What is the latus rectum of the parabola given by the equation y^2 = 12x?

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What is the latus rectum of the parabola given by the equation y^2 = 12x?
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 12

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Q: What is the latus rectum of the parabola given by the equation y^2 = 12x?
Solution: The latus rectum of a parabola y^2 = 4px is given by 4p. Here, 4p = 12, so p = 3, and the latus rectum is 4p = 12.
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