JEE Main 2023MathematicsParabolaCommon TangentmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2023Parabola Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

Question

Let be a point on the -axis. Common tangents are drawn from to the curves and . If one of these tangents touches the two curves at and , then is equal to :

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Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
D72

Step-by-step explanation

Let a tangent on be

For common to

Taking one of the tangent

Point of tangency with

&

and for

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