Pls explain the question LET C BE A CIRCLE ITH CENTRE 0,0 AND RADIUS = 3 UNIT THEN THE EQUATION OF THE LOCUS OF THE MID POINTS OF THE CHORD THAT SUBTEND AN ANGLE = 2PI/3?

Let chord AB subtends an angle 2π3 at the centre.
Let OP be the perpendicular bisector of the chord AB as shown below:


OA=OB=rAOB=2π3Since, OP is the perpendicular bisector soAOP=POB=θθ=π3

The equation of the circle is x2+y2=9. So, the equation of the chord with mid-point at Ph, k will be

hx+ky-9=h2+k2-9hx+ky=h2+k2 (i)

In OPBcosθ=OPOB where OP=h2+k2 and OB =r (radius)rcosθ=h2+k23×cosπ3=h2+k23×12=h2+k2h2+k2=94 (ii)

From (i) and (ii) the locus of the mid-point (h, k) will be

hx+ky=94Replace hx and ky we getx2+y2=94

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