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AP EAMCET · Maths · Circle

A stick of length r units slides with its ends on coordinate axes. Then the locus of the midpoint of the stick is a curve whose length is

  1. A 2πr
  2. B πr2
  3. C 12πr
  4. D πr
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Correct Answer

(D) πr

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Let the stick intercepts x-axis at point a,0 and y-axis at point 0,b and α,β are midpoints of the stick. then, a+02=α⇒a=2α b+02=β⇒b=2β Now given length of stick is r units, Then, r2=a-02+0-b2 ⇒r2=a2+b2 ⇒r2=2α2+2β2…