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Q. The length of the chord of the circle $x^2 + y^2 + 3x + 2y - 8 = 0$ intercepted by the y-axis is

KCETKCET 2013Conic Sections

Solution:

Given equation of circle is
$x^{2}+y^{2}+3 x+2 y-8=0$
On comparing with
$x^{2}+y^{2}+2 g \,x+2 f\, y+c=0,$ we get
$g=\frac{3}{2}, \,\,\,\,f=1$ and $ c=-8$
Now, intercept made by $y$ -axis
$=2 \sqrt{f^{2}-c} $
$=2 \sqrt{(1)^{2}-(-8)} $
$=2 \sqrt{1+8}=2 \sqrt{9} $
$=2 \times 3=6$