JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: CIRCLES

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Application +4 | -1

If tangents

P A

and

P B

are drawn to

x^2+y^2=4

from the point

P(3,0)

, then area of

\triangle P A B

is equal to

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Correct option: C

\frac{10}{9} \sqrt{5}

sq units

Option C (

\frac{10}{9} \sqrt{5}

sq units) is correct because it is calculated using the length of the perpendicular from the center to the chord and the length of the chord.

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{\left( {{\alpha ^2}{x^2} - 2\alpha \mathrm{ }x + 1} \right)^{51}},

x

\left( {\alpha ,2{\alpha ^2}} \right)

{x^2} + {y^2} = 4,

{x^2} + {y^2} - 2x + 4y - 4 = 0

{x^2} + {y^2} = {a^2}

\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right)

\quad \alpha, \beta

\gamma

P, Q

x^2+y^2=1

A

(-1,0)

A P, A Q

A R

G P

\cos \alpha / 2, \cos \beta / 2

\cos \gamma / 2

x+y=6

x+2 y=4

x+y=5

x-y=1

9 \pi