Circle 5 Question 21
21. Lines and touch a circle of diameter 6 . If the centre of lies in the first quadrant, find the equation of the circle which is concentric with and cuts intercepts of length 8 on these lines.
(1986, 5M)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 21.
Solution:
- Since,
and are both perpendicular tangents to the circle .
Let the centre coordinates be
To obtain equation of circle concentric with