JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Circle and System of Circles Question Bank System of circles

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    One of the limit point of the coaxial system of circles containing \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-6x-6y+4=0\], \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-2x\] \[-4y+3=0\] is [EAMCET 1987]

    A)            \[(-1,\,1)\]                                  

    B)            \[(-1,\,2)\]

    C)            \[(-2,\,1)\]                                  

    D)            \[(-2,\,2)\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Trick: The equation of radical axis is \[{{S}_{1}}-{{S}_{2}}=0\] i.e., \[4x+2y-1=0\].                    \[\therefore \] The equation of circle of co-axial system can be taken as \[({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-6x-6y+4)+\lambda (4x+2y-1)=0\]                    or \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-(6-4\lambda )x-(6-2\lambda )y+(4-\lambda )=0\]?.(i)                    whose centre is \[C(3-2\lambda ,\ 3-\lambda )\] and radius is                    \[r=\sqrt{{{(3-2\lambda )}^{2}}+{{(3-\lambda )}^{2}}-(4-\lambda )}\]                    If \[r=0\], then we get \[\lambda =2\] or \[7/5\].                    Putting the co-ordinates of C, the limit points are (?1, 1) and \[\left( \frac{1}{5},\ \frac{8}{5} \right)\]. One of these limit points is given in (a).


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