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The locus of foot of the perpendiculars drawn from the vertex on a variable tangent to the parabola `y^2 = 4ax` is

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To find the locus of the foot of the perpendiculars drawn from the vertex of the parabola \( y^2 = 4ax \) to a variable tangent, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write the equation of the parabola The given parabola is: \[ y^2 = 4ax \] ...
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