JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Circle and System of Circles Question Bank Tangent and normal to a circle

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    A pair of tangents are drawn from the origin to the circle\[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+20(x+y)+20=0\]. The equation of the pair of tangents is [MP PET 1990]

    A)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+10xy=0\]                                   

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+5xy=0\]

    C)            \[2{{x}^{2}}+2{{y}^{2}}+5xy=0\]                                 

    D)            \[2{{x}^{2}}+2{{y}^{2}}-5xy=0\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Equation of pair of tangents is given by\[S{{S}_{1}}={{T}^{2}}\]. Here \[S={{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+20\text{ }(x+y)+20,\ \ {{S}_{1}}=20\]                    \[T=10(x+y)+20\]                    \[\therefore \ S{{S}_{1}}={{T}^{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow 20\,\{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+20(x+y)+20\}={{10}^{2}}{{(x+y+2)}^{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow 4{{x}^{2}}+4{{y}^{2}}+10xy=0\Rightarrow 2{{x}^{2}}+2{{y}^{2}}+5xy=0\].


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