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AP EAMCET · Maths · Circle

The length of the tangent drawn from the mid-point of the line joining the origin and the point \((4,-4)\), to the circle \(2 x^2+2 y^2-y=0\) is units

  1. A \(3 \sqrt{2}\)
  2. B \(\sqrt{2}\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{10}\)
  4. D 3
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(D) 3

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The mid-point of line joining origin and the point \((4,-4)\) is \(P(2,-2)\), so the length of tangent drawn from point \(P(2,-2)\) to the given circle \(2 x^2+2 y^2-y=0\) or \(x^2+y^2-\frac{y}{2}=0\) is \[ \sqrt{(2)^2+(-2)^2-\frac{(-2)}{2}}=\sqrt{4+4+1}=3 \text { units. } \]