If normals are drawn from a point P(h,k) to the parabola y2=4ax, then the sum of the intercepts which the normals cut off from the axis of the parabola is
A
(h+a)
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B
3(h+a)
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C
2(h+a)
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D
4(h+a)
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E
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is D2(h+a) Equation of normal is y=mx−2am−am3
Put y=0, we get
x1=2a+am12;x2=2a+am22;x3=2a+am32
where x1,x2,x3 are intercepts on the axis of the parabola.