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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.
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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