CIRCLES ASSIGNGMENT-2

1 The difference between the radii of the largest and smallest circles which have their centers on the
circumference of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 and pass through the point (a,b) lying outside
the given circle is.
A) 6 B)  a  12   b  2 2
C) 3 D)  a  12   b  2 2  3
KEY: A
The difference of the radii of the largest and smallest circles is the diameter of the given circle.
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5 Let S1 and S 2 be two fixed externally touching circl

circles with radius 2 and 3 respectively. Let S 3 be a
circle internally touching to both S1 and S 2 at A and B respectively. The tangents to S 3 at A and B meet at
T and TA = 4.
A) Radius of S 3 is 6
B) Radius of S 3 is 8
C) Area of circle circumscribing TAB is 10
D) Area of circumcircle of TAB is 20
KEY:BD
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BCD
7 If a circle passes through (0, 0), (4, 0) and touches the circle x 2  y 2  36 then
 
A) The centers of two possible circles are 2, 5 , 2,  5 
B) The sum of radii of two circles is 8
1 
C) The angle between the two possible circles is Cos1  
 9 
D) The length of common chord of the two possible circles is 4

ACD
8 If PQR is the triangle formed by the common tangents to
the circles x 2  y 2  6x  0 and x 2  y 2  2x  0 then
A) Centroid of  PQR is (1, 0)
B) In-centre of  PQR is (1, 0)
C) Circum-radius of  PQR is 2 units
D) In radius of  PQR is 1 unit

ABCD
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Paragraph for Questions 53 and 54

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The circle ‘C’ of radius 1, touching the pair of lines 12x 2  25xy  12y 2  0  x  0 
10 The length of tangent from origin to circle ‘C’ is
1
A) B) 9 C) 50 D) 7
7
Key:b
11 The equation of circle ‘C’ is
A) x 2  y2  10x  10y  49  0 B) x 2  y 2  10  x  y   49  0
C) x 2  y 2  10  x  y   29  0 D) x 2  y 2  7  x  y   3  0
Key:b

sol:
y
B
c

 A


x

 =angle b/w pair of lines

625
2  144
4 7 24
tan     cos  
24 24 25
3 4
Pair of lines are  3x  4y  4x  3y   0 Slopes of OA , OB are ,
4 3
1

7
 
24 s lo pe of OC  tan    
1  2
 1  cos  25
tan   3 1
2 1  cos  24 
1
25  4 7 1
3 1
1 
4 7
XOC  450
 AC 1 1
tan   
2 OA OA 7
OA  7  length of tan gent from  0, 0  to circle
  
centre   0  50 cos , 0  50 sin 
 4 4
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 5,5
rad  1
Eqn of circleis
 x  5    y  5
2 2
1
II

12

A
13

B
14

D
15 The locus of the centre of all circles which cuts the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0 and

x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  4  0 orthogonally is

A) 8 x  12 y  5  0 B) 8 x  12 y  5  0
C) 4 x  6 y  5  0 D) 4 x  6 y  3  0
KEY: B
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The locus is radical axis of the circles 8x  12 y  5  0 .

16 Suppose ax  by  c  0, where a,b,c in A.P be a normal to a family of circles. The equation of
the circle of the family which intersects the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  1  0 orthogonally is
A) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0 B) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0
C) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  5  0 D) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0
KEY: A
17 The locus of the mid-point point of the chord of contact of tangents drawn from points lying on the
straight line 4 x  5 y  20 to the circle x 2  y 2  9 is
A) 20  x 2  y 2   36 x  45 y  0 B) 20  x 2  y 2   36 x  45 y  0
C) 36  x 2  y 2   20 x  45 y  0 D) 36  x 2  y 2   20 x  45 y  0
KEY: A
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19

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B
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21

22

b
23

c
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25 A circle S passes through the point  0,1 and is orthogonal to circles  x  1  y 2  16 and
2

x 2  y 2  1 Then

A) radius of S is 8 B) radius of S is 7
C) Centre of S is  7,1 D) Centre of S is  8,1
KEY: BC
26 If two circles x2  y2  6x 12 y  1  0 and x2  y2  4x  2 y 11  0 cut a third circle orthogonally
then the radical axis of the two circles passes through
A) 1,1
B)  0, 6 
C) centre of the third circle
D) mid-point of the line joining the centres of the given circles.
Key:ac
Key.A,C
Radical axis of the given circles is x  5 y  6  0 which passes through (1,1)
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Let the given circles intersect the circle

x2  y2  2gx  2 fy  c  0 Orthogonally then 2 g  3  2 f  6   c  1
2 g  2   2 f  1  c  11  2 g  1  2 f  5   12   g  5 f  6  0
 the radical axis passes through the centre   g ,  f  of the third circle.
27

ACD

27

BC

28

KEY A
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29

KEY C

30 Let S1 : x 2   y  4  12 and S2 :  x  3  y 2  13 are two circles intersect at P

2 2

and Q. A quadrilateral PRQS is formed by the tangents at P and Q to both th the

circles S1 &S2 . Then the diameter of the circum circle of quadrilateral PRQS is
KEY: 5
13. S1 &S2 cut orthogonally

R &S are centres of two circles

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 RS will be diameter of circum circle of quadrilateral PQRS

 Diameter  32  42  5 .

31 In given figure find radius of circumcircle of PAB if r1  6 and r2 = 27

9 9
1) 2) 2 3) 9 2 4)None
2 2

Key: 3

.
r2 PB r PA
 similarly 1 
sin  90  1  sin 21 cos  2 sin  2

PB PA
r2  r1 
2sin 1 2 sin  2

PA.PB
r2 .r1   R 2 ( R is required Radius )  R  r2 r1
4 sin 1.sin  2
32 Two circles, touch the x-axis and the line y  mx they meet at (9,6) and

117
at one more point and the product of their radii is , then the value of m is
2
1
A) 3 2 B) 2 2 C) D) 3 / 4
2
KEY: B
38. Let centre of C1 be (a, na)

(a  9) 2  (na  6) 2  ( na) 2
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mx
y=

y=ma

2n
now m  2
, now, a 2  a (18  12 n)  117  0
1 n
 a1a2  117
117
But r1 r2  a1 a2 n 2  117 n 2 
2
1
 n  m2 2
2
33 If the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  22 y  c  0 bisects the circumference of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  8 y  d  0

then c  d 
A) 50 B) 25 C) 30 D) 60
KEY: A
40. (1,  4) lies on common chord of the circles 6 x  14 y  c  d  0  c  d  50
34 Two circles of unequal radii intersect in two distinct points P and Q. A line through P cuts the 1st circle at A

and 2nd circle at B. Let M be the midpoint of AB. If the line, MQ meets the 1st circle at X and 2nd circle at Z,

then M divides XZ internally in the ratio
A) 1 : 1 B) 1 : 4 C) 3 : 4 D) 1 : 2
Key: a
3.
Z
P
A B
M
x

 MP  MA   MX  MQ 
 MP  MB    MZ  MQ 
MX
  1:1
MZ
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36 The locus of the centre of the circle which touches the y-axis and also touches the circle ( x  1) 2  y 2  1
externally is
A)  x, y  x 2  4 y   0, y  | y  0 B)  x, y  | y 2  4 x   x, 0  | x  0
C)  x, y  | x 2  4 y  0   0, y  | y  0 D)  x, y  | y 2  4 x  0   x, 0  | x  0
Key:d
47. Key. D
Sol. Let P  x1 , y1  be the centre of the touching  x  1  y 2  1 externally and touching y-axis
2

 1  x1   x1  1  y1  y1  4 x1  0 Also every circle with centre on positive x-axis and touching

2 2 2

y-axis at origin satisfy the condition.

37 Let C1 : x 2  y 2  1; C2 :  x  10   y 2  1 and C 3 : x 2  y 2  10 x  42 y  457  0 be three circles A circle C has
2

been drawn to touch circles C1 and C2 externally and C3 internally. Now circles C1 , C2 and C3 start
rolling on the circumference of circle C in anticlockwise direction with constant speed. The centroid
of the triangle formed by joining the centres of rolling circles C1 , C2 and C3 lies on
A) x 2  y 2  12 x  22 y  144  0 B) x 2  y 2  10 x  24 y  144  0
C) x 2  y 2  8 x  20 y  64  0 D) x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0
KEY:B

.
The equation of circle C is  x  5    y  12   122
2 2

This circle also touches x – axis at (5,0)

From the geometry, centroid lies on the circle  x  5    y  12   52.S
2 2
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39

40 Let O  a  b consider two circles with radii a and b and centres (a,0) and (b,0) respectively. Let c be the
centre of any circle in the cresent shaped region M between two circles and touching both the circles (
see the diagram). Then the locus of centre c as the circle with this centre travels through the region M
maintaining tangency with given two circles
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2 2
 ab  ab
x  y2 x 2  y 
2  2 
a)  2
 1 b)   2
1
 ab ab ab  ab
   
 2   2 
2 2
 ab  ab
x2 y2 x  y 
d) 
2   2 
c)  1  1
a  b ab ab  a  b
a
41

42

A
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1
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45 Let C1  x 2  y 2  r12 , C2  x 2  y 2  r22  r1  r2  be two circles. Let A be the fixed point  r1 ,0  on C1 and B
be a variable point on C2 . Let the line BA meet the circle C2 again at E. Then,
A) The maximum value of BE is 2r2
B) The minimum value of BE is 2 r22  r12
C) If O is origin, then, the best possible lower bound for OA2  OB 2  BE 2 is, 5r22  3r12
D) If O is origin, then, the best possible upper bound for OA2  OB 2  BE 2 is, r12  5r22

ABCD
Paragraph For Questions 46 and 47
Let x 2  y 2  4 x  3  0 be two fixed circles. A triangle ABC has vertices A(0, 2),
   
B 2, 2 3  2 , C 2, 2 3  2 . It starts moving downwards (i. e., In the negative direction of y-axis)
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circles (AB at P1 and AC at P2 ) then

and stops when its sides touch the ci

46 The ratio in which P1 divides new positions of A and B, is

3 3 4 3 1 3 2 3
A) B) C) D)
3 3 3 3

KEY:B

47 The ordinate of the new position of vertex A of the triangle ABC, is

A) 2  3 B) 2  2 3 C) 2  2 3 D) 1  2 3

KEY:B

II Passage-II:

A circle of diameter 2 is drawn tangent to the x and y axes as shown ; another tangent is drawn to the
circle from P, meeting the circle at point Q1 and the x-axis at x = x1. A new circle of diameter 2 is

drawn tangent to the x-axis
axis and to PQ1 as shown; another tangent is drawn to this circle from P,
meeting this circle at point Q2 and the x-axis at x = x2. This process is continued as shown, then

48 The formula for xn in terms of xn–1, is

 xn1 
2
5 xn 1  3  16 5 xn 1  3 xn21  4
A) xn  B) xn 
4 4
 xn 1 
2
5 xn 1  3  16
C) xn  D) xn  5xn1  4
4

A
49 The values of x2, x3 and x4 in the form of a/b, (where a and b are integers)
15 64 255 15 63 255 3 7 15 15 63 255
A) , , B) , , C) , , D) , ,
2 5 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 4 8 16
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B
50

A
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C
52 Transverse common tangents are drawn from O to the two circles

C1, C2 with radii 4, 2 respectively. Then the ratio of the areas of

o triangles

formed by the tangents drawn from O to the circles C1 and C2 and chord of

contacts of O w.r.t the circles C1 and C2 respectively is

KEY: 4

C
A
P O Q
B
D

r1  4, r2  2
2
 r r1 
 sin  
or (OAB) (OA)2  r1  r2 2
  r1  4
 
or (OCD ) (OC ) 2  r r 2
r22
2 sin  
 
 r1  r2 
53

(4)
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54 Tangents drawn from P(1, 8) to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  11  0 touchesthe circle at

thepoints A and B, respectively. The radius of the circle which passes throughthe
points of intersection of circles x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0
andintersects the circumcircle of the  PAB orthogonallyis equal to
73 71
A) B) C) 3 4) 2
4 2
Key:a

52. A
Equations of circle circumscribing PAB is

 x  1 x  3    y  8  y  2   0
 x 2  y 2  4x  10 y  19  0
Equation of circle passing throughpoints of intersection of circles
x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 is given by
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x 2
 y 2  2x  6y  6     x2  y 2  2x  6y  6   0

 x2  y2 
 2  2  x  6 y  6  0
 1
As circle (ii) is orthogonal to circle(i), we have
 2  2 
2    5  6   19  6
  1 
 4  4  5  5
   9
Hence, required equation of circle is
5
x2  y2  x  6y  6  0
2
25 73
 Radius of circle  96 
16 4
55

c
56

A,C
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(AB)
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Paragraph for Questions 51and 52

A point M divides A and B in ratio 1:2 internally where A and B diametrically opposite
ends of a circle x 2  y 2  5 x  9 y  22  0. Squares AMCD and BMEF on the line segments
AM and MB are constructed on the same side of line AB and  2,5  lies inside one of the
squares. If co- ordinates of A is 1,3 and AC C and BE intersects at Q, then
60 orthocentre of ABE is
A)  2,5 B)  5,1 C) 1,5  D)  5, 2 
KEY:C
61 equation of circumcircle of ABQ is
A) x 2  y 2  12 x  0 B) x 2  y 2  5 x  9 y  22  0
C) x  y  2 y  0
2 2
D) x 2  y 2  5 x  9 y  22  0
KEY:B
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C B  4, 6 

D
M  2, 4 

A 1,3

CAM  EBM  450

AC is perpendicular to BE
In ABE , AC and EM are altitudes and C is orthocemntre.
Slope of AB is,
So AC is parallel to y-axis
And BE is parallel to x-axis
62 A variable line ax  by  c  0 , where a,b, c(taken in that order) are in A. P is normal to a
circle  x      y      , which is orthogonal to circle x 2  y 2  4x  4 y  1 . Then the value of
2 2

      is …………..
Key:7
65. ax  by  c  0
Also a  2b  c  0
Comparing we get x=1, y= -2
Thus variable lines are concurrent at  1, 2 
These lines are normal to the circle
Thus (1, –2) is the centre of circle
So,   1,   2
Now  x  1    y  2   
2 2

 x2  y 2  2x  4y   5     0

And x 2  y 2  4x  4y  1  0
Above two circles interest orthogonally
 2  1 2   2  2  5      1
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 8

So,       1   2   8  7
63 Let C, C1 ,C2 be circles of radii 5,3,2, respectively. C1 and C2 touch each other
externally and C internally, A circle C3 touches C1 and C2 externally and C
internally. Find radius
30 3 10
1) 2) 3) 4)None of these
19 19 19

key: 1
3  r   22   5  r   3  r   52   r  2 
2 2 2 2
30
 Ans : r 
2  3  r  2  2  3  r  5  19

64

A
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65

66

C
67 Let C1 , C2 and C3 be three parallel chords of a circle on the same side of the
the centre. The distance between
C1 and C2 is the same as the distance between C2 and C3 . The lengths of the chords are 20,16 and 8
respectively. Radius of the cir
circle is
5 65 5 22
a) 12 b) 4 7 c) d)
3 2
d
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69

70 Three circles of same radius r are drawn so that each one touches the other two externally. The radius of the
circle which touches all the three circles is


A) 3  2 3  3r 
B) 2  2  2r 
C) 2  3  r
3

D) 2  3  r
3

ACD
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71

(BC)
72 The circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  1  0

A) touch internally
B) touch externally

C) 3 x  4 y  1  0 is a common tangent to the circles

D) there exists three common tangents to the circles.

KEY: BCD

C1 C2  r1  r2
73 The circle x 2  y 2  1 cuts the x-axis
axis at P aand
nd Q. Another circle with centre at Q and variable radius
intersects to first circle at R above the X X-axis
axis and the line segment PQ at S. The maximum area of the
triangle QSR is
2 5 2 4 3 2
A) B) C) D)
9 7 9 13
Key:c
Key: C
Sol: Q is (-1, 0)
The circle with centre
ntre at Q and variable radius r has the equation
 x  12  y2  r 2 This circle meets the line segment QP at S where QS = r
 r2  2 r 
It meets the circle x 2  y 2  1 at R  , 4  r 2  found by solving the equations of the two
 2 2 
circles simultaneously. A = area of the triangle QSR

1
 QS  RT
2
1 r 
 r 4  r 2  since RT is the y coordinate of R
2 2 

dA 1  2
  2r 4  r 
r 2   r  
 
   
2r 4  r 2  43

8r  3r 3
dr 4  4  r 2  4 4  r2 4 4  r2
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dA
dr
 
 0 when r 8  3r 2  0 giving r 
8
3
 r 4
d2A
  
4 4  r 2 8  9r 2  8r  3r 3  2
4  r 2 , where, r  8 , d A  0

dr 2 16  4  r 
2 3 dr 2

8
Hence A is maximum when r = and the maximum area =
3
8 8 16 4 4 3
4   
4 3 3 12 3 3 3 9
74 C1 and C2 are circles of unit radius with centres at  0, 0  and 1, 0  respectively C3 is a circle of unit radius
passes through the centres of circles C1 and C2 and have its centre above x  axis . The equation of
common tangent to C1 and C3 which does not passes through C2 is
1) x  3 y  2  0 2) 3x  y  2  0 3) 3x  y  2  0 4) x  3 y  2  0

Key: 2
Centre of C1C2C3 is equilateral with side one.
C3 : x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0
Common tangent to C1C3 is parallel to line joining their centres
i.e 3 x  y  k  0
k
Now  1  k  2
2

75 Let C1 and C2 be two circles whose equations are

x 2  y 2  2 x  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  0
P ( ,  ) is a variable point. When  
Column – I Column – II
A) P lies inside C1 but outside C2 P) (, 1)  (0,  )
B) P lies inside C2 but outsideC1 Q) (, 1)  (1, )
C) P lies outside C1 and outside C2 R) ( 1,0)
D) P does not lie inside C2 S) (0, 1)

Ans:a-q; b-s; c-q; d-p

76 67. Let C, C1 and C2 be circles of radii 5, 3 and 2 respectively. C1 and C2 touch each other externally and
C internally. A circle C3 touches C1 and C2 externally and C internally. If the radius of C3 is r then the
value of [4r] is, (where [.] denotes the greatest integer function)…………
Key:6
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67. 6
Let O, O1 , O2 , O3 be the centres and r be the radius of C3
C and C1 touches internally
OO1  5  3  2
C1 and C2 touches internally
OO2  5  2  3
C3 touches C1 and C2 externally
O1O3  r  3 and O2O3  r  2
C3 touches C internally
OO3  5  r

In OO1O3 by cosine rule at vertex ‘ O’ we get O1O32  OO12  OO32  2OO1OO3 cos O1OO3

  r  3   4   5  r   2.2  5  r  cos 
2 2

In OO2O3 by cosine rule at vertex ‘O’ we get O2O32  OO22  OO32  2OO2OO cos O2OO3

r  2  9   5  r   2.3.  5  r  cos θ
2 2

30
By eliminating cos θ , we get r 
19
77 The condition that two circles which passes through the points (0,a), (0,–a) and touch the line
y=mx+c will cut orthogonally is
1) c 2  a 2  4  m 2  2) c 2  a 2  3  m 2  3) c 2  a 2  2  m 2  4) c 2  a 2 1  m 2 
Key:3
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78

79 If C1, C2 are two circle touching x-axis and y-axis. They both pass through point P and are
orthogonal, then coordinates of P can be
A) (2, 4 + 23) B) (3, 6 + 33)
C) (2 – 3, 1 D) (1 + 2, 2)
Key:abc
A, B, C
In the given situation a2 – 4ab + b2 = 0 where P is (a, b).
80

BC
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81

c
82

83

c
84

d
85 The circles, which cut the family of circles passing through the fixed points A(2,1) and B(4,3)
orthogonally, pass through two fixed points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), which may be real or
imaginary. Find the value of ( x13 + x23 + y13 + y23 - 40)
Key:0
The equation of circle taking AB as diameter
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(x – 2)(x – 4) + (y – 1)(y – 3) = 0 ....(1)

The equation of the line joining the points A and B is
x – y – 1 = 0 ....(2)
The equation of members of family of circle passing through A and B is given by
S  (x – 2)(x – 4) + (y – 1)(y – 3) + (x – y – 1) = 0 where  is parameter,  R
 S  x2 + y2 + ( – 6)x + (–  – 4)y + (11 – ) = 0 ....(1)
Let the circles which cuts the members of circle be
S1 = x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 ....(2)
Applying condition of orthogonality for (1) and (2), we get
Applying condition of orthogonality for (1) and (2), we get
æl - 6 ö æ-l - 4 ö
2g çç ÷ + 2f
÷ çç ÷ = c + 11 – 
÷
è 2 ø è 2 ø
i.e. (– 6g – 4f – c – 11) + (g – f + 1) = 0
This will also hold for all  R
 we have – 6g – 4f – c – 11 = 0 and g–f+1=0
- c - 15 -c- 5
solving these equations for g and f in terms of c, we get g = and f =
10 10
substituting the values of g and f in terms of c in (2), we get the circles cutting the
circles of system (1) orthogonally as
æ- c - 15 ö æ- c - 5 ö
x2 + y2 + 2 çç ÷ x + 2 çç
÷ ÷y + c = 0
÷
è 10 ø è 10 ø
c
or x2 + y2 – 3x – y – (x + y – 5) = 0
5
which represents equation of family of circles passing through two fixed points whose
coordinates obtained by solving equations
i.e. solving x2 + y2 – 3x – y = 0 and x + y – 5 = 0
 x2 – 6x – 10 = 0 (D < 0)
x1 + x2 = 6; x1x2 = 10
|||ly y2 – 4y + 5 = 0
y1 + y2 = 4; y1y2 = 5

( x13 + x23 + y13 + y23 ) = (x1 + x2)3 – 3x1x2(x1 + x2) + (y1 + y2)3 – 3y1y2(y1 + y2)
= 216 – 30(6) + 64 – 60
= 36 + 4 = 40 Ans. ]
2 2
86 Let S1 x + y – 4x – 8y + 4 = 0 and S2 its image in the line y = x. The radius of the circle
3
touching y = x at (1, 1) and orthogonal to S2is , then 2  2 

Key:6
64.Key. 6
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Sol. Centre of circle S1 = (2, 4)

Centre of circle S2 = (4, 2)
Radius of circle S1 = radius of circle S2 = 4
equation of circle S2
(x – 4)2 + (y – 2)2 = 16
 x2 + y2 – 8x – 4y + 4 = 0 . .. (i)
Equation of circle touching y = x at (1, 1) can be taken as
(x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 + (x – y) = 0
or, x2 + y2 + x ( – 2) + y(–  – 2) + 2 = 0 . . . (ii)
As this is orthogonal to S2
 2    2   (– 4) + 2    2   (– 2) = 4 + 2
 2   2 
– 4 + 8 + 2 + 4 = 6
required equation of circle is
x2 + y2 + x – 5y + 2 = 0.
1 25 26  8 18 3
Radius =  2    2.
4 4 4 4 2