JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Circle and System of Circles Question Bank Tangent and normal to a circle

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    The line \[3x-2y=k\]meets the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=4{{r}^{2}}\]at only one point, if  \[{{k}^{2}}\]=                                           [Karnataka CET 2003]

    A)            \[20{{r}^{2}}\]                     

    B)            \[52{{r}^{2}}\]

    C)            \[\frac{52}{9}{{r}^{2}}\]    

    D)            \[\frac{20}{9}{{r}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Equation of line is                    \[3x-2y=k\]                                      ...... (i)                    Circle is \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=4{{r}^{2}}\]                                           ..... (ii)                    Equation of line can be written as                    \[y=\frac{3}{2}x-\frac{k}{2}\]                    Here, \[c=-\frac{k}{2},\,m=\frac{3}{2}\]                    Now the line will meet the circle at one point, if \[c=\pm a\sqrt{1+{{m}^{2}}}\]                    \[=\frac{-k}{2}=\pm (2r)\,\sqrt{1+{{\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)}^{2}}}\]                     {From (ii), a = 2r}                    \[=\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{4}=4{{r}^{2}}\times \frac{13}{4}\], \[\therefore \] \[{{k}^{2}}=52{{r}^{2}}.\]


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