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The slopes of the common tangents of the ellipse x24+y21=1 and the circle x2+y2=3 are 

a
±1
b
±2
c
±3
d
None of these

detailed solution

Correct option is B

Let m be the slope of the common tangent. Then,±31+m2=±4m2+1 or  3+3m2=4m2+1 or m2=2 or  m=±2

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