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Arjuna JEE (2024)

Parabola DPP-03

1. The equation of tangent at the point (1, 2) to the 7. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola whose
parabola y2 = 4x, is: focus is:
(1) x – y + 1 = 0 (2) x + y + 1 = 0  u2 u2 
(3) x + y – 1 = 0 (4) x – y – 1 = 0  sin 2, − cos 2  and directrix is y = u2/2g
 2g 2g 
2. Area of the triangle formed by the vertex, focus and is:
one end of latusrectum of the parabola y2 = 12x is: u2 u2
(1) cos2  (2) cos 2
(1) 36 (2) 18 g g
(3) 9 (4) 6 2u 2 2u 2
(3) cos 2 (4) cos2 
g g
3. A point P(x, y) moves in the xy-plane such that
x = a cos2 and y = 2a sin , where  is a parameter. 8. A water jet from a fountain reaches its maximum
The locus of the point P is a/an: height of 4 m at a distance 0.5 m from the vertical
(1) Circle passing through the point O of water outlet. The
(2) Ellipse height of the jet above the horizontal OX at a
(3) Unbounded parabola distance of 0.75 m from the point O is:
(4) Part of the parabola (1) 5 m (2) 6 m
(3) 3 m (4) 7 m
4. Which one of the following equations represent
parametric equation to a parabolic curve? 9. The angle between the tangents drawn from the
(1) x = 3 cos t; y = 4 sin t point (1, 4) to the parabola y2 = 4x is:
t  
(2) x2 – 2 = 2 cos t; y = 4 cos2 (1) (2)
2 6 4
(3) x = tan t; y = sec t  
(3) (4)
3 2
t t
(4) x = 1 − sin t ; y = sin + cos
2 2 10. A tangent is drawn to the parabola y2 = 6x which is
perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 1. Which of the
5. Set of values of  for which the point (, 1) lies following points does NOT lie on it?
inside the circle x2 + y2 – 4 = 0 and y2 = 4x is: (1) (0, 3) (2) (–6, 0)
(1) || < 3 (2) || < 2 (3) (4, 5) (4) (5, 4)
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(3) << 3 (4) None of these 11. The equation of the line touching both the parabolas
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y2 = 4x and x2 = – 32y is:
(1) 2x + y – 4 = 0 (2) x + 2y + 4 = 0
6. If the point (2a, a) lies inside the parabola
(3) x – 2y + 4 = 0 (4) x – 2y – 4 = 0
x2 – 2x – 4y + 3 = 0, then a lies in the interval
1 3 1 3
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  12. The slope of tangent to the parabola y2 = 9x which
2 2  2 2 passes through (4, 10) is:
 −3 −1  (1) 9/4 (2) 1/2
(3) (1, 3) (4)  , 
 2 2 (3) 3/4 (4) 1/3
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13. Let P be a variable point. From P tangents PQ and 16. Two tangents are drawn from the point (–2, –1) to
PR are drawn to the circle x2 + y2 = b2. If QR is the parabola y2 = 4x. If  is the angle between these
always touching the parabola y2 = 4ax, then locus of tangents, then tan  =
P is: 1
(1) ay2 = b2x (2) ay2 = –b2x (1) 3 (2)
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(3) a2y = bx2 (4) a2y = –bx2 1
(3) 2 (4)
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14. The equation of a common tangent to the parabola
17. Find the equation of the tangents drawn to y2 + 12x = 0
y2 = 2x and the circle x2 + y2 + 4x = 0 is
from the point (3, 8).
(1) 2 6 x + y = 12
(2) x + 2 6 y + 12 = 0 18. Find the equation(s) of the common tangent(s) to the
parabola y2 – 4x – 2y + 5 = 0 and y2 = –4x.
(3) x − 2 6 y + 21 = 0
(4) 2 6 x − y = 12 19. A tangent to the parabola y2 = 8x makes an angle of
45° with the straight line y = 3x + 5. Then find the
15. If line y = x + 2 do not intersect any member of equation of tangent and point of contact also.
family of parabola y2 = ax, (a  R+) at two distinct
points, then maximum value of latus rectum is: 20. A tangent line L is drawn at the point (2, –4) on the
(1) 4 (2) 8 parabola y2 = 8x. If the line L is also tangent to the
(3) 16 (4) 32 circle x2 + y2 = a, then ‘a’ is equal to _____.
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Answer Key
1. (1) 14. (2)
2. (3) 15. (2)
3. (4) 16. (1)
4. (2) 17. Tangent are
5. (3) x
y = 3x – 1 and y = – +9
6. (2) 3
7. (4) 18. 4x – 2y – 1 = 0 & x + y = 1
8. (3)
9. (3) 19. 2x + y + 1 = 0
10. (4) 1 
11. (3) & point  , –2 
2 
12. (1)
x – 2y + 8 = 0 & point (8, 8)
13. (2)
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