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A telegraphic wire suspended between two poles of height 15 mts is in the shape of a parabola. The distance between the poles is 20 mts and maximum sag of the cable wire is 4mt , then the height of the cable at a distance of 5 mt from one end is

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12

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11

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10

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13

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AAKASH SERIES-REVISION EXERCISE -PARABOLA
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  10. Two straight lines are perpendicular to each other. One of them touche...

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  11. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the parabola y^(2)=4x are at r...

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  12. Assertion (A) : The least length of the focal chord of y^(2) =4ax is...

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  13. Assertion (A) : Orthocentre of the triangle formed by any three tangen...

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  14. Show that length of perpendecular from focus 'S' of the parabola y^(2)...

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  15. If A,B,C are 3 points on a parabola , Delta 1 , Delta2 are the areas...

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  16. Prove that the orthocentre of the triangle formed by any three tangent...

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  17. The tangent at 't' on the parabola y^(2) =4ax is parallel to a normal ...

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  18. The no. of normals drawn to (y-1) ^(2) =8 ( x+3) through (4,1 )

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  19. The normal at 'P' cuts the axis of the parabola y^(2) =4ax in G and S...

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  20. If two of the three feet of normals drawn from a point to the parabola...

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