Suppose $S_1$ and $S_2$ are two unequal circles, $A B$ and $C D$ are the direct common tangents to these circles. A transverse common tangent $P Q$ cuts $A B$ in $R$ and $C D$ in $S$. If $A B=10$, then $R S$ is
Suppose $S_1$ and $S_2$ are two unequal circles, $A B$ and $C D$ are the direct common tangents to these circles. A transverse common tangent $P Q$ cuts $A B$ in $R$ and $C D$ in $S$. If $A B=10$, then $R S$ is
- [KVPY 2014]
- A
$8$
- B
$9$
- C
$10$
- D
$11$
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Let the circles $C_1: x^2+y^2=9$ and $C_2:(x-3)^2+(y-4)^2=16$, intersect at the points $X$ and $Y$. Suppose that another circle $C_3:(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2$ satisfies the following conditions :
$(i)$ centre of $C _3$ is collinear with the centres of $C _1$ and $C _2$
$(ii)$ $C _1$ and $C _2$ both lie inside $C _3$, and
$(iii)$ $C _3$ touches $C _1$ at $M$ and $C _2$ at $N$.
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$List-I$
$List-II$
$(I)$ $2 h + k$
$(P)$ $6$
$(II)$ $\frac{\text { Length of } ZW }{\text { Length of } XY }$
$(Q)$ $\sqrt{6}$
$(III)$ $\frac{\text { Area of triangle } MZN }{\text { Area of triangle ZMW }}$
$(R)$ $\frac{5}{4}$
$(IV)$ $\alpha$
$(S)$ $\frac{21}{5}$
$(T)$ $2 \sqrt{6}$
$(U)$ $\frac{10}{3}$
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$(i)$ centre of $C _3$ is collinear with the centres of $C _1$ and $C _2$
$(ii)$ $C _1$ and $C _2$ both lie inside $C _3$, and
$(iii)$ $C _3$ touches $C _1$ at $M$ and $C _2$ at $N$.
Let the line through $X$ and $Y$ intersect $C _3$ at $Z$ and $W$, and let a common tangent of $C _1$ and $C _3$ be a tangent to the parabola $x^2=8 \alpha y$.
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| $List-I$ | $List-II$ |
| $(I)$ $2 h + k$ | $(P)$ $6$ |
| $(II)$ $\frac{\text { Length of } ZW }{\text { Length of } XY }$ | $(Q)$ $\sqrt{6}$ |
| $(III)$ $\frac{\text { Area of triangle } MZN }{\text { Area of triangle ZMW }}$ | $(R)$ $\frac{5}{4}$ |
| $(IV)$ $\alpha$ | $(S)$ $\frac{21}{5}$ |
| $(T)$ $2 \sqrt{6}$ | |
| $(U)$ $\frac{10}{3}$ |
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$(1) (IV), (S)$ $(2) (IV), (U)$ $(3) (III), (R)$ $(4) (I), (P)$
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$(1) (II), (T)$ $(2) (I), (S)$ $(3) (I), (U)$ $(4) (II), (Q)$
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