JEE Main 2002 — Parabola Question with Solution
From: AIEEE 2002
Question
Two common tangents to the circle and parabola are :
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
Any tangent to the parabola is
If is a tangent to the circle, then,
So from
If is a tangent to the circle, then,
So from
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