Q. The equation of the tangent to circle $5x^{2} + 5y^{2} = 1$, parallel to line $3x + 4y = 1$ are

A) $3x + 4y = \pm 2\sqrt{5}$
B) $6x + 8y = \pm \sqrt{5}$
C) $3x + 4y = \pm \sqrt{5}$
D) None of these
Explanation

(c)
Given, $x^{2} + y^{2} = \frac{1}{5}$
Centre of the circle is (0, 0)
Let equation of tangent which are parallel to $3x + 4y - 1 = 0$ is
$3x + 4y + \lambda = 0$ …(i)
$\therefore\ \ \frac{3 \times 0 + 4 \times 0 + \lambda}{\sqrt{(3)^{2} + (4)^{2}}} = \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}$
$\Rightarrow \ \lambda = \pm \sqrt{5}$
On putting the value of $\lambda$ in Eq. (i), we get
$3x + 4y = \pm \sqrt{5}$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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