Interaction Between Two Curves

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Interaction Between Two Curves: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Interaction between Circle and Parabola, Intersection of a Parabola with a Circle, Common Normal to Two Given Parabolas & Shortest Distance between Two Parabolas etc.

Important Questions on Interaction Between Two Curves

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Let the parabolas y=x2+ax+b and y=xc-x touch each other at 1,0. Then

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If fP is the number of common tangents to two parabolas x2=2y and y+122=4Px

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The equation of common tangent to both the curves y2=16x and x+42+y2=16 is 

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A circle described on the latus rectum of the parabola y2=4x as a diameter meets the axis at

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The equation of a common tangent to the curves y2=4x and x2+2y2=2 is

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Let P and Q be distinct points on the parabola y2=2x  such that a circle with PQ as diameter passes through the vertex O of the parabola. If P lies in the first quadrant and the area of the triangle ΔOPQ is 32,  then the coordinates of P can be

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The equation of the common tangent to the curves y2=4x and x2+32y=0 is x+by+c=0. The value of sin1sin1+sin1sinb+sin1sinc is equal to

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The circle x2+y2=5 meets the parabola y2=4x at P and Q, then the length of PQ ( in units ) is

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The equation of the common tangent to the parabolas y2=4ax and x2=4by is given by

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The equation of a common tangent to y2=4x and the curve x2+4y2=8 can be

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The coordinates of the point on the parabola y2=8x, which is at minimum distance from circle x2+y-62=1 are
 

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Radius of largest circle which passes through the focus of the parabola y2=5x, and is contained in the parabola, is

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A circle passes through the points of intersection of the parabola y+1=(x-4)2 and x-axis. Then the length of tangent from origin to the circle is

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The shortest distance between the curves y=x2-6x-27 and x-32+y-392=4 is

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Two distinct parabolas have the same focus and co-ordinate axes as their directrices respectively, then slope of their common chords are

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Suppose P and Q be two distinct points on the parabola having equation y2=4x such that circle for which PQ is diameter passes through vertex of the given parabola. If area of OPQ(O is origin) is 20 sq. units and the diameter of circumcircle of OPQ is d units, then d265=

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The line y-2=0 is the directrix of the parabola x2-ky+32=0,k0. If the given parabola intersects the circle x2+y2=8 at two real distinct points, then the absolute value of k will be

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If the minimum area of the circle which touches the parabola y=x2+1 and y2=x-1 is aπb sq. units, where a & b are co-prime numbers, then the value of a+b is

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If a circle is given by the equation x2+y2+2λx=0, λR, which touches the parabola y2=4x externally. Then, 

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Let A be a circle x2+y2=16 and B be a parabola y2=4x . Then the number of points with integral co-ordinates that lie in the interior of the region common to both A and B is