Let L be a tangent line to parabola y² = 4x - 20 at (6,2). If L is also a tangent to the ellipse x²/2 + y²/b = 1, then the value of b is equal to:

Option 1 - <p>14<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 2 - <p>11</p>
Option 3 - <p>20</p>
Option 4 - <p>16</p>
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Parabola: y² = 4x - 20 = 4(x - 5). Vertex at (5,0).
Line: The text seems to derive the tangent equation y = x - 4. This is not a tangent to the given parabola. The standard tangent to y²=4aX is Y=mX+a/m. Here X=x-5, a=1. So y = m(x-5)+1/m.
The other curve is an ellipse: x²/a² + y²/b² = 1.
The text says

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