Don't find the intersection

Calculus Level 1

Which of the given equations is the common tangent to the circle ( x 3 ) 2 + y 2 = 9 {(x-3)}^2+{y}^2=9 and the parabola y 2 = 4 x {y}^2=4x touching both the conics above the x x -axis?

3 y = ( x + 3 ) \sqrt { 3 } y=-(x+3) 3 y = ( 3 x + 1 ) \sqrt { 3 } y=-(3x+1) 3 y = x + 3 \sqrt { 3 } y=x+3 3 y = 3 x + 1 \sqrt { 3 } y=3x+1

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3 solutions

David Orrell
Jan 25, 2017

Implicitly differentiating the parabola's equation:

2 y d y d x = 4 d y d x = 1 x 2y\frac{dy}{dx}=4 \Rightarrow \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}

Then taking a point ( a , 2 a ) (a, 2\sqrt{a}) on the parabola, a tangent is formed:

y 2 a = 1 a ( x a ) y - 2\sqrt{a} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}(x-a)

y = a + x a y = \sqrt{a} + \frac{x}{\sqrt{a}}

Intersecting this with the circle by substitution:

( x 3 ) 2 + ( a + x a ) 2 = 9 (x-3)^{2}+(\sqrt{a} + \frac{x}{\sqrt{a}})^2 = 9

( 1 + 1 a ) x 2 4 x + a = 0 (1+\frac{1}{a})x^2-4x+a=0

For the intersection to be tangential, discriminant is zero. Hence:

16 4 ( a ) ( 1 + 1 a ) = 0 16-4(a)(1+\frac{1}{a})= 0

a = 3 a = 3

Substituting a = 3 a=3 back into the tangent equation:

y = 3 + x 3 y = \sqrt{3} + \frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}

3 y = x + 3 \boxed{\sqrt{3}y = x+3}

Rohit Ner
Jan 3, 2016

Let m m be the slope of the tangent. Equation of tangent to the given parabola with slope as m m is y = m x + 1 m y=mx+\frac{1}{m} and that to the given circle is y = m ( x 3 ) + 3 1 + m 2 y=m(x-3)+3\sqrt{1+{m}^2} . Equating the constant term in both the equations, we get m = 1 3 m=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} . Substituting the value in any of the above two equations, we get 3 y = x + 3 \huge\color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{\sqrt{3}y=x+3}}

Refer conic sections in JEE to know about the equation of tangents.

I did a bit differently, I found the derivatives of both the functions and equated them to get the slope of my tangent, which equals 1. It is trivial to find an equation with slope of one. And I was done..

Puneet Pinku - 5 years ago
Yayo Contreras
Jun 23, 2015

1.- La recta es positiva. 2.- El punto donde corta al eje Y es mayor a 1 y menor a 2. 3.- solo una cumple lo anterior

Write in ENGLISH. Please😓😓

Aakash Khandelwal - 5 years, 8 months ago

Tge only option in which the line is tangentto circle is third one.

Aakash Khandelwal - 5 years, 8 months ago

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