1) The document provides various formulas and properties relating to circles, tangents, and loci. It includes equations for the lengths of common tangents and chords of circles, as well as conditions for when a line is tangent to a circle.
2) Formulas are given for the angle between tangents from a point to a circle, and the area of shapes formed by circle tangents.
3) The loci of midpoints of chords of a circle that satisfy certain angle conditions at the center are described.
1) The document provides various formulas and properties relating to circles, tangents, and loci. It includes equations for the lengths of common tangents and chords of circles, as well as conditions for when a line is tangent to a circle.
2) Formulas are given for the angle between tangents from a point to a circle, and the area of shapes formed by circle tangents.
3) The loci of midpoints of chords of a circle that satisfy certain angle conditions at the center are described.
1) The document provides various formulas and properties relating to circles, tangents, and loci. It includes equations for the lengths of common tangents and chords of circles, as well as conditions for when a line is tangent to a circle.
2) Formulas are given for the angle between tangents from a point to a circle, and the area of shapes formed by circle tangents.
3) The loci of midpoints of chords of a circle that satisfy certain angle conditions at the center are described.
1) The document provides various formulas and properties relating to circles, tangents, and loci. It includes equations for the lengths of common tangents and chords of circles, as well as conditions for when a line is tangent to a circle.
2) Formulas are given for the angle between tangents from a point to a circle, and the area of shapes formed by circle tangents.
3) The loci of midpoints of chords of a circle that satisfy certain angle conditions at the center are described.
If the radius of the given circle x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 be r and it touches
both the axes, then | g | | f | c r . Length of an external common tangent and internal common tangent to two circles is A variable point moves in such a way that sqhuare of distances from the given by vertices of a triangle remains constant then its locus is a circle whose centre is Length of external common tangent the centroid of the triangle. Lex d 2 (r1 r2 )2 The reason why there are two equations y mx a 1 m 2 of tangents is and length of internal common that there are two tangents, both are parallel and at the ends of a diameter. The line ax by c 0 is a tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 r 2 if and only if tangent Lin d 2 (r1 r2 )2 c 2 r 2 (a 2 b 2 ). [Applicable only when d (r1 r2 ) ] The condition that the line lx my n 0 touches the circle where d is the distance between the centres of two circles i.e., | C1 C 2 | d and r1 and x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 is r2 are the radii of two circles. If the line y mx c is a normal to the circle with radius r and centre at (a, b) , then (lg mf n) 2 (l 2 m 2 )(g 2 f 2 c). b ma c . Equation of tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 in terms of slope is If is the angle subtended at P (x1 , y1 ) by the circle S x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0, then y mx mg f (g 2 f 2 c) (1 m 2 ) . S1 The length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle cot . 2 g f2 c 2 x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c1 0 to the circle The length of the common chord of the circles x 2 y 2 ax by c 0 and x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 is c c1 . 1 If two tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 x 2 y 2 bx ay c 0 is (a b)2 4 c . 2 are perpendicular to each other, then g 2 f 2 2c. x y The length of the chord intercept by the circle x 2 y 2 r 2 on the line 1 is If the tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 r 2 at the point (a, b) meets the coordinate a b axes at the points A and B and O is the origin, then the area of the triangle OAB is r 2 (a 2 b 2 ) a 2b 2 r4 2 . . a2 b 2 2 ab The angle between the tangents from (, ) to the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 is The length of the common chord of the circles (x a)2 y 2 a2 and x 2 (y b)2 b 2 is 2 ab . 2 tan 1 a . a2 b 2 2 2 a 2 The distance between the chord of contact of the tangents to the circle If OA and OB are the tangents from the origin to the circle 1 g2 f 2 c x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 from the origin and the point (g, f ) is . x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 and C is the centre of the circle, then the area of the 2 g2 f 2
quadrilateral OACB is c (g 2 f 2 c). Length of chord of contact is AB
2 LR and area of the triangle formed by the If the circle x y 2 gx c 0 and x y 2 fy c 0 touch each 2 2 2 2 2 2 (R 2 L2 ) pair of tangents A S=0 1 1 1 R other, then 2 2 2 . RL 3 O g f c and its chord of contact is . L R L 22 R If the line lx my n 0 is a tangent to the circle (x h)2 (y k )2 a2 , then Where R is the radius of the circle and L B (hl km n)2 a 2 (l 2 m 2 ) . L is the length of tangent from P (x 1 , y1 ) on S=0. Here L S 1 . If O is the origin and OP, OQ are tangents to the circle Locus of mid point of a chord of a circle x 2 y 2 a 2 , which subtends an angle at g f x y 2 gx 2 fy c 0 , then the circum-centre of the triangle OPQ is 2 2 , . 2 2 the centre is x 2 y 2 (a cos / 2) 2 . The locus of mid point of chords of circle x 2 y 2 a 2 , which are making right angle at centre is x 2 y 2 a 2 / 2 . The locus of mid point of chords of circle x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 , which are c making right angle at origin is x 2 y 2 gx fy 0 . 2 If the points where the lines a1 x b1 y c1 0 and a2 x b 2 y c 2 0 meet the coordinate axes are con-cyclic then a1 a2 b1 b 2 . If the equations of the circles whose radii are r and R be respectively S 0 and S ' 0 , S S' then the equation of orthogonal circle is 0. r R