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TS EAMCET · Maths · Parabola

The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the focus to a moving point on the parabola, \(y^2=4 a x\) is a conic. The equation of the directrix of that conic is

  1. A \(y=a\)
  2. B \(x=a\)
  3. C \(y=0\)
  4. D \(x=0\)
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(D) \(x=0\)

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Let \(Q(h, k)\) be the mid-point of line joining the focus \(F(a, b)\) and variable point \(p\left(x_0, y_0\right)\).…