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

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    Equation of the pair of tangents drawn from the origin to the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2gx+2fy+c=0\]is

    A)            \[gx+fy+c({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\]                                   

    B)            \[{{(gx+fy)}^{2}}={{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}\]

    C)            \[{{(gx+fy)}^{2}}={{c}^{2}}({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\]          

    D)            \[{{(gx+fy)}^{2}}=c({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Equation of pair of tangents is \[S{{S}_{1}}={{T}^{2}}\],                    where \[T=x{{x}_{1}}+y{{y}_{1}}+g(x+{{x}_{1}})+f(y+{{y}_{1}})+c\]                    \[\Rightarrow c({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+2gx+2fy+c)={{(gx+fy+c)}^{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow c({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})={{(gx+fy)}^{2}}\].


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