MATHEMATICS

ASSIGNMENT-CIRCLE

Equations of circle, Geometrical problems regarding circle

1. A square is inscribed in the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  3  0 , whose sides are parallel to the coordinate

axes. One vertex of the square is

(A) (1  2,  2) (B) (1  2,  2) (C) (1,  2  2 ) (D) None of these

2. If the line x  2by  7  0 is a diameter of the circle x2  y2  6x  2y  0 , then b 

(A) 3 (B) –5 (C) –1 (D) 5

3. For all values of  , the locus of the point of intersection of the lines x cos   y sin   a and

x sin   y cos   b is

(A) An ellipse (B) A circle (C) A parabola (D) A hyperbola

4. If a circle whose centre is (1, –3) touches the line 3x  4y  5  0 , then the radius of the circle is

5 7
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) (D)
2 2
5. The equation of the circle which touches both the axes and whose radius is a, is

(A) x2  y2  2ax  2ay  a2  0 (B) x2  y2  ax  ay  a2  0

(C) x2  y2  2ax  2ay  a2  0 (D) x2  y2  ax  ay  a2  0

6. If a circle passes through the point (0, 0), (a, 0), (0, b), then its centre is

a b b a
(A) (a, b) (B) (b, a) (C)  ,  (D)  , 
2 2  2 2

7. The equation of the circle whose centre is (1, –3) and which touches the line 2x  y  4  0 is

(A) 5x2  5y2  10x  30y  49  0 (B) 5x2  5y2  10x  30y  49  0

(C) 5x2  5y2  10x  30y  49  0 (D) None of these

8. The circle x2  y2  4x  4y  4  0 touches

 (A) x-axis (B) y-axis (C) x-axis and y-axis (D) None of these

9. The equation of the circle whose radius is 5 and which touches the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  20  0

externally at the point (5, 5), is

(A) x2  y2  18x  16y  120  0 (B) x2  y2  18x  16y  120  0

(C) x2  y2  18x  16y  120  0 (D) x2  y2  18x  16y  120  0

10. A circle touches the y-axis at the point (0, 4) and cuts the x-axis in a chord of length 6 units. The radius of
the circle is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
11. The number of circle having radius 5 and passing through the points (– 2, 0) and (4, 0) is
(A) One (B) Two (C) Four (D) Infinite
12. The locus of the centre of the circle which cuts off intercepts of length 2a and 2b from x-axis and y-axis
respectively, is

(A) xyab (B) x2  y2  a2  b2

(C) x2  y2  a2  b2 (D) x2  y2  a2  b2

13. If the lines 3x  4y  4  0 and 6x  8y  7  0 are tangents to a circle, then the radius of the circle is

(A) 3/2 (B) 3/4 (C) 1/10 (D) 1/20

14. ABC is a triangle in which angle C is a right angle. If the coordinates of A and B be (–3, 4) and (3, –4)
respectively, then the equation of the circumcircle of triangle ABC is

(A) x 2  y 2  6x  8 y  0 (B) x2  y2  25

(C) x 2  y 2  3x  4y  5  0 (D) None of these

15. The number of circles touching the line y  x  0 and the y-axis is

(A) Zero (B) One (C) Two (D) Infinite

16. The equation of the circle passing through the point (1,  3) and touching the line 4x  3y  12  0 at the

point (3, 0), is

(A) x2  y2  2x  3y  3  0 (B) x2  y2  2x  3y  5  0

(C) 2x2  2y2  2x  5y  8  0 (D) None of these

17. The equation of a circle which touches both axes and the line 3x  4y  8  0 and whose centre lies in the

third quadrant is

(A) x2  y 2  4x  4y  4  0 (B) x2  y 2  4x  4y  4  0

(C) x 2  y 2  4x  4y  4  0 (D) x 2  y 2  4x  4y  4  0

18. If the equation px2  (2  q)xy  3y2 6qx  30y  6q  0 represents a circle, then the values of p and q are

(A) 3, 1 (B) 2, 2 (C) 3, 2 (D) 3, 4

19. The equation of the circle passing through the origin and cutting intercepts of length 3 and 4 units from the
positive axes, is

(A) x2  y 2  6x  8y  1  0 (B) x2  y2  6x  8y  0
 (C) x 2  y 2  3x  4y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  3x  4y  0

20. Circle x2  y2  6y  0 touches

(A) y-axis at the origin (B) x-axis at the origin

(C) x-axis at the point (3, 0) (D) The line y  3  0

21. Equation of the circle which touches the lines x  0, y  0 and 3x  4y  4 is

(A) x2  4x  y 2  4y  4  0 (B) x 2  4x  y 2  4y  4  0

(C) x2  4x  y 2  4y  4  0 (D) x2  4x  y 2  4y  4  0

22. The locus of the centre of the circle which cuts a chord of length 2a from the positive x-axis and passes
through a point on positive y-axis distant b from the origin is

(A) x2  2by  b2  a2 (B) x2  2by  b2  a2

(C) x2  2by  a2  b2 (D) x2  2by  b2  a2

23. The equation of the circle which passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 5) and the centre lies on the
straight line y  4x  3  0 , is

(A) x2  y2  4x  10y  25  0 (B) x2  y2  4x  10y  25  0

(C) x2  y2  4x  10y  16  0 (D) x2  y2  14y  8  0

24. The equation of the circle concentric with the circle x2  y2  8x  10y  7  0 and passing through the

centre of the circle x2  y2  4x  6y  0 is

(A) x2  y2  8x  10y  59  0 (B) x2  y2  8x  10y  59  0

(C) x2  y2  4x  6y  87  0 (D) x2  y2  4x  6y  87  0

25. A circle is concentric with the circle x2  y2  6x  12y  15  0 and has area double of its area. The

equation of the circle is

(A) x2  y2  6x  12y  15  0 (B) x2  y2  6x  12y  15  0

(C) x2  y2  6x  12y  45  0 (D) None of these

26. The equation of the circle with centre on the x-axis, radius 4 and passing through the origin, is

(A) x 2  y 2  4x  0 (B) x 2  y 2  8y  0

(C) x 2  y 2  8x  0 (D) x 2  y 2  8y  0

27. The equation of the circle passing through the point (2, 1) and touching y-axis at the origin is

(A) x 2  y 2  5x  0 (B) 2x2  2y2  5x  0

(C) x 2  y 2  5x  0 (D) None of these

28. The equation of the circle which touches x-axis at (3, 0) and passes through (1, 4) is given by

(A) x2  y2  6x  5y  9  0 (B) x 2  y 2  6x  5y  9  0

(C) x2  y2  6x  5y  9  0 (D) x 2  y 2  6x  5y  9  0
29. The number of circles touching the lines x  0 , y  a and y  b is

(A) One (B) Two (C) Four (D) Infinite

30. The equation of the circle touching x  0, y  0 and x  4 is

(A) x2  y2  4x  4y  16  0 (B) x2  y2  8x  8y  16  0

(C) x2  y2  4x  4y  4  0 (D) x 2  y 2  4x  4y  4  0

31. The equation x2  y2  0 denotes

(A) A point (B) A circle (C) x-axis (D) y-axis

32. A circle which passes through origin and cuts intercepts on axes a and b, the equation of circle is

(A) x2  y2  ax  by  0 (B) x2  y2  ax  by  0

(C) x2  y2  ax  by  0 (D) x2  y2  ax  by  0

33. If the equation x2  y2  2gx  2fy  c  0 represents a circle with x-axis as a diameter and radius a, then

(A) f  2a, g  0, c  3a2 (B) f  0, g  a, c  3a2

(C) f  0, g  2a, c  3a2 (D) None of these

34. The radius of a circle which touches y-axis at (0,3) and cuts intercept of 8 units with x-axis, is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 8
35. A point P moves in such a way that the ratio of its distance from two coplanar points is always a fixed
number ( 1) . Then its locus is

(A) Straight line (B) Circle (C) Parabola (D) A pair of straight lines

36. The equation of a circle with centre (4, 3) and touching the circle x2  y2  1 , is

(A) x 2  y 2  8x  6y  9  0 (B) x2  y2  8x  6y  11  0

(C) x 2  y 2  8x  6y  9  0 (D) None of these

37. The equation of the circle concentric with the circle x2  y2  4x  6y  3  0 and touching y-axis, is

(A) x 2  y 2  4x  6y  9  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4x  6y  9  0

(C) x 2  y 2  4x  6y  3  0 (D) None of these

38. Locus of the centre of the circle touching both the co-ordinates axes is

(A) x2  y2  0 (B) x2  y2  a non-zero constant

(C) x2  y2  0 (D) x2  y2  a non-zero constant

39. A line meets the coordinate axes in A and B. A circle is circumscribed about the triangle OAB. If m and n
are the distance of the tangents to the circle at the points A and B respectively from the origin, the diameter
of the circle is
1
(A) m(m  n) (B) mn (C) n(m  n) (D) (m  n)
2

40. Radius of the circle x2  y2  2x cos  2y sin   8  0 , is

 (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 3 (D) 10

41. If the lines l1x  m1y  n1  0 and l2x  m2y  n2  0 cuts the axes at con-cyclic points, then

(A) l1l2  m1m2 (B) l1m1  l2m2 (C) l1l2  m1m2  0 (D) l1m2  l2m1

42. The locus of a point which moves such that the sum of the squares of its distances from the three vertices
of a triangle is constant, is a circle whose centre is at the
(A) Incentre of the triangle (B) Centroid of the triangle
(C) Orthocentre of the triangle (D) None of these

43. Locus of the points from which perpendicular tangent can be drawn to the circle x2  y2  a2 , is

(A) A circle passing through origin (B) A circle of radius 2a

(C) A concentric circle of radius a 2 (D) None of these

44. The locus of the centre of a circle which always passes through the fixed points (a, 0) and (a, 0) , is

(A) x 1 (B) xy6 (C) x  y  2a (D) x0

45. The locus of the centre of a circle which touches externally the circle x2  y2  6x  6y  14  0 and also

touches the y-axis, is given by the equation

(A) x2  6x  10y  14  0 (B) x2  10x  6y  14  0

(C) y2  6x  10y  14  0 (D) y2  10x  6y  14  0

K( x  1)2 ( y  2)2
46. If the equation   1 represents a circle, then K 
3 4
(A) 3/4 (B) 1 (C) 4/3 (D) 12
47. A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the line y  x  1 . Then the equation of this circle if it

passes through point (7, 3), is

(A) x2  y2  8x  6y  16  0 (B) x2  y2  8x  6y  16  0

(C) x2  y2  8x  6y  16  0 (D) None of these

48. The equation of the circle which passes through the points (3,  2) and (2, 0) and centre lies on the line

2x  y  3 , is

(A) x2  y2  3x  12y  2  0 (B) x2  y2  3x  12y  2  0

(C) x2  y2  3x  12y  2  0 (D) None of these

49. The locus of the centre of a circle of radius 2 which rolls on the outside of circle x2  y2  3x  6y  9  0 ,

is

(A) x 2  y 2  3x  6y  5  0 (B) x2  y2  3x  6y  31  0

29
(C) x 2  y 2  3x  6y  0 (D) None of these
4

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50. Area of the circle in which a chord of length 2 makes an angle at the centre is
2
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(A) (B) 2 (C)  (D)
2 4

51. A line is drawn through a fixed point P(, ) to cut the circle x2  y2  r 2 at A and B. Then PA . PB is

equal to

(A) (  )2  r 2 (B) (  )2  r 2 (C) (  )2  r 2 (D) None of these

52. The centre of the circle x  1  2 cos  , y  3  2 sin  , is

(A) (1, –3) (B) (–1, 3) (C) (1, 3) (D) None of these
53. Circles are drawn through the point (2, 0) to cut intercept of length 5 units on the x-axis. If their centers lie
in the first quadrant, then their equation is

(A) x2  y2  9x  2fy  14  0 (B) 3x2  3y2  27x  2fy  42  0

(C) x2  y2  9x  2fy  14  0 (D) x2  y2  2fy  9y  14  0

54. Equations to the circles which touch the lines 3x  4y  1  0 , 4x  3y  7  0 and pass through (2, 3) are

(A) ( x  2)2  ( y  8)2  25 (B) 5x2  5y2  12x  24y  31  0

(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these

55. The equation of the circle which passes through (1, 0) and (0, 1) and has its radius as small as possible, is

(A) x2  y2  2x  2y  1  0 (B) x2  y2  x  y  0

(C) 2x2  2y2  3x  3y  1  0 (D) x 2  y 2  3x  3y  2  0

56. The circle x2  y2  8x  4y  4  0 touches

(A) x-axis only (B) y- axis only

(C) Both x and y- axis (D) Does not touch any axis
57. The equation of the circle passing through the point (–2, 4) and through the points of intersection of the

circle x2  y2  2x  6y  6  0 and the line 3x  2y  5  0 , is

(A) x2  y2  2x  4y  4  0 (B) x2  y2  4x  2y  4  0

(C) x 2  y 2  3x  4y  0 (D) x2  y2  4x  2y  0

58. The equation of the circle of radius 5 and touching the coordinate axes in third quadrant is

(A) ( x  5)2  ( y  5)2  25 (B) ( x  4)2  ( y  4)2  25

(C) ( x  6)2  ( y  6)2  25 (D) ( x  5)2  ( y  5)2  25

59. A variable circle passes through the fixed point (2,0) and touches the y-axis . Then the locus of its centre is
(A) A circle (B) An Ellipse (C) A hyperbola (D) A parabola

60. The centre of circle inscribed in square formed by the lines x2  8x  12  0 and y2  14y  45  0 , is

(A) (4, 7) (B) (7, 4) (C) (9, 4) (D) (4, 9)

61. For what value of k, the points (0, 0), (1, 3), (2, 4) and (k, 3) are con-cyclic
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 5
62. The four distinct points (0, 0),(2, 0), (0, –2) and (k,–2)are con-cyclic, if k =
(A) –2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
63. The equation of a circle touching the axes of coordinates and the line x cos   y sin   2 can be

2
(A) x2  y2  2gx  2gy  g2  0 , where g 
(cos   sin   1)

2
(B) x2  y2  2gx  2gy  g2  0 , where g 
(cos   sin   1)

2
(C) x2  y2  2gx  2gy  g2  0 , where g 
(cos   sin   1)

2
(D) x2  y2  2gx  2gy  g2  0 , where g 
(cos   sin   1)
(E) All of these
64. If a circle and a square have the same perimeter, then
(A) Their area are equal (B) Area of circle is larger
(C) Area of square is larger (D) None of these
65. The equation to the circle with centre (2, 1) and touching the line 3x  4y  5 is

(A) x2  y2  4x  2y  5  0 (B) x2  y2  4x  2y  5  0

(C) x2  y2  4x  2y  4  0 (D) x2  y2  4x  2y  4  0

66. Let P( x1, y1) and Q( x2, y2 ) are two points such that their abscissa x1 and x 2 are the roots of the equation

x2  2x  3  0 while the ordinates y1 and y 2 are the roots of the equation y2  4y  12  0 . The centre of
the circle with PQ as diameter is
(A) ( 1,2) (B) (1, 2) (C) (1,2) (D) (1,2)

67. Four distinct points (2k, 3k ), (1,0)(0,1) and (0,0) lie on a circle for

(A) Vk I (B) k0 (C) 0  k 1 (D) For two values of k

68. If one end of the diameter is (1, 1) and other end lies on the line x  y  3 , then locus of centre of circle is

(A) x  y 1 (B) 2( x  y)  5 (C) 2x  2y  5 (D) None of these

69. A circle is drawn to cut a chord of length 2a units along X-axis and to touch the Y-axis. The locus of the
centre of the circle is

(A) x 2  y 2  a2 (B) x 2  y 2  a2 (C) x  y  a2 (D) x 2  y 2  4a2

(E) x 2  y2  4a2

Tangent and normal to a circle

1. If the length of tangent drawn from the point (5, 3) to the circle x2  y2  2x  ky  17  0 be 7, then k =

(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) –6 (D) 13/2

2. The line lx  my  n  0 will be a tangent to the circle x2  y2  a2 iff

(A) n2 (l2  m2 )  a2 (B) a2 (l2  m2 )  n2

(C) n(l  m)a (D) a(l  m)  n

3. The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle ( x  7)2  ( y  1)2  25 is
   
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
3 6 2

4. A pair of tangent is drawn from the origin to the circle x2  y2  20( x  y)  20  0 . The equation of the pair

of tangents is

(A) x2  y2  10xy  0 (B) x2  y2  5xy  0

(C) 2x2  2y2  5xy  0 (D) 2x2  2y2  5xy  0

5. If OA and OB be the tangents to the circle x2  y2  6x  8y  21  0 drawn from the origin O, then AB =

4 17
(A) 11 (B) 21 (C) (D) None of these
5 3

6. A point inside the circle x2  y2  3x  3y  2  0 is

(A) (– 1, 3) (B) (– 2, 1) (C) (2, 1) (D) (– 3, 2)

7. Position of the point (1, 1) with respect to the circle x2  y2  x  y  1  0 is

(A) Outside the circle (B) Upon the circle

(C) Inside the circle (D) None of these

8. The equations of the tangents to the circle x2  y2  50 at the points where the line x  7  0 meets it, are

(A) 7x  y  50  0 (B) 7x  y  5  0 (C) y  7x  5  0 (D) y  7x  5  0

9. If the line y  3 x  k touches the circle x 2  y 2  16 , then k =

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

10. The equations of the tangents to the circle x2  y2  6x  4y  12 which are parallel to the straight line

4x  3y  5  0 , are

(A) 3x  4y  19  0, 3x  4y  31  0 (B) 4x  3y  19  0, 4x  3y  31  0

(C) 4x  3y  19  0, 4x  3y  31  0 (D) 3x  4y  19  0,3x  4y  31  0

11. The equations of the tangents to the circle x2  y2  36 which are inclined at an angle of 45o to the x-axis

are

(A) xy 6 (B) xy3 2 (C) yx6 2 (D) None of these

 1 1 
12. The equation of the normal to the circle x2  y2  9 at the point  ,  is
 2 2

2
(A) xy0 (B) xy (C) xy0 (D) None of these
3

13. The equations of tangents to the circle x2  y2  22x  4y  25  0 which are perpendicular to the line

5x  12y  8  0 are

(A) 12x  5y  8  0 , 12x  5y  252 (B) 12x  5y  0, 12x  5y  252

(C) 12x  5y  8  0,12x  5y  252  0 (D) None of these

14. The line x cos   y sin   p will be a tangent to the circle x2  y2  2ax cos   2ay sin   0 , if p 
 (A) 0 or a (B) 0 (C) 2a (D) 0 or 2a

15. The line ( x  a) cos   ( y  b) sin   r will be a tangent to the circle ( x  a)2  ( y  b)2  r 2

(A) If   30o (B) If   60o (C) For all values of  (D) None of these

16. The equations of the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x2  y2  2rx  2hy  h2  0 are

(A) x  0, y  0 (B) (h2  r 2 )x  2rhy  0, x  0

(C) y  0, x  4 (D) (h2  r 2 )x  2rhy  0, x  0

17. If the line lx  my  1be a tangent to the circle x2  y2  a2 , then the locus of the point (l, m) is

(A) A straight line (B) A Circle (C) A parabola (D) An ellipse

18. The equations of the tangents drawn from the point (0, 1) to the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  0 are

(A) 2x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0 (B) 2x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0

(C) 2x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0 (D) 2x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0

19. The angle between the tangents to the circle x2  y2  169 at the points (5, 12) and (12, –5), is

(A) 30o (B) 45o (C) 60o (D) 90o

20. If the line x  k touches the circle x2  y2  9 , then the value of k is

(A) 2 but not – 2 (B) – 2 but not 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these

21. If the line y cos   x sin   a cos  be a tangent to the circle x2  y2  a2 , then

(A) sin2   1 (B) cos2   1 (C) sin2   a (D) cos2   a2

22. Circle x2  y2  4x  8y  5  0 will intersect the line 3x  4y  m in two distinct points, if

(A) 10  m  5 (B) 9  m  20 (C) 35  m  15 (D) None of these

23. If the equation of one tangent to the circle with centre at (2, –1) from the origin is 3x  y  0 , then the

equation of the other tangent through the origin is

(A) 3x  y  0 (B) x  3y  0 (C) x  3y  0 (D) x  2y  0

24. The equations of the normal to the circle x2  y2  8x  2y  12  0 at the points whose ordinate is –1, will

be
(A) 2x  y  7  0, 2x  y  9  0 (B) 2x  y  7  0, 2x  y  9  0

(C) 2x  y  7  0, 2x  y  9  0 (D) 2x  y  7  0, 2x  y  9  0

25. If the ratio of the lengths of tangents drawn from the point ( f, g) to the given circle x 2  y 2  6 and

x2  y2  3x  3y  0 be 2 : 1, then

(A) f 2  g2  2g  2f  2  0 (B) f 2  g2  4g  4f  4  0

(C) f 2  g2  4g  4f  2  0 (D) None of these

26. If c 2  a2 (1  m2 ), then the line y  mx  c will intersect the circle x 2  y 2  a2

(A) At one point (B) At two distinct points

(C) At no point (D) None of these
27. The straight line x  y  3  0 touches the circle x2  y2  4x  6y  11  0 at the point whose co-ordinates

are
(A) (1,2) (B) (1, 2) (C) (1, 2) (D) ( 1,2)

28. The point at which the normal to the circle x2  y2  4x  6y  39  0 at the point (2, 3) will meet the circle

again, is
(A) (6, –9) (B) (6, 9) (C) (–6, –9) (D) (–6, 9)

29. The equation of the normal to the circle x2  y2  2x  0 parallel to the line x  2y  3 is

(A) 2x  y  1  0 (B) 2x  y  1  0 (C) x  2y  1  0 (D) x  2y  1  0

30. If a line passing through origin touches the circle ( x  4)2  ( y  5)2  25 , then its slope should be

3
(A)  (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 1
4

31. Two tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x2  y2  2gx  2fy  c  0 will be perpendicular to each

other, if

(A) g2  f 2  2c (B) g  f  c2 (C) gf c (D) None of these

32. Length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle x2  y2  2gx  2fy  c1  0 to the circle

x2  y2  2gx  2fy  c  0 is

(A) c1  c (B) c  c1 (C) c1  c (D) None of these

33. If O is the origin and OP, OQ are tangents to the circle x2  y2  2gx  2fy  c  0 , the circumcentre of the

triangle OPQ is
(A) (g,  f ) (B) (g, f ) (C) ( f,g) (D) None of these

34. The number of tangents which can be drawn from the point (–1,2) to the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  4  0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

35. The number of common tangents to the circles x2  y2  4x  6y  12  0 and x2  y2  6x  18y  26  0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

36. The area of triangle formed by the tangent, normal drawn at (1, 3 ) to the circle x2  y2  4 and positive x-

axis, is

(A) 2 3 (B) 3 (C) 4 3 (D) None of these

37. The point of contact of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  5 at the point (1, –2) which touches the circle

x2  y2  8x  6y  20  0 , is

(A) (2, –1) (B) (3, –1) (C) (4, –1) (D) (5, –1)

38. A tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  5 at the point (1,–2)..... the circle x2  y2  8x  6y  20  0

(A) Touches (B) Cuts at real points

(C) Cuts at imaginary points (D) None of these
39. Square of the length of the tangent drawn from the point (, ) to the circle ax2  ay2  r 2 is

r2 r2
(A) a2  a2  r 2 (B)  2  2  (C)  2  2  (D) 2  2  r 2
a a

40. If the straight line y  mx  c touches the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  3  0 at the point (2, 3), then c =

(A) –3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) –2

41. The points of intersection of the line 4x  3y  10  0 and the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  20  0 are

(A) (2,6), (4,2) (B) (2, 6), (4,2) (C) (2, 6), (4, 2) (D) None of these

42. If the centre of a circle is (–6, 8) and it passes through the origin, then equation to its tangent at the origin,
is
(A) 2y  x (B) 4y  3x (C) 3y  4x (D) 3x  4y  0

43. The locus of the point of intersection of the tangents at the extremities of a chord of the circle x 2  y 2  a2

which touches the circle x2  y2  2ax is

(A) y2  a (a  2x) (B) x2  a (a  2y)

(C) x2  y 2  ( y  a)2 (D) None of these

44. The values of constant term in the equation of circle passing through (1, 2) and (3, 4) and touching the line
3x  y  3  0 , is

(A) 7 and 12 (B) Only 7 (C) Only 12 (D) None of these

45. The gradient of the tangent line at the point (a cos , a sin ) to the circle x 2  y 2  a2 , is

(A) tan  (B) tan(  ) (C) cot  (D)  cot 

46. The two circles which passes through (0, a) and (0,a) and touch the line y  mx  c will intersect each

other at right angle, if

(A) a2  c 2 (2m  1) (B) a2  c 2 (2  m2 )

(C) c 2  a2 (2  m2 ) (D) c 2  a2 (2m  1)

47. The equation of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a2 which makes a triangle of area a2 with the co-

ordinate axes, is

(A) xy a 2 (B) x  y  a 2 (C) x  y  2a (D) x  y  2a

48. If the line 3x  4y   touches the circle x2  y2  4x  8y  5  0 , then  is equal to

(A) – 35, –15 (B) – 35, 15 (C) 35, 15 (D) 35,– 15

49. If a circle passes through the points of intersection of the coordinate axis with the lines x  y  1  0 and

x  2y  3  0 , then the value of  is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

50. Given the circles x2  y2  4x  5  0 and x2  y2  6x  2y  6  0 . Let P be a point (, ) such that the

tangents from P to both the circles are equal, then

(A) 2  10  11  0 (B) 2  10  11  0
 (C) 10  2  11  0 (D) 10  2  11  0

51. The number of common tangents to two circles x2  y2  4 and x2  y2  8x  12  0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

52. If 2x  4y  9 and 6x  12y  7  0 are the tangents of same circle, then its radius will be

3 17 2 5 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 6 5 3 3 5

53. The tangent at P, any point on the circle x2  y2  4 , meets the coordinate axes in A and B, then

(A) Length of AB is constant

(B) PA and PB are always equal

(C) The locus of the mid point of AB is x 2  y 2  x 2y 2

(D) None of these

54. If the circle ( x  h)2  ( y  k )2  r 2 touches the curve y  x2  1 at a point (1, 2), then the possible locations

of the points (h, k) are given by

(A) hk  5 / 2 (B) h  2k  5 (C) h2  4k 2  5 (D) k 2  h2  1

55. The line ax  by  c  0 is a normal to the circle x2  y 2  r 2 . The portion of the line ax  by  c  0

intercepted by this circle is of length

(A) r (B) r2 (C) 2r (D) r

56. If a  2b  0 then the positive value of m for which y  mx  b 1  m2 is a common tangent to x2  y 2  b2

and ( x  a)2  y 2  b2 , is

2b a2  4b2 2b b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a2  4b2 2b a  2b a  2b

57. The circles x 2  y 2  9 and x2  y2  12y  27  0 touch each other. The equation of their common

tangent is
(A) 4y  9 (B) y3 (C) y  3 (D) x3

58. If the tangent at a point P( x, y) of a curve is perpendicular to the line that joins origin with the point P, then

the curve is
(A) Circle (B) Parabola (C) Ellipse (D) Straight line

59. Equation of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a2 which is perpendicular to the straight line y  mx  c is

x
(A) y  a 1  m2 (B) x  my   a 1  m2
m

(C) x  my  a 1  (1 / m)2 (D) x  my  a 1  m2

60. A circle with centre (a, b) passes through the origin. The equation of the tangent to the circle at the origin is
(A) ax  by  0 (B) ax  by  0 (C) bx  ay  0 (D) bx  ay  0

61. If 5x  12y  10  0 and 12y  5x  16  0 are two tangents to a circle, then the radius of the circle is
 (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

62. The area of the triangle formed by the tangent at (3, 4) to the circle x 2  y2  25 and the co-ordinate axes

is

24 625  24 
(A) (B) 0 (C) (D)  
25 24  25 

x y
63. If   1 touches the circle x 2  y 2  a2 , then point (1/ ,1/ ) lies on
 

(A) Straight line (B) Circle (C) Parabola (D) Ellipse

64. Give the number of common tangents to circle x2  y2  2x  8y  23  0 and x2  y2  4x  10y  9  0

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) None of these

65. If line ax  by  0 touches x2  y2  2x  4y  0 and is a normal to the circle x2  y2  4x  2y  3  0 ,

then value of (a,b) will be

(A) (2, 1) (B) (1, –2) (C) (1, 2) (D) (–1, 2)
66. The locus of a point which moves so that the ratio of the length of the tangents to the circles

x2  y2  4x  3  0 and x2  y2  6x  5  0 is 2:3 is

(A) 5x2  5y2  60x  7  0 (B) 5x2  5y2  60x  7  0

(C) 5x2  5y2  60x  7  0 (D) 5x2  5y2  60x  7  0

(E) 5x2  5y2  60x  12  0

Chord of contact of tangent

1. The common chord of the circle x2  y2  4x  1  0 and x2  y2  6x  2y  3  0 is

(A) x  y  1 0 (B) 5x  y  2  0 (C) 2x  2y  5  0 (D) 3x  y  3  0

2. If the middle point of a chord of the circle x2  y2  x  y  1  0 be (1, 1), then the length of the chord is

(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) None of these

3. y  mx is a chord of a circle of radius a and the diameter of the circle lies along x-axis and one end of this
chord in origin .The equation of the circle described on this chord as diameter is

(A) (1  m2 )( x2  y2 )  2ax  0 (B) (1  m2 )( x2  y2 )  2a( x  my)  0

(C) (1  m2 )( x2  y2 )  2a( x  my)  0 (D) (1  m2 )( x2  y2 )  2a( x  my)  0

4. The locus of the middle points of those chords of the circle x2  y2  4 which subtend a right angle at the

origin is

(A) x2  y2  2x  2y  0 (B) x2  y2  4

(C) x2  y2  2 (D) ( x  1)2  ( y  2)2  5

5. The equation of the chord of the circle x 2  y 2  a2 having ( x1, y1) as its mid-point is
 (A) xy1  yx1  a2 (B) x1  y1  a (C) xx1  yy1  x12  y12 (D) xx1  yy1  a2

6. Locus of the middle points of the chords of the circle x 2  y 2  a2 which are parallel to y  2x will be

1
(A) A circle with radius a (B) A straight line with slope 
2
(C) A circle will centre (0, 0) (D) A straight line with slope – 2
x y
7. The length of the chord intercepted by the circle x2  y 2  r 2 on the line   1 is
a b

r 2 (a2  b2 )  a2b2 r 2 (a2  b2 )  a2b2

(A) (B) 2
a2  b2 a2  b2

r 2 (a2  b2 )  a2b2
(C) 2 (D) None of these
a2  b2

8. Middle point of the chord of the circle x 2  y2  25 intercepted on the line x  2y  2 is

3 4 2 4 8 1
(A)  ,  (B) ( 2,2) (C)  ,  (D)  , 
5 5 5 5 3 3

9. If the line x  2y  k cuts off a chord of length 2 from the circle x 2  y 2  3 , then k =

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)  10 (D) None of these

10. From the origin chords are drawn to the circle ( x  1)2  y2  1. The equation of the locus of the middle

points of these chords is

(A) x 2  y 2  3x  0 (B) x 2  y 2  3y  0

(C) x2  y2  x  0 (D) x2  y2  y  0

11. The equation of the diameter of the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  11  0 which bisects the chords intercepted on

the line 2x  y  3  0 is

(A) x  y 7  0 (B) 2x  y  5  0 (C) x  2y  3  0 (D) None of these

12. If the lengths of the chords intercepted by the circle x2  y2  2gx  2fy  0 from the co-ordinate axes be 10

and 24 respectively, then the radius of the circle is

(A) 17 (B) 9 (C) 14 (D) 13

13. The length of common chord of the circles ( x  a)2  y 2  a2 and x 2  ( y  b)2  b2 is

ab 2ab
(A) 2 a2  b2 (B) (C) (D) None of these
2 2 2 2
a b a b

14. The length of common chord of the circles x 2  y2  12 and x2  y2  4x  3y  2  0 , is

(A) 4 2 (B) 5 2 (C) 2 2 (D) 6 2

15. The locus of the middle points of chords of the circle x2  y2  2x  6y  10  0 which passes through the

origin, is

(A) x 2  y 2  x  3y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  x  3y  0
 (C) x 2  y 2  x  3y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  x  3y  0

16. A line lx  my  n  0 meets the circle x 2  y 2  a2 at the points P and Q. The tangents drawn at the points

P and Q meet at R, then the coordinates of R is

 a2l a2m    a2l  a2m   a2n a2n 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D) None of these
 n n   n n   l m 
  

17. Tangents AB and AC are drawn from the point A(0, 1) to the circle x2  y2  2x  4y  1  0 . Equation of the

circle through A, B and C is

(A) x2  y2  x  y  2  0 (B) x2  y2  x  y  2  0

(C) x2  y2  x  y  2  0 (D) None of these

18. The locus of mid-point of the chords of the circle x2  y2  2x  2y  2  0 which makes an angle of 120 at

the centre is

(A) x2  y2  2x  2y  1  0 (B) x2  y2  x  y  1  0

(C) x2  y2  2x  2y  1  0 (D) None of these

19. If the circle x 2  y 2  a2 cuts off a chord of length 2b from the line y  mx  c , then

(A) (1  m2 )(a2  b2 )  c 2 (B) (1  m2 )(a2  b2 )  c 2

(C) (1  m2 )(a2  b2 )  c 2 (D) None of these

20. The length of the common chord of the circles x2  y2  2x  3y  1  0 and x2  y2  4x  3y  2  0 is

(A) 9/2 (B) 2 2 (C) 3 2 (D) 3/2

21. If the circle x2  y2  4 bisects the circumference of the circle x2  y2  2x  6y  a  0 , then a equals

(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) 16 (D) –16

22. The equation of the chord of contact, if the tangents are drawn from the point (5, –3) to the circle

x 2  y2  10 , is

(A) 5x  3y  10 (B) 5x  3y  10 (C) 3x  5y  10 (D) 3x  5y  10

23. A line through (0,0) cuts the circle x2  y2  2ax  0 at A and B, then locus of the centre of the circle drawn
on AB as a diameter is

(A) x2  y2  2ay  0 (B) x2  y2  ay  0

(C) x2  y2  ax  0 (D) x2  y2  ax  0

24. The radius of the circle, having centre at (2,1) whose one of the chord is a diameter of the circle

x2  y2  2x  6y  6  0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

25. The intercept on the line y  x by the circle x2  y2  2x  0 is AB, equation of the circle on AB as a

diameter is
 (A) x2  y2  x  y  0 (B) x2  y2  x  y  0

(C) x2  y2  x  y  0 (D) x2  y2  x  y  0

26. The equation of the circle having as a diameter, the chord x  y 1  0 of the circle

2x2  2y2  2x  6y  25  0 , is

29 29
(A) x 2  y 2  3x  y  0 (B) 2x 2  2y 2  2x  5 y  0
2 2

(C) 2x2  2y2  6x  2y  21  0 (D) None of these

System of circles

1. If the circles x 2  y2  a2 and x2  y2  2gx  g2  b2  0 touch each other externally, then

(A) g  ab (B) g2  a2  b2 (C) g2  ab (D) g  ab

2. A circle passes through (0, 0) and (1, 0) and touches the circle x2  y2  9 , then the centre of circle is

3 1 1 3  1 1 1 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  ,  2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 

3. The point of contact of the given circles x2  y2  6x  6y  10  0 and x2  y2  2 , is

(A) (0, 0) (B) (1, 1) (C) (1, –1) (D) (–1, –1)
4. From three non- collinear points we can draw
(A) Only one circle (B) Three circle (C) Infinite circles (D) No circle
5. The equation of the circle having its centre on the line x  2y  3  0 and passing through the points of

intersection of the circles x2  y2  2x  4y  1  0 and x2  y2  4x  2y  4  0 , is

(A) x 2  y 2  6x  7  0 (B) x 2  y 2  3y  4  0

(C) x2  y2  2x  2y  1  0 (D) x2  y2  2x  4y  4  0

6. If a circle passes through the point (1, 2) and cuts the circle x2  y2  4 orthogonally, then the equation of

the locus of its centre is

(A) x 2  y 2  3x  8y  1  0 (B) x2  y2  2x  6y  7  0

(C) 2x  4y  9  0 (D) 2x  4y  1  0

7. The locus of centre of a circle passing through (a, b) and cuts orthogonally to circle x2  y 2  p2 , is

(A) 2ax  2by  (a2  b2  p2 )  0 (B) 2ax  2by  (a2  b2  p2 )  0

(C) x2  y2  3ax  4by  (a2  b2  p2 )  0 (D) x2  y2  2ax  3by  (a2  b2  p2 )  0

8. The equation of the circle which intersects circles x2  y2  x  2y  3  0 , x2  y2  2x  4y  5  0 and

x2  y2  7x  8y  9  0 at right angle, will be

(A) x 2  y 2  4x  4y  3  0 (B) 3( x2  y2 )  4x  4y  3  0

(C) x 2  y 2  4x  4y  3  0 (D) 3( x2  y2 )  4( x  y)  3  0
9. The equation of the circle through the points of intersection of x2  y2  1  0 , x2  y2  2x  4y  1  0 and

touching the line x  2y  0 , is

(A) x2  y2  x  2y  0 (B) x2  y2  x  20  0

(C) x2  y2  x  2y  0 (D) 2( x2  y2 )  x  2y  0

10. The locus of the centres of the circles which touch externally the circles x 2  y2  a2 and x2  y2  4ax ,

will be

(A) 12x2  4y2  24ax  9a2  0 (B) 12x2  4y2  24ax  9a2  0

(C) 12x2  4y2  24ax  9a2  0 (D) 12x2  4y2  24ax  9a2  0

11. If the circles of same radius a and centers at (2, 3) and (5, 6) cut orthogonally, then a =
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

12. The equation of the circle which passes through the point of intersection of circles x2  y2  8x  2y  7  0

and x2  y2  4x  10y  8  0 and having its centre on y -axis, will be

(A) x2  y2  22x  9  0 (B) x2  y2  22x  9  0

(C) x2  y2  22y  9  0 (D) x2  y2  22y  9  0

13. From any point on the circle x 2  y2  a2 tangents are drawn to the circle x2  y2  a2 sin2  , the angle

between them is

(A) (B)  (C) 2 (D) None of these
2
14. The equation of circle which passes through the point (1,1) and intersect the given circles

x2  y2  2x  4y  6  0 and x2  y2  4x  6y  2  0 orthogonally, is

(A) x2  y2  16x  12y  2  0 (B) x2  y2  16x  12y  2  0

(C) x2  y2  16x  12y  2  0 (D) None of these

15. The two circles x2  y2  2x  3  0 and x2  y2  4x  6y  8  0 are such that

(A) They touch each other (B) They intersect each other
(C) One lies inside the other (D) None of these

16. The equation of the circle having the lines x2  2xy  3x  6y  0 as its normals and having size just

sufficient to contain the circle x( x  4)  y( y  3)  0 is

(A) x2  y2  3x  6y  40  0 (B) x2  y2  6x  3y  45  0

(C) x2  y2  8x  4y  20  0 (D) x2  y2  4x  8y  20  0

17. Locus of the point, the difference of the squares of lengths of tangents drawn from which to two given circles
is constant, is
(A) Circle (B) Parabola (C) Straight line (D) None of these

18. Consider the circles x2  ( y  1)2  9, ( x  1)2  y2  25 . They are such that
 (A) These circles touch each other
(B) One of these circles lies entirely inside the other
(C) Each of these circles lies outside the other
(D) They intersect in two points

19. A circle passes through the origin and has its centre on y  x . If it cuts x2  y2  4x  6y  10  0

orthogonally, then the equation of the circle is

(A) x2  y2  x  y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  6x  4y  0

(C) x2  y2  2x  2y  0 (D) x2  y2  2x  2y  0

20. The circle x2  y2  2gx  2fy  c  0 bisects the circumference of the circle x2  y2  2g' x  2f ' y  c'  0 ,

if
(A) 2g' (g  g' )  2f ' (f  f ' )  c  c' (B) g' (g  g' )  f ' (f  f ' )  c  c'

(C) f (g  g' )  g(f  f ' )  c  c' (D) None of these

21. Circles ( x  a)2  ( y  b)2  a2 and ( x  ) 2  ( y  ) 2   2 cut orthogonally, if

(A) a  b  b 2   2 (B) 2(a  b)  b2  2

(C) a  b  a 2  b 2 (D) None of these

22. The circles x2  y2  4x  6y  3  0 and 2( x2  y2 )  6x  4y  C  0 will cut orthogonally, if C equals

(A) 4 (B) 18 (C) 12 (D) 16

23. Any circle through the point of intersection of the lines x  3 y  1 and 3 x  y  2 if intersects these lines

at points P and Q, then the angle subtended by the arc PQ at its centre is

(A) 180o (B) 90 o (C) 120o (D) Depends on centre and

radius

24. The equation of a circle that intersects the circle x2  y2  14x  6y  2  0 orthogonally and whose centre

is (0, 2) is

(A) x2  y2  4y  6  0 (B) x2  y2  4y  14  0

(C) x2  y2  4y  14  0 (D) x2  y2  4y  14  0

25. If the circles x2  y2  4, x2  y2  10x    0 touch externally, then  is equal to

(A) –16 (B) 9 (C) 16 (D) 25

26. If the straight line y  mx is outside the circle x2  y2  20y  90  0 , then

(A) m3 (B) m3 (C) | m | 3 (D) | m | 3

27. The equation of the circle which passes through the intersection of x2  y2  13x  3y  0

and 2x2  2y2  4x  7y  25  0 and whose centre lies on 13x  30y  0 is

(A) x2  y2  30x  13y  25  0 (B) 4x2  4y2  30x  13y  25  0

(C) 2x2  2y2  30x  13y  25  0 (D) x2  y2  30x  13y  25  0

28. The two circles x 2  y 2  2x  6y  6  0 and x 2  y 2  5x  6y  15  0

(A) Intersect (B) Are concentric (C) Touch internally (D) Touch externally

29. The locus of the centre of a circle which cuts orthogonally the circle x2  y2  20x  4  0 and which

touches x  2 is

(A) y 2  16x  4 (B) x2  16y (C) x 2  16y  4 (D) y2  16x

30. The locus of the centre of circle which cuts the circles x 2  y 2  4x  6y  9  0 and

x2  y2  4x  6y  4  0 orthogonally is

(A) 12x  8y  5  0 (B) 8x  12y  5  0

(C) 8x  12y  5  0 (D) None of these

31. If the chord y  mx  1 of the circle x 2  y 2  1 subtends an angle of measure 45 o at the major segment

of the circle then value of m is

(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) –1 (D) None of these

32. The centre of the circle, which cuts orthogonally each of the three circles x2  y2  2x  17y  4  0,

x2  y2  7x  6y  11  0, x 2  y 2  x  22y  3  0 is

(A) (3, 2) (B) (1, 2) (C) (2, 3) (D) (0, 2)

33. If the circle x 2  y 2  6x  2y  k  0 bisects the circumference of the circle x 2  y 2  2x  6y  15  0,

then k =
(A) 21 (B) – 21 (C) 23 (D) – 23
34. If P is a point such that the ratio of the squares of the lengths of the tangents from P to the circles

x 2  y 2  2x  4y  20  0 and x2  y2  4x  2y  44  0 is 2 : 3, then the locus of P is a circle with centre

(A) (7, – 8) (B) (– 7, 8) (C) (7, 8) (D) (– 7, – 8)

35. If two circles ( x  1)2  ( y  3)2  r  and x 2  y 2  8x  2y  8  0 intersect in two distinct points, then

(A) 2r 8 (B) r2 (C) r2 (D) r2

36. If circles x 2  y 2  2ax  c  0 and x 2  y 2  2by  c  0 touch each other, then

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)   (B)   (C)   c2 (D)  
a b c 2 2 2 a b 2 2 c
a b c a b
37. A circle with radius 12 lies in the first quadrant and touches both the axes, another circle has its centre at
(8,9) and radius 7. Which of the following statements is true
(A) Circles touch each other internally (B) Circles touch each other externally
(C) Circles intersect at two distinct points (D) None of these

38. The condition that the circle ( x  3) 2  ( y  4) 2  r 2 lies entirely within the circle x 2  y 2  R 2 , is

(A) Rr  7 (B) R 2  r 2  49 (C) R 2  r 2  25 (D) Rr  5

39. The value of  , for which the circle x 2  y 2  2x  6y  1  0 , intersects the circle x 2  y 2  4x  2y  0

orthogonally is
 5 11 5
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 8 4

40. If the circles x 2  y 2  2ax  cy  a  0 and x 2  y 2  3ax  dy  1  0 intersect in two distinct points P

and Q then the line 5x  by  a  0 passes through P and Q for

(A) Infinitely many values of a (B) Exactly two values of a

(C) Exactly one value of a (D) No value of a

41. A circle touches the x-axis and also touches the circle with centre at (0, 3) and radius 2. The locus of the
centre of the circle is
(A) A hyperbola (B) A parabola (C) An ellipse (D) A circle

Critical Thinking ( Objective Questions )

1. ABCD is a square, the length of whose side is a. Taking AB and AD as the coordinate axes, the equation
of the circle passing through the vertices of the square, is

(A) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0 (B) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0

(C) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  0

2at a(1  t 2 )
2. Locus of the point given by the equations x  , y ( 1  t  1) is a
1 t2 1 t2
(A) Straight line (B) Circle (C) Ellipse (D) Hyperbola
3. The equation of the circle with origin as centre passing the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose median
is of length 3a is

(A) x 2  y 2  9a 2 (B) x 2  y 2  16a 2 (C) x 2  y 2  a2 (D) None of these

PA
4. The two points A and B in a plane are such that for all points P lies on circle satisfied  k , then k will
PB
not be equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these

5. The locus of a point which divides the join of A(1, 1) and a variable point P on the circle x 2  y 2  4 in

the ratio 3 : 2, is

(A) 25( x 2  y 2 )  20( x  y)  28  0 (B) 25( x 2  y 2 )  20( x  y)  28  0

(C) 20( x 2  y 2 )  25( x  y)  28  0 (D) None of these

6. The abscissa of A and B are the roots of the equation x 2  2ax  b 2  0 and their ordinates are the roots

of the equation y 2  2py  q 2  0 . The equation of the circle with AB as diameter

(A) x 2  y 2  2ax  2py  b 2  q2  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2ax  py  b 2  q2  0

(C) x 2  y 2  2ax  2py  b 2  q2  0 (D) None of these

7. A square is inscribed in the circle x 2  y 2  2x  4y  93  0 with its sides parallel to the coordinate axes.

The coordinates of its vertices are

 (A) (–6, –9), (–6, 5), (8, –9) and (8, 5) (B) (–6, 9), (–6, –5), (8, –9) and (8, 5)
(C) (–6, –9), (–6, 5), (8, 9) and (8, 5) (D) (–6, –9), (–6, 5), (8, –9) and (8, –5)

8. Chord of contact of the point (3, 2) w.r.t. the circle x 2  y 2  25 meets the coordinate axes in A and B.

The circumcentre of triangle OAB is

 25 25   2 3   25 25 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D) None of these
 4 6   50 50   6 4 

9. The circle x 2  y 2  4 cuts the line joining the points A(1, 0) and B(3, 4) in two points P and Q. Let

BP BQ
  and   . Then  and  are roots of the quadratic equation
PA QA

(A) 3x 2  2x  21  0 (B) 3x 2  2x  21  0

(C) 2x 2  3x  21  0 (D) None of these

10. Let L1 be a straight line passing through the origin and L 2 be the straight line x  y  1. If the intercepts

made by the circle x 2  y 2  x  3y  0 on L1 and L 2 are equal, then which of the following equations can

represent L1

(A) xy 0 (B) xy 0 (C) x  7y  0 (D) x  7y  0

11. The centre of the circle passing through (0, 0) and (1, 0) and touching the circle x 2  y 2  9 is

 1 1 1  3 1 1 3
(A)  ,  (B)  , 2  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
2 2 2  2 2 2 2

 1 
12. If  mi ,  , i  1,2,3,4 are con-cyclic points, then the value of m1.m2.m3.m4 is
 mi 
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) None of these
13. The normal at the point (3, 4) on a circle cuts the circle at the point (–1, –2). Then the equation of the circle
is

(A) x 2  y 2  2x  2y  13  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2x  2y  11  0

(C) x 2  y 2  2x  2y  12  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2x  2y  14  0

14. If the tangent to the circle x2  y2  r 2 at the point (a, b) meets the coordinate axes at the point A and B,

and O is the origin, then the area of the triangle OAB is

r4 r4 r2 r2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2ab ab 2ab ab

15. The co-ordinates of the point from where the tangents are drawn to the circles x2  y2  1 ,

x2  y2  8x  15  0 and x2  y2  10y  24  0 are of same length, are

 5  5  5  5
(A)  2,  (B)   2,  (C)   2,  (D)  2, 
 2  2  2  2

16. The tangents are drawn from the point (4, 5) to the circle x2  y2  4x  2y  11  0 . The area of

quadrilateral formed by these tangents and radii, is

 (A) 15 sq. units (B) 75 sq. units (C) 8 sq. units (D) 4 sq. units
17. Let PQ and RS be tangents at the extremeties of the diameter PR of a circle of radius r. If PS and RQ
intersect at a point X on the circumference of the circle, then 2r equals

PQ  RS 2PQ. RS PQ2  RS2

(A) PQ.RS (B) (C) (D)
2 PQ  RS 2

18. The angle between a pair of tangents drawn from a point P to the circle x2  y2  4x  6y  9

sin2   13 cos2   0 is 2 . The equation of the locus of the point P is

(A) x2  y2  4x  6y  4  0 (B) x2  y2  4x  6y  9  0

(C) x2  y2  4x  6y  4  0 (D) x2  y2  4x  6y  9  0

19. If a straight line through C( 8, 8 ) making an angle of 135 with the x-axis cuts the circle
x  5 cos , y  5 sin  at points A and B, then the length of AB is

(A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 10 (D) None of these

20. If two distinct chords, drawn from the point (p, q) on the circle x2  y2  px  qy , (where pq  0 ) are

bisected by the x-axis, then

(A) p2  q2 (B) p 2  8q 2 (C) p2  8q2 (D) p 2  8q 2

21. From the origin, chords are drawn to the circle ( x  1)2  y2  1 . The locus of mid points of these chords is

a
(A) Circle (B) Straight line (C) Pair of straight line (D) None of these

22. If the circle C1 : x2  y2  16 intersects another circle C 2 of radius 5 in such a manner that the common

3
chord is of maximum length and has a slope equal to , the coordinates of the centre of C 2 are
4

 9 12   9  12   9 12   9 12 
(A)  ,  ,  ,  (B)   ,  ,  , 
 5 5  5 5   5 5  5 5 

 9  12    9  12 
(C)  , ,  ,  (D) None of these
5 5   5 5 

23. The intercept on the line y  x by the circle x2  y2  2x  0 is AB . Equation of the circle with AB as a

diameter is

(A) x2  y2  x  y  0 (B) x2  y2  2x  y  0

(C) x2  y2  x  y  0 (D) x2  y2  x  y  0

24. The line L passes through the points of intersection of the circles x2  y2  25 and x2  y2  8x  7  0 .

The length of perpendicular from centre of second circle onto the line L, is

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0

25. If a circle passes through the point (a, b) and cuts the circle x 2  y 2  4 orthogonally, then locus of its

centre
 (A) 2ax  2by  (a 2  b 2  4)  0 (B) 2ax  2by  (a 2  b 2  4)  0

(C) 2ax  2by  (a 2  b 2  4)  0 (D) 2ax  2by  (a 2  b 2  4)  0

26. If 1, 2 be the inclination of tangents drawn from the point P to the circle x2  y2  a2 with x  axis, then

the locus of P, if given that cot 1  cot 2  c ,is

(A) c( x2  a2 )  2xy (B) c( x2  a2 )  y2  a2

(C) c( y2  a2 )  2xy (D) None of these

27. The equation of the circle which touches the circle x 2  y 2  6x  6y  17  0 externally and to which the

lines x 2  3xy  3x  9y  0 are normals, is

(A) x 2  y 2  6x  2y  1  0 (B) x2  y2  6x  2y  1  0

(C) x 2  y 2  6x  6y  1  0 (D) x 2  y 2  6x  2y  1  0

28. The locus of centre of the circle which touches the circle x2  ( y  1)2  1 externally and also touches x-

axis is

(A) {( x, y) : x 2  ( y  1) 2  4}  {( x, y) : y  0}

(B) {( x, y) : x 2  4y}  {(0, y) : y  0}

(C) {( x, y) : x 2  y}  {(0, y) : y  0}

(D) {( x, y) : x 2  4y}  {( x, y) : y  0}

29. A circle C1 of radius 2 touches both x-axis and y-axis. Another circle C2 whose radius is greater than 2

touches circle C1 and both the axes. Then the radius of circle C2 is

(A) 64 2 (B) 64 2 (C) 64 3 (D) 64 3