The lengths of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle 15 x^...
The lengths of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle 15x2+15y2−48x+64y=0 to the two circles 5x2+5y2−24x+32y+75=0 and 5x2+5y2−48x+64y+300=0 are in the ratio of
Options
A1: 2
B2: 3
C3: 4
DNone
Correct answer
A. 1: 2
Step-by-step solution
Let (P(h,k)beapointonthecircle15 x^{2}+15 y^{2}-48 x+64 y=0Thenthelengthsofthetangentsfrom(\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k}) to
(5x2+5y2−24x+32y+75=05x2+5y2−48x+64y+300=0 are PT1=h2+k2−524h+532k+15 and PT2=h2+k2−548h+564k+60 or PT1=1548h−1564k−524h+532k+15=1532k−1524h+15(Since((\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k})lieson(15\mathrmx2−15\mathrmy2−48\mathrm{x}+64\mathrm{y}=0)(∴\mathrmh2+\mathrmk2−1548h+1564k=0) and PT2=1548h−564k−548h+564k+60=−1596h+15128k+60=2−1524h+1532k+15=2PT1⇒PT1:PT2=1:2)