Basics of Parabola

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Basics of Parabola: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Standard Equations of Parabola, Focal Chord of Standard Parabola, Axis of a Parabola, Latus Rectum of a Parabola, Double Ordinate of a Parabola, Position of a Point with Respect to a Parabola, etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Parabola

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What is the formula of eccentricity of parabola?

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Given the conic 3x+4y+52=1004x-3y-10 then distance between its focus and vertex is

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What is a parabola?

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Let P be a point, different from (0,0), on the parabola y2=4x whose focus is at F. Let T be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P on to the directrix of the parabola. The least distance of the point (0,0) from the orthocentre of triangle PFT as P moves on the parabola is

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The axis of the parabola for the parabola x2=4ay, where a  is a positive integer is along x-axis.

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The axis of the parabola for the parabola y2=4ax, where a  is a positive integer is 

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For every a, let Pa be the parabola given by y=x2+2ax+a. Then

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If orthocentre of a triangle formed by At1,Bt2,Ct3 on parabola y2=4ax is the focus then t1t2+t2t3+t3t1=

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Find the auxiliary circle for parabola x2+4x+4y+16=0.

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The vertex of a parabola is 1,2 and its axis is parallel to y-axis. If parabola passes through 0,6, then the length of its latus rectum is _____

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The function corresponding to the graph shown below is

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The vertex of the parabola x2=8y-1 is

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If the point (a, 2a) is an interior point of the region bounded by the parabola y2=16x and the double ordinate through focus, then ___

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If x-2=t2,y=2t are the parametric equations of the parabola y2=a(x-b), then the value of a+b equals

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If the line 2bx+3cy+4d=0 passes through the points of intersection of y2=4ax and x2=4ay, then _______

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If the coordinates of the ends of a focal chord of the parabola x2=4ay are x1,y1 and x2,y2, then _______

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If the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point on the parabola y2=12x whose parameter is 2 is p,q then p+q=

 

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Value of p when the parabola y2=4px passes through the point 3, -2 is

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The equation y2-8y-x+19=0 represents

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If the equation of a parabola is given as 5x2-30x+2y=0, then find the equation of its directrix.