The length of the common chord of the two circles $x^2+y^2-4 y=0$ and $x^2+y^2-8 x$ $-4 y+11=0$, is

The length of the common chord of the two circles $x^2+y^2-4 y=0$ and $x^2+y^2-8 x$ $-4 y+11=0$, is
  1. $\frac{\sqrt{145}}{4} \mathrm{~cm}$
  2. $\frac{\sqrt{11}}{2} \mathrm{~cm}$
  3. $\sqrt{135} \mathrm{~cm}$
  4. $\frac{\sqrt{135}}{4} \mathrm{~cm}$

Solution

Given equation of circles are and $ \begin{gathered} x^2+y^2-4 y=0 \\ x^2+y^2-8 x-4 y+11=0 \end{gathered} $ $\therefore$ Equation of chord $ \begin{aligned} & \quad x^2+y^2-4 y-\left(x^2+y^2-8 x-4 y+11\right)=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \quad 8 x-11=0 \end{aligned} $ Centre and radius of first circle are $O(0,2)$ and $ O P=r=2 . $ Now, perpendicular distance from $O(0,2)$ to the line $8 x-11$ is $ d=O M=\frac{|8 \times 0-11|}{\sqrt{8^2}}=\frac{11}{8} $ In $\triangle O M P$, $ \begin{aligned} P M & =\sqrt{O P^2-O M^2} \\ & =\sqrt{2^2-\left(\frac{11}{8}\right)^2} \\ & =\sqrt{4-\frac{121}{64}}=\sqrt{\frac{256-121}{64}} \\ & =\frac{\sqrt{135}}{8} \end{aligned} $ $\therefore$ Length of chord $P Q=2 P M=2 \times \frac{\sqrt{135}}{8}$ $ =\frac{\sqrt{135}}{4} \mathrm{~cm} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2014

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