10-2. Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
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$c$ ની કેટલી કિમંતો માટે રેખા $y = 4x + c$ એ વક્ર $\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + {y^2} = 1$ ને સ્પર્શે છે .

A

$0$

B

$1$

C

$2$

D

અનંત

(IIT-1998)

Solution

(c) The line $y = 4x + c$ touches the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + {y^2} = 1$

$\therefore \frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + {(4x + c)^2} – 1 = 0$ ==> $65{x^2} + 32cx + 4{c^2} – 4 = 0$

has equal roots. Therefore $\Delta = 0$

$\therefore 64{c^2} – 4.65.4({c^2} – 1) = 0$ ==>$4{c^2} – 65{c^2} + 65 = 0$

==> ${c^2} = \frac{{65}}{{61}}$==> $c = \pm \sqrt {\frac{{65}}{{61}}} $ .

Hence, there are two values of $c.$

Standard 11
Mathematics

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