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AP EAMCET · Maths · Circle

If the intercepts made by a variable circle on the X -axis and Y -axis are 8 and 6 units respectively, then the locus of the centre of the circle is

  1. A \(x^2-y^2+28=0\)
  2. B \(y^2-x^2-7=0\)
  3. C \(x^2-y^2-28=0\)
  4. D \(x^2-y^2-7=0\)
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(D) \(x^2-y^2-7=0\)

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\(2\sqrt{r^2 - k^2} = 8 \Rightarrow r^2 - k^2 = 16\) \(2\sqrt{r^2 - h^2} = 6 \Rightarrow r^2 - h^2 = 9\) \(16 + k^2 = 9 + h^2\) \(h^2 - k^2 = 7\) \(x^2 - y^2 - 7 = 0\)