The co-ordinates of focus of the parabola \(5 x^2=-12 y\) are

The co-ordinates of focus of the parabola \(5 x^2=-12 y\) are
  1. \(\left(\frac{3}{5}, 0\right)\)
  2. \(\left(\frac{-3}{5}, 0\right)\)
  3. \(\left(0, \frac{3}{5}\right)\)
  4. \(\left(0, \frac{-3}{5}\right)\)

Solution

Given Parabola, \(\begin{aligned} 5 x^2 & =-12 y \quad \Rightarrow x^2=\frac{-12}{5} y \\ 4 a & =\frac{-12}{5} \Rightarrow a=\frac{-3}{5} \\ \text { Focus }=(0, a) & =\left(0, \frac{-3}{5}\right) \end{aligned}\) Hence, option (d) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (18 Sep Shift 2)

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