The shortest distance between the line y- x=1 and the curve x= y^2 is
JEE Main 2009 — Mathematics Calculus
2009mcqmedium
The shortest distance between the line y−x=1 and the curve x=y2 is
Official previous-year question
Held on 30 Apr 2009 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.
Options
A
832
B
823
C
532
D
43
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Solution
x−y+1=0x=y21=2ydxdy⇒dxdy=2y1= Slope of given line (1) 2y1=1⇒y=21⇒y=21⇒x=(21)2=41⇒(x,y)=(41,21)∴ The shortest distance is 1+1∣41−21+1∣=423=832 Directions: Question number 86 to 90 are Assertion - Reason type questions. Each of these questions contains two statements Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). Each of these questions also have four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You have to select the correct choice
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