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The length of intercept cut by the line 4x+43y-1=0 on the curve y2=4x+34 is equal to
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Options:
  • A 4 units
  • B 9 units
  • C 12 units
  • D 16 units
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The correct answer is: 16 units

The given line passes through the focus 14,0, so it is a focal chord for the given parabola.

Hence, its slope is tanα=-13
 the length of the intercept is the same as the length of the focal chord

Hence, the length of the intercept=4acosec2α=4122=16 units

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