Circle And System Of Circles Question 46
Question: The locus of the centre of a circle which passes through the point (a, 0) and touches the line $ x+1=0 $ , is
Options:
A) Circle
B) Ellipse
C) Parabola
D) Hyperbola
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The locus is a parabola as distance of centre from straight line = its distance from point (a, 0).
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