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The locus of the point through which pass three normals to the parabola `y^2=4ax`, such that two of them make angles `alpha&beta` respectively with the axis & `tanalpha *tanbeta = 2` is` (a > 0)`

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To solve the problem, we need to find the locus of a point from which three normals to the parabola \( y^2 = 4ax \) pass, given that two of these normals make angles \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) with the x-axis such that \( \tan \alpha \tan \beta = 2 \). ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Parabola**: The given parabola is \( y^2 = 4ax \). A point on this parabola can be represented as \( (at^2, 2at) \) where \( t \) is a parameter. 2. **Normal to the Parabola**: The equation of the normal to the parabola at the point \( (at^2, 2at) \) is given by: \[ y - 2at = -\frac{1}{t}(x - at^2) \] Rearranging this, we get: \[ y = -\frac{1}{t}x + \left(2at + \frac{at^2}{t}\right) = -\frac{1}{t}x + 3a \] 3. **Slope of the Normal**: The slope \( m \) of the normal is \( -\frac{1}{t} \). We denote the slopes of the two normals making angles \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) with the x-axis as \( m_1 = \tan \alpha \) and \( m_2 = \tan \beta \). 4. **Using the Condition**: From the problem, we know that: \[ m_1 m_2 = 2 \] This implies: \[ \tan \alpha \tan \beta = 2 \] 5. **Finding the Third Normal**: Let the slope of the third normal be \( m_3 \). The product of the slopes of the three normals can be expressed as: \[ m_1 m_2 m_3 = -1 \] Substituting \( m_1 m_2 = 2 \): \[ 2m_3 = -1 \implies m_3 = -\frac{1}{2} \] 6. **Equation of the Third Normal**: The equation of the normal with slope \( m_3 = -\frac{1}{2} \) passing through the point \( (h, k) \) is: \[ k - 2at = -\frac{1}{2}(h - at^2) \] Rearranging gives: \[ 2k - 4at = -h + at^2 \implies at^2 + h - 2k + 4at = 0 \] 7. **Finding the Locus**: The above equation is a quadratic in \( t \). For the normals to be real, the discriminant must be non-negative: \[ \Delta = (4a)^2 - 4a(h - 2k) \geq 0 \] Simplifying gives: \[ 16a^2 - 4a(h - 2k) \geq 0 \implies 4a(4a - h + 2k) \geq 0 \] Since \( a > 0 \), we can divide by \( 4a \): \[ 4a - h + 2k \geq 0 \implies h - 2k \leq 4a \] 8. **Substituting for Locus**: Replacing \( h \) with \( x \) and \( k \) with \( y \), we get: \[ x - 2y = 4a \] Rearranging gives: \[ y^2 = 4px \quad \text{where } p = a \] ### Final Answer: The locus of the point \( (h, k) \) is given by: \[ y^2 = 4px \]
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