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10-1.Circle and System of Circles
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If the circles ${x^2} + {y^2} - 9 = 0$ and ${x^2} + {y^2} + 2ax + 2y + 1 = 0$ touch each other, then $a =$
A
$-4/ 3$
B
$4/3$
C
$1$
D
$(a)$ and $(b)$ both
Solution
(a) When two circles touch each other externally, then
${r_1} + {r_2} = \sqrt {{{\left\{ {0 – ( – a)} \right\}}^2} + {{\left\{ {0 – ( – 1)} \right\}}^2}} $
$ \Rightarrow (3 + a) = \sqrt {{a^2} + 1}$
$\Rightarrow a = – 4/3$.
When two circles touch each other internally, then
${r_1} – {r_2} = \sqrt {{{\left\{ {0 – ( – a)} \right\}}^2} + {{\left\{ {0 – ( – 1)} \right\}}^2}} $
$ \Rightarrow (3 – a) = \sqrt {{a^2} + 1}$
$\Rightarrow a = 4/3$.
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