JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: CIRCLES

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The tangent to the circle

C_{1}: x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x-1=0

at the point

(2,1)

cuts off a chord of length 4 from a circle

C_{2}

whose centre is

(3,-2)

. The radius of

C_{2}

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Correct option: A

\sqrt{6}

Option A (

\sqrt{6}

) is correct because it is the radius of circle C2 calculated using the distance from the center to the chord and half the chord length.

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x

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

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

\quad \alpha, \beta

\gamma

P, Q

x^2+y^2=1

A

(-1,0)

A P, A Q

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G P

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

\cos \gamma / 2

x+y=6

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x+y=5

x-y=1

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