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For a family of lines lx + my + 1 = 0, the condition 7l² - 9m² + 8l + 1 = 0 describes tangents to a circle with centre (4, 0) and radius 3. Use the separate condition in this question to find its requested circle.

If , the line is tangent to a circle with centre and radius 3. If and is the circle having as a tangent, the director circle of is

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

From the printed condition, (3l+4m+1)^2=25(l^2+m^2). The circle has centre (3,4) and radius 5. Its director circle is (x-3)^2+(y-4)^2=50, equivalently x^2+y^2-6x-8y=25. Answer C.

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:CircleSubtopic:Director circle
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