PRACTICE-SHEET- 2 (PARABOLA)

1. Find the equation of the normal to the parabola y2 = 4x, which is

(a) parallel to the line y = 2x – 5.
(b) perpendicular to the line x + 3y + 1 = 0.

2. Find the equation of the tangents to the parabola y2 = 16x, which are parallel & perpendicular respectively
to the line 2x – y + 5 = 0. Find also the coordinates of their of contact.

3. (a) Find the equations of the tangents of the parabola y2 = 12x, which passes through the point (2, 5).
(b) Write down the equations to the tangent and normal, At the points (4, 6) of the parabola y2 = 9x.
(c) Find the equation to the tangents to the parabola y2 = 9x which goes through the point (4, 10).

4. Write down the equations to the tangent and normal.

(a) At the point of the parabola y2 = 6x whose ordinates is 12.
(b) At the ends of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 12x.

5. Write down the equations to the tangent and normal. At the ends of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 =
4a(x – a).

6. (a) A tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax makes an angle of 60° with the x-axis; find its point of contact.
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola, y2 = 8x inclined at 45° to the x-axis. Find the point of
contact.

7. Find the points of the parabola y2 = 4ax at which (i) the tangent and (ii) the normal is inclined at 30° to the
axis.

8. Prove that the straight line y = mx + c touches the parabola y2 = 4a(x + a) if c = max + (a/m).

9. For what point of the parabola y2 = 4ax is (a) the normal equal to twice the subtangent, (b) the normal
equal to the difference between the subtangent and the subnormal ?

10. If x + y = k is a normal to the parabola y2 = 12x, show that it touches the parabola y2 = –36x.

11. A tangent to the parabola y2 = 8x makes an angle of 45° with the straight line y = 3x + 5 find the equation
of the equation of the tangent and its point of parabola.

12. Find the equations of the tangents to the parabola y2 + 4 = 4x which are equally inclined with the axis of
reference and also find the tangent at the vertex of the parabola.

13. Tangents are drawn to the parabola y 2  4ax at the points P & Q whose inclination to the axis are 1 &
2. If A be the vertex of the parabola and the circles on AP & AQ as diameters intersects in R and AR be
inclined at an angle  to the axis, the prove that cot 1  cot 2  2 tan   0 .

14. Prove that y = x + 2 is a common tangent to the curve y2 = 8x and xy = –1.

15. Find the equation of the common tangent to the parabolas y2 = 32x & x2 = 108y.

16. Find the equation of the common tangents to the parabola y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4by.

17. Find the equation to the common tangents to the circle x2  y 2  2a2 and the parabola y 2  8ax .
18. Show that the locus of a point, such that two of the three normals drawn from it to the parabola y 2  4ax

coincide is 27ay 2  4  x  2a  .
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19. Prove that the two parabolas y 2  4ax & y 2  4c  x  b  cannot have a common normal, other than the

b
axis, unless  a  c  > 2.

20. If P, Q, R be the three co-normal points on the parabola y 2  4ax , the normals at which pass through the
point T, and S is the focus of the parabola, then show that SP.SQ.SR = a.ST 2.

21. Three normals are drawn from the point (14, 7) to the curve y2 – 16x – 8y = 0 find the co-ordinate of the feet
of the normals.

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22. From a point A common tangent are drawn to the circle x 2  y 2  and the parabola y2 = 4ax. Find the
2
area of quadrilateral formed by the common tangents, the chord of contact of the point A, w.r.t. the circle
and the parabola.

23. Find the angle at which the parabolas y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4by cut each other.

24. Show that the length of the tangents to the parabola y2 = 4ax intercepted its point of contact and the axis
of the parabola is bisected by the tangent at the vertex.

25.
2
 
Show that the normal at a point at1 , 2at1 on the parabola y2 = 4ax cuts the curve again at the point

2
whose parameter t 2   t1  t .
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e extremities of a double ordinate of length 8a. Prove that the lines from the vertex to its extremities are at right
angles.

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 ANSWERS
PRACTICE-SHEET- 2 (PARABOLA)

1. (a) y = 2x – 12 (b) 9x + 27y = 0 2. 2x – y + 2 = 0; (1, 4) ; x + 2y + 16 = 0 ; (16, –16)

3. (a) 2y = 3x + 4, y = x + 3 (b) 4y = 3x + 12 ; 4x + 3y = 34 (c) 4y = x + 36, 4y = 9x + 4
4. (a) 4y – x = 24 ; y + 4x = 108 (b) x + y + 3 = 0 ; y – x = 3 ; y + x = 9 ; x – y = 9
5. y = x ; y + x = 3a ; y + x = 4a ; y = x – 3a ; x – y = 4a
 a 2a  a 2 3 
6. (a)  ,  b. x – y + 2 = 0 ; (2, 4).
3 3
 
7. 3a,2 3a ;  , 
3 3
a 
 
 17  1 a 
9. (a) 
8
a,
2
2 17  2  , (b) 3a,2 3a 
 
11. 2x + y + 1 = 0 at (1/2, –2), x – 2y + 8 = 0 at (8, 8) 12. y = x ; x + y = 0 ; x = 1
15. 2x + 3y + 36 = 0 16. a1/3x + b1/3y + a2/3.b2/3 = 0 17. y =  x  2a
15a 2 3a1/ 3 b1/ 3
21. (0, 0) ; (8, 16) ; (3, –4) 22. 23.  = tan
–1
4 2  a 2 / 3  b2 / 3 

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