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If the tangent to the parabola at a point is also a tangent to the ellipse, then is equal to:
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Since lies on the parabola
Tangent to a parabola at a point is
Therefore, tangent to the parabola at is
Tangent to parabola is also a tangent to ellipse
And, a line is a tangent to the ellipse if
Using the condition we get
Using Sridharacharya's Formula the roots of a quadratic equation are
or Neglected as is positive
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