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

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    The length of the chord intercepted by the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}={{r}^{2}}\]on the line \[\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1\] is

    A)            \[\sqrt{\frac{{{r}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})-{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\]           

    B)            \[2\sqrt{\frac{{{r}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})-{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\]

    C)            \[2\frac{\sqrt{{{r}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})-{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}}}{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}\]         

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Length of chord                    \[=2{{\{{{(\text{radius)}}^{\text{2}}}-{{(\text{length of }\bot \text{from centre to chord})}^{2}}\}}^{1/2}}\]                    \[=2{{\left\{ {{r}^{2}}-{{\left( \frac{-1}{\sqrt{(1/{{a}^{2}})+(1/{{b}^{2}})}} \right)}^{2}} \right\}}^{1/2}}\]                    \[=2\sqrt{\frac{{{r}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})-{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\].


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