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Published on: August 14, 2026
The locus of a foot of perpendicular drawn to the tangent of parabola 
from focus, is
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Tangent to parabola is, 
.....(i)
A line perpendicular to tangent and passing from focus 
is, 
.....(ii)
Solving both lines (i) and (ii) ⇒ ⇒ 
.
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