Let be the centre of the circle . Let the tangents at two points and on the circle intersect at the point . Then is equal to ____.
Answer: 18
Solution
Completing the square, the circle is , with centre and radius . Then . The chord of contact meets perpendicularly at a foot with and . Triangles and share base , so their areas are in the ratio . Hence .
JEE Main · 2021 · 31 Aug 2021 · Shift 2 · Integer answer