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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let a common tangent to the curves 
and 
touch the curves at the points 
and 
. Then 
is equal to___
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32
(32) General tangent of slope 
to the circle 
is given by 
General tangent of slope 
to the parabola 
is given by 
For common tangent 
Point of contact on parabola is 
Length of tangent PQ from 
on the circle 
is equal to 
is equal to 
is equal to 32
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