Mathematics · Parabola

JEE Advanced 2025 — Paper 2 — Question 22

Let SS denote the locus of the mid-points of those chords of the parabola y2=xy^{2}=x, such that the area of the region enclosed between the parabola and the chord is 43\frac{4}{3}. Let RR denote the region lying in the first quadrant, enclosed by the parabola y2=xy^{2}=x, the curve SS, and the lines x=1x=1 and x=4x=4. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

  1. Option A:

    (4,3)∈S(4, \sqrt{3}) \in S

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    (5,2)∈S(5, \sqrt{2}) \in S

  3. Option C:

    Area of RR is 143−23\frac{14}{3}-2 \sqrt{3}

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    Area of RR is 143−3\frac{14}{3}-\sqrt{3}

Answer: A, C

Step-by-step solution

T=S1\mathrm{T}=\mathrm{S}_{1}

ky−(x+h2)=k2−h\mathrm{ky}-\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{h}}{2}\right)=\mathrm{k}^{2}-\mathrm{h}

x−2ky+2k2−h=0\mathrm{x}-2 \mathrm{ky}+2 \mathrm{k}^{2}-\mathrm{h}=0

k2−h<0⇒ h−k2>0\mathrm{k}^{2}-\mathrm{h}<0 \quad \Rightarrow \mathrm{~h}-\mathrm{k}^{2}>0

For Area : interchange x & y

y−2kx+2k2−h=0&y=x2y-2 k x+2 k^{2}-h=0 \& y=x^{2}

x2−2kx+(2k2−h)=0<βα\mathrm{x}^{2}-2 \mathrm{kx}+\left(2 \mathrm{k}^{2}-\mathrm{h}\right)=0<{ }_{\beta}^{\alpha}

∣α−β∣=4k2−4(2k2−h)=4 h−4k2|\alpha-\beta|=\sqrt{4 \mathrm{k}^{2}-4\left(2 \mathrm{k}^{2}-\mathrm{h}\right)}=\sqrt{4 \mathrm{~h}-4 \mathrm{k}^{2}}

A=∫αβ((2kx+h−2k2)−x2)dxA=\int_{\alpha}^{\beta}\left(\left(2 k x+h-2 k^{2}\right)-x^{2}\right) d x

A=(4 h−4k2)3/26=43\mathrm{A}=\frac{\left(4 \mathrm{~h}-4 \mathrm{k}^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}}{6}=\frac{4}{3}

(4 h−4k2)3/2=8⇒(4 h−4k2)=4\left(4 \mathrm{~h}-4 \mathrm{k}^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}=8 \quad \Rightarrow\left(4 \mathrm{~h}-4 \mathrm{k}^{2}\right)=4

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h−k2=1\mathrm{h}-\mathrm{k}^{2}=1

(4,3)∈S(4, \sqrt{3}) \in \mathrm{S}

A=∫14(x−x−1)dx=23(x3/2−(x−1)3/2)14\mathrm{A}=\int_{1}^{4}(\sqrt{\mathrm{x}}-\sqrt{\mathrm{x}-1}) \mathrm{dx}=\frac{2}{3}\left(\mathrm{x}^{3 / 2}-(\mathrm{x}-1)^{3 / 2}\right)_{1}^{4}

A=23(8−33−1)=23(7−33)=143−23\mathrm{A}=\frac{2}{3}(8-3 \sqrt{3}-1)=\frac{2}{3}(7-3 \sqrt{3})=\frac{14}{3}-2 \sqrt{3}

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2025
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Parabola
Topic
Introduction to Parabola