JEE MainMathematicsCircleMCQ+4 / −1
A circle C of radius 2 lies in the second quadrant and touches both the coordinate axes. Let r be the radius of a circle that has centre at the point and intersects the circle at exactly two points. If the set of all possible values of r is the interval , then is equal to :
- A10
- B12
- C14
- D15
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Correct answer: D
- Find the circle
Since the circle has radius , lies in the second quadrant, and touches both coordinate axes, its center must be at So circle has center and radius .
- Given second circle
The second circle has center and radius .
We first find the distance between the centers:
So the distance between centers is
- Condition for two circles to intersect at exactly two points
For two circles with radii and , and center distance , they intersect at exactly two points when
Here, , . So:
- Solve the inequalities
(i) From
(ii) From
This gives Subtract : Multiply by and reverse signs:
Combining with , we get
Hence, the set of all possible values of is
So,
- Check options
The value is which corresponds to Option D.
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer: D
Our derived answer: D
So they agree.
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