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, Coaxial System of Circles & Limiting Points etc.

Important Questions on Interaction between Two Circles

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Two circles touch each other internally. The radii of these circles are 2 cm  and 3 cm respectively. Find the length of the largest chord of the outer circle which touches the internal circle at a point?

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The centres of two circles C1 and C2 each of unit radius are at a distance of 6 units from each other. Let P be the midpoint of the line segment joining the centres of C1 and C2 and C be a circle touching circles C1 and C2 externally. If a common tangent to C1 and C passing through P is also a common tangent to C2 and C, then the radius (in units) of the circle C 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 circles x2+y2=9 and x2+y2+2αx+2y+1=0 touch each other internally, then α is equal to

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The number of common tangents to the circles x2+y2+2x+8y-23=0 and x2+y2-4x-10y+9=0, are

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If the radical centre of the following circles: x2+y2+4x-7=0, 2x2+2y2+3x+5y-9=0, x2+y2+y=0 is a,b then find the value of a+b.

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The equation of the radical axis of the circles: x2+y2+2x+4y+1=0 and x2+y2+4x+y=0 is

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The equation of the radical axis of the circles: x2+y2-3x-4y+5=0, and 3x2+y2-7x+8y-11=0 is

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Examine whether the circles x2+y2=4 and x2+y2-2y-4x=20 touch each other.

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Suppose that two circles C1 and C2 in a plane have no points in common, then

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Find the equation of the circle passing through (1, 1) and the points of intersection of the circles x2+y2+13x-3y=0 and 2x2+2y2+4x-7y-25=0.

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Find the equation of the circle passing through the points of intersection of the circles x2+y2-x+7y-3=0 and x2+y2-5x-y+1=0 and with its centre on the line y+x=0.

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Prove that the two circles x2+y2-4=0 and 2x2+2y2-11=0 are concentric.

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Show that the circles x2+y2-8x-4y-16=0 and x2+y2-2x+4y+4=0 touch internally and find the co-ordinates of their point of contact.

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Three circles of centres C1,C2,C3 and radii 3,4,5 respectively touches each other externally. If P is the point of intersection of tangents at the point of contact of circles, then the value of PC12+PC22+PC32 is

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Find the number of common tangent(s) to the circles x2+y2+2x+8y-23=0 and x2+y2-4x-10y+19=0.

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If the radical axis of the circles x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 and 2x2+2y2+3x+8y+2c=0 touches the circle x2+y2+2x+2y+1=0, then

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The radical axis of any two circles is ________ to the line joining their centres

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Area of triangle formed by common tangents to the circle x2+y2-6x=0 and x2+y2+2x=0 is -

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If tangents be drawn to the circle x2+y2=12 at its points of intersection with the circle x2+y2- 5 x+3 y-2=0, then the tangents intersect at the point