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The parabola ##y = ax^2 + bx + c## has a critical point at ##\frac{-b}{2a}## . The normal to the tangent at that point is ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}##. Any line coming from ##(\frac{-b}{2a} , \infty)## is reflected back along the same line.Let the equation of any other line coming from ##(h,\infty)## be ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}+ k##. This line makes an angle of ##\tan (\theta)=(-2ak)## (Calculated) . The reflected line makes the same angle with the normal. The reflected line also makes an angle of ##2\theta## with the original line and thus is not parallel to it ##\therefore## it intersects with the reflected line ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}## . The point of concurrency can be found by solving the equation of the reflected line (given by ##y = \frac{-b^2}{4a} + ak^2 + c - \frac{1}{2ak}(x + \frac{b}{2a}- k)## and ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}##. The point turns out to be the focus ##(\frac{-b}{2a}, \frac{-b^2}{4a} + \frac{1}{4a}+ c)##
The parabola ##y = ax^2 + bx + c## has a critical point at ##\frac{-b}{2a}## . The normal to the tangent at that point is ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}##. Any line coming from ##(\frac{-b}{2a} , \infty)## is reflected back along the same line.Let the equation of any other line coming from ##(h,\infty)## be ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}+ k##. This line makes an angle of ##\tan (\theta)=(-2ak)## (Calculated) . The reflected line makes the same angle with the normal. The reflected line also makes an angle of ##2\theta## with the original line and thus is not parallel to it ##\therefore## it intersects with the reflected line ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}## . The point of concurrency can be found by solving the equation of the reflected line (given by ##y = \frac{-b^2}{4a} + ak^2 + c - \frac{1}{2ak}(x + \frac{b}{2a}- k)## and ##x=\frac{-b}{2a}##. The point turns out to be the focus ##(\frac{-b}{2a}, \frac{-b^2}{4a} + \frac{1}{4a}+ c)##