The locus of centre of a circle of radius 2 which rolls on the outside of the circle x^2+y^2+3x-6y-9=0 is
(a)x^2+y^2+3x-6y+5=0
(b)x^2+y^2+3x-6y-31=0
(c)x^2+y^2+3x-6y+29/4=0
(d)x^2+y^2+3x-6y-5=0

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Let (h,k) be the centre of the circle which rolls on the outside of the given circle.Centre of the given circle is (-3/2,3) and its radius=94+9+9=92Clearly, 9h,k) is always at a distance equal to the sum 92+2=132 of the radii of two circlefrom -32,3.Therefore,h+322+k-32=1322h2+k2+3h-6k+94+9-1694=0Hence locus of h,k is x2+y2+3x-6y-31=0
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