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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 10.2 parabola,ellipse,hyperbola

If the tangent to the parabola \(y^2 = x\) at a point \(\left( {\alpha ,\beta } \right)\,,\,\left( {\beta  > 0} \right)\) is also a tangent to the ellipse, \(x^2 + 2y^2 = 1\), then \(a\) is equal to

  1. A \(2\sqrt 2  + 1\)
  2. B \(\sqrt 2  - 1\)
  3. C \(\sqrt 2  + 1\)
  4. D \(2\sqrt 2  - 1\)
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(C) \(\sqrt 2  + 1\)

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Equation of tangent to the parabola \({y^2} = x\) \(At\left( {\alpha ,\beta } \right)\) is \(T=0\) \(y\beta = \frac{{x + \alpha }}{2}\) \( \Rightarrow y\beta = \frac{{x + {\beta ^2}}}{2}\,\) (\(\because\) \({\beta ^2} = \alpha \))…