CIRCLE-5 (Tangents and Normals)
1. Chord of contact
Let the equation of circle be
If the equation of circle be

2. Equation of the chord bisected at a given point
Let the equation of circle be
Equation of chord
If the equation of circle be

Examples
1. Find the equation of tangent to the circle
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Solution :
Equation of tangent of
2. Find the equations of the tangents to the circle
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Solution :
Since tangents make an angle of
radius of circle
we know equation of tangent to a circle
or
3. Show that the line
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Solution :
Since the line
Equation of tangent to a circle at
4. Find the equation of the normal to the circle
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Solution :
Equation of normal at
Slope of this equation is
Slope of
Since given that normal is parallel to
It is the equation of normal
5. Show that the line
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Solution :
Centre and radius of circle
is
If the distance of a line
Let point of contact be
and given line
(1) and (2) are idenfical then comparing (1) and (2) we get
Solving these two equations of
6. The angle between a pair of tangents from a point
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Solution :
Let the coordinate of
Distance of
In

or
Squaring
7. If the length of tangent from (
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Solution :
According to the question
Squaring both side
Divide by 3 we get
8. The chord of contact of tangents drawn from a point on the circle
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Solution :
Let
It is a tangent to the circle
