JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Parabola

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    The angle of intersection between the curves \[{{y}^{2}}=4x\] and \[{{x}^{2}}=32y\] at point (16, 8), is           [RPET 1987, 96]

    A)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{3}{5} \right)\]                                    

    B)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{4}{5} \right)\]

    C)            \[\pi \]                                      

    D)            \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Tangent at (16,8) to both are                    \[8y=2(x+16)\]               ..... (i) and \[16x=16(y+8)\]          .....(ii)                    \ \[{{m}_{1}}=\frac{1}{4},\,\,{{m}_{2}}=1\]                    \[\tan \theta =\frac{{{m}_{2}}-{{m}_{1}}}{1+{{m}_{2}}{{m}_{1}}}=\left( \frac{3}{5} \right)\]Þ \[\theta ={{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{3}{5} \right)\].                    Aliter: Using direct formula                    \[\theta ={{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{3{{a}^{1/3}}{{b}^{1/3}}}{2({{a}^{2/3}}+{{b}^{2/3}})},\] where \[a=1\] and \[b=8\]            \[={{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{6}{2(1+4)}={{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{3}{5}\].


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