Assertion :If normal at the ends of double ordinate x=4 of parabola y2=4x meet the curve again at P and P′ respectively, then PP′=12 unit Reason: If normal at t1 of y2=4ax meets the parabola again at t2, then t21=2+t1t2
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect End point of double ordinate x=4 of y2=4x are (4,±4) ⇒t1=±2 ⇒t2=−t1−2t1=±3 ⇒P(9,0) and P′(9,−6) ∴PP′=12