be A Given Circle. Find The Locus Of The Foot Of Perpendicular Drawn From Origin Upon Any Chord Of Swhich Subtends A Right Angle At The Origin.

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Question

 be a given circle. Find the locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from origin upon any chord of Swhich subtends a right angle at the origin.

Solution

Correct option is

 

Given circle is S ≡ x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0. Let M (hk) be the foot of perpendicular from O (0, 0) to the chord AB.

  

Equation of AB, which passes through M (hk), is

              

  

or        hx + ky = h2 + k2  

Since AB subtends an angle 90o at origin. The combined equation of OAand OB is obtained by making the equation of circle homogeneous with the help of (1),

Since  ∠AOB = 90o  

  

  

       

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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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