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Question
CBSEENMA11015586

Consider a family of circles which are passing through the point (-1, 1) and are tangent to x-axis. If (h, K) are the co-ordinates of the centre of the circles, then the set of values of k is given by the interva

  • 0 < k < 1/2

  • k β‰₯ 1/2

  • – 1/2 ≀ k ≀ 1/2

  • k ≀ Β½

Solution

B.

k β‰₯ 1/2

Equation of circle (x βˆ’ h)2+ (y βˆ’ k)2 = k2
It is passing through (βˆ’ 1, 1) then
(βˆ’ 1 βˆ’ h)2+ (1 βˆ’ k)2= k2
h2+ 2h βˆ’ 2k + 2 = 0
D β‰₯ 0
2k βˆ’ 1 β‰₯ 0 β‡’ k β‰₯ 1/2.