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Q.

If the chord of contact of tangents from a point P to a given circle passes through Q, then the circle on PQ as diameter

 

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a

cuts the given circle orthogonally

b

touches the given circle externally

c

touches the given circle internally

d

none of these

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Let Px1, y1 and Qx2, y2 be the given points and x2+y2=a2 be the circle. The chord of contact of tangents drawn from

Px1,y1 to x2+y2=a2 is

xx1+yy1=a2

If it passes through Qx2,y2 then 

x1x2+y1y2=a2

The equation of the circle on PQ as diameter is

xx1xx2+yy1yy2=0 x2+y2xx1+x2yy1+y2+x1x2+y1y2=0

This circle will cut the given circle orthogonally, if

0x1+x2+0y1+y2=a2+x1x2+y1y2 

 x1x2+y1y2+a2=0 which is true

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