JEE Main 202227 JulyEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 27 July
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Circle
JEE Main 2022 · 27 July · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Circle
A circle C _ 1 passes through the origin O and has diameter 4 on...
A circle passes through the origin and has diameter on the positive -axis. The line gives a chord of a circle . Let be the circle with as a diameter. If the tangent to at the point meets the -axis at and -axis at , then is equal to

Options
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Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
The centre of the circle will be and radius is
So, the equation of the circle is
Let θ be the angle made by the line with positive -axis.
i.e. tanθ = 2
Now is a circle with as diameter.
So, tangent at on is perpendicular to
Let
∴ \dfrac{QA}{AP} = \dfrac{lcotθ}{ltanθ}
\to \dfrac{QA}{AP} = \dfrac{1}{\tan^{2}θ} = \dfrac{1}{4}