JEE Main 2013 — Circle Question with Solution
JEE Main 2013 (07 Apr)
Question
Given : A circle, and a parabola, .
Statement - I : An equation of a common tangent to these curves is .
Statement - II : If the line, is their common tangent, then satisfies .
Statement - I : An equation of a common tangent to these curves is .
Statement - II : If the line, is their common tangent, then satisfies .
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
DStatement - is true; Statement - is true; Statement - is not a correct explanation for statement - .
Step-by-step explanation
Tangent to will be
As tangent to will be
Hence for common tangent
, (Not Possible)
Hence common tangent is
Both the statements are correct
The values of also satisfy the equation in statement - but it is not a correct explanation for statement - .
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