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Published on: August 13, 2026
For the above problem, the area of triangle formed by chord of contact and the tangents is given by
A
8
B
C
D
None of these
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Solving above equation with parabola 
we get the points 
.
∴ ∴ 
⇒ ⇒ 
Also, if p be perpendicular from (–1,2) on PQ , then area of triangle is 
.
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