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The normal to the parabola y2=8x at the point (2, 4) meets the parabola again at the point _____.

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(18, -12)
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(-18, 12)
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(18, 12)
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(-18, -12)
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Solution

The correct option is A (18, -12)
Given parabola,y2=8xDifferentiating this w.r.t. x,2yy'=8 y'=4yThe slope of tangent of the given parabola at (2, 4) is 1.So, the slope of the normal is 1.Equation of a line passing through (2, 4) and having slope 1 is x+y=6.Substituting y=6x in the given equation of parabola,(6x)2=8x x220x+36=0x=18, 2 y=12, 4(18, 12) is the point where it meets the parabola again.

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