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y = mx + c touches y² = 4ax if?

Ac = a²/m
Bc = m/a
Cc = am
Dc = a/m
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. c = a/m
Substituting the line in the parabola gives a quadratic in y whose discriminant vanishes when c = a/m.
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