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The locus of the centre of a circle which cuts the circle x2- 20x+y2+4=0 orthogonally and also touches the line x=2 is
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Options:
  • A y2=16x+4
  • B x2=16y
  • C x2 =16 y+4
  • D y2=16x
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The correct answer is: y2=16x
Let the general equation of circle be

x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 ....... (i)

It cuts the circle x2+y2- 20x+4=0 orthogonally

2 -10g+0 ×f = c+4 - 20 g=c+4 .......(ii)

circle (i) touches x=2

therefore,  perpendicular distance from centre to the tangent to the circle=radius

-g+0-212+02=g2+f2-c

g+22= g2+f2-c

g2+4+4g=g2+f2-c 4g+4=f2-c ... (iii)

on eliminating c from (ii) and (iii) we get

-16g+4=f2+4f2 +16g=0

Hence, locus of -g, -f is,

y2- 16x=0 (replacing -f  & -g by x & y )

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