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A system of circles is said to be coaxial when every pair of circles has the same radical axis. For coaxial circles, we note that
(1)The centers of all coaxial circles lie in a straight line, which is to the common radical axis
(2)Circles passing through two fixed points form a coaxial system with a line joining the points as a common radical axis.
(3)The equation to a coaxial system whose two members are S1=0 & S2=0 is given by S1+λS2=0,λ is parameter.
If we take line of centres as x -axis & common radical axis as y-axis, then the simplest form of equation of coaxial circles is given by x2+y2+2gx+c=0 where g is variable & c is constant
If g=±c then radious g2c vanishes & the circle become a point circle. The points (±c,0) are called the limiting points of the system of coaxial circle given by x2+y2+2gx+c=0
On the basis of above information answer the following question:
The equation of radical axis of the system of coaxial circles x2+y2+2ax+2by+c+2λ(axby+1)=0 is

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bx+ay1=0
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2(ax+by)1=0
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C
2(bxay)+1=0
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D
axby+1=0
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Solution

The correct option is D axby+1=0
For any value of λ the given equation

(x2+y2+2ax+2by+c)+2λ(axby+1)=0

represents the circle passing through the intersection of the circle

x2+y2+2ax+2by+c=0 & the line
axby+1=0

So the straight line axby+1=0 is the common chord
for each circle of the system

Hence choice (d) is the correct answer.

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