JEE Main 2022 — Parabola Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 1)
Question
If the tangents drawn at the points and on the parabola intersect at the point , then the orthocentre of the triangle is
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Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
On plotting the diagram of given value we get,
Now given parabola is
Let a point on parabola be
Equation of tangent at will be
lies on this tangent
Then
i.e. or .
So
Now triangle is right angled at , so is the orthocentre of the triangle.
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