#Polynomial
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y = x
(x - 2k)² + (x - k)² = 1
x² - (4k)x + 4k² + x² - (2k)x + k² = 1
2x² - (6k)x + (5k² - 1) = 0
tangent -> D = 0
(-6k)² - 4(2)(5k² - 1) = 0
36k² - 8(5k² - 1) = 0
36k² - 40k² + 8 = 0
-4k² + 8 = 0
4k² = 8
k² = 2
k = ±sqrt(2)
why do u equate
error i think
did u make an error
so how come
so can u help me understand the discrmiannt
i thoguht discrmiantn was like intercepts
amount of solutions for intercepts
what does that got to do with the tangent
it means i dont know how discrmiannt works
or the application
in quadratic, if D = 0, then the parabola only intersect the x-axis at one point
same in this case
isnt that the intercept
how do we know that the tangent
and circle
intercept and the intersect
cuz tangent only intersect at one point