If the chord of contact of tangents from a point \(A\) to a given circle passes through \(B\), then the…

If the chord of contact of tangents from a point \(A\) to a given circle passes through \(B\), then the circle with \(A B\) as a diameter will ____
  1. Touch the given circle internally
  2. Cut the given circle orthogonally
  3. Touch the given circle externally
  4. Neither intersect nor touch the given circle

Solution

Let an equation of circle \(x^2+y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0 \text { and point } A\left(x_1, y_1\right)\) Then equation of chord of contact is \(\begin{aligned} x x_1+y y_1+g\left(x+x_1\right)+f\left(y+y_1\right)+c & =0 \\ \Rightarrow \quad\left(x_1+g\right) x+\left(y_1+f\right) y+\left(g x_1+f y_1+c\right) & =0 \end{aligned}\) Let another point \(B\left(x_2, y_2\right)\) through which chord (i) passes, so \(x_1 x_2+g x_2+y_1 y_2+f y_2+g x_1+f y_1+c=0 \quad \ldots (ii)\) Now equation of circle having \(A B\) as diameter is \(\begin{aligned} & \left(x-x_1\right)\left(x-x_2\right)+\left(y-y_1\right)\left(y-y_2\right)=0 \\ & \Rightarrow x^2+y^2-\left(x_1+x_2\right) x-\left(y_1+y_2\right) y +x_1 x_2+y_1 y_2=0 \quad \ldots (iii) \end{aligned}\) By the circles \(x^2+y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0 \text { and circle (iii) }\) the \(2 g_1 g_2+2 f_1 f_2\) \(\begin{aligned} & =-2 g\left(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}\right)-2 f\left(\frac{y_1+y_2}{2}\right) \\ & =-g x_1-g x_2-f y_1-f y_2 \\ & =x_1 x_2+y_1 y_2+c \quad \{\text{from Eq. (ii)}\} \\ & =c_1+c_2 \\ \because 2 g_1 g_2 & +2 f_1 f_2=c_1+c_2 \end{aligned}\) \(\therefore\) Circles \(x^2+y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0\) and Eq. (iii) cuts orthogonally. Hence, option (b) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (21 Sep Shift 1)

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