Interaction between Circle and a Line

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Interaction between Circle and a Line: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Interaction between Line and a Circle, Position of a line with respect to a circle, Condition For Tangency to a Circle, Image of a Circle in a Line Mirror, Chord of a Circle, Length of the Chord of a Circle, etc.

Important Questions on Interaction between Circle and a Line

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Find the point on the straight line, y = 2x + 11 which is nearest to the circle,  1 6 x 2 + y 2 + 3 2 x - 8 y - 5 0 = 0

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One of the diameters of the circle circumscribing the rectangle ABCD is 4y=x+7. If A and B are the points - 3,4 and 5, 4, respectively, then the area of the rectangle is 

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All the chords of the curve   3 x 2 y 2 2x+4y=0,  which subtend a right angle at the origin, pass through a fixed point. Find the coordinates of the point.

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The points of intersection of the line   4x3y10=0 and the circle  x2+y22x+4y20=0 are:

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Let O be the center of the circle x2+y2=r2, where r>52. Suppose PQ is a chord of this circle and the equation of the line passing through P and Q is  2x+4y=5. If the center of the circumcircle of the triangle OPQ lies on the line x+2y=4, then the value of r is ______

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Equation of the circle, which is the mirror image of the circle x2+y2-2x=0 with respect to the line x+y=2, is

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If one of the diameters of the circle x2+y2-2x-6y+6=0 is a chord to the circle with centre 2, 1, then the radius of the circle is

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The circle x2+y2-3x-4y+2=0 cuts x-axis at

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The locus of centre of a circle which passes through the origin and cuts off a length of 4 unit from the line x=3 is

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Radius of circle in which a chord length 2 makes an angle π2 at the centre, is

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Let A, B, C be three points on a circle of radius 1 such that ACB=π4. Then the length of the side AB is

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Find the length of the chord intercepted by the circle x2+y2-x+3y-22=0 on the line y=x-3.

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Let S1x+32+y2=9 has centre C1 and if the circle x2+y2+2x-3=0 cuts the circle S1 at B and C, then line segment BC subtends an angle at the centre C1 will be

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Consider
L1:2x+3y+p-3=0L2:2x+3y+p+3=0
where, p is a real number and
C:x2+y2-6x+10y+30=0

Statement I: If line L1 is a chord of circle C, then line L2 is not always a diameter of circle C.

Statement II: If line L1 is a diameter of circle C, then line L2 is not a chord of circle C.

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The length of the intercept made by the circle x2+y2=2 on the line y=2x+1 is

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Locus of the center of the circles with (2, 3) as the midpoint of the chord 5x+2y=16 is:

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Find points of intersection of the line 4x3y10=0  and the circle x2+y22x+4y20=0

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Let S be the region consisting of points (x, y) satisfying the inequality x2+y2-6x-8y+210
and x,yR. Let minimum and maximum value of yx be m & M respectively, where (x,y)S.
Then value of 14Mm is.

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One of the diameters of circle circumscribing the rectangle ABCD is 4y=x+7. If A and B are the points (-3,4) and (5,4) respectively then the area of the rectangle is (in square units)

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The sum of the slopes of all possible chords of the circle x2+y2=100, which passes through 7,1 and also divide the circumference of this circle into two arcs whose lengths are in the ratio 2:1, is equal to