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If  and  are two focal chords of the parabola  then the chord  and  intersect on

a)

Directrix

b)

Axis

c)

Tangent at vertex

d)

None of these



Question ID - 55834 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

If  and  are two focal chords of the parabola  then the chord  and  intersect on

a)

Directrix

b)

Axis

c)

Tangent at vertex

d)

None of these

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

is a focal chord, then and

is a focal chord, then  and

Now equation of chord  is

    (i)

Chord  is

Or    (ii)

For their intersection, we subtract them and get

Or 

Hence, they interest on directrix

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