Pair of Tangents

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Pair of Tangents: 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 etc.

Important Questions on Pair of Tangents

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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 angle between the two tangents drawn from origin to the circle x2+y2-14x+2y+25=0 is _________

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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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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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Tangents drawn from the point P(1,8) to the circle x2+y2-6x-4y-11=0 touch the circle at the points A and B. The equation of the circumcircle of the ΔPAB is

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What will be the area of the quadrilateral OACB formed by the joining of tangents OA and OBfrom the origin to the circle having equation x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 ,and C be the centre of the circle ?

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Two tangents are drawn from the circle x2+y2=r2 sin2 α0<α<π2, and a concentric circle passing through the point of intersection of the tangents has the equation x2+y2=r2. The angle between the tangents is-

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The circumcentre of the triangle OPQ formed by O as the origin and OP , OQ as distinct tangents to the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 is:

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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.

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The range of values of a such that the angle θ between the pair of tangents drawn from a, 0 to the circle x2+y2=1  satisfies π2<θ <π , lies in

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Tangents drawn from origin to the circle x2+y2 2px 2qy+r2=0 are perpendicular if

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Let PQ and RS be tangents at the extremities of the diameter PR of a circle of radius r. If PS and RQ intersect at a point x on the circumference of the circle, then 2r equals

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Angle between tangent drawn to circle x2+y2=20, from the point 6, 2 is

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The locus of the point intersection of the tangent to the circle x2+y2=a2, which include an angle of 45° is the curve x2+y22=λa2x2+y2-a2. The value of λ   is

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If x=3 is the chord of contact of the circle x2+y2=81, then the equation of the corresponding pair of tangents is

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The angle between the tangents from the origin to the circle (x - 7)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25 is

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