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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Puzzle 43 - Locus of midpoints
Two circles with different radii are given in the plane touching each other externally at . Consider points on and on , such that subtends right angle at . Find the locus of midpoints of all such segments .
If you a draw a circle with this mid point as center and its distance from origin as the radius, the common chord of this circle with the two given circles must be perpendicular. The locus comes out to be a circle
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the commen tangent
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it is the common tangent passing through the point T.
If you a draw a circle with this mid point as center and its distance from origin as the radius, the common chord of this circle with the two given circles must be perpendicular. The locus comes out to be a circle
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