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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

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(h+a)
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3(h+a)
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2(h+a)
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4(h+a)
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is D 2(h+a)
Equation of normal is y=mx2amam3

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.

The normal passes through (h,k)

am3+(2ah)m+k=0

Now, m1+m2+m3=0 and m1m2+m2m3+m3m1=2aha

m12+m22+m32=(m1+m2+m3)22(m1m2+m2m3+m3m1)=2(2aha)

x1+x2+x3=2a+am12+2a+am22+2a+am32=6a+2a[m21+m22+m23]

x1+x2+x3=6a2(2ah)=2(h+a)

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