The condition that the two tangents to the parabola y2=4ax becomes normal to the circle x2+y2-2ax-2by+ c=0 is given by

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The information provided is not very clear.We know that normal of circle pass through the centre of the circle.We have:x2+y2-2ax-2by+c=0Centre will be --2a2,--2b2=a,bPair of tangents will pass through centre of circle or in other words, pair of tangentsmust originate from centre of circle.We have y2=4ax S:y2-4ax=0x1,y1=a,bS1: y12-4ax1=0T: yy1-4ax+x12=0T: yy1-2ax+x1=0Equation of pair of tangents is:SS1=T2y2-4axy12-4ax1=yy1-2ax+x12y2-4axb2-4a.a=yb-2ax+a2y2-4axb2-4a2=by-2ax+a2

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