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A tangent is drawn to parabola $y^{2} = 8 x$ which makes angle $θ$ with positive direction of x-axis. The equation of tangent is (A) $y = x tan θ + 2 cot θ$ (B) $y cot θ = x - 2 tan θ$ (C) $y cot θ = x + 2 tan θ$ (D) $y cot θ = x - tan θ$

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A tangent is drawn to parabola

y^{2} = 8 x

which makes angle

θ

with positive direction of x-axis. The equation of tangent is (A)

y = x tan θ + 2 cot θ

(B)

y cot θ = x - 2 tan θ

(C)

y cot θ = x + 2 tan θ

(D)

y cot θ = x - tan θ

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Question Text	A tangent is drawn to parabola $y^{2} = 8 x$ which makes angle $θ$ with positive direction of x-axis. The equation of tangent is (A) $y = x tan θ + 2 cot θ$ (B) $y cot θ = x - 2 tan θ$ (C) $y cot θ = x + 2 tan θ$ (D) $y cot θ = x - tan θ$
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