JEE Main 2013 — Parabola Question with Solution
JEE Main 2013 (22 Apr Online)
Question
Statement-1: The line meets the parabola, only at the point .
Statement-2: The line is tangent to the parabola, at the point
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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
BStatement-1 is true; Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1.
Step-by-step explanation
Both statements are true and statement-2 is the correct explanation of statement-1
The straight line is always a tangent to the parabola for any value of .
The co-ordinates of point of contact
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