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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let 
be a point on the parabola 
and 
be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P on the axis of the parabola. A line is now drawn through the mid-point M of PN, parallel to its axis which meets the parabola at Q. If the 
- intercept of the line 
is 
, then :
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
JEE Main 2020
Let 
where 
So 
passes through 
, then
Now, 
and 
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