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The lengths of the tangents from A(3,5) and B(1, 2) to a circle are 6 and 5 respectively. Then the length of the tangent to the circle drawn from the point 5,-1 is

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answer is 8.

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Detailed Solution

Let S=x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 be the equation of circle

Length of tangent  from A(3,5) is 6

9+25-6g+10f+c=36 6g+10f+c=2.(1)

Length of tangent  from  B(1, 2) to  circle is 5

1+4+2g+4f+c=252g+4f+c=20(2)

2×(2)(1)10g2f+c=3826+10g2f+c=64

The length of the tangent to the circle drawn from the point 5,-1 is 8

 

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The lengths of the tangents from A(−3,5) and B(1, 2) to a circle are 6 and 5 respectively. Then the length of the tangent to the circle drawn from the point 5,-1 is