Pair of Tangents, Chord of Contact and Chord with Midpoint of a Circle

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Pair of Tangents, Chord of Contact and Chord with Midpoint of a Circle: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Angle Subtended by a Circle at a Point, Chord of Contact to a Circle, Circumcircle of the Triangle Formed by Pair of Tangents and Its Chord of Contact & Equations of Tangents from an External Point to a Circle etc.

Important Questions on Pair of Tangents, Chord of Contact and Chord with Midpoint of a Circle

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The angle between the tangents drawn from origin to the circle x-72+y+12=25 is equal to____.

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The equation of circle such that the length of the tangent to it from the points (1,0),(2,0) and ( 3,2 ) are 1, 7, 2  respectively, is

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Let  2 x 2 + y 2 - 3 xy = 0  be the equation of a pair of tangents drawn from the origin 'O' to a circle of radius 3 with centre in the first quadrant. If A is one of the points of contact, find the length of OA.

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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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The area of the triangle formed by the tangents from the point (4, 3) to the circle x 2 + y 2 =9 and the line joining their points of contact is

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From the origin chords are drawn to the circle (x1)2+y2=1 . The equation of the locus of the midpoints of these chords is

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Let x2+y24x2y11=0 be a circle. A pair of tangents from the point (4, 5) with a pair of radii form a quadrilateral of the area:

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x2+y2-4x-2y-11=0 is a circle to which tangents are drawn from the point 4,5 which form a quadrilateral with a pair of radii. The area of this quadrilateral in square units is ___________.

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The points at which two circles with unequal radii subtend equal angles lies on

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Let A be the centre of the circle x2+y2-2x-4y-20=0, and B1,7 and D(4,2) are points on the circle then, if tangents be drawn at B and D, which meet at C, then area of quadrilateral ABCD is

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If P is a point such that the ratio of the squares of the lengths of the tangents from P to the circles x2+y2+2x-4y-20=0 and x2+y2-4x+2y-44=0 is 2:3, then the locus of P is a circle with centre

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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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Find the equation of the chord of the circle x2+y2-8x+2y+1=0, whose middle point is 5, 2.

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The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle x2+y2-2bx=0 passing through the origin is

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AP, AQ and BC are tangents on the circle, as shown in figure. If AB=3 cmAC=4 cm, BC=6 cm and AP=L cm, then value of (4L+5) is

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If A and B are the point of contact of pair of tangents drawn from P6,8 on the circle x2+y2=16, then the circumradius of ΔOAB (where O being origin) is

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Let T be a circle with diameter AB and centre O. Let l be the tangent to T at B. For each point M on T different from A, consider the tangent t at M and let interest l at P. Draw a line parallel to AB through P intersecting OM at Q. The locus of Q as M varies over T is

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If Px1,y1 is a point such that the lengths of the tangents from it to the circles x2+y2-4x-6y-12=0 and x2+y2+6x+18y+26=0 are in the ratio 2:3, then the locus of P is

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If the lengths of the tangents drawn from P to the circles x2+y2-2x+4y-20=0 and x2+y2-2x-8y+1=0 are in the ratio 2:1, then the locus of P 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