Q.
Two straight lines are perpendicular to each other. One of them touches the parabola y2=4ax+a and the other touches y2=4bx+b .Their point of intersection lies on the line
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a
x−a+b=0
b
x+a−b=0
c
x+a+b=0
d
x−a−b=0
answer is C.
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Given parabola is y2=4ax+aSlope form of equation of tangent is y=mx+a+am…..(i) Any tangent to y2=4b(x+b) which is perpendicular to (i) is y=−1m(x+b)−bm… (ii) Subtracting (i) & (ii), we get m+1mx+(a+b)m+1m=0⇒x+a+b=0Which is a locus of their point of intersection.