JEE Main 2024 — Parabola Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift
Question
Let be the circle of minimum area touching the parabola and the lines . Then, which one of the following points lies on the circle ?
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
Let centre be (0, k)
Now radius is
Also,
Radius,
So circle will be
satisfies this equation.
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