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:
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 -
14
Option 2 -
11
Option 3 -
20
Option 4 -
16
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 1
Detailed Solution: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 x²/2 + (x-4)²/b² = 1. This assumes a² = 2.
x²/2 + (x²-8x+16)/b² = 1
x²(1/2 + 1/b²) - (8/b²)x + (16/b² - 1) = 0.
For tangency, the discriminant (D) of this quadratic equation must be zero.
D = (8/b²)² - 4(1/2 + 1/b²)(16/b² - 1) = 0.
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