If the line x+2y+4=0 is a common tangent to the parabolas y2=4ax and x2=4by, then |b−a| is
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Tangent to parabola y2=4ax having slope m is y=mx+am . It also touches parabola x2=4by . ∴ x2=4bmx+am has equal roots. ∴ 16b2m2+16abm=0∴ bm3+a=0∴ m=−ab1/3∴ The equation of common tangent is y=−ab1/3x−aba1/3 or a13x+b13y+a23b23=0 Comparing with x+2y+4=0 a=1,b=8⇒ |b−a|=7