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Question
The shortest distance between the line y - x = 1 and the curve x = y2 is
Options
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Solution
x - y + 1= 0 .....(1)
x = y2
1 = 2y
= Slope of given line (1)

∴ The shortest distance is
Directions: Question number 86 to 90 are Assertion - Reason type questions. Each of these questions contains two statements
x = y2
1 = 2y
= Slope of given line (1)
∴ The shortest distance is

Directions: Question number 86 to 90 are Assertion - Reason type questions. Each of these questions contains two statements
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