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The common tangent of the parabolas `y^(2)=4x" and "x^(2)=-8y,` is

A

y=x+2

B

y=x-2

C

y=2x+3

D

none of these

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The correct Answer is:
D
The equation tangent to `y^(2)=4x" is "y=mx + 1/m`
If it touches `x^(2)=-8y` then the equation `x^(2)=-8(mx=1/m)` must have equal roots.
`rArr" "64m^(3)=32rArr,(1/2)^("1/3")`
Hence, the equation of the common tangent is `y=x/(2^("1/3"))+2^("1/3")`
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