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Published on: August 14, 2026
Two straight rods of lengths 
and 
move along the coordinate axes in such a way that their extremities are always concyclic. Then the locus of the centres of such circles is
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Let the equation of circle is
Hence 
-intercept and 
-intercvept are given as, 
and 
Then 
and 
So, 
Hence locus of the centre 
, we get
Hence, option is correct.
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