Correct Answer :
Solution :
To find the locus of the mid-points of the chords of the parabola , let the mid-point of a chord be .
The equation of a chord of a conic with a given mid-point is represented by .
For the parabola , we have:
Multiplying the entire equation by 2, we get:
Rearranging for :
Now, we find the points of intersection of this chord with the parabola by substituting :
Which gives the quadratic equation in :
Let the roots of this quadratic equation be and . The sum and product of the roots are:
The difference between the roots is:
The area of the region enclosed between the parabola and the chord is given by:
Using the standard integration formula for a quadratic function between its roots:
We are given that this area is :
Replacing with , the equation of the locus is:
Let us verify the statements:
1. Check if :
Substituting and into the equation of :
, which is true. Thus, is TRUE.
2. Calculate the area of the region in the first quadrant, bounded by , the curve (), and the lines and :
In the first quadrant, the upper curve is and the lower curve is .
Integrating term by term:
Thus, the area of is indeed .
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