JEE Main 2004MathematicsCircleOrthogonality Of Two CirclesmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2004Circle Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2004

Question

If a circle passes through the point (a, b) and cuts the circle orthogonally, then the locus of its centre is :

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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B

Step-by-step explanation

Let the variable circle is



It passes through



cuts orthogonally



from

Locus of center is



or

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