The distance between the vertex and the focus of the parabola $x^2-2 x+3 y-2=0$ is
The distance between the vertex and the focus of the parabola $x^2-2 x+3 y-2=0$ is
- $\frac {4}{5}$
- $\frac {3}{4}$
- $\frac {1}{2}$
- $\frac {5}{6}$
Solution
Given equation of parabola
$\begin{aligned}
& x^2-2 x+3 y-2=0 \\
& \Rightarrow \quad x^2-2 x+1=-3 y+2+1 \\
& =-3 y+3 \\
& \Rightarrow \quad(x-1)^2=-3(y-1)
\end{aligned}$
Distance between the vertex and focus of parabola
$\begin{aligned}
& =\frac{1}{4} \times \text { Length of latusrectum } \\
& =\frac{1}{4} \times 4|a|=\left|\frac{-3}{4}\right|=\frac{3}{4}
\end{aligned}$
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2016
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