JEE Main 2009 — Circle Question with Solution
From: AIEEE 2009
Question
If and are the points of intersection of the circles
and then there is a circle passing through and for :
and then there is a circle passing through and for :
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Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
Aall except one value of
Step-by-step explanation
The given circles are
Equation of common chord is
Equation of circle passing through and is
As it passes through therefore
which does not exist for
Equation of common chord is
Equation of circle passing through and is
As it passes through therefore
which does not exist for
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