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JEE Main 20266 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
6 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Circle

JEE Main 2026 · 6 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Circle

Let C be a circle having centre in the first quadrant and touching...

Let CC be a circle having centre in the first quadrant and touching the xx-axis at a distance of 33 units from the origin. If the circle CC has an intercept of length 636\sqrt{3} on yy-axis, then the length of the chord of the circle CC on the line x−y=3x - y = 3 is :

Options

  1. A88
  2. B66
  3. C626\sqrt{2}
  4. D828\sqrt{2}

Correct answer

C. 626\sqrt{2}

Step-by-step solution

Let the centre of the circle be (3,r)(3, r) since it touches the xx-axis at (3,0)(3, 0) and lies in the first quadrant.

The radius of the circle is rr.

The length of the intercept on the yy-axis is given by 2r2−d22\sqrt{r^2 - d^2}, where dd is the distance of the centre from the yy-axis.

Here, d=3d = 3.

Given that the intercept on the yy-axis is 636\sqrt{3}:

2r2−32=632\sqrt{r^2 - 3^2} = 6\sqrt{3}

r2−9=33\sqrt{r^2 - 9} = 3\sqrt{3}

r2−9=27r^2 - 9 = 27

r2=36⇒r=6r^2 = 36 \Rightarrow r = 6

The centre of the circle is (3,6)(3, 6) and its radius is 66.

The given line is x−y−3=0x - y - 3 = 0.

The perpendicular distance pp from the centre (3,6)(3, 6) to the line is:

p=∣3−6−3∣12+(−1)2=62=32p = \dfrac{|3 - 6 - 3|}{\sqrt{1^2 + (-1)^2}} = \dfrac{6}{\sqrt{2}} = 3\sqrt{2}

The length of the chord is 2r2−p22\sqrt{r^2 - p^2}.

Length of the chord =236−(32)2=236−18=218=62= 2\sqrt{36 - (3\sqrt{2})^2} = 2\sqrt{36 - 18} = 2\sqrt{18} = 6\sqrt{2}

Answer: 626\sqrt{2}
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