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MHT CET20242 May 2024Evening ShiftMathematicsCircleActual

Two tangents drawn from P (1,7) to the circle x^2+y^2=25 , touch the circle at Q and R respectively. The area of the quadrilateral PQOR is

Options

  1. A16 sq. units
  2. B36 sq. units
  3. C25 sq. units
  4. D49 sq. units

Correct answer

C. 25 sq. units

Step-by-step solution

Length of tangent segment from P (1,7) is aligned 1^2+7^2-5^2 & =5 Required area & =2 Area of PQO & =2 1 2 5 5 & =25 sq. aligned

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