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Published on: August 23, 2026
Let a tangent to the curve 
meet the curve 
at the points 
and 
. Then the mid points of such line segments 
lie on a parabola with the
A
Length of latus rectum 
B
directrix 
C
length of latus rectum 2
D
directrix 
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
: 
[Tangent to parabola at 
]
: [chord with given mid point of hyperbola]
from (1) & (2)
directrix is 
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