JEE Main 2014 — Circle Question with Solution
JEE Main 2014 (09 Apr Online)
Question
If the point lies inside the circle and the circle does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes, then the set of all possible values of is the interval
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Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
Centre is and radius is .
lies inside the circle.
So,
Circle neither touches nor cut the coordinate axes.
So, radius of circle (for not touching axis ) and (for not touching axis)
and
From equations ,
So,
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