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The locus of the mid point of the focal radii of a variable point moving on the parabola, y 2 = 4ax is a parabola whose
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(a,b,c,d)
h = 
, k = 
⇒ α = 2h – a, β = 2k
α , β satisfies the parabola
∴ β 2 = 4a α ⇒ 4k 2 = 4a(2h – a) ⇒ y 2 = a(2x – a) ⇒ y 2 = 2a 
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