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From the point (4, 6) a pair of tangent lines are drawn to the parabola, y2 = 8x. The area of the triangle formed by these pair of tangent lines & the chord of contact of the point (4, 6) is

Options

A.2
B.4
C.8
D.none

Solution

We know that area of triangle so formedWe know that area of triangle so formed
= = 2

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