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Grade 12th passAnalytical Geometry

The equation of common tangent of the parabolas y^2=32x and x^2=108y

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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11 Years ago
first write the equation of tan gent in slope form for both the parabolas
 i.e
y=mx+a/m       -1                 and                 x=my+a/m                     -2
now compare the cofficients of x,y,m,a
get the value of m and put in
and get the answer which is 2x - 3y=36