Lecture Practise Problems

(Circles 2)

Q1. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle at i. ii. (3,4) (1,2)

Q2. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 x 2 y 0 at (1,-2).

Q3. If the tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 meets the x-axis at A and y-axis at B. Then find the locus of the midpoint of AB.

Q4. If y 3 x k touches the circle x 2 y 2 16 then k = ?.

Q5. A circle with slope = 2 is tangent to x 2 y 2 2 x 4 y 0 . Find : i. ii. Equation of tangents. Point of tangency

Q6. Find the equation of tangents drawn from (1,4) to the circle x 2 y 2 16 . Also find the equation of tangents drawn from (4,1) to this circle.

Q7. Find the length of the tangent and angle between the pair of tangents drawn from point (-8,4) to the circle x 2 y 2 2 x 8 y 8 0 .

Q8. Find the length of the tangent drawn from (3,-4) to the circle 2 x 2 2 y 2 7 x 9 y 13 0

Q9. Tangents are drawn from point P(-15,20) to the circle x 2 y 2 225 as shown below

Find: i. ii. iii. iv. Length PA . Find tan( APB) . Find Area of APB Find Equation of circumcircle of APB .

Q10. Show that the length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle
x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 to the circle x 2 y 2 2 gx 2 fy c` 0 is c`c .

Q11. Find the power of the point (2,4) with respect to the circle x 2 y 2 6 x 4 y 8 0 .

Q12. Find the equation of the chord of contact of tangents drawn from (1,2) to the circle x 2 y 2 2 x 9 y 2 0 . Also find the length of the chord of contact.

Q13. If the chord of contact of tangents drawn from any point on the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 to the circle x 2 y 2 b 2 touches the circle x 2 y 2 c 2 them show that a,b,c are in GP.

Q14. Find the equation of the chord of the circle x 2 y 2 6 x 10 y 9 0 which is bisected at (2,-4).

Q15. Find the equation of the pair of tangents drawn from (3,2) to the circle x2 y 2 4 x 6 y 8 0 .

Q16. If 3x 4 y 0 is a chord of x 2 y 2 10 x 0 . Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the chord.