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MathematicsCircleEquation of chord with given middle point Chord of contact Pair of TangentsMedium2 minPYQ_2021
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Two tangents are drawn from the pointto the circleIf these tangents touch the circle at pointsandand ifis a point on the circle such that length of the segmentsandare equal, then the area of the triangleis equal to:

Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
Given, the equation of circle is
So, the centre of the circle is and the radius is
Assume, the coordinate of point is and the coordinate of point is
So, and
So, the coordinate of is and the coordinate of is

From the diagram, area of
sq. units
Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:CircleSubtopic:Equation of chord with given middle point Chord of contact Pair of Tangents
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