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P is point inside a circle with centre O. The following conditions are given about the chords passing through P. Find the shortest chord

AP=PB2,CP=PD,FP=EP3.


A

All are of equal length

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AB

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C

CD

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EF

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Solution

The correct option is C

CD


The shortest chord among a set of chords passing through a given point P would be the one which has its midpoint at P. Here in this case its CD since its given as

CP = PD.

Proof

Consider any other chord passing through P which doesn't have its midpoint at P, say XY let the length of CD, the chord with P as midpoint as l and d as the perpendicular length from O to CD.

Now draw a perpendicular from O to the chord XY, OQ

If you consider ΔOPQ we get that its right angled at Q, with OP as hypotenuse and OQ as altitude.

This shows that OQ<OP

OQ<P

So the shortest distance from centre to XY is less than shortest distance from centre to CD.

length of XY > length of CD

CD is the shortest chord possible


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