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If the circles and intersect in two distinct points and , then the line passes through and for:

  1. A
    exactly one value of
  2. B
    no value of
  3. C
    infinitely many values of
  4. D
    exactly two values of

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The line passing through the intersection points and of two circles and is the radical axis: . The given line is .For these two to be the same line: From .The discriminant of this quadratic in is .Since there are no real values for , the condition is never satisfied.

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If the circles and intersect in two distinct points and , then the line passes through and for:
A
exactly one value of
B
no value of
C
infinitely many values of
D
exactly two values of

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