Prove that the length of the chord joining the points of contact of tangents drawn from the point $(x_{1}, y_{1})$ is $\frac{\sqrt{y_{1}^{2} + 4 a^{2}} \sqrt{y_{1}^{2} - 4 a x_{1}}}{a} .$

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Tangents are drawn from $A (x_{1}, y_{1})$ and let the point of contact be $P (a t_{1}^{2}, 2 a t_{1}), Q (a t_{2}^{2}, 2 a t_{2})$

$P Q = \sqrt{{(a t_{2}^{2} - a t_{1}^{2})}^{2} + {(2 a t_{2} - 2 a t_{1})}^{2}} P Q = a \sqrt{{(t_{2} - t_{1})}^{2} {(t_{2} + t_{1})}^{2} + 4 {(t_{2} - t_{1})}^{2}} P Q = a (t_{2} - t_{1}) \sqrt{{(t_{2} + t_{1})}^{2} + 4} . . . . . . . . . . . (i)$

Equation of chord of contact w.r.t. $A$ is $T = 0$

$y y_{1} = 2 a (x + x_{1}) 2 a x - y y_{1} + 2 a x_{1} = 0...... (i i)$

Equation of chord joining $A B$ is

$(t_{1} + t_{2}) y = 2 x + 2 a t_{1} t_{2} 2 x - (t_{1} + t_{2}) y + 2 a t_{1} t_{2} = 0...... (i i i)$

Comparing $(i i)$ and $(i i i)$

$\frac{2}{2 a} = \frac{- (t_{1} + t_{2})}{- y_{1}} = \frac{2 a t_{1} t_{2}}{2 a x_{1}} \frac{1}{a} = \frac{t_{1} + t_{2}}{y_{1}} = \frac{t_{1} t_{2}}{x_{1}} \Rightarrow t_{1} + t_{2} = \frac{y_{1}}{a}, t_{1} t_{2} = \frac{x_{1}}{a} {(t_{1} + t_{2})}^{2} = \frac{y_{1}^{2}}{a^{2}} . . . . . . . . . . . (i v) {(t_{1} - t_{2})}^{2} = {(t_{1} + t_{2})}^{2} - 4 t_{1} t_{2} {(t_{1} - t_{2})}^{2} = \frac{y_{1}^{2}}{a^{2}} - \frac{{4 x}_{1}}{a} = \frac{y_{1}^{2} - 4 a x_{1}}{a^{2}} t_{1} - t_{2} = \frac{\sqrt{y_{1}^{2} - 4 a x_{1}}}{a} . . . . . . . . . (v)$

substituting $(i v)$ and $(v)$ in $(i)$

$P Q = a \frac{\sqrt{y_{1}^{2} - 4 a x_{1}}}{a} \sqrt{\frac{y_{1}^{2}}{a^{2}} + 4} P Q = a \frac{\sqrt{y_{1}^{2} - 4 a x_{1}}}{a} \frac{\sqrt{y_{1}^{2} + 4 a^{2}}}{a} P Q = \frac{\sqrt{y_{1}^{2} - 4 a x_{1}} \sqrt{y_{1}^{2} + 4 a^{2}}}{a}$

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