Circle 4 Question 19
19. A circle touches the line at a point such that , where is the origin. The circle contains the point in its interior and the length of its chord on the line is . Determine the equation of the circle.
(1990, 5M)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 19.
Solution:
- The parametric form of
is
Since,
So, the coordinates of
So,
Let
Now,
In
From Eqs. (i) and (iv), we get
Thus, the equation of the circles are
Clearly,
Hence, the required equation of circle, is