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AP EAMCET · Maths · Parabola

The equation of one of the common tangents of the circle \(x^2+y^2-6 y+4=0\) and the parabola \(y^2=x\) is

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

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Let the equation of tangent to the parabola \(y^2=x\), having slope \(m\) is, \[ y=m x+\frac{1}{4 m} \] For common tangent to the circle \[ x^2+y^2-6 y+4=0 \] \(\therefore\) Radius \(\sqrt{9-4}=\frac{\left|3-\frac{1}{4 m}\right|}{\sqrt{1+m^2}}\)…