The length of the latus rectum of a parabola whose focal chord $P S Q$ is such that $P S=3$ and $Q S=2$ is

The length of the latus rectum of a parabola whose focal chord $P S Q$ is such that $P S=3$ and $Q S=2$ is
  1. $\frac{24}{5}$
  2. $\frac{12}{5}$
  3. $\frac{6}{5}$
  4. $\frac{12}{10}$

Solution

We know that the length of the semi latus rectum is the harmonic mean of focal radii, so length of the latus rectum $ =2\left(\frac{2(P S)(Q S)}{P S+Q S}\right)=2 \times \frac{2 \times 3 \times 2}{3+2}=\frac{24}{5} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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