Pole and Polar

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Pole and Polar: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Pole and Polar with Respect to a Circle, Equation of the Polar of a Point with Respect to a Circle, Pole of a Given Polar with Respect to a Circle & Properties of Pole and Polar with Respect to a Circle etc.

Important Questions on Pole and Polar

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The pole of the line xa+yb=1 with respect of the circle x2+y2=c2 is

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If the polar of a point P with respect to a circle of radius r which touches the coordinate axes and lies in the first quadrant is x+2y=4r, then the point P is

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The polars of two points A(5,7) and B(3,3) with respect to the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 intersect at C then find the polar of C with respect to the circle.

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The polars of two points A(1,3) and B(2,1) with respect to the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 intersect at C then find the polar of C with respect to the circle.

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The equation of polar of (1,1) with respect to the circle x2+y2+4x+6y-3=0 is

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

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If the lines kx+2y-4=0 and 5x-2y-4=0 are conjugate with respect to the circle x2+y2-2x-2y+1=0 , then k=

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If 4,2 and k,-3 are conjugate points with respect to x2+y2-5x+8y+6=0, then k =

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The condition for the lines lx+my+n=0 and l1x+m1y+n1=0 to be conjugate with respect to the circle x2+y2=r2, is

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If 1, a, (b, 2) are conjugate points with respect to the circle x2+y2=25, then 4a+2b is equal to

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The Polar equation of the circle with centre 2,π2 and radius 3 units is