Pair of Tangents, Chord of Contact and Chord with Midpoint of a Circle
Pair of Tangents, Chord of Contact and Chord with Midpoint of a Circle: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Pair of Tangents from a Point to a Circle, Equations of Tangents from an External Point to a Circle, Length of Tangent to a Circle, Angle Subtended by a Circle at a Point, Chord of Contact to a Circle, etc.
Important Questions on Pair of Tangents, Chord of Contact and Chord with Midpoint of a Circle
The angle between the tangents drawn from origin to the circle is equal to____.

Consider a circle S with centre at the origin and radius . Four circles and each with radius unity and centres and respectively are drawn. chord of the circle touches the circle and passes through the centre of the circle . If the length of this chord can be expresses as , find .

The area of the triangle formed by the tangents from the point to the circle and the line joining their points of contact is

The polars of two points and with respect to the circle intersect at then find the polar of with respect to the circle.

The polars of two points and with respect to the circle intersect at then find the polar of with respect to the circle.

Tangents are drawn from the point to the circle with centre . and are points of contact
The equation of the circle circumscribing the triangle formed by pair of tangent and corresponding chord of contact, is

The area of triangle formed by pair of tangents drawn from to the circle and corresponding chord of contact, is

Find the length of chord of contact drawn to the circle and the perpendicular distance of the chord from the origin is

Find the length of chord of contact drawn to the circle and the perpendicular distance of the chord from the origin is

Identify the inverse point of with respect to the circle

Identify the inverse point of with respect to the circle

Find the inverse point of with respect to the circle

Find the inverse point of with respect to the circle

If and are the point of contact of pair of tangents drawn from on the circle , then the circumradius of (where being origin) is

Tangents drawn from the point to the circle touch the circle at the points and The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle is

Tangents drawn from the point to the circle touch the circle at the points and . The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle is

The angle between a pair of tangents drawn from a point P to the circle is .
The equation of the locus of point P is Evaluate .

A regular hexagon is formed by two equilateral triangles inscribed in the circle . If is the area of the hexagon (in sq. units), then find the greatest integer contained in .

The polars of a point with respect to two fixed circles meet in the point . Prove that the circle on as diameter passes through two fixed points, and cuts both the given circles at right angles.

The locus of the point of intersection of tangents to the circle x = a cosθ, y = a sinθ at a point whose parametric angles differ by π/3 is x2 + y2 = ka2. Find the value of 3k.
