JEE Main 2015 — Circle Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2015 (Offline)
Question
Locus of the image of the point in the line is a :
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Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
Acircle of radius .
Step-by-step explanation
Intersection point of
and is
Since, is the fixed point for given family of lines
So,
Therefore, given locus is a circle with center and radius
and is
Since, is the fixed point for given family of lines
So,
Therefore, given locus is a circle with center and radius
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