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A circle cuts a chord of length 4 a on the x -axis and passes through a point on the y -axis, distant 2 ~b from the origin. Then the locus of the…

JEE Main 2019 — Mathematics Coordinate Geometry

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A circle cuts a chord of length 4 a on the xxx -axis and passes through a point on the yyy -axis, distant 2 b2 \mathrm{~b}2 b from the origin. Then the locus of the centre of this circle, is:

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Held on 11 Jan 2019 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    a hyperbola

  2. B

    an ellipse

  3. C

    a straight line

  4. D

    a parabola

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