Question

what is the sum of abscissa and ordinate of a point P where all variable chords of the parabola y^2=8x subtend right angle at the origin , are concurrent .

Answer 1

@midhun.madhu1987 Could you pls help me out ?

Answer 2

No idea.. sorry ..

Answer 3

Thanks for trying :) !

Answer 4

Let me help. (:
Which coordinate is the abscissa?
Which is the ordinate? Can you tell me.

Answer 5

it's just a matter of definition, you can look it up.

Answer 6

Sure . :)
abscissa is the x coordinate , ordinate is the y coordinate .

Answer 7

Correct.

Answer 8

dddd

So then we need to draw the parabola and find how a point P is described in the problem... and then add the coordinates like it says.