Let the tangents at the points and on the circle , intersect at the point C. Then the radius of the circle, whose centre is C and the line joining A and B is its tangent, is equal to
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The tangent to at is and at is ; these meet at . The chord has equation , and the radius sought is the distance from to this line, The required radius is .
JEE Main · 2023 · 29 Jan 2023 · Shift 1 · Single correct option