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A parabola mirror is kept along y^2=4x a...

A parabola mirror is kept along `y^2=4x` and two light rays parallel to its axis are reflected along one straight line. If one of the incident light rays is at 3 units distance from the axis, then find the distance of the other incident ray from the axis.

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`4/3`units
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