Tangent drawn at any point on y2=4ax meets the axis of parabola at T and tangent at vertex at S. If TASG is a rectangle, where A is the vertex, then locus of G is
A
y2=ax
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B
y2=−ax
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C
y2=2ax
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D
y2=−2ax
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Solution
The correct option is By2=−ax
Given parabola y2=4ax
Equation of tangent is ty=x+at2
x=0⇒S≡(0,at)y=0⇒T≡(−at2,0) (h,k)=(−at2,at)
Then the locus of G is h=−a(ka)2∴y2=−ax