Mathematics - Circle Question with Solution | TestHub
Letbe the line passing through the pointsand. Letbe the set of all pairs of circlessuch thatis tangents toatand tangent toat, and also such thatandtouch each other at a point, say,. Letbe the set representing the locus ofas the pairvaries in. Let the set of all straight line segments joining a pair of distinct points ofand passing through the pointbe. Letbe the set of the mid-points of the line segments in the set. Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?

Options:(select one or more)
Answer:
Solution:

So
Locus of is a circle having as its diameter
Hence,
Clearly is not included in the locus because we can not consider point circles, and does not lie on as it does not satisfy the equation above.
The equation of chord with as mid point will be given by or
or
It passes through . So,
or the locus of is
But if is not the part of locus of then is not the chord of locus of . So point does not lie in . does not satisfy the equation hence does not lie in .