JEE Main 2024 — Circle Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift
Question
Let the locus of the midpoints of the chords of the circle drawn from the origin intersect the line at and . Then, the length of is :
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Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Let mid-point is
It is passing through origin
............ (1)
It intersects the line
So put in equation (1)
So,
It is passing through origin
............ (1)
It intersects the line
So put in equation (1)
So,
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