Two Points P and Q are Taken On The Line Joining The Points A (0, 0) And B (3a, 0) Such That AP = PQ = QB. Circles Are Drawn OnAP, PQ, And QB as Diameters. The Locus Of The Point S, The Sum Of The Squares Of The Lengths Of The Tangents From Which To The Three Circles Is Equal To b2, Is

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Question

Two points P and Q are taken on the line joining the points A (0, 0) and B (3a, 0) such that AP = PQ = QB. Circles are drawn onAPPQ, and QB as diameters. The locus of the point S, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the tangents from which to the three circles is equal to b2, is

Solution

Correct option is

3(x2 + y2) – 9ax + 8a2 – b2 = 0 

Since AP = PQ = QB. The coordinates of P are (a, 0) and of Q are (2a, 0). Equations of the circles on APPQ and QB as diameters are respectively.

(x – 0) (x – a) + y2 = 0, (x – a) (x – 2a) + y2 = 0 and  

(x – 2a) (x – 3a) + y2 = 0

So, if (hk) be any point on the locus, then  

        3(h2k2) – 9ah + 8a2 = b2    

So the required locus of (hk) is

        3(x2 + y2) – 9ax + 8a2 – b2 = 0.

                                                                              

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