STUDY GUIDE CH.16. CIRCLES AND SYSTEMS OF CIRCLES

JEE syllabus

Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord.
Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line.


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JEE Question

Tangents are drawn from the point (17, 7) to the circle x^2 + y^2 = 169.

Statement - 1
The tangents are mutually perpendicular.

Because

Statement - 2
The locus of the points from which mutually perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the given circle is x^2 + y^2 = 338.

(A) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; Statement – 2 is a correct explanation for statement – 1
(B) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; Statement – 2 is Not a correct explanation for Statement – 1.
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True

answer A
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