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The length of the focal chord of the parabola  x2=4y  which touches the hyperbola  x24y2=1is

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answer is 9.

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Let  2t1,  t12  and  2t2,  t22  be extremities of focal chord  t1t2=1

Equation of focal chord;  xt1+t22y+2=0  and the line   y=mx+m214 tangent to hyperbola passes through (0, 1) 

m=±52=t1+t2

Length of the focal chord = 9

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The length of the focal chord of the parabola  x2=4y  which touches the hyperbola  x2−4y2=1is