Engineering
Mathematics
Common Tangent To two Circle
Question

Answer the following by appropriately matching the lists based on the information given in the paragraph

Let the circles C1 : x2 + y2 = 9 and C2 : (x – 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16, intersect at the points X and Y.

Suppose that another circle C3 : (x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2 satisfies the following conditions :

(i) centre of C3 is collinear with the centres of C1 and C2,

(ii) C1 and C2 both lie inside C3, and

(iii) C3 touches C1 at M and C2 at N.

Let the line through X and Y intersect C3 at Z and W, and let a common tangent of C1 and C3 be a tangent to the parabola x2 = 8αy.

There are some expression given in the List-I whose values are given in List-II below:

List - I List - II
(I) 2h + k  (P) 6
(II) Length  of  ZWLength of XY (Q) 6
(III) Area of triangle MZNArea of triangle ZMW (R) 54
(IV) α (S) 215
  (T) 26
  (U) 103

Which of the following is the only INCORRECT combination ?

(IV), (U)

(III), (R)

(I), (P)

(IV), (S)

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Solution

MC1 + C1C2 + C2N = 2r

⇒ 3 + 5 + 4 = 2r ⇒ r = 6 ⇒ Radius of C3 = 6

Suppose centre of C3 be (0 + r4 cos θ, 0 + r4 sin θ), {r4=C1C3=3tanθ=43}

C3 = (95, 125) = (h, k) ⇒ 2h + k = 6

Equation of ZW and XY is 3x + 4y – 9 = 0

(common chord of circle C1 = 0 and C2 = 0)

ZW=r2−p2=2465    (where  r=6  and  p=65)  

XY=2r12−p12=245(where  r1=3  and  p1=95)

Length of ZWLength of XY=6

Let length of perpendicular from M to ZW be λ,λ=3+95=245

=Area of ΔMZNArea of ΔZMW=12 (MN)×12 (ZW)12×ZW×λ=MN2λ=54

C3:(x−95)2+(y−125)2=62

C1 : x2 + y2 – 9 = 0

common tangent to C1 and C3 is common chord of C1 and C3 is 3x + 4y + 15 = 0.

Now, 3x + 4y + 15 = 0 is tangent to parabola x2 = 8αy.

x2 = 8α (−3x−154) ⇒ 4x2 + 24αx + 120α = 0

D = 0 ⇒ α=103.