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11TH Math Parabola Assignment-3 With Key

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to properties of parabolas, tangents to parabolas, points of contact between lines and parabolas, and loci related to parabolas. The questions cover topics like finding the equation of tangents, points where tangents touch parabolas, relationships between points on parabolas and tangents, and geometric properties involving parabolas, tangents, directrix and focus. Contact information is provided at the end for additional help with parabola concepts tested in the questions.

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11TH Math Parabola Assignment-3 With Key

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to properties of parabolas, tangents to parabolas, points of contact between lines and parabolas, and loci related to parabolas. The questions cover topics like finding the equation of tangents, points where tangents touch parabolas, relationships between points on parabolas and tangents, and geometric properties involving parabolas, tangents, directrix and focus. Contact information is provided at the end for additional help with parabola concepts tested in the questions.

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11TH (MATH) PARABOLA


(ASSIGNMENT-3)
1. If the line x + y –1 = 0 touches the parabola y2 = kx, then the value of k is-
(A) 2 (B) –4 (C) 4 (D) –2
2. The line y = mx + c may touch the parabola y = 4a (x + a), if-
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(A) c = am – (a/m) (B) c = a/m (C) c = – a/m (D) c = am + (a/m)


3. The straight line 2x + y –1= 0 meets the parabola y = 4x in
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(A) Two real and different points (B) Two imaginary points
(C) Two coincident points (D) One real point and one point at infinity
4. The line x + my + n = 0 will touch the parabola y2 = 4ax, if
(A) m = an2 (B) mn = a2 (C) n = am2 (D) mn = a
5. If a tangent to the parabola 4y2 = x makes an angle of 60º with the x- axis, then its point of
contact is-
 1 1   3 3   1 1   3 3 
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
(C)  ,−  (D)  , − 
 48 8 3  16 8   48 8 3   16 8 
6. The point where the line x + y = 1 touches the parabola y = x– x2 , is-
1 1
(A)  ,  (B) (1, 0) (C) (0, 1) (D) (– 1,–2)
2 2
7. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y = 2 + 4x –4x2 with slope –4 is
(A) 4x + y – 6 = 0 (B) 4x + y + 6 = 0 (C) 4x – y – 6 = 0 (D) None of these
8. The point of contact of the line 2x – y + 2 = 0 with the parabola y = 16 x is-
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(A) (3,4) (B) (2,4) (C) (1,4) (D) (–2, 1)


9. The equation of the common tangents to the parabolas y2 = 4x and x2 = 32y is-
(A) x + 2y = 4 (B) x = 2y + 4 (C) x = 2y – 4 (D) x + 2y + 4 = 0
10. The abscissa of the point of intersection of two tangents to the parabola is the.....between
the abscissa of the points contact.
(A) H.M. (B) G.M. (C) A.M. (D) None of these
11. A tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax at P (p, q) is perpendicular to the tangent at the other
point Q, then coordinates of Q are-
(A) (a2/p, – 4a2/q) (B) (–a2/p, – 4a2/q) (C) (–a2/p, 4a2/q) (D) (a2/p, 4a2/q)
12. The equation of the common tangent to the parabolas y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4by is
(A) xa1/3 + yb1/3 + (ab)2/3 = 0 (B) xa2/3 + yb2/3 + (ab)2/3 = 0
(C) xa1/3 + yb1/3 = (ab)2/3 (D) xa2/3 + yb2/3 = (ab)2/3
13. The equation of a tangent to the parabola y2 = 12x is y = x + 3. The point on this line from
which other tangent to the parabola is perpendicular to the given tangent is-
(A) (0, 4) (B) (–3, 3) (C) (–2, 3) (D) None of these

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14. The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangent to the parabola
x2 – 8x + 2y + 2 = 0 is-
(A) 2y – 15 = 0 (B) 2y + 15 = 0 (C) 2x + 9 = 0 (D) None of these
15. The slope of tangent lines drawn from (3, 8) to the parabola y2 = –12x are-
(A) 3, 1/3 (B) –3, –1/3 (C) 3, –1/3 (D) –3, 1/3
16. A circle with centre at the focus of the parabola y2 = 4px touches the directrix. Then a point
of intersection of the circle and the parabola is-
(A) (–p, 2p) (B) (p, –2p) (C) (p, ±2p) (D) (–p, –2p)
17. L(2, 4) and L′(2, –4) are the ends of the latus- rectum of a parabola. P is a point on the
directrix. Then the area of ∆PLL′ =
(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) 1
18. The equation of the locus of a point which moves so as to be at equal distances from the
point (a, 0) and the y-axis is
(A) y2 –2ax + a2 = 0 (B) y2 + 2ax + a2 = 0 (C) x2 –2ay + a2 = 0 (D) x2 + 2ay + a2 = 0
19. M is the foot of the ⊥ from a point P on the parabola y2 = 8(x –3) to its directrix and S is the
focus of the parabola and SPM is an equilateral triangle, then the length of each side of the
triangle is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 8
20. The portion of a tangent to a parabola y2 = 4ax cut off between the directrix and the curve
subtends an angle θ at the focus, then θ is equal to -
π π π
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
4 3 2

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