JEE Main 2022MathematicsParabolaCommon TangentmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2022Parabola Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Morning Shift

Question

If and , are two common tangents of circle and parabola y2 = x, then the value of is equal to :

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Correct answer
C

Step-by-step explanation

Let tangent to be

For it being tangent to circle.

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