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Q.

Show that locus of poles of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = a2 w.r.t the circle (x+a)2+y2=2a2 is y2+4ax=0

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Detailed Solution

Given circles are x2+y2=a2 ...(1)
 and x2+y2+2axa2=0 ...(2)
Let  be a tangent to circle (1)
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 Let Px1,y1 be the pole of  w.r.t 2nd  circle 
 Equation of  is S1=0 wrt 2nd  circle 
xx1+yy1+ax+x1a2=0xx1+yy1+ax+ax1a2=0x1+ax+yy1+ax1a=0
But, it is a tangent to 1st circle x2+y2=a2
d=r ax1ax1+a2+y12=ax1a=x1+a2+y12
 S.O.B.S x1a2=x1+a2+y12
y12+x1+a2x1a2=0y12+4ax=0
 Locus of Px1,y1 is y2+4ax=0

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