JEE Advanced 2017 Mathematics question
For how many values of , the circle and the coordinate axes have exactly three common points?
Answer: 2
Solution
The circle is , centre . Exactly three common points with the axes occur when (a) the circle passes through the origin: ; it then meets the -axis at and the -axis at : 3 points; or (b) it touches one axis
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