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Published on: August 14, 2026
The angle between the tangents drawn from the point (1, 4) to the parabola y 2 = 4x is -
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
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y = mx + 1/m
tangent passes through (1, 4)
4 = m + 1/m ⇒ m 2 – 4m + 1 = 0
Now angle between the lines is given by
tan θ = 
⇒ tan θ = 
⇒ θ = π /3
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