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Obtained the condition that the parabola `y^(2)=4b(x-c)andy^(2)=4ax` have a common normal other than x-axis `(agtbgt0)`.

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To find the condition that the parabolas \( y^2 = 4b(x - c) \) and \( y^2 = 4ax \) have a common normal other than the x-axis, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write the equations of the normals for both parabolas. For the parabola \( y^2 = 4ax \), the equation of the normal at point \( (at^2, 2at) \) is given by: \[ y = mx - 2am - at^3 \] where \( m \) is the slope of the normal. For the parabola \( y^2 = 4b(x - c) \), we can rewrite it as \( y^2 = 4bx - 4bc \). The equation of the normal at point \( (b\mu^2 + c, 2b\mu) \) is: \[ y = \mu x - 2b\mu - b\mu^3 \] ### Step 2: Set the equations of the normals equal to each other. Since we are looking for a common normal, we set the two equations equal: \[ mx - 2am - at^3 = \mu x - 2b\mu - b\mu^3 \] ### Step 3: Rearranging the equation. Rearranging gives us: \[ (mx - \mu x) = (2b\mu - 2am) + (at^3 - b\mu^3) \] This simplifies to: \[ (m - \mu)x = 2b\mu - 2am + at^3 - b\mu^3 \] ### Step 4: Equate coefficients. For the above equation to hold for all \( x \), the coefficients must be equal. Therefore, we have: 1. \( m - \mu = 0 \) (which implies \( m = \mu \)) 2. \( 2b\mu - 2am + at^3 - b\mu^3 = 0 \) ### Step 5: Substitute \( m \) with \( \mu \). Substituting \( m \) with \( \mu \) in the second equation gives: \[ 2b\mu - 2a\mu + at^3 - b\mu^3 = 0 \] This can be rearranged to: \[ \mu(2b - 2a - b\mu^2) + at^3 = 0 \] ### Step 6: Analyze the equation. From this equation, we can find the conditions under which it holds. We can express it as: \[ \mu(2(b - a) - b\mu^2) + at^3 = 0 \] This implies that for a common normal to exist, the discriminant of the quadratic in \( \mu \) must be non-negative. ### Step 7: Find the discriminant. The discriminant \( D \) of the quadratic \( -b\mu^2 + 2(b - a)\mu + at^3 = 0 \) must be greater than or equal to zero: \[ D = [2(b - a)]^2 - 4(-b)(at^3) \geq 0 \] This leads to: \[ 4(b - a)^2 + 4ab t^3 \geq 0 \] Since \( a, b > 0 \), this condition will always hold. ### Step 8: Conclusion. Thus, the condition for the parabolas \( y^2 = 4b(x - c) \) and \( y^2 = 4ax \) to have a common normal other than the x-axis is: \[ 2a < 2b + c \]
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