Let any point on the parabola y2=4 x is (t2, 2 t)
Let its mirror image with respect to the line x+y+4=0 is ( h, k ) then
1h−t2=1k−2 t=2−2(t2+2 t+4)
∴ h=−2 t−4, k=−t2−4
So k+4=−(2h+4)2
⇒(h+4)2=−4(k+4)
So locus of C is
(x+4)^2=-4(y+4)
It intersects y=−5
So (x+4)2=4
⇒ x+4= ± 2
⇒ x=−2,−6
∴∣x1−x2∣=4