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Q.

Show that the condition that the line y=mx+c may be a tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax is c=am

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Let P (x1, y1) be the point where the line y = mx + c touches the parabola y2 = 4ax.
The equation of the tangent at (x1, y1) on the parabola is yy12ax+x1=0 ...(1)
Given tangent is y - mx - c = 0 ... (2)
(1) and (2) represent the same line
y11=2am=2ax1cx1=cm and y1=2am
Since P(x1, y1) lies on the parabola then
y12=4ax1 4a2m2=4acm c=am

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