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

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    Two tangents drawn from the origin to the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2gx+2fy+c=0\]will be perpendicular to each other, if                                  

    A)            \[{{g}^{2}}+{{f}^{2}}=2c\]   

    B)            \[g=f={{c}^{2}}\]

    C)            \[g+f=c\]                                  

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               The equation of tangents will be                    \[c({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2gx+2fy+c)={{(gx+fy+c)}^{2}}\]                    These tangents are perpendicular, hence the coefficients of \[{{x}^{2}}\]+ coefficients of \[{{y}^{2}}=0\]                    \[\Rightarrow c-{{g}^{2}}+c-{{f}^{2}}=0\Rightarrow {{f}^{2}}+{{g}^{2}}=2c\].


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