Find the locus of middle point of the chord of the parabola \(y^2\) = 4ax which pass through a given (p, q).
Solution : Let P(h,k) be the mid point of chord of the parabola \(y^2\) = 4ax, so equation of chord is yk – 2a(x+h) = \(k^2\) – 4ah. Since it passes through (p,q) \(\therefore\) qk – 2a(p+h) = \(k^2\) – 4ah \(\therefore\) Required locus is \(y^2\) – 2ax – qy + 2ap = 0 Similar […]