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WBJEE · Maths · Parabola

The equation of the latus rectum of a parabola is \(x+y=8\) and the equation of the tangent at the vertex is \(x+y=12\). Then the length of the latus rectum is

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

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Hint: The distance between latus rectum and equation of tangent at vertex is 'a'. Here \(\mathrm{a}=\frac{4}{\sqrt{1+1}}=2 \sqrt{2}\) So, length of latus rectum \(=4 \mathrm{a}=8 \sqrt{2}\) unit