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

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    If circles \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2ax+c=0\]and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2by+c=0\] touch each other, then                                           [MNR 1987]

    A)            \[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{c}\]                                

    B)            \[\frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{b}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{{{c}^{2}}}\]

    C)            \[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}={{c}^{2}}\]                               

    D)            \[\frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{b}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{c}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[{{C}_{1}}(-a,\ 0);\]\[{{C}_{2}}(0,\ -b);\] \[{{R}_{1}}(\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}-c});\]                    \[{{R}_{2}}(\sqrt{{{b}^{2}}-c})\]                    \[{{C}_{1}}{{C}_{2}}=\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}\]                                Since they touch each other, therefore                    \[\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}-c}+\sqrt{{{b}^{2}}-c}=\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow {{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}c-{{a}^{2}}c\]= 0                    Multiply by \[\frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}c},\ \]we get \[\frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{b}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{c}\].


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