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A chord of is normal at one end and subtends a right angle at the origin. Find its slope.

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Answer:
B
Solution:

For parameters , the chord slope is and perpendicularity gives . Hence and the required positive slope is .

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:ParabolaSubtopic:Tangents & Normals
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