Circle And System Of Circles Question 361

Question: The points of contact of the circle $ x^{2}+y^{2}+2x+2y+1=0 $ and the co-ordinate axes are

Options:

A) $ (1,,0),(0,,1) $

B) $ (-1,,0),(0,,1) $

C) $ (-1,,0),(0,,-1) $

D) $ (1,0),(0,,-1) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Points of contact on the co-ordinate axes are $ (-g,\ 0) $ and $ (0,\ -f) $ .

Hence the required points are $ (-1,\ 0),\ (0,\ -1) $ .