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

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    The locus of the centre of circle which cuts the circles \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+4x-6y+9=0\] and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-4x+6y+4=0\] orthogonally is [UPSEAT 2001]

    A)            \[12x+8y+5=0\]                    

    B)            \[8x+12y+5=0\]

    C)            \[8x-12y+5=0\]                      

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Let the given circle be \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2hx+2ky+c=0\]                    Since the circle cuts \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+4x-6y+9=0\] and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-4x+6y+4=0\] orthogonally, we have                    \[2h(2)+2k(-3)=c+9\]\[\Rightarrow \] \[4h-6k=c+9\]         .....(i)                    and \[2h(-2)+2k(3)\,=c+4\]\[\Rightarrow \] \[-4h+6k=c+4\].....(ii)                    From (i) and (ii); \[c+9=-\,c-4\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[2c=-13\]   .....(iii)                    From (i),  \[8h-12k=2c+18\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[8h-12k=5\]  .....(iv)                    Centre of the given circle is \[(-\,h,-\,k)\].                    Hence locus of \[(-h,\,-k)\] from (iv) we have,                    \[8(-x)-12(-y)=5\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[8x-12y+5=0.\]


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