One or more options correct
The circles and intersect at two points and . Which of the following is/are correct?
- A. and cut each other orthogonally
- B. The length of the common chord is
- C. The radical axis of and is
- D. The quadrilateral formed by the two centres and the points has area
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Answer: A
The centres are and , so ; hence the circles are orthogonal (A true). Subtracting the equations gives , i.e. the radical axis is , not (C false). Solving with gives and , so , not (B false). The quadrilateral is a kite with perpendicular diagonals and , so its area is (it is in fact a square of side ), not (D false).
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