 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The point on the <parabola> is $(1,2)$. <Implicit differentiation> gives $2y\,dy/dx=4$, so the <tangent line> has slope one there. Its perpendicular <normal line to a plane curve> therefore has slope $-1$. The required line is
$$
\boxed{y-2=-(x-1),\qquad\text{or }y=3-x.}
$$

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