Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q on a circle be the roots of x 2 - 4 x - 6 = 0 and the ordinates…

Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q on a circle be the roots of x2-4x-6=0 and the ordinates of P and Q be the roots of y2+2y-7=0. If PQ is a diameter of the circle x2+y2+2ax+2by+c=0, then the value of a+b-c is
  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. 14
  4. 16

Solution

Given that the roots of x2-4x-6=0 are the abscissa of the end of diameter

i.e. x1+x2=4, x1x2=-6

and roots of y2+2y-7=0 are ordinate of the end of diameter

i.e. y1+y2=-2, y1y2=-7

Now, equation of the circle will be

x-x1x-x2+y-y1y-y2=0

i.e. x2-x1+x2x+x1x2+y2-y1+y2y+y1y2=0

x2+y2-4x+2y-13=0

a=-2,  b=1,  c=-13

a+b-c=-2+1+13=12

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 2)

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