Medium INTEGER +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2023

If the $x$-intercept of a focal chord of the parabola $y^{2}=8x+4y+4$ is 3, then the length of this chord is equal to ____________.

Answer (integer) 16

Solution

$$ \begin{aligned} & y^2=8 x+4 y+4 \\\\ & (y-2)^2=8(x+1) \\\\ & Y^2=4 a X \\\\ & a=2, X=x+1, Y=y-2 \\\\ & \text { focus }(1,2) \\\\ & y-2=m(x-1) \end{aligned} $$ <br/><br/>Put $(3,0)$ in the above line $\mathrm{m}=-1$ <br/><br/>Length of focal chord $=16$

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Conic Sections · Topic: Parabola

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