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

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    The locus of the centre of a circle of radius 2 which rolls on the outside of circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x-6y-9=0\], is

    A)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x-6y+5=0\]

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x-6y-31=0\]

    C)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x-6y+\frac{29}{4}=0\]         

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Let (h, k) be the centre of the circle which rolls on the outside of the given circle. Centre of the given circle is \[\left( \frac{-3}{2},\ 3 \right)\] and its radius\[=\sqrt{\frac{9}{4}+9+9}=\frac{9}{2}\].                    Clearly, (h, k) is always at a distance equal to the sum \[\left( \frac{9}{2}+2 \right)\]\[=\frac{13}{2}\] of the radii of two circles from\[\left( -\frac{3}{2},\ 3 \right)\]. Therefore \[{{\left( h+\frac{3}{2} \right)}^{2}}+{{(k-3)}^{2}}={{\left( \frac{13}{2} \right)}^{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow {{h}^{2}}+{{k}^{2}}+3h-6k+\frac{9}{4}+9-\frac{169}{4}=0\]                    \[\Rightarrow \]Hence locus of (h, k) is \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x-6y-31=0\].


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