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MathematicsParabolaMiscellaneous/MixedMedium2 minQB
MathematicsMediumnumerical
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The tangents from the point to a parabola touch it at and . The normals to the parabola at and intersect at point . Point , the midpoint of , and point are collinear. Let . On the basis of the above information, answer the following:

If there exists exactly one point in plane from where it is possible to draw two perpendicular tangents to parabola as well as circle ' C ', then radius of circle ' C ' is equal to , then value of n is equal to

Question diagram: If there exists exactly one point in x − y plane from where
Answer:
2.00
Solution:

The directrix must touch the circle

Let ON be the minimum distance line of parabola from circle

ON must be normal to circle as well as parabola.

 

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:ParabolaSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed
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