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 The tangent PT and the normal PN to the parabola y2 = 4ax at a point P on it meet its axis at points T and N, respectively. The locus of the centroid of the triangle PTN is a parabola whose

(a) vertex is (2a/3,0)  (b) directrix is x = 0 (c) latusrectum is 2a/3 (d) focus is (a, 0)

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Correct option: (a,d)

Explanation:

Equation of tangent and normal at point p(at2,2at) is

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