The locus of a point from which tangents to a parabola are at right angles is a :

The locus is the directrix, which is a line.

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Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola $${y^2} = 2px$$ such that it touches the directrix of the parabola. Then a point of intersection of the circle and parabola is-

A. $$\left( {\frac{p}{2},\,p} \right){\text{ or }}\left( {\frac{p}{2},\, - p} \right)$$

B. $$\left( {\frac{p}{2},\, - \frac{p}{2}} \right)$$

C. $$\left( { - \frac{p}{2},\,p} \right)$$

D. $$\left( { - \frac{p}{2},\, - \frac{p}{2}} \right)$$

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The curve described parametrically by $$x = {t^2} + t + 1,\,\,y = {t^2} - t + 1$$ represents-

A. a pair of straight lines

B. an ellipse

C. a parabola

D. a hyperbola

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If $$x+y=k$$ is normal to $${y^2} = 12x,$$ then $$k$$ is-

A. $$3$$

B. $$9$$

C. $$ - 9$$

D. $$ - 3$$

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If the line $$x-1=0$$ is the directrix of the parabola $${y^2} - kx + 8 = 0,$$ then one of the values of $$k$$ is-

A. $$\frac{1}{8}$$

B. $$8$$

C. $$4$$

D. $$\frac{1}{4}$$

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The locus of a point from which tangents to a parabola are at right angles is a :

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Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola $${y^2} = 2px$$ such that it touches the directrix of the parabola. Then a point of intersection of the circle and parabola is-

The curve described parametrically by $$x = {t^2} + t + 1,\,\,y = {t^2} - t + 1$$ represents-

If $$x+y=k$$ is normal to $${y^2} = 12x,$$ then $$k$$ is-

If the line $$x-1=0$$ is the directrix of the parabola $${y^2} - kx + 8 = 0,$$ then one of the values of $$k$$ is-

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Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola $${y^2} = 2px$$ such that it touches the directrix of the parabola. Then a point of intersection of the circle and parabola is-

The curve described parametrically by $$x = {t^2} + t + 1,\,\,y = {t^2} - t + 1$$ represents-

If $$x+y=k$$ is normal to $${y^2} = 12x,$$ then $$k$$ is-

If the line $$x-1=0$$ is the directrix of the parabola $${y^2} - kx + 8 = 0,$$ then one of the values of $$k$$ is-

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