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

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    The locus of the centre of a circle which cuts orthogonally the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-20x+4=0\] and which touches \[x=2\] is [UPSEAT 2001]

    A)            \[{{y}^{2}}=16x+4\]         

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}=16y\]

    C)            \[{{x}^{2}}=16y+4\]         

    D)            \[{{y}^{2}}=16x\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Let the circle be                    \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2gx+2fy+c=0\]                                    .....(i)                    It cuts the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-20x+4=0\] orthogonally                    \[\therefore \] \[2(-10g+0\times f)=c+4\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[-20g\,=\,c+4\]      .....(ii)                    Circle (i) touches the line \[x=2\], \\[x+0y-2=0\]                    \[\therefore \]  \[\left| \frac{-g+0-2}{\sqrt{{{1}^{2}}+{{0}^{2}}}} \right|=\sqrt{{{g}^{2}}+{{f}^{2}}-c}\]                    \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{(g+2)}^{2}}={{g}^{2}}+{{f}^{2}}-c\]\[\Rightarrow \]               \[4g+4={{f}^{2}}-c\] .....(iii)                    Eliminating c from (ii) and (iii), we get                    \[-16g-4={{f}^{2}}-4\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{f}^{2}}+16g=0\]                    Hence the locus of \[(-g,\,-f)\] is \[{{y}^{2}}-16x=0\].


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