10-1.Circle and System of Circles
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A tangent to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 5$at the point $(1,-2)$ the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} - 8x + 6y + 20 = 0$

A

Touches

B

Cuts at real points

C

Cuts at imaginary points

D

None of these

(IIT-1975)

Solution

(a) Tangent is $x – 2y – 5 = 0$ and points of intersection with circle ${x^2} + {y^2} – 8x + 6y + 20 = 0$ are given by

$4{y^2} + 25 + 20y + {y^2} – 16y – 40 + 6y – 20 = 0$

$ \Rightarrow 5{y^2} + 10y + 5 = 0$

$ \Rightarrow y = – 1$ and $x = – 3$ 

Standard 11
Mathematics

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