In the standard coordinate plane, a parabola is defined by the equation and a line is defined by the equation , where is a constant. If the system of equations consisting of this parabola and line has exactly one real solution, and this solution lies in the first quadrant, what is the value of ?
- A-2
- B-6
- 6Cevap
- D
- E
Cevap
6
The correct answer is . When setting the equations of the parabola and line equal, we get . Setting the discriminant to zero yields , which gives or . Substituting back gives a single intersection point of , which is in the first quadrant since both coordinates are positive. The other value, , gives an intersection point of , which is in the second quadrant.
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Solving systems of linear and quadratic equations and applying the discriminant to find conditions for tangency.
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