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JEE Main 24 February 2021, Shift 2, Maths Q83

Question 83 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 23 of 30, Section B. NTA dropped this question from the final key; it is left out of every count on this site.

If the area of the triangle formed by the positive

x

-axis, the normal and the tangent to the circle

(x-2)^2+(y-3)^2=25

at the point (5, 7) is A, then 24A is equal to __________.

Official answer

Dropped by NTA (marks given to all)

NTA final key: NTA final key 'D' = question dropped.

Chapter: Conic Sections
Topic: Circle Tangents
Idea tested: No close match in our taxonomy

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