Denote by m the slope of the common tangent, by (x1,y1)
the point of tangency with y=x2, and by (x2,y2) the point of tangency
with y=x2−2x+2. Then we must have
y1=x12y2=x22−2x2+2m=2x1=2x2−2=x2−x1y2−y1
From the “m” equations we get x1=2m, x2=2m+1
and
mSo, m=x2−x1y2−y1=y2−y1=x22−2x2+2−x12=(x2−x1)(x2+x1)−2(x2−1)=(2m+1−2m)(2m+1+2m)−2(2m+1−1)=(1)(m+1)−22m=1=1,x1=21,y1=41,x2=23,y2=49−3+2=45
An equation of the common tangent is y=x−41.