Interaction between Two Circles

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Interaction between Two Circles: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Interaction between Two Circles, Relative Positions of Two Circles, Relative Position of Two Circles by Making a Quadratic Equation, Two Circles Lies Outside Each Other, Circles Touches Each Other Externally, etc.

Important Questions on Interaction between Two Circles

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Two circles of radii 4 cm and 5 cm have centres at A and B respectively. They touch each other externally. Then the area of the circle having a diameter is________?

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The radius of the circle, having centre at (2, 1), whose one of the chord is a diameter of the circle x 2 + y 2 - 2 x - 6 y + 6 = 0

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If the circle  C1:x2+y2=16 intersects another circle C 2 of radius 5 in such a manner that the common chord is of maximum length and has a slope equal to   3 4 , then the coordinates of the centre of C 2 are

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Two circles of radius 3,1 cut each other orthogonally then area (in sq. unit) of common region is

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Find the number of common tangents to the circles x2+y2=1, and x2+y2-6x-8y-24=0.

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When two circles neither touch nor intersect and one lies outside the other as shown above, the number of common tangents that can be drawn is

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The number of common tangents that can be drawn for two externally touching circles is

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Two circles intersect in two real and distinct points as shown below, the number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles is

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When two circles touch each other internally, the number of common tangent that can be drawn to the circles is

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There are two circles with centres C1 and C2. The radius of the circle C2 is 2 cm. Distance between their centres is 15 cm. And the length of the transverse common tangent is 14 cm. Find the radius of the circle C1.

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There are two circles with centres C1 and C2. The radius of the circle C1 is 3 cm. Distance between their centres is 10 cm. And the length of the transverse common tangent is 53 cm. Find the radius of the circle C2.

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There are two circles with centres C1 and C2 of radii 7 cm and 4 cm respectively. Distance between their centres is 12 cm. The length of the transverse common tangent is 

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There are two circles with centres C1 and C2 of radii 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. Distance between their centres is 9 cm. The length of the transverse common tangent is 

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Check whether the given two circles touch each other, do not touch each other or intersect each other by making a quadratic equation

x2+5x+y2-4y-9=0

x2+4x+y2-3y-7=0

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Check whether the given two circles touch each other, do not touch each other or intersect each other by making a quadratic equation

x2+4x+y2+3y+8=0

x2+3x+y2+4y+10=0 

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When two circles touch each other internally, the number of common tangents that can be drawn is 

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Check whether the given two circles touch each other, do not touch each other or intersect each other by making a quadratic equation

x2-4x+4+y2-6y+9=9

x2-2x+1+y2+2y+1=16

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Find the point of intersection of transverse tangents drawn to the circles having centre c1(2,1), c2(3,4) and having radii 2,1 respectively.

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Find the point of intersection of transverse tangents drawn to the circles having centre c1(2,2), c2(-2,-2) and having radii 2,2 respectively.

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Find the point of intersection of transverse tangents drawn to the circles having centre c1(3,5), c2(-2,-3) and having radii 2,3 respectively.