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Q.Find the equation of the normal to the parabola y2=4axy^2=4ax at the point (at2, 2at)(at^2,\,2at).

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Find the tangent's slope by implicit differentiation of y2=4axy^2=4ax, evaluate it at (at2,2at)(at^2,2at), take the negative reciprocal for the normal's slope, then write the point-slope line.

Differentiating y2=4axy^2=4ax: 2y y′=4a⇒y′=2ay2y\,y'=4a\Rightarrow y'=\dfrac{2a}{y}

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