Two circles are drawn through the points and to touch the Y-axis

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · ISC · Mathematics · Coordinate Geometry · Coordinate Geometry

Problem

Two circles are drawn through the points (a,5a)(a, 5a) and (4a,a)(4a, a) to touch the Y-axis. Prove that they intersect at angle tan⁡−1(409)\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{40}{9}\right) .

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