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10-1.Circle and System of Circles
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Two tangents drawn from the origin to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0$ will be perpendicular to each other, if
A
${g^2} + {f^2} = 2c$
B
$g = f = {c^2}$
C
$g + f = c$
D
None of these
Solution
(a) The equation of tangents will be
$c({x^2} + {y^2} + 2gx + 2fy + c) = {(gx + fy + c)^2}$
These tangents are perpendicular,
hence the coefficients of ${x^2}$+ coefficients of ${y^2} = 0$
$ \Rightarrow c – {g^2} + c – {f^2} = 0 \Rightarrow {f^2} + {g^2} = 2c$.
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