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1. How many lines are tangent to both of the parabolas y 1 x and y 1 x ? Find the
coordinates of the points where the tangents touch the parabolas or explain why such tangents
do no exist.
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2. Show that the length of the portion of any tangent line to the asteroid x 3 y 3 a 3 cut off by
the coordinate axes is constant.
3. The angle of elevation of the sun is decreasing at a rate of 0.25 rad/h. How fast is the shadow
cast by a 400-ft-tall building increasing when the angle of elevation is / 6 ?