JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Circle and System of Circles Question Bank Chord of contact of tangent, Pole and Polar

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     The equation of the chord of the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}\]having \[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\]as its mid-point is  [IIT 1983; MP PET 1986; Pb. CET 2003]

    A)            \[x{{y}_{1}}+y{{x}_{1}}={{a}^{2}}\]                             

    B)            \[{{x}_{1}}+{{y}_{1}}=a\]

    C)            \[x{{x}_{1}}+y{{y}_{1}}=x_{1}^{2}+y_{1}^{2}\]     

    D)            \[x{{x}_{1}}+y{{y}_{1}}={{a}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[T={{S}_{1}}\] is the equation of desired chord, hence                     \[x{{x}_{1}}+y{{y}_{1}}-{{a}^{2}}=x_{1}^{2}+y_{1}^{2}-{{a}^{2}}\Rightarrow x{{x}_{1}}+y{{y}_{1}}=x_{1}^{2}+y_{1}^{2}\].


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