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AP EAMCET · Maths · Parabola

An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the parabola \(y^2=8 x\), with one of its vertices is the vertex of the parabola. Then, length of the side of that triangle is

  1. A \(24 \sqrt{3}\) units
  2. B \(16 \sqrt{3}\) units
  3. C \(8 \sqrt{3}\) units
  4. D \(4 \sqrt{3}\) units
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(B) \(16 \sqrt{3}\) units

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Let \(a\) be the length of the side of an equilateral triangle. Then, from above figure, we can say that the point \(\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} a, \frac{a}{2}\right)\) will lie on parabola \(y^2=8 x\). So,…