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Show that the common tangents to the circles `x^(2)+y^(2)-6x=0andx^(2)+y^(2)+2x=0` form an equilateral triangle.

A

equilateral

B

isosceles

C

right angled

D

none of these

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B
Clearly, the distance between the centres of the given circles is equal to the sum of their radii. So, two given circles will touch each other externally.

We have,
`PT_(1)=PT_(2)and PT_(3)=PT_(4)`
`rArr T_(1)T_(3)=T_(2)T_(4)`
`rArr T_(1)Q=T_(2)R`
`rArr PT_(1)+T_(1)Q=PT_(1)+T_(2)R`
`rArr PT_(1)+T_(1)Q=PT_(2)+T_(2)R`
`rArr PQ=QR`
Hence, `DeltaPQR` is an isosceles triangle
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