Find The Locus Of The Pole Of The Line lx + my + n = 0 With Respect To The Circle Which Touches y-axis At The Origin.

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Question

Find the locus of the pole of the line lx + my + n = 0 with respect to the circle which touches y-axis at the origin.

Solution

Correct option is

y(lx – n) = mx2

 

Let centre of circle be C(h, 0) since circle touches y-axis at the origin.

∴        Radius of the circle = h

∴ Equation of the circle 

                (x – h)2 + (y – 0)2 = h2

Let the pole be (x1y1

∴ Equation of the polar w.r.t circle (1) is 

                 xx1 + yy1 – h (x + x1) = 0

And given line lx + my + n = 0 which is (2):

  

From first two relations, we get

                                 

and from last two relations, we get

                                 

   

  

   

∴ Locus of pole is          y(lx – n) = mx2      

 

 

 
 

 

 

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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

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