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For a>0, let the curves C1:y2=ax and C2:x2=ay intersect at origin O and a point P. Let the line x=b0<b<a intersect the chord OP and the x -axis at points Q and R, respectively. If the line x=b bisects the area bounded by the curves, C1 and C2, and the area of OQR=12, then ‘ a ’ satisfies the equation:

JEE Main 2020 (08 Jan Shift 1)

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  • A: x6-6x3+4=0
  • B: x6-12x3+4=0
  • C: x6+6x3-4=0
  • D: x6-12x3-4=0
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Let P be a point on the parabola, y2=12x and N be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P , on the axis of the parabola. A line is now drawn through the mid-point M of PN, parallel to its axis which meets the parabola at Q. If the y-intercept of the line NQ is 43, then :

JEE Main 2020 (03 Sep Shift 1)

Options

  • A: PN=4
  • B: MQ=13
  • C: MQ=14
  • D: PN=3
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Let P be a variable point on the parabola y=4x2+1. Then, the locus of the mid-point of the point P and the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point P to the line y=x is:

JEE Main 2021 (20 Jul Shift 2)

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  • A: (3x-y)2+(x-3y)+2=0
  • B: 2(3x-y)2+(x-3y)+2=0
  • C: (3x-y)2+2(x-3y)+2=0
  • D: 2(x-3y)2+(3x-y)+2=0
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Let x=2t,y=t23 be a conic. Let S be the focus and B be the point on the axis of the conic such that SABA, where A is any point on the conic. If k is the ordinate of the centroid of the ΔSAB, then limt1k is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 1)

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  • A: 1718
  • B: 1918
  • C: 1118
  • D: 1318
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If the length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose focus is a,a and the tangent at its vertex is x+y=a, is 16, then a is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (27 Jul Shift 2)

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  • A: 22
  • B: 23
  • C: 42
  • D: 4
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Let P1 be a parabola with vertex 3,2 and focus 4,4 and P2 be its mirror image with respect to the line x+2y=6. Then the directrix of P2 is x+2y= _____.

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 2)

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Let a tangent to the curve  y2 = 24x meet the curve xy = 2 at the points A and B. Then the mid-points of such line segments AB lie on a parabola with the

JEE Main 2023 (24 Jan Shift 1)

Options

  • A: directrix 4x=3
  • B: directrix 4x=-3
  • C: Length of latus rectum 32
  • D: Length of latus rectum 2
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Let a conic $C$ pass through the point $(4,-2)$ and $P(x, y), x \geq 3$, be any point on $C$. Let the slope of the line touching the conic $C$ only at a single point $P$ be half the slope of the line joining the points $P$ and $(3,-5)$. If the focal distance of the point $(7,1)$ on $C$ is $d$, then $12 d$ equals ______

JEE Main 2024 (06 Apr Shift 1)

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Let $A, B$ and $C$ be three points on the parabola $y^2=6 x$ and let the line segment $A B$ meet the line $L$ through $C$ parallel to the $x$-axis at the point $D$. Let $M$ and $N$ respectively be the feet of the perpendiculars from $A$ and $B$ on $L$. Then $\left(\frac{A M \cdot B N}{C D}\right)^2$ is equal to _________

JEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 2)

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The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at (0,0) and the other two vertices lie on the curve y=-2x2+54 at points (x, y) and (-x, y) where y>0 is :

JEE Main 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 88
  • B: 122
  • C: 92
  • D: 108
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Consider the circle $C: x^2+y^2=4$ and the parabola $P: y^2=8 x$. If the set of all values of $\alpha$, for which three chords of the circle $C$ on three distinct lines passing through the point $(\alpha, 0)$ are bisected by the parabola $P$ is the interval $(p, q)$, then $(2 q-p)^2$ is equal to ________

JEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 2)

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Let P(α,β) be a point on the parabola y2=4x. If P also lies on the chord of the parabola x2=8y whose mid point is 1,54, then (α-28)(β-8) is equal to _______.

JEE Main 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2)

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