Q.

The locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from origin to a variable line passing through fixed point (2, 3) is a circle whose diameter is 
 

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a

13

b

132

c

213

d

26

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Let m be slope of line l=0 which is passing through the point (2,3) Now equation of line be y-3=m(x-2) mx-y-2m+3=0(1) let (h,k) be locus of foot of perpendicular from (0,0) to (1) h-0m=k-0-1=-(0-0-2m+3)m2+1 hm=-k m=-hk from (1)  -hk(x)-y-2(-hk)+3=0 -hx-ky+2h+3k=0 locus of (h,k) is x2+y2-2x-3y=0 r=1+94=132 length of diametre=13 

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