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WBJEE · Maths · Parabola

The locus of the middle points of all chords of the parabola \(y^2=4\) ax passing through the vertex is

  1. A a straight line
  2. B an ellipse
  3. C a parabola
  4. D a circle
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(C) a parabola

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\(\text {Hints: } 2 \mathrm{~h}=\mathrm{x}, 2 \mathrm{k}=\mathrm{y}\) \(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{y}^2=4 \mathrm{ax} \\ & \mathrm{k}^2=2 \mathrm{ah} \\ & \mathrm{y}^2=2 \mathrm{ax} \end{aligned}\)