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Prove that the length of a focal chord of a parabola varies inversely as the square of its distance from the vertex.

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  13. Consider the two curves C1 ; y^2 = 4x, C2 : x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 1 = 0 the...

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  16. Let A and B be two distinct points on the parabola y^2 = 4x. If the ax...

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  17. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the parabola y2 = 4x are at ri...

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  18. Consider the parabola y^2 = 8x. Let Delta1 be the area of the triangle...

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  19. Let (x,y) be any point on the parabola y^2 = 4x. Let P be the point t...

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  20. Let (x,y) be any point on the parabola y^2 = 4x. Let P be the point t...

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