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Q.Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y2=16xy^2=16x and its latus rectum.

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2025Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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For y2=4axy^2=4ax, the latus rectum is the chord x=ax=a; use the standard result, area =8a23=\dfrac{8a^2}{3}.

The parabola is y2=16xy^2=16x, so comparing with y2=4axy^2=4ax: 4a=16  ⟹  a=44a=16 \implies a=4.

The latus rectum is the vertical chord at x=a=4x=a=4, i.e. from y=−8y=-8 to y=8y=8.

By symmetry about the X-axis, area =2∫04y dx=2\displaystyle\int_0^{4} y\,dx where y=16x=4xy=\sqrt{16x}=4\sqrt x.

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