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જો પરવલય $y^2 = x$ એ બિંદુ $\left( {\alpha ,\beta } \right)\,,\,\left( {\beta > 0} \right)$ અને ઉપવલય $x^2 + 2y^2 = 1$ આગળનો સ્પર્શક હોય તો $a$ =
$2\sqrt 2 + 1$
$\sqrt 2 - 1$
$\sqrt 2 + 1$
$2\sqrt 2 - 1$
Solution
Equation of tangent to the parabola ${y^2} = x$
$At\left( {\alpha ,\beta } \right)$ is $T=0$
$y\beta = \frac{{x + \alpha }}{2}$
$ \Rightarrow y\beta = \frac{{x + {\beta ^2}}}{2}\,$ ($\because$ ${\beta ^2} = \alpha $)
$ \Rightarrow y = \frac{1}{{2\beta }}x + \frac{\beta }{2}$
$\left( {m = \frac{1}{{2\beta }},c = \frac{\beta }{2}} \right)$
This is also a tangent to ellipse ${x^2} + 2{y^2} = 1$
$\therefore C = \pm \sqrt {{a^2}{m^2} + {b^2}} $
$ \Rightarrow \frac{\beta }{2} = \pm \sqrt {\frac{1}{{4\beta }} + \frac{1}{2}} $
$ \Rightarrow \frac{{{\beta ^2}}}{4} = \frac{1}{{4\beta }} + \frac{1}{2}$
$ \Rightarrow {\beta ^4} – 2{\beta ^2} – 1 = 0$
$ \Rightarrow {\left( {{\beta ^2} – 1} \right)^2} = 2$
$ \Rightarrow {\beta ^2} – 1 = \sqrt 2 $
$ \Rightarrow {\beta ^2} = \sqrt 2 + 1$
$\alpha = {\beta ^2} = \sqrt 2 + 1$