EASY
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IMPORTANT
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If the sum of the tangents of the base angles of a triangle described on a given base be constant, show that the locus of its vertex is a parabola.

Important Questions on Parabola

HARD
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
A circle is described whose Centre is the vertex and whose diameter is three-quarters of the length latus rectum of a parabola y2=4axa>0. Prove that the common chord of the circle and parabola bisects the distance between the vertex and the focus.
MEDIUM
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
Find the vertex, the length of the latus rectum and the equations of the axis and tangent at the vertex of the parabola
x-y+22=82x+y-6
MEDIUM
JEE Main/Advanced
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A ray of light moving parallel to the x-axis gets reflected from a parabolic mirror whose equation is y-22=4x+1. After reflection, the ray must pass through the point:
HARD
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve fx=x2+bx-b at the point (1,1) and the coordinate axes, lies in the first quadrant. If its area is 2 then the value of b is 
MEDIUM
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
If a circle and a parabola intersect in 4 points then the algebraic sum of the ordinates is :
MEDIUM
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
The locus of the points of trisection of the double ordinates of the parabola y2=4ax, is
HARD
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
If the normals at two points P and Q of a parabola y2=4ax intersect at a third point R on the curve, then the product of ordinates of P and Q is
HARD
JEE Main/Advanced
IMPORTANT
If the tangent at P on y2=4ax meets the tangent at the vertex in Q and S is the focus of the parabola, then SQP is equal to