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Grade 12Analytical Geometry

tangent to the ellipse 3x2 + 16y2 = 12 at the point (1,3/4 ) intersects the curve y2 + x = 0 at

1. no point

2. exactly one point

3. 2 distinct points

4.more than 2 distinct points

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14 Years agoGrade 12
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14 Years ago

Hansa

The answer ought to be exactly one pt...

Just use form the eqn of tangent and solve the two eqns...

Hope that helps!