Find The Condition That Chord Of Contact Of Any External Point (h, k) To The Circle x2 + y2 = a2 should Subtend Right Angle At The Centre Of The Circle. 

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Question

 

Find the condition that chord of contact of any external point (hk) to the circle x2 + y2 = a2 should subtend right angle at the centre of the circle. 

Solution

Correct option is

 

Equation of chord of contact of (hk)  

               xh + yk = a2                …(i)

Taking the equation of circle x2 + y2 – a2 = 0 

Homogeneous with the help of xh + yk = a2

            

   

Sub tent 90o at the origin so   

               

∴ Coefficient of x2 + Coefficient of y2 = 0    

  

           

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