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Published on: August 14, 2026
Let the common tangents to the curves 
9 and 
intersect at the point 
. Let an ellipse, centered at the origin 
, has lengths of semi-minor and semi-major axes equal to 
and 6 , respectively. If e and 
respectively denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of this ellipse, then 
is equal to
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
4
(4) 
Equation tangent in slope form
compare (1) & (2)
(Rejected)
Equation of common tangent
on 
axis 
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