A ball moving around the circle in anti-clockwise direction leaves it tangentially at…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Circles · Circles

Problem

A ball moving around the circle x2+y2−2x−4y−20=0x^2 + y^2 - 2x - 4y - 20 = 0 in anti-clockwise direction leaves it tangentially at the point P(−2,−2)P(-2, -2). After getting reflected from a straight line, it passes through the centre of the circle. Find the equation of the straight line if its perpendicular distance from PP is 5/25/2. You can assume that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

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