Find The Equations Of The Tangents From The Point A(3, 2) To The Circle x2+ y2 + 4x + 6y + 8 = 0 .

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Question

Find the equations of the tangents from the point A(3, 2) to the circle x2y2 + 4x + 6y + 8 = 0 .

Solution

Correct option is

2x – y – 4 = 0 and x – 2y + 1 = 0

 

Combined equation of the pair of tangents drawn from A(3, 2) to the given circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8 = 0 can be written in the usual notation.

                     

   

            = [x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8] [9 + 4 + 12 + 12 + 8]

⇒            (5x + 5y + 20)2 = 45(x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8)

⇒            5(x + y + 4)2 = 9(x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8)

⇒         5(x2 + y2 + 2xy + 8x + 8y + 16) = 9(x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8)

⇒         4x2 + 4y2 – 10xy – 4x + 14y – 8 = 0

or         2x2 + 2y2 – 5xy – 2x + 7y – 4 = 0

or         (2x – y – 4) (x – 2y + 1) = 0  

hence the required tangents to the circle from A(3, 2) are

            2x – y – 4 = 0 and x – 2y + 1 = 0

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

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Q2

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Q3

 

Find the power of point (2, 4) with respect to the circle 

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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

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