Mathematics · Parabola

JEE Advanced 2022 — Paper 1 — Question 13

Consider the parabola y2=4x{{y}^{2}}=4x. Let SS be the focus of the parabola. A pair of tangents drawn to the parabola from the point

P=(−2,1)P=\left( -2,1 \right) meet the parabola at P1{{P}_{1}} and P2{{P}_{2}}. Let Q1{{Q}_{1}} and Q2{{Q}_{2}} be points on the lines

SP1S{{P}_{1}} and SP2S{{P}_{2}} respectively such that PQ1P{{Q}_{1}} is perpendicular to SP1S{{P}_{1}} and PQ2P{{Q}_{2}}

is perpendicular to SP2S{{P}_{2}}. Then, which of the following is/are TRUE?

  1. Option A:

    SQ1=2S{{Q}_{1}}=2

  2. Option B:

    Q1Q2=3105{{Q}_{1}}{{Q}_{2}}=\frac{3\sqrt{10}}{5}

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    PQ1=3P{{Q}_{1}}=3

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    SQ2=1S{{Q}_{2}}=1

    Correct

Answer: B, C, D

Step-by-step solution

Let P1P_{1} and P2P_{2} be (t12,2t1)\left(t_{1}^{2}, 2 t_{1}\right) and (t22,2t2)\left(t_{2}^{2}, 2 t_{2}\right)

⇒P≡(t1t2,t1+t2)≡(−2,1)\Rightarrow \mathrm{P} \equiv\left(\mathrm{t}_{1} \mathrm{t}_{2}, \mathrm{t}_{1}+\mathrm{t}_{2}\right) \equiv(-2,1)

⇒t1=2,t2=−1\Rightarrow t_{1}=2, t_{2}=-1 or t1=−1,t2=2t_{1}=-1, t_{2}=2

⇒P1(4,4)\Rightarrow P_{1}(4,4) and P2(1,−2)P_{2}(1,-2) Slope of SP1=43\mathrm{SP}_{1}=\frac{4}{3}

slope of SP2=∞\mathrm{SP}_{2}=\infty Equation of SP1\mathrm{SP}_{1}

y−0=43(x−1)⇒4x−3y−4=0y-0=\frac{4}{3}(x-1) \Rightarrow 4 x-3 y-4=0

Equation of PQ1\mathrm{PQ}_{1} y−1=−43(x+2)⇒3x+4y+2=0y-1=-\frac{4}{3}(x+2) \Rightarrow 3 x+4 y+2=0

∴Q1(25,−45)\therefore Q_{1}\left(\frac{2}{5},-\frac{4}{5}\right)

Equation of SP2x=1\mathrm{SP}_{2} \quad \mathrm{x}=1

Equation of PQ2y=1\mathrm{PQ}_{2} \quad \mathrm{y}=1 \quad

∴Q2(1,1)\therefore \mathrm{Q}_{2}(1,1)

∴SQ1=1,Q1Q2=3105\therefore \mathrm{SQ}_{1}=1, \mathrm{Q}_{1} \mathrm{Q}_{2}=\frac{3 \sqrt{10}}{5}

PQ1=(−2−25)2+(1+45)2=14425+8125=3\mathrm{PQ}_{1}=\sqrt{\left(-2-\frac{2}{5}\right)^{2}+\left(1+\frac{4}{5}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{144}{25}+\frac{81}{25}}=3 and SQ2=(1−1)2+(1−0)2=1\mathrm{SQ}_{2}=\sqrt{(1-1)^{2}+(1-0)^{2}}=1

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2022
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Parabola
Topic
Various form of tangents & normals, chord of contact