Q.

The chord of contact of tangents from 3 points A, B, C to the circle x2+y2=a2 are concurrent, then A, B, C will

 

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a

be collinear

b

form the vertices of a triangle

c

be concyclic

d

none of these

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Let the coordinates of A, B and C be x1,y1, x2, y2

and x3, y3 respectively. Then, the chords of contact of tangents drawn from A , B and C are

xx1+yy1=a2,xx2+yy2=a2 and xx3+yy3=a2

respectively. These three lines will be concurrent, if

x1y1a2x2y2a2x3y3a2=0

 a2x1    y1    1x2    y2    1x3    u3    1=0x1    y1    1x2    y2    1x3    y3    1=0

which is the condition of collinearity of points A, B, C.

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