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Tangent and normal are drawn at on the parabola , which intersect the axis of the parabola at , respectively. If is the center of the circle through the points and then a value of is:
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Equation of tangent at is
Equation of normal at is
Here tangent and normal passes through
Equation of tangent is
Equation of normal is
Tangent and normal intersect x-axis at and
Since, is a right angled triangle, hence is the diameter for the circle.
Also mid point of is center of the circle.
Hence Centre
Slope of
Slope of
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