Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
If two tangents drawn from a point α,β lying on the ellipse 25x2+4y2=1 to the parabola y2=4x are such that the slope of one tangent is four times the other, then the value of 10α+52+16β2+502 equals ______
MathematicsParabolaJEE MainJEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1)
Solution:
2521 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 2929

Let α=15cosθ, β=12sinθ

Equation of tangent to y2=4x with slope m will be y=mx+1m

Since the tangent passes through α,β, so

12sinθ=m5cosθ+1m

m2cosθ5-m12sinθ+1=0

As it is a quadratic equation in m so it will have two roots m1 and m2

Given m1=4m2

Now, m1+m2=12sinθcosθ5

m1m2=5cosθ

After eliminating m1 and m2, we get,

cosθ=-5±292cos2θ=54±10294

i.e. α=-5±291010α+5=±29

and β2=14sin2θ16β2=-50±1029

Hence, 10α+52+16β2+502=2929

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.