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A circle touches both the y-axis and the line x+y=0. Then the locus of its center
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Options:
  • A y=2x
  • B x=2y..
  • C y2-x2=2xy
  • D x2y2=2xy
Solution:
2540 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: x2y2=2xy

 

Plotting the diagram of given data we have,

Now to find locus, let centre be h,k. According to question

OM=ON distance 

h=h+k2

squaring both sides we get

2h2=h+k2  

2h2=h2+k2+2hk

Replacing h with x & k with y we get

2x2=x2+y2+2xy

x2y2=2xy

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