Circle And System Of Circles Question 114

Question: If the lengths of the chords intercepted by the circle $ x^{2}+y^{2}+2gx+2fy=0 $ from the co-ordinate axes be 10 and 24 respectively, then the radius of the circle is

Options:

A) 17

B) 9

C) 14

D) 13

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Given $ 2\sqrt{g^{2}}=10\Rightarrow \ |g|\ =5 $ and $ 2\sqrt{f^{2}}=24\Rightarrow \ |f|\ =12 $ Therefore, radius is $ \sqrt{5^{2}+12^{2}}=13 $ .