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Correct answer: 2
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Identify the parabola and its key points
The parabola is Comparing with the standard form we get
So the parabola is
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Find the endpoints of the latus rectum
For the parabola , the endpoints of the latus rectum are
Since , these are
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Given point on the parabola
The point is
Check: so lies on the parabola.
Part A: Compute
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Triangle formed by the latus rectum endpoints and
The three points are
Segment is vertical with length
The perpendicular distance of from the line is
Therefore,
Part B: Compute
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Equation of tangent to at point on the parabola
Standard tangent form is
Here , so
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Tangents at the latus rectum endpoints
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At :
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At :
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Tangent at
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Find the triangle formed by these three tangents
The three lines are
Their pairwise intersections are:
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and : So point is
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and : So point is
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and : So point is
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Area of triangle
Using the coordinate area formula:
Substituting
Part C: Ratio
- Therefore,
So the required integer answer is
The derived answer matches the stored correct answer.
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