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Two tangents are drawn from a point P to the circle x2+y22x4y+4=0such that the angle between these tangents is tan1125,where tan11250,πIf the center of the areas of   ΔPAB   and  ΔCABis

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a

3:1

b

11:4

c

9:4

d

2:1

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The given circle is x2+y22x4y+4=0Its Center 1,2  and radius is r=1 unitGiven angle between the tangents drawn from P to the circle is Tan11252θ=tan11252tanθ1tan2θ=125cross multiply and then solve the quadratic equationtanθ=23In triangle APC, tanθ=rAPAP=32Hence the ratios of the areas of triangles PAB and CAB  is 12PAPBsinP12CACBsinCHere both angles P and C are complimentaryHence the ratio is   

    ArΔPABArΔCAB=PA.PB.sinPAC.BCsinC=32.32.12131.1.1213=94=9:4

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