Let the image of parabola \(x^2=4 y\), in the line \(x-y=1\) be \((y+a)^2=b(x-c), a, b, c \in N\). Then \(a+b+c\) is equ…
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Let the image of parabola \(x^2=4 y\), in the line \(x-y=1\) be \((y+a)^2=b(x-c), a, b, c \in N\). Then \(a+b+c\) is equal to
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✓ Correct answer: a)
\(6\)
Explanation
Parametric point \(P\) on \(x^2=4 y\) is \(P\left(2 t, t^2\right)\)
∴ mirror image of \(P\) in \(x-y=1\) is
\(Q\equiv \left(2t−\frac{2⋅1⋅\left(2t−{t}^{2}−1\right)}{2},{t}^{2}+\frac{2⋅1⋅\left(2t−{t}^{2}−1\right)}{2}\right)\)
\(Q\equiv \left({t}^{2}+1,2t−1\right)\equiv (h,k)\)
So, \(h=t^2+1, k=2t-1\)
\(\Rightarrow t=\frac{k+1}{2}\)
\(\Rightarrow h= \frac{(k+1)^2}{4} +1\)
∴ locus of \(Q\) is \(x=\frac{{(y+1)}^{2}}{4}+1\) which is the required parabola.
\(∴{(y+1)}^{2}=4\left(x−1\right)\)
\(∴a=1,b=4,c=1\)
\(∴a+b+c=6\)
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