The locus of the mid points of the chords of the hyperbola x2 – y2 = 4, which touch the parabola y2 = 8x, is:

Option 1 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mi>y</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> <mo>−</mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <msup> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 2 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mi>y</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> <mo>−</mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <msup> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 3 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> <mo>−</mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <msup> <mrow> <mi>y</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 4 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> <mo>−</mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <msup> <mrow> <mi>y</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
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Correct Option - 2
Detailed Solution:

Let P (h, k) be the mid point of the chord x2 – y2 = 4

its equation is xh – yk = h2 – k2

O r , y = ( h x ) x + k 2 h 2 k if this line is tangent to y2 = 8x then k 2 h 2 k = 2 h / k = 2 k h

h ( k 2 h 2 ) = 2 k 2              

Required locus is 2y2 = x (y2 – x2)

x 3 = y 2 ( x 2 )

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