2  4 x . If locus of
P with m1 m 2   is a part of the parabola itself then
7. From a point A common tangents are drawn to the find .
a2
circle x 2  y 2  and parabola y 2  4ax . Find the IITJEE 2003 (SCREENING)
2
area of the quadrilateral formed by the common 15. The focal chord to y 2  16 x is tangent to
tangents, the chord of contact of the circle and the chord
of contact of the parabola. x  62  y 2  2 , then the possible values of the slope
of this chord, are:
IITJEE 1999
(a) {1, 1} (b) {2, 2}
8. The curve described parametrically by x  t 2  t 1,
(c) {2, 1/2} (d) {2, 1/2}
y  t 2  t  1 represents
(a) a pair of straight lines IITJEE 2004 (MAINS)
(b) an ellipse 16. At any point P on the parabola y 2  2 y  4x  5  0 a
(c) a parabola tangent is drawn which meets the directrix at Q. Find
(d) a hyperbola the locus of point R which divides QP externally in the
IITJEE 2000 (SCREENING) 1
ratio : 1 .
2
9. If x + y = k is normal to y 2  12 x , then k is
IITJEE 2004 (SCREENING)
(a) 3 (b) 9

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17. The angle between the tangents drawn from the point Consider the circle x 2  y 2  9 and the parabola y 2  8x .
2
(1, 4) to the parabola y  4 x is They intersect at P and Q in the first and the fourth
  quadrants, respectively. Tangents to the circle at P and Q
(a) (b) intersect the x-axis at R and tangents to the parabola at P and
6 4
Q intersect the x-axis at S.
 
(c) (d) 22. The ratio of the areas of the triangles PQS and PQR, is
3 2
IITJEE 2005 (SCREENING) (a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 2
18. Tangent to the curve y  x  6 at a point P1, 7 
2 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 8

touches the circle x 2  y 2  16 x  12 y  c  0 at a point 23. The radius of the circumcircle of the triangle PRS, is
Q. Then the coordinates of Q are
(a) 5 (b) 3 3
(a)  6,  11 (b)  9,  13
(c)  10,  15 (d)  6,  7  (c) 3 2 (d) 2 3
IITJEE 2006 24. The radius of the incircle of the triangle PQR, is
19. The axis of a parabola is along the line y  x and the (a) 4 (b) 3
distances of its vertex and focus from origin are 2 and 8
(c) (d) 2
2 2 respectively. If the vertex and focus both lie in 3
first quadrant then equation of the parabola is IITJEE 2008
(a) x  y  2  x  y  2  25. Consider the two curves C1 : y 2  4 x ,
(b) x  y 2  x  y  2 C 2 : x 2  y 2  6 x  1  0 . Then,
(c) x  y 2  4x  y  2 (a) C1 and C 2 touch each other only at one point
(d) x  y 2  8x  y  2 (b) C1 and C 2 touch each other exactly at two points
20. The equations of the common tangents to the parabola (c) C1 and C 2 intersect (but do not touch) at exactly
y  x 2 and y  x  2 2 is/are two points
(a) y  4x  1 (b) y  0 (d) C1 and C 2 neither intersect nor touch each other
(c) y  4x  1 (d) y  30 x  50 IITJEE 2009
21. MATCH THE FOLLOWING: 26. The tangent PT and the normal PN to the parabola
Normals are drawn at points P, Q and R lying on the y 2  4ax at a point P on it meet its axis at points T and
parabola y 2  4 x which intersect at 3, 0  . Then N, respectively. The locus of the centroid of the triangle
COLUMN I COLUMN II PTN is a parabola whose
I. Area of PQR (A) 2  2a 
(a) vertex is  ,0  (b) directrix is x  0
5  3 
II. Radius of circumcircle of PQR. (B)
2 2a
(c) latus rectum is (d) focus is a ,0 
5  3
III. Centroid of PQR (C)  ,0 
2  IITJEE 2010
2  27. Let A and B be two distinct points on the parabola
IV. Circumcentre of PQR (D)  ,0 
3  y 2  4 x. If the axis of the parabola touches a circle of
Codes: radius r having AB as its diameter, then the slope of the
(a) I   A , II  B , III  D , IV   C 
line joining A and B can be
1 1
(b) I   D, II  C, III  A , IV   B (a) 
r
(b)
r
(c) I   B, II  A , III  C, IV   D  (c)
2
(d) 
2
(d) I   C , II  D , III  B, IV   A  r r
IITJEE 2011
IITJEE 2007
28. Consider the parabola y 2  8x. Let 1 be the area of
PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTION (22 TO 24):
the triangle formed by the end points of its latus rectum

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1  (d) 1 3 4 2
and the point P ,2  on the parabola, and  2 be the IITJEE 2014
2 
area of the triangle formed by drawing tangents at P and PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTION (34 TO 35):
 Let a, r,s, t be non – zero real numbers. Let
at the end points of the latus rectum. Then 1 is
2 P(at 2 , 2at), Q, R(ar 2 , 2ar) and S(as 2 , 2as) be distinct points

29. Let x , y  be any point on the parabola y 2  4x. Let P on the parabola y 2  4ax. Suppose that PQ is the focal
be the point that divides the line segment from 0,0 to chord and lines QR and PK are parallel, where K is the point
(2a, 0).
x, y  in the ratio 1 : 3. Then the locus of P is
34. The value of r is :
(a) x 2  y (b) y 2  2 x 1 t2 1 1 t2 1
(a)  (b) (c) (d)
(c) y 2  x (d) x 2  2 y t t t t
35. If st = 1, then the tangent at P and the normal at S to the
IITJEE 2012 parabola meet at a point whose ordinate is :
30. Let S be the focus of the parabola y 2  8x and let PQ
 t  1  
2 2
2 a t2 1
be the common chord of the circle (a) (b)
x 2  y 2  2x  4y  0 and the given parabola. The area 2t 3 2t 3

   
of the triangle PQS, is 2 2
a t2 1 a t2  2
IITJEE 2013 (c) (d)
PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTION (31 TO 32): t3 t3
Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax. . The IITJEE 2015
36. Let the curve C be the mirror image of the parabola
tangents to the parabola at P and Q meet at a point lying on
the line y  2x  a, a  0 . y 2  4x with respect to the line x  y  4  0 . If A and
31. Length of chord PQ is : B are the points of intersection of C with the line
(a) 7a (b) 5a (c) 2a (d) 3a y  5 , then the distance between A and B is
IITJEE 2016
32. If chord PQ subtends an angle  at the vertex of
37. Let P be the point on the parabola y 2  4x which is at
y 2  4ax, then tan   .
the shortest distance from the centre S of the circle
2 2
(a) 7 (b) 7 x 2  y 2  4x  16y  64  0 . Let Q be the point on the
3 3
2 2 circle dividing the line segment SP internally. Then
(c) 5 (d) 5 (a) SP  2 5
3 3
33. A line L :y  mx  3 meets y-axis at E(0, 3) and the arc (b) SQ : QP   
5 1 : 2

of the parabola y 2  16x, 0  y  6 at the point (c) the x-intercept of the normal to the parabola at P is 6
(d) the slope of the tangent to the circle at Q is 1/ 2
F(x 0 , y0 ). The tangent to the parabola at
38. A solution curve of the differential equation
F(x 0 , y0) intersects the y-axis at G(0, y1 ) The slope m
of the line L is chosen such that the area of the triangle 
x 2  xy  4x  2y  4
dy
dx

 y 2  0, x  0 , passes
EFG has a local maximum. through the point (1, 3). Then the solution curve
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer (A) intersects y  x  2 exactly at one point
using the code given below the lists.
(B) intersects y  x  2 exactly at two points
List – I List - II
(C) intersects y   x  2 
1 2
P. m = 1.
2
(D) does NOT intersect y   x  3
2
Q. Maximum area of EFG is 2. 4
R. y0  3. 2 IITJEE 2017
39. If a chord, which is not a tangent, of the parabola
S. y1  4. 1
Code : y 2  16x has the equation 2x  y  p , and midpoint
P Q R S (h, k), then which of the following is(are) possible
(a) 4 1 2 3 value(s) of p, h and k?
(b) 3 4 1 2 (A) p  2, h  2, k  4 (B) p  5, h  4, k  3
(c) 1 3 2 4 (C) p  1, h  1, k  3 (D) p  2, h  3, k  4

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AIEEE 2009
QUESTIONS ASKED IN AIEEE: (2002-2019) 8. The area of the region bounded by the parabola
AIEEE 2002
1. The equation of the directrix of the parabola y  22  x  1 , the tangent to the parabola at the point
y 2  4 y  4 x  2  0 is: 2,3 and the x-axis is
(a) x  1 (b) x  1 (a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 9 (d) 12
3 3
(c) x   (d) x 
2 2 9. The shortest distance between the line y  x  1 and the
AIEEE 2003
2.  
The normal at the point bt 12 ,2bt 1 on a parabola meets curve x  y 2 is


the parabola again in the point bt 22 ,2bt 2 , then:  (a)
3 2
8
(b)
2 3
8
2 2
(a) t 2   t 1  (b) t 2   t 1  3 2 3
t1 t1 (c) (d)
5 4
2 2
(c) t 2  t 1  (d) t 2  t 1  AIEEE 2010
t1 t1 10. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the parabola
AIEEE 2004 y 2  4 x are at right angles, then the locus of P is
3. If a  0 and the line 2bx  3cy  4d  0 passes through (a) x  1 (b) 2x  1  0
the points of intersection of the parabolas (c) x  1 (d) 2x  1  0
y 2  4ax & x 2  4ay , then:
AIEEE 2011
(a) d 2  2b  3c 2  0 (b) d 2  3b  2c 2  0 11. The shortest distance between the line y  x  1 and the
(c) d 2  2b  3c 2  0 (d) d 2  3b  2c 2  0 curve x  y 2 is
AIEEE 2005 3 2 2 3
4. Let P be the point (1, 0) and Q a point on the locus (a) (b)
8 8
y 2  8x . The locus of mid point of PQ is 3 2 3
(c) (d)
(a) x 2  4 y  2  0 (b) x 2  4 y  2  0 5 4
JEE MAIN 2013
(c) y 2  4 x  2  0 (d) y 2  4 x  2  0
AIEEE 2006 12. Given: A circle, 2x 2  2 y 2  5 and a parabola,
5. The locus of the vertices of the family of parabolas y 2  4 5x .
a 3x 2 a 2 x Statement-I: An equation of a common tangent to these
y   2a is
3 2 curves is y  x  5 .
64 105
(a) xy  (b) xy  5
105 64 Statement-II: If the line, y  mx  m  0 is there
m
3 35
(c) xy  (d) xy  . common tangent, then m satisfies m 4  3m 2  2  0 .
4 16
(a) Statement-I is true; Statement-II is true, Statement-
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II is a correct explanation for statement-I.
6. The equation to a tangent to the parabola y 2  8x is (b) Statement-I is true; Statement-II is true; Statement-
y  x  2 . The point on this line from which the other II is not a correct explanation for statement-I.
tangent to the parabola is perpendicular to the given (c) Statement-I is true; Statement-II is false.
tangent, is (d) Statement-I is false; Statement-II is true.
(a) 1, 1 (b) 0, 2 
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13. The slope of the line touching both the parabolas
(c) 2, 4 (d) 2, 0 
y 2  4x and x 2  32y is:
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(a) (b)
7. A parabola has the origin as its focus and the line x  2 2 2
as the directrix. Then the vertex of the parabola is at 1 2
(c) (d)
(a) 0, 2  (b) 1, 0  8 3
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14. Let O be the vertex and Q be any point on the parabola (a)  4,  4  
(b) 6, 4 2 
x 2  8y . If the point P divides the line segment OQ
(c)  8, 6  (d)  5, 2 6 
internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the locus of P is
(a) x 2  y (b) y 2  x 21. If the line ax  y  c , touches both the curves

(c) y 2  2x (d) x 2  2y x 2  y2  1 and y 2  4 2x , then c is equal to

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(a) (b) 2
15. Let P be the point on the parabola y 2  8x , which is at 2
a minimum distance from the centre C of the circle, (c) 2 (d) 1/ 2
22. The tangents to the curve y   x  2   1 at its points
2
x 2   y  6   1 . Then, the equation of the circle,
2

passing through C and having its centre at P is of intersection with the line x  y  3 , intersect at the
(a) x 2  y 2  4x  8y  12  0 point
5   5 
(b) x 2  y 2  x  4y  12  0 (a)  , 1 (b)   ,  1 
2   2 
x 5   
(c) x 2  y 2   2y  24  0 (c)  ,  1
5
(d)   , 1
4 2   2 
(d) x 2  y 2  4x  9y  18  0 23. The area (in sq units) of the smaller of the two circles
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16. The radius of a circle having minimum area, which
the x-axis is
touches the curve y  4  x 2 and the lines y  x , is

(a) 8 3  2 2  
(b) 4 3  2 
(a) 2  2 1  (b) 2  2 1  (c) 8  2  2  (d) 4  2  2 
(c) 4  2  1 (d) 4  2  1
24. The equation of a tangent to the parabola, x 2  8y ,
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which makes an angle  with the positive direction of
17. Tangent and normal are drawn at P 16, 16  on the x-axis, is
parabola y 2  16x , which intersect the axis of the (a) y  x tan   2 cot  (b)  y cot   2 tan  x
parabola at A and B, respectively. If C is the centre of (c) y  x tan   2 cot  (d) x  y cot   2 tan 
the circle through the points P, A and B and CPB   25. Equation of a common tangent to the circle,
then a value of tan  is x 2  y2  6x  0 and the parabola, y 2  4x , is
(A) 1/ 2 (b) 2
(a) 3y  3x  1 (b) 2 3y  12x  1
(c) 3 (d) 4 / 3
JEE MAIN 2019 (c) 3y  x  3 (d) 2 3y   x  12
18. If the area of the triangle whose one vertex is at the
26. If the parabola y2  4b  x  c  and y2  8ax have a

vertex of the parabola, y 2  4 x  a 2  0 and the  common normal, then which one of the following is a
other two vertices are the points of intersection of the valid choice for the ordered triad  a, b, c  ?
parabola and y-axis, is 250 sq. units, then a value of ‘a’ 1 
is (a)  , 2, 0  (b) 1, 1, 0 
2 
(a) 5 5 (b) 5
1 
 
(c) 5 21/ 3 (d) 10 
2/3 (c) 1, 1, 3 (d)  , 2, 3 
2 
19. A circle cuts a chord of length 4a on the x-axis and 27. If one end of focal chord of the parabola, y2  16x is at
passes through a point on the y-axis, distant 2b from the
origin. Then, the locus of the centre of this circle, is 1, 4  , then the length of this focal chord is
(a) a parabola (b) an ellipse (a) 22 (b) 25
(c) a straight line (d) a hyperbola (c) 24 (d) 20
20. Axis of a parabola lies along x-axis. If its vertex and 28. The length of the chord of the parabola x 2  4y having
focus are at distance 2 and 4 respectively from the
origin, on the positive x-axis, then which of the equation x  2y  4 2  0 is
following points does not lie on it? (a) 8 2 (b) 2 11
(c) 3 2 (d) 6 3

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ANSWERS
EXERCISE:
1. c 16. c 31. b 46. a 61. c 76. a 91. a
2. c 17. c 32. d 47. c 62. a 77. c 92. a
3. c 18. c 33. d 48. a, b 63. a 78. c, d 93. c
4. d 19. b 34. c 49. c 64. c 79. d 94. c
5. a 20. c, d 35. c, d 50. a 65. c 80. b 95. a
6. c 21. d 36. a 51. d 66. a, b 81. a 96. c
7. a 22. d 37. b 52. b, c 67. a 82. a 97. c
8. d 23. c 38. d 53. c 68. d 83. d 98. b
9. a 24. d 39. b, c 54. c 69. a 84. b 99. c
10. c 25. a 40. d 55. c 70. b 85. d 100. c
11. a 26. d 41. b 56. a 71. a, b, d 86. b 101. b
12. d 27. b 42. d 57. b 72. a 87. c 3
102. c 
13. a 28. c 43. c 58. a 73. b 88. b 4

14. c 29. b 44. c 59. c 74. d 89. c

15. d 30. c 45. a 60. d 75. a 90. c
QUESTIONS ASKED IN IITJEE (1994 TO 2018): 17. c
1.  1, 0 18. d
19. a
2. y2  2x  8 20. b, c
3. d 21. a
2 22. c
 8 4 2 2 8
4.  y     x  , V ,  23. b
 9  9  9 9 9 24. d
P  P  25. b
5.  , P  &  , P  26. a, d
2  2 
6. 2 27. c, d
28. 2
15a 2 29. c
7.
4 30. 4
8. c 31. b
9. b 32. d
10. c 33. a
11. d 34. d
12. c 35. b
13. c 36. 4
14. 2 37. a, c, d
15. a 38. a, d
16. x  1y  12  4  0 39. d

QUESTIONS ASKED IN AIEEE (2002 TO 2019):

1. d 5. b 9. a 13. a 17. b 21. c 25. c
2. a 6. d 10. c 14. d 18. b 22. c 26. c
3. a 7. b 11. a 15. a 19. a 23. a 27. b
4. c 8. c 12. b 16. c 20. c 24. b 28. d

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