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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 pointP-1,1to the circlex2+y2-2x-6y+6=0.If these tangents touch the circle at pointsAandB,and ifDis a point on the circle such that length of the segmentsABandADare equal, then the area of the triangleABDis equal to:

Question diagram: Two tangents are drawn from the point P - 1 , 1 to the circl

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Given, the equation of circle is x2+y2-2x-6y+6=0

So, the centre of the circle is 1,3 and the radius is 12+32-6=2

Assume, the coordinate of point B is -1,k and the coordinate of point A is h,1.

So, h+12=2h=1 and k-12=2k=3

So, the coordinate of B is -1,3 and the coordinate of A is 1,1.

From the diagram, area of ABD=12×2×4

=4 sq. units

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:CircleSubtopic:Equation of chord with given middle point Chord of contact Pair of Tangents
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2021

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