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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 9. Straight Lines

Let the curve C be the mirror image of the parabola y=4x with respect to the line x+y+4=0. If A and B are the points of intersection of C with the line y= -5, then the distance between A and B is

  1. A 2
  2. B 4
  3. C 6
  4. D 8
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(B) 4

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Equation of AA is
y+5=1x-α
y=x-α-5
y-x=-α-5 ...(i)
Also
x+y=-4
y=-α-92
2x=α+1
x=α+12
Mα+12,-α-92
A=1, α-4
A lies on parabola
Now,
α2+16+8α=4
α2+8α+12=0
α=-2, -6
AB = distance = 4 units
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