$${y^2} + 4 = 4x{\text{ or }}{y^2} = 4\left( {x - 1} \right)$$
Any tangent to it is $$y = m\left( {x - 1} \right) + \frac{1}{m}.$$ It is through the origin if $$0 = - m + \frac{1}{m}\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow m = 1,\, - 1$$
So, the two tangents are inclined at $$\frac{\pi }{2}.$$
22.
The locus of the middle points of chords of a parabola which subtend a right angle at the vertex of the parabola is :
23.
If two tangents drawn from the point $$\left( {\alpha ,\,\beta } \right)$$ to the parabola $${y^2} = 4x$$ be such that the slope of one tangent is double of the other then :
Any tangent to the parabola $${y^2} = 4x$$ is $$y = mx + \frac{1}{m}.$$ It passes through $$\left( {\alpha ,\,\beta } \right)$$ if $$\beta = m\alpha + \frac{1}{m}{\text{ or }}\alpha {m^2} - \beta m + 1 = 0$$
It will have roots $${m_1},\,2{m_1}$$ if $${m_1} + 2{m_1} = \frac{\beta }{\alpha },\,\,{m_1}.2{m_1} = \frac{1}{\alpha }\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow 2.{\left( {\frac{\beta }{{3\alpha }}} \right)^2} = \frac{1}{\alpha }$$
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The equation $$\lambda {x^2} + 4xy + {y^2} + \lambda x + 3y + 2 = 0$$ represents a parabola if $$\lambda $$ is :
Here, $${\left( {x - 1} \right)^2} + {\left( {y - 3} \right)^2} = {\left\{ {\frac{{5x - 12y + 17}}{{\sqrt {{5^2} + {{\left( { - 12} \right)}^2}} }}} \right\}^2}$$
$$\therefore $$ the focus $$ = \left( {1,\,3} \right)$$ and the directrix is $$5x - 12y + 17 = 0$$
The distance of the focus from the directrix $$ = \left| {\frac{{5 \times 1 - 12 \times 3 + 17}}{{\sqrt {{5^2} + {{\left( { - 12} \right)}^2}} }}} \right| = \frac{{14}}{{13}}$$
$$\therefore $$ latus rectum $$ = 2 \times \frac{{14}}{{13}} = \frac{{28}}{{13}}.$$
26.
The equation of a tangent to the parabola $${y^2} = 8x$$ is $$y = x + 2.$$ The point on this line from which the other tangent to the parabola is perpendicular to the given tangent is-
Parabola $${y^2} = 8x$$
We know that the locus of point of intersection of two perpendicular tangents to a parabola is its directrix.
Point must be on the directrix of parabola
$$\because $$ equation of directrix $$x + 2 = 0\,\,\, \Rightarrow x = - 2$$
Hence the point is $$\left( { - 2,\,0} \right)$$
27.
The normal at the point $$\left( {bt_1^2,\,2b{t_1}} \right)$$ on a parabola meets the parabola again in the point $$\left( {bt_2^2,\,2b{t_2}} \right)$$ then-
$$L,\,L'$$ are the ends of the latus rectum. $$S$$ bisects $$LL'.\,VSV'$$ is the perpendicular bisector of $$LL',$$ where $$VS = \frac{1}{4}LL' = V'S.$$ Clearly, two parabolas are possible.
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If the vertex $$ = \left( {2,\,0} \right)$$ and the extremities of the latus rectum are $$\left( {3,\,2} \right)$$ and $$\left( {3,\, - 2} \right)$$ then the equation of the parabola is :
The focus $$ = \left( {\frac{{3 + 3}}{2},\,\frac{{2 - 2}}{2}} \right) = \left( {3,\,0} \right).$$ The vertex $$ = \left( {2,\,0} \right)$$
As $$MV = VS,\,\,M = \left( {1,\,0} \right).$$ Clearly, the directrix is perpendicular to $$VS$$ whose equation is $$y = 0.$$ So, the directrix is $$x = k$$ which passes through $$M\left( {1,\,0} \right).$$ Therefore, we get $$x = 1.$$
$$\therefore $$ the equation of the parabola is $${\left( {x - 3} \right)^2} + {\left( {y - 0} \right)^2} = {\left( {\frac{{x - 1}}{{\sqrt 1 }}} \right)^2}.$$
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$$P$$ is a point. Two tangents are drawn from it to the parabola $${y^2} = 4x$$ such that the slope of one tangent is three times the slope of the other. The locus of $$P$$ is :
Let $$P = \left( {\alpha ,\,\beta } \right).$$ Any tangent to the parabola is $$y = mx + \frac{a}{m}.$$ It passes through $$\left( {\alpha ,\,\beta } \right).$$ So, $$\beta = m\alpha + \frac{1}{m}\left( {\because {\text{ here }}a = 1} \right);\,\,\therefore \,{m^2}\alpha - \beta m + 1 = 0$$
Its roots are $${m_1},\,3{m_1}.$$ So, $${m_1} + 3{m_1} = \frac{\beta }{\alpha },\,\,\,{m_1}.3{m_1} = \frac{1}{\alpha }$$
$$\therefore \,\,3.{\left( {\frac{\beta }{{4\alpha }}} \right)^2} = \frac{1}{\alpha }{\text{ or }}3{\beta ^2} = 16\alpha $$
Thus, the locus is $$3{y^2} = 16x,$$ which is a parabola.