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AP EAMCET · Maths · Straight Lines

Variable straight lines \(y=m x+c\) make intercepts on the curve \(y^2-4 a x=0\) which subtend a right angle at the origin. Then the point of concurrence of these lines \(y=m x+c\) is

  1. A \((4 a, 0)\)
  2. B \((2 a, 0)\)
  3. C \((-4 a, 0)\)
  4. D \((-2 a, 0)\)
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(A) \((4 a, 0)\)

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On homogenisation of the curve \(y^2-4 a x=0\) by line \(y=m x+c\), we are getting combined equation of straight lines which subtend a right angle at the origin, so…