The radius of any circle touching the lines $3 x-4 y+5=0,6 x-8 y-9=0$ is

The radius of any circle touching the lines $3 x-4 y+5=0,6 x-8 y-9=0$ is
  1. 1
  2. $\frac{23}{15}$
  3. $\frac{20}{19}$
  4. $\frac{19}{20}$

Solution

Given lines are $3 x-4 y+5=0$ $\Rightarrow$ $ \begin{aligned} & 6 x-8 y-9=0 \\ & 3 x-4 y-\frac{9}{2}=0 \end{aligned} $ Given lines (i) and (ii) are parallel to each other and they are touching the required circle $\therefore$ Distance between lines (i) and (ii) = diameter of circle $ \begin{gathered} \frac{\left|C_1-C_2\right|}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}}=2 r \\ \frac{\left|5+\frac{9}{2}\right|}{\sqrt{3^2+(-4)^2}}=2 r \\ \therefore \quad 2 r=\frac{19 / 2}{5} \Rightarrow 2 r=\frac{19}{10} \Rightarrow r=\frac{19}{20} \end{gathered} $ Hence, option (4) is correct

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 2)

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