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WBJEE · Maths · Hyperbola

The locus of the centre of the circles which touch both the circles \(x^{2}+y^{2}=a^{2}\) and \(x^{2}+y^{2}=4\)ax externally is

  1. A a circle
  2. B a parabola
  3. C an ellipse
  4. D a hyperbola
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(D) a hyperbola

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Hint: Let, centre \(\equiv(\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k})\) and radius \(=\mathrm{r}\) for the variable circle So, using \(\mathrm{C}_{1} \mathrm{C}_{2}=\mathrm{r}_{1}+\mathrm{r}_{2}\) for both cases we have:…