Let the circle and be a circle having centre at and radius 2. If the line of the common chord of and intersects the y-axis at the point , then the square of the distance of from the centre of is
- (A)2✓ Correct
- (B)1
- (C)4
- (D)6
Answer: (A)
Solution
. , centre radius : .
Common chord: .
This meets the -axis at .
Squared distance from to the centre of , :
Common chord: .
This meets the -axis at .
Squared distance from to the centre of , :
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