Circle 1 Question 4
4. A square is inscribed in the circle with its sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Then, the distance of the vertex of this square which is nearest to the origin is
(2019 Main, 11 Jan II)
(a) 6
(b) 13
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 4. (c)
Solution:
- Given equation of circle is
, which can be written as
Now, according to given information, we have the following figure.
For the coordinates of
Consider,
[using distance (parametric) form of line,
Similarly, for the coordinates of