NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Conic Sections - Solutions

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Question : 26
Total: 71
Vertex (0, 0), passing through (2, 3) and axis is along x-axis.
Solution:  
Since the vertex of the parabola is at (0, 0) and the axis is along x-axis.
∴ The equation of the parabola is of the form y2 = 4ax
Since the parabola passes through point (2, 3)
∴ (3)2 = 4a × 2 = 9 = 8a ⇒ a =
9
8

The required equation of parabola is
y2 =
4×9
8
x
⇒ y2 =
9
2
x ⇒ 2y2 = 9x.
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