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Three normals are drawn from the point c,0 to the curve y2=x. If one of the normals is X-axis, then the value of c for which the other two normals are perpendicular to each other is

  1. A 14
  2. B 12
  3. C 34
  4. D 58
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(C) 34

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Given curve is y2=x  ...1 y2=4·14x Equation (1) represents a parabola, where a=14. The equation of normal to a parabola is y=mx-2am-am3 ⇒y=mx-214m-14m3 ⇒y=mx-m2-m34 The normal passes through (c, 0) ⇒0=mc-m2-m34 ⇒0=mc-12-m24 ⇒m=0…