Chord of Contact to a Circle

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Chord of Contact to a Circle: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Chord of Contact to a Circle & Length of Chord of Contact etc.

Important Questions on Chord of Contact to a Circle

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Consider a circle S with centre at the origin and radius 4. Four circles A, B, C and D each with radius unity and centres -3,0, -1,0, 1,0 and 3,0 respectively are drawn. A chord PQ of the circle S touches the circle B and passes through the centre of the circle C. If the length of this chord can be expresses as x, find x.

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Let P be any point on the circle x2+y2-2x-1=0 and C be its centre. Let AB be the chord of contact of P with respect to the circle x2+y2-2x=0. Then the locus of the circumcentre of the triangle CAB is

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The distance between the chords of contact of tangents to the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 from the origin and the point (g, f) is :

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If the chord of contact of tangents from a point A to a given circle passes through B, then the circle with AB as a diameter will

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Let AB be the chord of contact of the point (5,-5) w.r.t the circle x2+y2=5, then the locus of the orthocentre of ΔPAB where P is any point moving on the circle is

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If p,q represents the point through which the chord of contact of pair of tangent for the circle x2+y2=1 always passes, when it is given that the pair of tangent is drawn from any point on the line y=4-2x, then the value of  2p+4q is

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If the tangents are drawn from any point on the line x+y=3 to the circle x2+y2=9, then the chord of contact always passes through a fixed point. Find that point

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If the pair of tangents are drawn from  O0, 0 to the circle x2+y2-6x-8y=-21 meets the circle in A and B, then length of BA is

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If tangent at 1,2 to the circle c1:x2+y2=5 intersects the circle c2:x2+y2=9 at A & B and tangents at A & B to the second circle meet at point C, then the co-ordinates of C is

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The distance between the chords of contact of tangents to the circle, x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 from the origin and the point g,f is:

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The chords of contact of the pair of tangents drawn from each point on the line 2x+y=4 to circle x2+y2=1 pass through the fixed point:

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Locus of the mid points of the chord of ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1, so that chord is always touching the circle x2+y2=c2, (c<a, c<b) is

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The condition that the chord xcosα+ysinα-p=0 of x2+y2-a2=0 may subtend a right angle at the centre of circle, is

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A tangent at a point on the circle x2 + y2 = a2 intersects a concentric circle C at two points P and Q. The tangents to the circle C at P and Q meet at a point on the circle x2 + y2 = b2 then the equation of circle 'C' is :

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If two chords of the circle x2+y2-ax-by=0, drawn from the point a,b is divided by the x-axis in the ratio 2:1 then :

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The distance between the chords of contact of tangents to the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 from the origin and the point (g, f) is :