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AP EAMCET · Maths · Parabola

The common tangent to the parabola \(y^2=32 x\) and \(x^2=256 y\) will be

  1. A \(2 x+4 y+64=0\)
  2. B \(x+2 y-32=0\)
  3. C \(2 x+4 y+32=0\)
  4. D \(4 x+2 y+64=0\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(2 x+4 y+64=0\)

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Given parabolas are, \(y^2=32 x \text { and } x^2=256 y\) We use a standard result to find equation of common tangent. Equation of tangent common to \(y^2=4 a x\) and \(x^2=4 b y\) is, \(b^{1 / 3} y+a^{1 / 3} x+\left(a^2 b^2\right)^{1 / 3}=0\) Here,…