Given, curves are A:4x2+9y2=36B:(2x)2+(2y)2=31L is common tangent line to curve A and B. Let slope of L be m. Given, curve A is equation of ellipse. 9x2+4y2=1 Then, equation of tangent to ellipse will be y=mx±9m2+4. . . (i) Curve B is circle i.e x2+y2=431 Then, equation of tangent to circle will be y=mx±(431)m2+(431) . . . (ii) On comparing Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get On comparing Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get 9m2+4=(431)m2+(431)⇒36m2+16=31m2+31⇒5m2=15⇒m2=3∴ Square of slope of line L is 3 .