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Find equation of the tangent and normal to the parabola y2 = 6x at the positive end of the latus rectum. 

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Equation of parabola y2 = 6x 

 4a = 6 ⇒ a = 3/2 

 Positive end of the Latus rectum is (a, 2a) = (3/2 ,3)  

Equation of tangent yy1 = 2a(x + x1

 yy1 = 3(x + x1)

3y=3(x+3/2)

2y – 2x – 3 = 0 is the equation of tangent 

Slope of tangent is 1 

Slope of normal is –1 

Equation of normal is

2x + 2y – 9 = 0  

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