If the three normals drawn to the parabola,

Question:

If the three normals drawn to the parabola, $y^{2}=2 x$ pass through the point $(a, 0) a \neq 0$, then 'a' must be greater than :

  1. $\frac{1}{2}$

  2. $-\frac{1}{2}$

  3. $-1$

  4. 1


Correct Option: , 4

Solution:

For standard parabola

For more than 3 normals (on axis)

$x>\frac{L}{2}$ (where $L$ is length of L.R.)

For $y^{2}=2 x$

L.R. $=2$

for $(a, 0)$

$a>\frac{\text { L.R. }}{2} \Rightarrow a>1$

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