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MathematicsCircleRadical Axis & Radical Centre, Coaxial system of circles, Orthogonality of two circlesMedium2 minQB
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The locus of the centre of a circle which cuts orthogonally the parabola at will pass through the point

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Answer:
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Solution:

For orthogonal intersection the radius to is along the tangent of the parabola at , so the centre lies on that tangent: , i.e. . The point satisfies it.

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:CircleSubtopic:Radical Axis & Radical Centre, Coaxial system of circles, Orthogonality of two circles
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