{"id":6914,"date":"2021-10-21T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/?p=6914"},"modified":"2021-10-25T01:12:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T19:42:47","slug":"the-slope-of-the-line-touching-both-the-parabolas-y2-4x-and-x2-32-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/the-slope-of-the-line-touching-both-the-parabolas-y2-4x-and-x2-32-is\/","title":{"rendered":"The slope of the line touching both the parabolas \\(y^2\\) = 4x and \\(x^2\\) = -32 is"},"content":{"rendered":"
for parabola, \\(y^2\\) = 4x<\/p>\n
Let y = mx + \\(1\\over m\\) is tangent line and it touches the parabola \\(x^2\\) = -32.<\/p>\n
\\(\\therefore\\) \\(x^2\\) = -32(mx + \\(1\\over m\\))<\/p>\n
\\(\\implies\\) \\(x^2 + 32mx + {32\\over m}\\) = 0<\/p>\n
Now, D = 0 because it touches the curve.<\/p>\n
\\(\\therefore\\) \\((32m)^2 – 4.{32\\over m}\\) = 0<\/p>\n
\\(\\implies\\) \\(m^3\\) = \\(1\\over 8\\)<\/p>\n
\\(\\implies\\)\u00a0 m = \\(1\\over 2\\)<\/p>\n
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