Which point on the straight line is nearest to the parabola ?
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The point of intersection of the given line and the common normal will be the required point.
Common normal will have slope m = 1 whose equation is obtained as follows,
y 2 = 4 ( x − 1 0 ) 2 y y ′ − y ′ 1 m ⇒ ( x , y ) x − 1 1 y + 2 y = 4 = − 2 y = − 2 y = ( 1 1 , − 2 ) = 1 = x − 1 3
The required point is obtained by solving the line x + y = 4 and x − y = 1 3 which is ( 2 1 7 , − 2 9 ) .