The length of the tangent drawn to the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-11=0$ from the point $(1,3)$ is :

The length of the tangent drawn to the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-11=0$ from the point $(1,3)$ is :
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Solution

The length of the tangent drawn to the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-11=0$ from the point $(1,3)$ $=\sqrt{1^2+3^2-2 \cdot 1+12-11}$ $=\sqrt{1+9-2+12-11}$ $=\sqrt{22-13}=\sqrt{9}$ $=3$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2006

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