Find The Length Of The Tangents Drawn From The Point (3, – 4) To The Circle 2x2 + 2y2 – 7x – 9y – 13 = 0.

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Question

Find the length of the tangents drawn from the point (3, – 4) to the circle 2x2 + 2y2 – 7x – 9y – 13 = 0.

Solution

Correct option is

 

The equation of the given circle is

                2x2 + 2y2 – 7x – 9y – 13 = 0  

Re-writing the given equation of the circle in standard form

  

                     

                      

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Q1

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Q2

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Q3

 

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Q4

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Q5

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Q6

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Q7

 

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Q8

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Q9

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Q10

Find the area of the triangle formed by tangents from the point (4, 3) to the circle x2 + y2 = 9 and the line segment joining their points of contact is