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Let the length of the focal chord PQ of the parabola y2=12xy^2=12 x be 15 units. If the distance of PQ\mathrm{PQ} from the origin is p\mathrm{p} , then 10p210 \mathrm{p}^2 is equal to __________.

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JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift Mathematics - Parabola Question 17 English Explanation

amp;AB=15⇒(3(t2−1t2))+(6(t+1t))2=225amp;⇒9(t2−1t2)+36(t+1t)2=225\begin{aligned}& A B=15 \Rightarrow\left(3\left(t^2-\frac{1}{t^2}\right)\right)+\left(6\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)\right)^2=225 \\& \Rightarrow 9\left(t^2-\frac{1}{t^2}\right)+36\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)^2=225\end{aligned}

⇒amp;(t+1t)2[ (t−1t)+4]=25amp;(t+1t)2(t+1t)2=25⇒(t+1t)4=25⇒amp;t+1t=±5⇒(t−1t)=±1\begin{aligned}\Rightarrow & \left.\left.\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)^2 \right[\,\left(t-\frac{1}{t}\right)+4\right]=25 \\& \left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)^2\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)^2=25 \Rightarrow\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)^4=25 \\\Rightarrow & t+\frac{1}{t}= \pm \sqrt{5} \Rightarrow\left(t-\frac{1}{t}\right)= \pm 1\end{aligned}

Equation of AB:(y−6t)=(2tt2−1)(x−3t2)A B:(y-6 t)=\left(\frac{2 t}{t^2-1}\right)\left(x-3 t^2\right)

⇒\Rightarrow Distance from y−6t=mx−3mt2y-6 t=m x-3 m t^2

⇒p=∣3mt2−6t∣1+m2=∣(6tt2−1)∣5=65\Rightarrow p=\frac{\left|3 m t^2-6 t\right|}{\sqrt{1+m^2}}=\frac{\left|\left(\frac{6 t}{t^2-1}\right)\right|}{\sqrt{5}}=\frac{6}{\sqrt{5}}

[m=2tt2−1=t−1t=±2⇒m2=4]\left[ m=\frac{2 t}{t^2-1}=\frac{}{t-\frac{1}{t}}= \pm 2 \Rightarrow m^2=4\right]

⇒10p2=10×365⇒72\Rightarrow \quad 10 p^2=\frac{10 \times 36}{5} \Rightarrow 72

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