PARABOLA

M.V.R. CHARI. M.Sc.

M.Phil.

SECTION-1
SectionIcontains4multiplechoicequestions.Eachquestionhas4choices(A),(B),(C)
and(D),outofwhichONLYONEiscorrect.ForeachquestioninSectionI,youwillbe
awarded3marksifyouhavedarkenedonlythebubblecorrespondingtothecorrect
answerandzeromarkifnobubbleisdarkened.Incaseofbubblingofincorrectanswer,
minusone(1)markwillbeawarded.
1)
If any point
satisfies the relation
represents parabola, then
A)
B)
C)
D)
2)
The number of points (x, y) satisfying 3y + 4x = 20 and
is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 0
3)
Equation of chord AB of circle
given by
A)
B)
4)

passing through

such that

C)

is

D)

The radius of the circle lying in the first quadrant passing through the point
touching the coordinate axes is
A)
B)
C)
D)

and

SECTION-2
SectionIIcontains5multiplecorrectanswer(s)typequestions.Eachquestionhas4
choices(A),(B),(C)and(D),outofwhichONEORMOREis/arecorrect.Foreach
questioninSectionII,youwillbeawarded4markssifyouhavedarkenedallthe
bubble(s)correspondingtothecorrectanswerandzeromarkifnobubbleisdarkened.In
allothercases,minusone(1)markwillbeawarded.

5)

The equations of the common tangents to the parabolas

A)
B)
C)

6)

The length of focal chord to parabola

A) 12
B) 25

and

D)
may be
C) 25/2

D) 50

is

7)

An equation of a line passing through the point

and touching the circle

is
A)

B)

C)

D)

8) In a right angled triangle, the length of the sides are a and b (0 < a < b). A circle passes
through the mid-point of the smaller side and touches the hypotenuse at its mid-point.

9)

A)

B)

C)

D)

In the parabola
, the length of the chord passing through the vertex and inclined
to the x-axis at an angle is
A)
B)
C)
D)

SECTION-3
SectionIIIcontains2questions.Eachquestioncontainsstatementsgivenintwocolumns,
whichhavetobematched.ThestatementsinColumnIarelabeledA,B,CandD,while
thestatementsinColumnIIarelabeledp,q,r,sandt.AnygivenstatementinColumnI
canhavecorrectmatchingwithONEORMOREstatement(s)inColumnII.Foreach
questioninSectionIII,youwillbeawarded2foreachrowinwhichyouhavedarkened
thebubble(s)correspondingtothecorrectanswer.Thus,eachquestioninthissection
carriesamaximumof8marks.Thereisnonegativemarkingforincorrectanswer(s)for
thissection.

10) Match the following

(A)
(B)

Column I
Locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular (p)
tangents of the parabola
is
Locus of the feet of perpendiculars drawn
from the focus on any tangent to the parabola

Column II

(q)

is
(C)

is a focal chord of

The circle

(r)

described on
as diameter
touches ( Where S is focus )
(D)

is a focal chord of
described on
as diameter
Touches( Where S is focus )

The circle

(s)

(t)
11) Match the following:
(A)

Column I
Column II
Area of a triangle formed by the tangents drawn from a (p) 8

(B)

point
to the parabola
corresponding chord of contact is
Length of the latusrectum of the conic

and their
(q)
is

(C)

(r)
If focal distance of a point on the parabola

(D)

is

.
and points are of the form
Then
is equal to
Length of side of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a (s)

parabola
vertex of the parabola is

whose one angular point is

(t)

SECTION-4
SectionIVcontains8questions.Theanswertoeachofthequestionisasingledigit
integer,rangingfrom0to9.Theappropriatebubblesbelowtherespectivequestion
numbersintheORShavetobedarkened.ForeachquestioninSectionIV,youwillbe
awarded4marksifyoudarkenthebubblecorrespondingtothecorrectanswer,andzero
markifnobubbleisdarkened.Inallothercases,minusone(1)markwillbeawarded.
12)
If the locus of the point that divides a chord of slope 2 of the parabola
internally
in the ratio
equal to

is a parabola with latus-rectum

then the numerical quantity

must be

13)
From a point common tangents are drawn to the circle

and parabola

. If the area of the quadrilateral formed by the common tangents, the chord of
contact of the circle and the chord of contact of parabola is
quantity must be equal to
14)

The tangents at three points A,B,C on the parabola

points P,Q,R. If

15)

The line

If the line

taken in pairs intersect at the

are the areas of the triangle ABC and PQR respectively , then
cuts the circle

line
cuts the circle
and S are cyclic, then the value of
16)

then the numerical

at points P and Q and the

at points R and S. If P, Q, R
is

touches the circle

at

then the

positive integral value of

17)

The circle
cuts the x-axis at P and Q, another circle with center at Q and
variable radius intersects the first circle at R above the x-axis and the line segment PQ at
S. If the maximum area of the triangle QSR is

18)

The number of such points

, where

bounded by the circles

19)

For the circle

then the value of k is

is any integer, lying inside the region

and
, find the value of r for which the area enclosed by the

tangents drawn from the point

to the circle and the chord of contact is maximum.

1) A
7) A,C

2) D
8) A,C

13) 5
19) 5

14) 2

PARABOLA KEY
3) B
4) B
9) A,B,D
10) (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
15) 4
16) 4

(s)
(p)
(t)
(q)

5) A,C
11) (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
17) 4

6) B,D
(r) 12) 9
(s)
(p)
(q)
18) 0

PARABOLA SOLUTIONS
1) For parabola
2) The line

The line is clearly tangent to the

touching at point

So no point will satisfy

3)

.(i)
(ii)
From (i) & (ii), we have
Now diameter of the circle is
(as radius is
Hence line passes through the centre

4)

5)

Circle lying in first quadrant touching co-ordiante axes will be

through

Any tangent to the parabola

is

and it passes

If it is a tangent to the parabola

Eliminating

then it will cut in two coincident points.

we get
or)

Making the discriminant of the above equation equal to zero gives

6) Focal chord =
(Minimum)
7) Radius = perpendicular distance from centre to line.
8) Conceptual.
9)
Putting in
we get the value of l as given
10) Conceptual
11)
A) point of contact of tangent drawn from
on
area

are

B) The conic is a parabola having focus is

& Directrix
Latusrectum
(perpendicular distance of focus from the directrix)

C)

Focal distance
distance from directrix
ordinate of points on the parabola whose focal distance is
Points are
D) length of side
12)

Let,
If

lie on
is a point on PQ which divides PQ

, so that slope of PQ is 2.

and

Also, slope
And

(using h and k)

Elimination of

locus of

from these three equations yields:

is.

This represents a parabola with latus-rectum

13)
is tangent to

It also touches
( which is not possible)
The common tangents are

. If BC is the chord and DE is that of the

parabola for these two tangents, then as these two tangents meet at
BC is ,

and equation of DE is 0.
of BC
=2 length of BK

the equation of

then, length

DE is

, i. e., it is latus-rectum.

area of trapezium,

14)

And

15) Family of circle passing through line

(i)
family of circle passing through line

(ii)
Now equation (i) & (ii) represent the same circle,
Solving the two equations we get

16)
take k=15
Now equation of the tangent at
if it represents the given line

is

17) The given circle.

is ..(i)

with center at O(0, 0) and radius 1. It cuts x-axis at the points when
at
and
Equation of circle with center at
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
and
but R above the x-axis.

so,

and

Area of

and
for maximum and minimum area,
we get

and radius r is

then

i.e.

 A is maximum. Hence is also maximum.

Maximum value of

18)

The given circles are

The Points
Whose

lie on the line

then it makes an angle

with x-axis.

Hence there is no point on the line segment AB

19) To maximize area of
, we know OP = 10 and

at which

, thus

when , area is maximum and

= 5 units.