JEE Main 2025 — Parabola Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
Question
The radius of the smallest circle which touches the parabolas and is
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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
The circle will have centre on line since parabolas are symmetric about line
The slope of tangent at closest point
point will be
Similarly, on
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