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The tangent to the parabola y=x2-2x+8 at P2,8 touches the circle x2+y2+18x+14y+λ=0 at Q. The coordinates of point Q are
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Options:
  • A -7,-12
  • B -9,-13
  • C -11,-16
  • D

    -315,-425

Solution:
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The correct answer is:

-315,-425

The equation of the tangent at P 2,8 to the parabola is

y+82=2x-x+2+8
2x-y+4=0  ...(i) 

So, the slope of the normal to the circle is -12
The equation of normal to the circle at Q will be

y+7=-12x+9
x+2y+23=0  ...(ii)
The point Q is the intersection of the tangent at P and the normal at Q

On solving the equation (i) & (ii), we get,

x+22x+4+23=0

5x=-31x=-315

and y=2-315+4=-425

Hence, the coordinates of the point Q are -315,-425

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