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MathematicsEllipseChord of ContactMedium2 minPYQ_2016
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Paragraph: Let and , for and , be the foci of the ellipse Suppose a parabola having vertex at the origin and focus at intersects the ellipse at point in the first quadrant and at point in the fourth quadrant.
Question: If the tangents to the ellipse at and meet at and the normal to the parabola at meets the -axis at , then the ratio of area of the triangle to area of the quadrilateral is

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Equation of chord of contact MN is
Let R(h,k)
Equation of chord of contact
Comparing we get R(6,0)
Normal to parabola at
Solving it withwe get
Area of triangle MQR
Area of quadrilateral
Required ratio
Stream:JEE_ADVSubject:MathematicsTopic:EllipseSubtopic:Chord of Contact
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2016
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