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Q.

Show that the common tangent to the parabola y2=4ax and x2= 4by is xa1/3+yb1/3 +a2/3b2/3 = 0

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Detailed Solution

Given y2=4ax(1),x2=4by(2) be parabolas
Let equations of tangent to (1) is
y=mx+am(3)
I f (3) is also tangent to (2) then substitute y value of (3) in (2)
x2=4bmx+amx24bmx+am=0mx24bm2x+a=0mx24bm2x4ab=0
It is in the form Q.E of x terms

 roots are equal then  = 0
16b2m4+4(m)(4ab)=016b2m4+16mab=016bbm4+am=0bm4+am=0mbm3+a=0(m0)bm3+a=0m=a13b13
 equation of tangent to (2) is 
y=a1/3/b1/3x+aa1/3/b1/3y=ab1/3x+aab1/3xa1/3+yb1/3+a2/2b2/3=0

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