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The condition so that the line lx+my+n=0 may touch the parabola y2=8x

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m2=8 ln
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m2=2 ln
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8m2=ln
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2m2=ln
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Solution

The correct option is D 2m2=ln
Line:
lx+my+n=0
Parabola:
y2=8x
So we can write,
y2=8(n+my)lly2+8my+8n=0
The straight line touches the parabola if the roots are same and real,
D=0(8m)2=4l8n
2m2=ln

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