can someone pls help me with these questions:
3 unit -
Tangents and Normals: Parametric Approach
If y = 1-2x is a tangent to x^2 = 4ay, find a and the point of contact.
This is wat i did:
solve simulataneously to get:
x^2 = 4a(1-2x)
x^2 + 8ax - 4a = 0 -- (1)
let discriminant = 0
64a^2 =...