A system of circles is said to be coaxial when every pair of the circles has the same…

Mathematics · JEE Advanced · NTA ExamsCo-ordinate Geometry


A system of circles is said to be coaxial when every pair of the circles has the same radical axis. It follows from this definition that :
1 . The centres of all circles of a coaxial system lie on one straight line, which is perpendicular to the common radical axis.
2 . Circles passing through two fixed points form a coaxial system for which the line joining the fixed points is the common radical axis.
3 . The equation to a coaxial system, of which two members are S1 = 0 and S2 = 0, is S1 + λS2 = 0, λ is parameter. If we choose the line of centres as x–axis and the common radical axis as y–axis, then the simplest form of equation of coaxial circles is x2 + y2 + 2gx + c = 0 ...(1)
where c is fixed and g is arbitrary.
If g = ± \(\sqrt{\mathrm{c}},\) then the radius \(\sqrt{\mathrm{g}^{2}-\mathrm{c}}\) vanishes and the circles become point circles. The points (± \(\sqrt{\mathrm{c}},\)0) are called the limiting points of the system of coaxial circles given by (1).
If origin be a limiting point of a coaxial system one of whose member is x2 + y2 – 2αx – 2βy + c = 0, then the other limiting point is
  1. \(\left(\frac{c \alpha}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}},-\frac{c \beta}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}\right)\)
  2. \(\left(\frac{c \alpha}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}, \frac{c \beta}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}\right)\)
  3. \(\left(\frac{\phi}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}, \frac{c \alpha}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}\right)\)
  4. \(\left(-\frac{c \beta}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}, \frac{c \alpha}{\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}}\right)\)

Answer

(B) ( c ^ 2 + ^ 2 , c ^ 2 + ^ 2 )

Sign up free on Edukali to view the step-by-step worked solution and practice thousands of similar questions.

Related practice questions

More Co-ordinate Geometry questions · Browse all practice questions