JEE Main 2023 — Parabola Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift
Question
If the tangent at a point P on the parabola is parallel to the line and the tangents at the points Q and R on the ellipse are perpendicular to the line , then the area of the triangle PQR is :
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Step-by-step explanation
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Area = {1 \over 2}\left| {\matrix{ 3 & { - 3} & 1 \cr {{{ - 4} \over {\sqrt 5 }}} & {{{ - 1} \over {\sqrt 5 }}} & 1 \cr {{4 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} & {{1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} & 1 \cr } } \right| = {1 \over {10}}\left| {\matrix{ 3 & { - 3} & 1 \cr { - 4} & { - 1} & {\sqrt 5 } \cr 0 & 0 & {2\sqrt 5 } \cr } } \right|
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