Q60 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1) · Mathematics

If two tangents drawn from a point α,β lying on the ellipse 25x2+4y2=1 to the parabola y2=4x are such that the slope of one tangent is four times the other, then the value of 10α+52+16β2+502 equals ______

Correct answer: 2929

Solution

Let α=15cosθ, β=12sinθ

Equation of tangent to y2=4x with slope m will be y=mx+1m

Since the tangent passes through α,β, so

12sinθ=m5cosθ+1m

⇒m2cosθ5-m12sinθ+1=0

As it is a quadratic equation in m so it will have two roots m1 and m2

Given m1=4m2

Now, m1+m2=12sinθcosθ5

m1m2=5cosθ

After eliminating m1 and m2, we get,

cosθ=-5±292⇒cos2θ=54±10294

i.e. α=-5±2910⇒10α+5=±29

and β2=14sin2θ⇒16β2=-50±1029

Hence, 10α+52+16β2+502=2929

Hence, the correct answer is 2929.

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