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Previous Year Questions (2021-24): 
Parabola 
Q1 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1) 
If the shortest distance of the parabola ?? 2
= 4?? from the centre of the circle 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
- 4?? - 16?? + 64 = 0 is d, then d
2
 is equal to : 
(1) 16 
(2) 24 
(3) 20 
(4) 36 
Q2 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2) 
Let P( ?? , ?? ) be a point on the parabola y
2
= 4x. If P also lies on the chord of the 
parabola ?? 2
= 8?? whose mid point is ( 1,
5
4
) . Then ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8) is equal to 
Q3 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1) 
The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at ( 0,0) and the other two 
vertices lie on the curve ?? = -2?? 2
+ 54 at points ( ?? , ?? ) and ( -?? , ?? ) where y > 0 
is: 
(1) 88 
(2) 122 
(3) 92 
(4) 108 
Answer Key 
 
Q1 (3) 
Q2 (192) 
Q3 (4) 
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Previous Year Questions (2021-24): 
Parabola 
Q1 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1) 
If the shortest distance of the parabola ?? 2
= 4?? from the centre of the circle 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
- 4?? - 16?? + 64 = 0 is d, then d
2
 is equal to : 
(1) 16 
(2) 24 
(3) 20 
(4) 36 
Q2 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2) 
Let P( ?? , ?? ) be a point on the parabola y
2
= 4x. If P also lies on the chord of the 
parabola ?? 2
= 8?? whose mid point is ( 1,
5
4
) . Then ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8) is equal to 
Q3 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1) 
The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at ( 0,0) and the other two 
vertices lie on the curve ?? = -2?? 2
+ 54 at points ( ?? , ?? ) and ( -?? , ?? ) where y > 0 
is: 
(1) 88 
(2) 122 
(3) 92 
(4) 108 
Answer Key 
 
Q1 (3) 
Q2 (192) 
Q3 (4) 
Solutions 
Q1 
Equation of normal to parabola 
?? = ???? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
this normal passing through center of circle ( 2,8) 
8 = 2?? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
?? = -2 
So point P on parabola ? ( am
2
, -2am )= ( 4,4) 
And C = ( 2,8) 
PC = v4 + 16 = v20 
d
2
= 20 
Q2 
Parabola is ?? 2
= 8?? 
Chord with mid point ( x
1
, y
1
) is T = S
1
 
? xx
1
- 4( y + y
1
)= x
1
2
- 8y
1
 
? ( x
1
, y
1
)= ( 1,
5
4
) 
? x - 4 ( y +
5
4
)= 1 - 8 ×
5
4
= -9 
? x - 4y + 4 = 0 … 
( ?? , ?? ) lies on (i) \ & also on ?? 2
= 4?? 
? ?? - 4?? + 4 = 0 … ( ???? ) 
&?? 2
= 4?? … (iii) 
Solving (ii) \ & (iii) 
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Previous Year Questions (2021-24): 
Parabola 
Q1 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1) 
If the shortest distance of the parabola ?? 2
= 4?? from the centre of the circle 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
- 4?? - 16?? + 64 = 0 is d, then d
2
 is equal to : 
(1) 16 
(2) 24 
(3) 20 
(4) 36 
Q2 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2) 
Let P( ?? , ?? ) be a point on the parabola y
2
= 4x. If P also lies on the chord of the 
parabola ?? 2
= 8?? whose mid point is ( 1,
5
4
) . Then ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8) is equal to 
Q3 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1) 
The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at ( 0,0) and the other two 
vertices lie on the curve ?? = -2?? 2
+ 54 at points ( ?? , ?? ) and ( -?? , ?? ) where y > 0 
is: 
(1) 88 
(2) 122 
(3) 92 
(4) 108 
Answer Key 
 
Q1 (3) 
Q2 (192) 
Q3 (4) 
Solutions 
Q1 
Equation of normal to parabola 
?? = ???? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
this normal passing through center of circle ( 2,8) 
8 = 2?? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
?? = -2 
So point P on parabola ? ( am
2
, -2am )= ( 4,4) 
And C = ( 2,8) 
PC = v4 + 16 = v20 
d
2
= 20 
Q2 
Parabola is ?? 2
= 8?? 
Chord with mid point ( x
1
, y
1
) is T = S
1
 
? xx
1
- 4( y + y
1
)= x
1
2
- 8y
1
 
? ( x
1
, y
1
)= ( 1,
5
4
) 
? x - 4 ( y +
5
4
)= 1 - 8 ×
5
4
= -9 
? x - 4y + 4 = 0 … 
( ?? , ?? ) lies on (i) \ & also on ?? 2
= 4?? 
? ?? - 4?? + 4 = 0 … ( ???? ) 
&?? 2
= 4?? … (iii) 
Solving (ii) \ & (iii) 
?? 2
= 4( 4?? - 4)? ?? 2
- 16?? + 16 = 0 matho 
 ? ?? = 8 ± 4v3 and ?? = 4?? - 4 = 28 ± 16v3
 ? ( ?? , ?? ) = ( 28 + 16v3, 8 + 4v3) &
 ( 28 - 16v3, 8 - 4v3)
 ? ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8)= ( ±16v3) ( ±4v3) matho 
 = 192
 
Q3. 
 
Area of ? 
=
1
2
|
0 0 1
x y 1
-x y 1
| 
? |
1
2
( xy+ xy ) | = |xy | 
Area ( ?)= |xy | = |x( -2x
2
+ 54) | 
d( ?)
dx
= |( -6x
2
+ 54) | ?
d?
dx
= 0 at x = 3 
Area = 3( -2 × 9 + 54)= 108 
 
January 2023 
Q1 - 24 January - Shift 1 
The equations of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are 
( ?? + 1) ?? + ???? = 4 and ???? + ( 1 - ?? ) ?? + ?? = 0 respectively. Its vertex ?? is on the ?? -
axis and its orthocentre is ( 1,2) . The length of the tangent from the point ?? to the 
part of the parabola ?? 2
= 6?? in the first quadrant is 
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Previous Year Questions (2021-24): 
Parabola 
Q1 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1) 
If the shortest distance of the parabola ?? 2
= 4?? from the centre of the circle 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
- 4?? - 16?? + 64 = 0 is d, then d
2
 is equal to : 
(1) 16 
(2) 24 
(3) 20 
(4) 36 
Q2 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2) 
Let P( ?? , ?? ) be a point on the parabola y
2
= 4x. If P also lies on the chord of the 
parabola ?? 2
= 8?? whose mid point is ( 1,
5
4
) . Then ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8) is equal to 
Q3 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1) 
The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at ( 0,0) and the other two 
vertices lie on the curve ?? = -2?? 2
+ 54 at points ( ?? , ?? ) and ( -?? , ?? ) where y > 0 
is: 
(1) 88 
(2) 122 
(3) 92 
(4) 108 
Answer Key 
 
Q1 (3) 
Q2 (192) 
Q3 (4) 
Solutions 
Q1 
Equation of normal to parabola 
?? = ???? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
this normal passing through center of circle ( 2,8) 
8 = 2?? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
?? = -2 
So point P on parabola ? ( am
2
, -2am )= ( 4,4) 
And C = ( 2,8) 
PC = v4 + 16 = v20 
d
2
= 20 
Q2 
Parabola is ?? 2
= 8?? 
Chord with mid point ( x
1
, y
1
) is T = S
1
 
? xx
1
- 4( y + y
1
)= x
1
2
- 8y
1
 
? ( x
1
, y
1
)= ( 1,
5
4
) 
? x - 4 ( y +
5
4
)= 1 - 8 ×
5
4
= -9 
? x - 4y + 4 = 0 … 
( ?? , ?? ) lies on (i) \ & also on ?? 2
= 4?? 
? ?? - 4?? + 4 = 0 … ( ???? ) 
&?? 2
= 4?? … (iii) 
Solving (ii) \ & (iii) 
?? 2
= 4( 4?? - 4)? ?? 2
- 16?? + 16 = 0 matho 
 ? ?? = 8 ± 4v3 and ?? = 4?? - 4 = 28 ± 16v3
 ? ( ?? , ?? ) = ( 28 + 16v3, 8 + 4v3) &
 ( 28 - 16v3, 8 - 4v3)
 ? ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8)= ( ±16v3) ( ±4v3) matho 
 = 192
 
Q3. 
 
Area of ? 
=
1
2
|
0 0 1
x y 1
-x y 1
| 
? |
1
2
( xy+ xy ) | = |xy | 
Area ( ?)= |xy | = |x( -2x
2
+ 54) | 
d( ?)
dx
= |( -6x
2
+ 54) | ?
d?
dx
= 0 at x = 3 
Area = 3( -2 × 9 + 54)= 108 
 
January 2023 
Q1 - 24 January - Shift 1 
The equations of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are 
( ?? + 1) ?? + ???? = 4 and ???? + ( 1 - ?? ) ?? + ?? = 0 respectively. Its vertex ?? is on the ?? -
axis and its orthocentre is ( 1,2) . The length of the tangent from the point ?? to the 
part of the parabola ?? 2
= 6?? in the first quadrant is 
(1) v 6 
(2) 2v 2 
(3) 2 
(4) 4 
Q2 - 24 January - Shift 2 
The urns A, B and C contain 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black and ?? red, 4 black balls 
respectively. One of the urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn. If the ball 
drawn is red and the probability that it is drawn from urn C is 0.4 then the square 
of the length of the side of the largest equilateral triangle, inscribed in the 
parabola y
2
= ?? x with one vertex at the vertex of the parabola is 
 
Q3 - 24 January - Shift 2 
The distance of the point ( 6, -2v 2) from the common tangent y = mx+ c, m > 0, 
of the curves x = 2y
2
 and x = 1 + y
2
 is 
(1) 
1
3
 
(2) 5 
(3) 
14
3
 
(4) 5v 3 
Q4 - 30 January - Shift 1 
If P( h, k) be point on the parabola x = 4y
2
, which is nearest to the point Q( 0,33) , 
then the distance of P from the directrix of the parabola ?? 2
= 4( ?? + ?? ) is equal to : 
(1) 2 
(2) 4 
(3) 8 
(4) 6 
Q5 - 30 January - Shift 2 
Let A be a point on the x-axis. Common tangents are drawn from A to the curves 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
= 8 and ?? 2
= 16x. If one of these tangents touches the two curves at ?? 
and ?? , then ( ???? )
2
 is equal to 
(1) 64 
(2) 76 
(3) 81 
(4) 72 
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Previous Year Questions (2021-24): 
Parabola 
Q1 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1) 
If the shortest distance of the parabola ?? 2
= 4?? from the centre of the circle 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
- 4?? - 16?? + 64 = 0 is d, then d
2
 is equal to : 
(1) 16 
(2) 24 
(3) 20 
(4) 36 
Q2 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2) 
Let P( ?? , ?? ) be a point on the parabola y
2
= 4x. If P also lies on the chord of the 
parabola ?? 2
= 8?? whose mid point is ( 1,
5
4
) . Then ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8) is equal to 
Q3 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1) 
The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at ( 0,0) and the other two 
vertices lie on the curve ?? = -2?? 2
+ 54 at points ( ?? , ?? ) and ( -?? , ?? ) where y > 0 
is: 
(1) 88 
(2) 122 
(3) 92 
(4) 108 
Answer Key 
 
Q1 (3) 
Q2 (192) 
Q3 (4) 
Solutions 
Q1 
Equation of normal to parabola 
?? = ???? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
this normal passing through center of circle ( 2,8) 
8 = 2?? - 2?? - ?? 3
 
?? = -2 
So point P on parabola ? ( am
2
, -2am )= ( 4,4) 
And C = ( 2,8) 
PC = v4 + 16 = v20 
d
2
= 20 
Q2 
Parabola is ?? 2
= 8?? 
Chord with mid point ( x
1
, y
1
) is T = S
1
 
? xx
1
- 4( y + y
1
)= x
1
2
- 8y
1
 
? ( x
1
, y
1
)= ( 1,
5
4
) 
? x - 4 ( y +
5
4
)= 1 - 8 ×
5
4
= -9 
? x - 4y + 4 = 0 … 
( ?? , ?? ) lies on (i) \ & also on ?? 2
= 4?? 
? ?? - 4?? + 4 = 0 … ( ???? ) 
&?? 2
= 4?? … (iii) 
Solving (ii) \ & (iii) 
?? 2
= 4( 4?? - 4)? ?? 2
- 16?? + 16 = 0 matho 
 ? ?? = 8 ± 4v3 and ?? = 4?? - 4 = 28 ± 16v3
 ? ( ?? , ?? ) = ( 28 + 16v3, 8 + 4v3) &
 ( 28 - 16v3, 8 - 4v3)
 ? ( ?? - 28) ( ?? - 8)= ( ±16v3) ( ±4v3) matho 
 = 192
 
Q3. 
 
Area of ? 
=
1
2
|
0 0 1
x y 1
-x y 1
| 
? |
1
2
( xy+ xy ) | = |xy | 
Area ( ?)= |xy | = |x( -2x
2
+ 54) | 
d( ?)
dx
= |( -6x
2
+ 54) | ?
d?
dx
= 0 at x = 3 
Area = 3( -2 × 9 + 54)= 108 
 
January 2023 
Q1 - 24 January - Shift 1 
The equations of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are 
( ?? + 1) ?? + ???? = 4 and ???? + ( 1 - ?? ) ?? + ?? = 0 respectively. Its vertex ?? is on the ?? -
axis and its orthocentre is ( 1,2) . The length of the tangent from the point ?? to the 
part of the parabola ?? 2
= 6?? in the first quadrant is 
(1) v 6 
(2) 2v 2 
(3) 2 
(4) 4 
Q2 - 24 January - Shift 2 
The urns A, B and C contain 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black and ?? red, 4 black balls 
respectively. One of the urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn. If the ball 
drawn is red and the probability that it is drawn from urn C is 0.4 then the square 
of the length of the side of the largest equilateral triangle, inscribed in the 
parabola y
2
= ?? x with one vertex at the vertex of the parabola is 
 
Q3 - 24 January - Shift 2 
The distance of the point ( 6, -2v 2) from the common tangent y = mx+ c, m > 0, 
of the curves x = 2y
2
 and x = 1 + y
2
 is 
(1) 
1
3
 
(2) 5 
(3) 
14
3
 
(4) 5v 3 
Q4 - 30 January - Shift 1 
If P( h, k) be point on the parabola x = 4y
2
, which is nearest to the point Q( 0,33) , 
then the distance of P from the directrix of the parabola ?? 2
= 4( ?? + ?? ) is equal to : 
(1) 2 
(2) 4 
(3) 8 
(4) 6 
Q5 - 30 January - Shift 2 
Let A be a point on the x-axis. Common tangents are drawn from A to the curves 
?? 2
+ ?? 2
= 8 and ?? 2
= 16x. If one of these tangents touches the two curves at ?? 
and ?? , then ( ???? )
2
 is equal to 
(1) 64 
(2) 76 
(3) 81 
(4) 72 
Q6 - 01 February - Shift 1 
Let ?? be the set of all ?? ? ?? such that the area of the triangle formed by the 
tangent at the point P( b, c) , b, c ? N, on the parabola y
2
= 2ax and the lines 
x = b, y = 0 is 16 unit  
2
, then ?
a?S
?a is equal to $ \qquad $ 
 
Q7 - 01 February - Shift 2 
If the ?? -intercept of a focal chord of the parabola ?? 2
= 8?? + 4?? + 4 is 3 , then the 
length of this chord is equal to . 
 
Answer Key 
(As per Official NTA Key released on 2 Feb) 
Q1 (2) 
Q2 (432) 
Q3 (2) 
Q4 (4) 
Q5 (4) 
Q6 (146) 
Q7 (16) 
 
Solutions 
Q1 (2) 
AB : ( ?? + 1) x + ?? y = 4 
???? : ???? + ( 1 - ?? ) ?? + ?? = 0 
Vertex ?? is on ?? -axis 
? x = 0 
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1. What is a parabola and how is it defined in terms of its focus and directrix?
Ans. A parabola is a conic section curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to one of the cone's generating lines. It is defined as the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point called the focus and a fixed line called the directrix.
2. How can the equation of a parabola be written in standard form for a vertical or horizontal orientation?
Ans. For a parabola with a vertical orientation and vertex at (h, k), the equation in standard form is (x - h)^2 = 4p(y - k), where p is the distance between the vertex and the focus. For a parabola with a horizontal orientation and vertex at (h, k), the equation in standard form is (y - k)^2 = 4p(x - h).
3. What is the relationship between the focal length and the distance from the vertex to the focus in a parabola?
Ans. The focal length of a parabola is equal to the distance from the vertex to the focus. It is denoted by the letter 'p' in the standard form of the parabolic equation.
4. How can the focus and directrix of a parabola be determined from its equation in standard form?
Ans. For a parabola with equation (x - h)^2 = 4p(y - k) or (y - k)^2 = 4p(x - h), the focus is located at the point (h, k + p) and the directrix is the horizontal line y = k - p for a vertical parabola or the vertical line x = h - p for a horizontal parabola.
5. How can the axis of symmetry of a parabola be identified from its equation?
Ans. The axis of symmetry of a parabola is the vertical line passing through its vertex. For a parabola in standard form, the axis of symmetry is given by the equation x = h for a vertical parabola or y = k for a horizontal parabola, where (h, k) is the vertex of the parabola.
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