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If y+c=0 is a tangent to the circle x2+y2-6x-2y+1=0 at a,4, then
MathematicsCircleTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2018 (04 May Shift 1)
Options:
  • A ac=12
  • B ac=-12
  • C a+c=0
  • D 4a=c
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The correct answer is: ac=-12

Given circle is x2+y2-6x-2y+1=0.

The tangent at a,4 is

S(x)(a)+y(4)-3(x+a)-(y+4)+1=0

xa+4y-3x-3a-y-4+1=0

a-3x+3y-3a-3=0

a-33x+y-a-1=0

The tangent is y+c=0.

Comparing the coefficients we get,

a-33=0a-3=0a=3

-a-1=cc=-3-1=-4

ac=3(-4)=-12

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