JEE Main 2016 — Circle Question with Solution
JEE Main 2016 (03 Apr)
Question
If one of the diameters of the circle, given by the equation, is a chord of a circle , whose centre is at , then the radius of is
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Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
The centre of the given circle is and the radius is .
The distance between the centres and radius is . The triangle is a right angled triangle
Hence answer is
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