Related Formula
|r₁ - r₂| < C₁ C₂ < r₁ + r₂$$|r_1 - r_2| < C_1 C_2 < r_1 + r_2$$
where C₁ C₂$C_1 C_2$ is the distance between the centers and r₁, r₂$r_1, r_2$ are the radii.
Core Logic
Circle 1: (x + 1)² + (y + 2)² = r²$(x + 1)^2 + (y + 2)^2 = r^2$
Center C₁(-1, -2)$C_1(-1, -2)$, Radius r₁ = r$r_1 = r$
Circle 2: x² + y² - 4x - 4y + 4 = 0$x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 4y + 4 = 0$
Convert to standard form: (x - 2)² - 4 + (y - 2)² - 4 + 4 = 0 ⇒ (x - 2)² + (y - 2)² = 4$(x - 2)^2 - 4 + (y - 2)^2 - 4 + 4 = 0 \Rightarrow (x - 2)^2 + (y - 2)^2 = 4$
Center C₂(2, 2)$C_2(2, 2)$, Radius r₂ = 2$r_2 = 2$
Step 1: Distance between centers
Distance C₁C₂ = √((2 - (-1))² + (2 - (-2))²) = √(3² + 4²) = √(9 + 16) = 5$C_1C_2 = \sqrt{(2 - (-1))^2 + (2 - (-2))^2} = \sqrt{3^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{9 + 16} = 5$.
Step 2: Applying inequality condition
For exactly two intersection points:
|r₁ - r₂| < C₁ C₂ < r₁ + r₂$$|r_1 - r_2| < C_1 C_2 < r_1 + r_2$$
|r - 2| < 5 < r + 2$$|r - 2| < 5 < r + 2$$
Part A: r + 2 > 5 ⇒ r > 3 (1)$r + 2 > 5 \Rightarrow r > 3 \quad \dots (1)$
Part B: |r - 2| < 5$|r - 2| < 5$
-5 < r - 2 < 5$-5 < r - 2 < 5$
-3 < r < 7 (2)$$-3 < r < 7 \quad \dots (2)$$
Step 3: Intersection of inequalities
Taking the intersection of (1) and (2):
r in (3, ∞) (-3, 7) = (3, 7)$$r \in (3, \infty) \cap (-3, 7) = (3, 7)$$
3 < r < 7$3 < r < 7$
Pattern Recognition
Intersecting circles always strictly obey the triangle inequality formed by their radii and the distance between their centers.
Chapter Mix
Class 11 Maths: Conic Sections