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The angle between the pair of tangents drawn from a point P to the circle x2+y2+4x6y+9sin2α+13 cos2α=0 is 2α. Then the equation of the locus of the point P is

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x2+y2+4x6y+4=0
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x2+y2+4x6y9=0
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x2+y2+4x6y4=0
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D
x2+y2+4x6y+9=0
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Solution

The correct option is D x2+y2+4x6y+9=0
The center of the circle
x2+y2+4x6y+9 sin2α+13 cos2α=0
is C(-2, 3) and its radius is
22+(3)29 sin2α13 cos2α4+99 sin2α13 cos2α=|2 sin α|


Let P(h, k) be any point on the locus. Then APC=α
From the diagram.
sin α=ACPC=2 sin α(h+2)2+(k3)2or (h+2)2+(k3)2=4or h2+k2+4h6k+9=0
Thus, the required equation of the locus is
x2+y2+4x6y+9=0

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