JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Parabola

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    The point of contact of the tangent \[18x-6y+1=0\] to the parabola \[{{y}^{2}}=2x\]is

    A)            \[\left( \frac{-1}{18},\ \frac{-1}{3} \right)\]                               

    B)            \[\left( \frac{-1}{18},\ \frac{1}{3} \right)\]

    C)            \[\left( \frac{1}{18},\ \frac{-1}{3} \right)\]                                 

    D)            \[\left( \frac{1}{18},\ \frac{1}{3} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Let point of contact be (h, k), then tangent at this point is \[ky=x+h\].                    \[x-ky+h=0\equiv 18x-6y+1=0\]            or \[\frac{1}{18}=\frac{k}{6}=\frac{h}{1}\] or \[k=\frac{1}{3}\], \[h=\frac{1}{18}\].


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