JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Circle and System of Circles Question Bank Equations of circle, Geometrical problems regarding circle

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    The equation of the circle which touches x-axis and whose centre is (1, 2), is                                              [MP PET 1984]

    A)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-2x+4y+1=0\]

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-2x-4y+1=0\]

    C)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2x+4y+1=0\]

    D)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+4x+2y+4=0\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Centre (1, 2) and since circle touches x-axis, therefore, radius is equal to 2.                    Hence the equation is \[{{(x-1)}^{2}}+{{(y-2)}^{2}}={{2}^{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow {{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-2x-4y+1=0\].                    Trick : The only circle is \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-2x-4y+1=0\], whose centre is (1, 2). 


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