JEE Main 2011MathematicsCircleNumber Of Common Tangents And Position Of Two CirclemediumMCQ

JEE Main 2011Circle Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2011

Question

The two circles x2 + y2 = ax, and x2 + y2 = c2 (c > 0) touch each other if :

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Correct answer
A| a | = c

Step-by-step explanation

As center of one circle is and other circle passes through therefore

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If the two circles touch each other, then they must touch each other internally.

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