JEE Main 2002MathematicsCirclePair Of TangentsmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2002Circle Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2002

Question

The centre of the circle passing through (0, 0) and (1, 0) and touching the circle is :

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B

Step-by-step explanation

Let the required circle be



Since it passes through and

and

Points and lie inside the circle

so two circles touch internally











Hence, the centers of required circle are

or

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