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Exercise - 1
1. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the point of intersection of the lines 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
and 4x + y – 27 = 0 and whose centre is (2, –3)
2. Find the equation of a circle whose diameters are 2x – 3y + 12 = 0 and x + 4y – 5 = 0 and area is 154
square units.
3. Find the centre and radius of the circle, 2x2 + 2y2 = 3x – 5y + 7
4. The circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0 is rolled along the positive direction of x-axis and makes one
complete roll. Find its equation in new-position.
5. Find the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle, x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0.
Exercise - 2

1. Find the equation of the circle, the end points of whose diameter are the centres of the circles
x2 + y2 + 6x – 14y = 1 and x2 + y2 – 4x + 10y = 2.
2. Find the equation of the circle drawn on the intercept made by the line 2x + 3y = 6 between the
coordinate axes as diameter.
3. The line 2x – y + 6 = 0 meets the circle x2 + y2 – 2y – 9 = 0 at A and B. Find the equation of the circle
on AB as diameter.
4. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the origin and cuts off intercepts a and b respectively
from x and y-axes.
5. The abscissae of two points A and B are the roots of the equation x2 + 2ax – b2 = 0 and their ordinates
are the roots of the equation x2 + 2px – q2 = 0. Find the equation and the radius of the circle with AB
as diameter.
Exercise - 3
1. Find the equation of the circle which touches
(i) the x-axis and whose centre is (3, 4)
(ii) the x-axis at the origin and whose radius is 5
(iii) both the axes and whose radius is 5
(iv) the lines x = 0, y = 0 and x = a
2. Find the parametric equations of each of the following circles
(i) 4x2 + 4y2 = 25 (ii) x2 + y2 – ax – by = 0

3. Find the Cartesian equations of the following curves :

(i) x = 5 cos , y = 5 sin  (ii) x = –3 + 2 sin , y = 4 + 2 cos 

4. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (4, 1), (6, 5) and has its centre on the
line 4x + y = 16.

5. Find the equation of the circle passing through the three non-collinear points (1, 1), (2, –1) and (3, 2).

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 Exercise - 4
1. Find the lengths of the intercepts made by each of the following circles with coordinates axes
(i) x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 5= 0 (ii) x2 + y2 – 10x + 6y + 9 = 0
2. Find the equation to the circle touching the y-axis at a distance –3 from the origin and intercepting a
length 8 on the x-axis.
3. Show that the circle x2 + y2 – 2ax –2ay + a2 = 0 touches both the coordinate axes.
4. Find the equation of a circle whose radius is 5 and which cuts off intercepts 4 and 6 from the axes.
5. Two rods of a length a and b slide along the coordinate axes, which are rectangular, in such a way that
their ends are always concyclic; prove that the locus of the centre of the circle passing through these
ends in the curve 4(x2 – y2) = a2 – b2.
Exercise - 5
1. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 – 30x + 6y + 109 = 0 at (4, –1).
2. Prove that the tangents to the circle x2 + y2 = 169 at (5, 12) and (12, –5) are perpendicular to each
other.
3. Show that the line x sin  – y cos  = a touches the circle x2 + y2 = a2 for all values of .
4. The tangent at the point () to the circle x2 + y2 = r2 cuts the axes of coordinates in A and B. Prove
1 r4
that the area of the triangle OAB is , O being the origin.
2 
5. Find the equation to the normal at the point (–3, 4) to the circle x2 + y2 – 3x – 6y – 10 = 0.

Exercise - 6
1. Find the equation of the two tangents to x2 + y2 = 3 which make an angle of 60º with the axis of x.
2. Find the equation of the tangent lines to the circle x2 + y2 = 9 which are parallel to the line 2x + y – 3 = 0.
3. Find the equation of the tangents to the circle x2 + y2 – 22x – 4y + 25 = 0, which are perpendicular to
the straight line 5x + 12y + 9 = 0.
4. Find the equation of the tangents through (7, 1) to the circle x2 + y2 =25.
5. Find the equations of the tangents to the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 20 = 0 which pass through the point
(8, 1).

Exercise - 7
1. State whether the following statements are True or False.
(a) The point (1, 2) lies inside the circle x2 + y2 - 2x + 6y + 1 = 0.
(b) The point (6, 0) lies outside the circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 11 = 0
(c) The line 3x + 5y + 9 = 0 is a diameter of the circle x2 + y2 - 4x + 6y + 5 = 0.
2. For what value of K will the straight line 3x + 4y = k touch the circle x2 + y2 = 10 x ?
3. Find the least and the greatest distances of the point (10, 7) from the circle x2 + y2 - 4x - 2y - 20 = 0.
4. Find the length of the shortest chord of the circles x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 which passes through the
point (a, b) inside the circle.
5. The point A(2 , 1) is outside the circle x² + y² + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 and AP , AQ are tangents to the
circle. Find the equation of the circle circumscribing the triangle APQ .

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 Exercise - 8
1. Find the equation to the radical axis of the circles 2x2 + 2y2 + 14x – 18 y + 15 = 0 and
4x2 + 4y2 – 3x – y + 5 = 0.
2. Prove that the length of the common chord of the two circles (x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = c2 and
(x – b)2 + (y – a)2 = c2 is 4c 2  2( a  b) 2 . Find also the condition when the given circles touch.
3. Find the radical centre of circles x2 + y2 + 3x + 2y + 1 = 0, x2 + y2 – x + 6y + 5 = 0 and
x2 + y2 + 5x – 8y + 15 = 0. Also find the equation of the circle cutting them orthogonally.
4. Find the radical centre of three circles described on the three sides 4x – 7y + 10 = 0, x + y – 5= 0 and
7x + 4y – 15 = 0 of a triangle as diameters.
Exercise - 9
1. Find the equation to the circle which passes through the point (–2, 4) and through the points in which
the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 is cut by the line 3x + 2y – 5 = 0.
2. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the point of intersection of the circles
x2 + y2 – 6x + 2y + 4 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2x – 4y – 6 = 0 and whose centre lies on the lien y =x .
3. If y = mx be the equation of a chord of the circle x2 + y2 – 2ax = 0, prove that the circle of which this
chord is a diameter is the equation (1 + m2) (x2 + y2) – 2a (x + my) = 0.
4. Let the equation of lines are x + y + 3 = 0, 2x + 3y = 4, 3x – y + 9 = 0 then find the equation of
circumcircle.
5. Find the equation of the circle whose radius is 3 and which touches internally the circle
x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 at the point (–1, –1).
Exercise - 10
1. Examine whether the two circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y = 0 and x2 + y2 – 8y – 4 = 0 touch each other
internally or externally.
2. Prove that the circle x2 + y2 + 2ax + c2 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2by + c2 = 0 touch each other if
1 1 1
2 + 2 = 2 .
a b c
3. Prove that the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y + 1 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 3 = 0 touch each other and find
the coordinates of the point of contact.
4. If the two circles x2 + y2 – 8x + 2y + 8 = 0 and (x – 1)2 + (y – 3)2 = r2 intersect in two distinct points,
then prove that 2 < r < 8.
5. Find the locus of the centres of the circles, which touch the two circles x2 + y2 = a2 and x2 + y2 – 4ax = 0 and
are external to both.
Exercise - 11
1. Determine the position of the circles
x2 + y2 + 2x – 8y + 13 = 0
x2 + y2 – 12x – 14y + 76 = 0
and find the equation of the common tangents.
2. Find the coordinates of the point at which the circles x 2 + y2 – 4x – 2y – 4 = 0 and
x2 + y2 – 12x – 8y – 12 = 0 touch each other. Also, find the equations of common tangents touching the
circle in distinct points.

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3. Two circles, each of radius 5 units, touch each other at (1, 2). If the equation of their common tangent
is 4x + 3y = 10, find the equation of the circle.
4. Show that the common tangents to the circle x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2x = 0 form an equilateral
triangle.
5. Find all the common tangents to the circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 9 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 6x – 2y + 1 = 0.
Exercise - 12
1. Find the angle of intersection of the circles, x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y + 11 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y + 9 = 0.
2. For what value of k the circles x2 + y2 + 5x + 3y + 7 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 8x + 6y + k = 0 cut orthogonally.
3. Find the equation of the circle passing through the origin and cutting the circles x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y + 10 = 0 and
x2 + y2 + 12y + 6 = 0 at right angles.
4. Prove that the two circles which pass through two points (0, a) and (0, –a) and touch the straight line
y = mx + c will cut orthogonally if c2 = a2 (2 + m2).
5. Two circles are drawn through the point (a, 5a) and (4a, a) to touch the y-axis. Prove that they
 40 
intersect at angle tan–1   .
 9 
Exercise - 13
1. Write the parametric equations of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 4 = 0.
2. Write the parametric equation of the circle 2x2 + 2y2 – 5x – 7y – 3 = 0.
3. Write the parametric equation of the circle 3x2 + 3y2 + 4x – 6y – 4 = 0.
4. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 – 2ax = 0 at the point (a (1 + cos ), a sin).
5. Show that the line (x – 2) cos + (y – 2) sin = 1 touches a circle for all values of . Find the circle.
Exercise - 14
1. Find the length of tangents drawn from the point (3, –4) to the circle 2x2 + 2y2 – 7x – 9y – 13 = 0
2. If the length of tangent from (f, g) to the circle x2 + y2 = 6 be twice the length of the tangent from
(f, g) to circle x2 + y2 + 3x + 3y = 0 then will f2 + g2 + 4f + 4g + 2 = 0
3. Show that the length of the tangent from any point on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 to the circle
x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c1 = 0 is c1  c .
4. The distance from the origin of the centre of the circle x2 + y2 + 2ix – c2 = 0, i = 1, 2, 3 are in G. P.
Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from any point on the circle x2 + y2 = c2 to these circle are
also in G. P.
5. The angle between a pair of tangents from a point P to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y + 9 sin2  + 13cos2
 = 0 is 2. Find the equation of the locus of the point P.
Exercise - 15

1. Find the equation of the chord of x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y – 9 = 0 which is bisected at (–2, 4).
2. Find the middle point of the chord intercepted on the line lx + my + n = 0 by the circle x2 + y2 = a2.
3. Through a fixed point (h, k), secants are drawn to the circle x2 + y2 = r2. Show that the locus of mid
point of the portions of the secants intercepted by the circle is x2 + y2 = hx + ky.
4. Find the equations of the tangents from the point A(3, 2) to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8 = 0.
5. Find the equation of director circle of the circle x2 + y2 – 2ax – 2by + 2 = 0, where a and b are
parameter, if the tangents from the origin to each of the circles are orthogonal.
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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - 1
1. x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 46 = 0 2. (x + 3)2 + (y – 2)2 = 49

3 5 3 10
3.  ,   and 4. (x – 1 – 2x)2 + (y – 1)2 = 1
 4 4  4
3 3 2 2
5. (g + f – c) sq. units
4
EXERCISE - 2

1. x2 + y2 + x – 2y – 41 = 0 2. x2 + y2 – 3x – 2y = 0
3. x2 + y2 + 4x – 4y + 3 = 0 4. x2 + y2 ± ax ± by = 0
5. x2 + y2 + 2ax + 2py – b2 – q2 = 0 radius = q2  p2  b2  a 2
EXERCISE - 3
1. (i) x2 + y2 – 6x – 2y + 9 = 0 (ii) x2 + y2 – 10y = 0
2 2 2
 a  a a
(iii) 2 2
x + y ± 10x ± 10y + 25 = 0 (iv) x   + y  =  
 2  2 2
5 5
2. (i) x= cos , y = sin 
2 2

a a 2  b2 b a 2  b2
(ii) x= + cos , y = + sin 
2 2 2 2
3. (i) x2 + y2 = 25 (ii) (x + 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 4

4. x2 + y2 – 6x – 8y + 15 = 0 5. x2 + y2 – 5x – y + 4 = 0
EXERCISE - 4
1. (i) Interupt on x-axis 6 Interupt on y-axis 2 14
(ii) Interupt on x-axis 8 Interupt on y-axis 0

2. x2 + y2 ± 10x + 6y + 9 = 0 4. x2 + y2 ± 8x ± 2 21 y + 12 = 0
EXERCISE - 5

1. 11x – 2y – 46 = 0 5. 2x + 9y – 30 = 0
EXERCISE - 6
1. y= 3x±2 3 2. y = –2x ± 3 5

3. 12x – 5y – 252 = 0 4. 3x + 4y – 25 = 0 and 4x – 3y – 25 = 0

5. 4x + y – 35 = 0 and 3x – 4y – 20 = 0

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 EXERCISE - 7

1. (a) F (b) T (c) T 2. –10 3. 5, 15

4. 2[–(a2 + b2 + 2ga + 2fb + c)]1/2 5. (x + g) (x - 2) + (y + f) (y - 1) = 0

EXERCISE - 8

1. 31x – 35y + 25 = 0 2. 2c2 = (a – b)2

3. (3, 2) and (x2 + y2 – 6x – 4y – 14 = 0) 4. (1, 2)
EXERCISE - 9
2 2
1. x + y + 4x – 2y – 4 = 0 2. 7x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y – 12 = 0

3. 5x2 + 5y2 – 8x – 14y – 32 = 0

EXERCISE - 10

 2 1
1. internally 2.  ,   5. 12x2 – 4y2 – 24ax + 9a2 = 0
 5 5
EXERCISE - 11

26 21 5 33  x  9  21 57
1. y– =   y+ 2= (x + 15)
5 24  5 48
 2 4
2.   ,   No direct common tangent
 5 5
3. (x – 5)2 + (y – 5)2 = 52 and (x + 3)2 + (y + 1)2 = 52

4. x = 0, 3x + 4y – 10 0, y = 4, 4x – 3y = 0
EXERCISE - 12

1. 45º 2. –18 3. 2(x2 + y2) – 7x + 2y = 0

EXERCISE - 13

5 7 7 7
1. x = 1+ 3cos y = 2 + 3sin where  2. x = + 2 cosy = + 2 sin
4 4 4 4
2 5 5
3. x=– + cosy = 1 + sin 4. x cosy sin– a(1 + cos) = 0
3 3 3
EXERCISE - 14
1. 26 2. yes 5. (x + 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 4
EXERCISE - 15

 n  nm 
1. 5x – 9y + 46 = 0 2.  2 2
, 2 2 
  m  m 
4. 2x – y – 4 = 0 and x – 2y + 1 = 0 5. (x–a)2 + (y–b)2 = a2 + b2 – 2

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