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AP EAMCET · Maths · Circle

The length of the transverse common tangent of the circles x2+y2-2x+4y+4=0 and x2+y2+4x-2y+1=0 is

  1. A 3
  2. B 17
  3. C 15
  4. D 3
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(D) 3

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Let, C1≡x2+y2-2x+4y+4=0 Centre, c2≡1,-2 and radius r1=1 C2≡x2+y2+4x-2y+1=0 Centre, c1≡-2,1 and radius r2=2 Now, distance between centres is given by c1c2=-2-12+1+22=18 Now, we know that the length of transverse common tangent is given by c1c22-r1+r22…