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Tangents are drawn from the point (–8, 3) to the parabola y 2 – 6y – 8x – 7 = 0. The angle between the tangents is
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y 2 – 6y – 8x – 7 = 0
y 2 – 6y + 9 = 8x + 7 + 9
(y – 3) 2 = 8(x + 2)
equation of Directrix
x + 2 = – 2
x + 4 = 0
tan θ = 
= 
tan θ = 
⇒ tan θ = – 
⇒ θ =120 0
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