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Let be the point of intersection of the common tangents to the parabola and the hyperbola . If and denote the foci of the hyperbola where lies on the positive -axis then divides in a ratio:
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Let is slope of common tangent and an equation of tangent to hyperbola is
equation of tangent to parabola is
is same
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equation of common tangents is
point of intersection of common tangents is & Foci of hyperbolas are

Hence, the required ratio is .
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