JEE Main · 2021 · 17 Mar 2021 · Shift 2 · Ellipse

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Let be a tangent line to parabola at . If is also a tangent to the ellipse , then the value of is equal to:
  1. (A)14✓ Correct
  2. (B)11
  3. (C)20
  4. (D)16

Answer: (A)

Solution

The parabola is , and lies on it. Differentiating, , so the slope at is and the tangent is

A line touches exactly when . With and ,

so .

JEE Main · 2021 · 17 Mar 2021 · Shift 2 · Single correct option

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