Paragraph: Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y 2 = 4 a x . The tangents to the parabola at P and Q meet at a point lying on the line y = 2 x + a , a 0 . Question: If chord PQ subtends an angle

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Paragraph: Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y 2 = 4 a x . The tangents to the parabola at P and Q meet at a point lying on the line y = 2 x + a , a > 0 . Question: If chord PQ subtends an angle θ at the vertex of y 2 = 4 a x , then tan θ =

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t - 1 t = - 1 ⇒ t + 1 t = 5 tan θ = 2 t + 2 t 1 - 4 = 2 1 t + t - 3 = 2 5 - 3

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