TWPT Circle – 2

1. The equation of the polar of the point (4, 4) with respect

10. The radical centre of circles ( x – a )2  y 2  a 2 ,
to the circle ( x – 1)2  ( y – 2)2  0 is :
x 2  ( y – b )2  b 2 and x 2  y 2  a 2  b 2 is :
(a) 3 x  2 y  7 (b) 3x+2y+8=0
(c) 3 x – 2 y  8 (d) 7 x  5 y  8  a2  b2 a2  b2   a2  b2 a2  b2 
 ,   
(a)  a b  (b)  2b , 2a 
   
2. If circles x 2  y 2 – 6 x – 2fy  24  0 and
 a2  b2 a2  b2   a2  b2 a2  b2 
x 2  y 2 – 8 x – 6 y  24  0 intersect orthogonally then  ,   
(c)  b a  (d)  2a , 2b 
the value of f is :    
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
11. The chord of contact and polar of a circle with respect to
3. The equation of the radical axis of circles a point are coincident iff :
x 2  y 2  ax  by  c  0 and x 2  y 2  bx  ay  c  0 (a) the point is inside the circle
is : (b) the point is outside the circle
(c) the point is not inside the circle
(a) x  y  0 (b) x – y  0
(d) never
(c) ax – by  0 (d) ax  by  0
12. The number of circles which can be drawn passing
through three non coplanar points is :
4. Circles x 2  y 2  4 and ( x – 1)2  ( y – 2)2  1
(a) Three (b) only one
(a) touch each other (b) intersect at two points (c) infinite circles (d) none
(c) do not intersect (d) None of these
13. If three circles are such that each intersects the remaining
5. The number of common tangents to the circles two, then their radial axes
x 2  y 2  1 and ( x – 1)2  ( y – 3 )2  4 is : (a) form a triangle (b) are coincident
(c) concurrent (d) parallel
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
6. The point of intersection of common transverse tangents 14. If a circle S1 bisects the circumference of another circle
of two circle x 2  y 2 – 24 x  2 y  120  0 and S2 , then their radical axis :
(a) passes through the centre of S1
x 2  y 2  20 x – 6 y – 116  0 is :
(b) passes through the centre of S2
(a) (13, 0) (b) (13/2, 0)
(c) (13, 2) (d) None (c) bisects the line joining their centres
(d) None of these
7. The locus of the mid points of chords parallel to the chord
15. The angle of intersection of two circles is 0° if :
x – y  2 of the circle x 2  y 2 – 6 x  8 y  0 is : (a) they intersect at two points
(a) x  y  1 (b) x  y  1  0 (b) they are separate
(c) they intersect only at a single point
(c) x  y  0 (d) None of these
(d) it is not possible
8. The locus of the mid points of chords of length 2 of the 16. If two circles intersect a third circle orthogonally, then
2 2
circle x  y  a is : 2 their radical axis :
(a) touches the third circle
(a) x 2  y 2  l 2 – a 2 (b) x 2  y 2  l 2  a 2 (b) passes through the centre of the third circle
(c) does not intersect the third circle
(c) x 2  y 2  a 2 – 2l 2 (d) x 2  y 2  a 2 – l 2 (d) None of these
9. The equation of the circumcircle of the square formed by 17. The radical axis of two circles :
the lines x  0, y  0, x  1 and y  1 is : (a) always intersects both the circles
(b) intersects only one circle
(a) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2( x  y )  0
(c) bisects the line joining their centres
(c) x 2  y 2 – x – y  0 (d) x 2  y 2 – 2( x  y )  0 (d) bisects every common tangent to those circles

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18. The equation of the tangent at the origin to the circle 29. The equation of the diameter of the circle
x 2  y 2  2gx  2fy  0 is : x 2  y 2 – 2 x  4 y  0 passing through the origin is :
(a) gx  fy  0 (b) gx – fy  0
(a) x  2y  0 (b) x – 2 y  0
(c) fx  gy  0 (d) None of these
(c) 2 x  y  0 (d) 2 x – y  0
19. If the line lx  my  1 touches the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 , 30. The length of the diameter of the circle
then the locus of the point (l, m) is : 4( x 2  y 2 ) – 8 x  16 y  11  0 is :
(a) x 2  y 2  1 (b) a 2 ( x 2  y 2 )  1 (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 2

(c) x 2  y 2  a 2 (d) x 2  y 2  2a 2 31. If the line 3 x – 4 y  5  0 is a tangent to the circle

x 2  y 2  a 2 , then the value of a is :

20. For what value of  the line 3 x – 4 y   touches the
(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 5/2 (d)1/2
circle x 2  y 2 – 4 x – 8 y – 5  0
x y
(a) 35, –15 (b) 35, 15 (c) –35, 15 (d) None 32. The line   1 will touch the circle x 2  y 2  c 2 if :
a b
21. The equations of the tangents to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
which are equally inclined to the axes are (a)   (b)  
c a b c2 a2 b2
(a) y   x  a (b) y   x  2a
(c) c 2  a 2  b 2 (d) c  a  b
(c) y   2 x  a (d) None of these
33. The equation of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  16
22. The equation of the circle passing through points (0, 3)
and (5, 2) and having its centre on x-axis is : parallel to y-axis is :
(a) y  4 (b) y  16 (c) x  4 (d) x  16
(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  9  0 (b) x 2  y 2 – 4 x  9  0
34. The equation of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  4
(c) x 2  y 2  4 x – 9  0 (d) x 2  y 2 – 4 x – 9  0
parallel to the line 3 x  4 y  5  0 is :
23. The radical centre of three circles which can be drawn
taking three sides of a triangle as diameters is the (a) 3 x  4 y  20  0 (b) 3 x  4 y  5  0
(a) centroid of the triangle (c) 3 x  4 y – 5  0 (d) 3 x  4 y  10  0
(b) incentre of the triangle
(c) orthocentre of the triangle 35. The AM of the abscissae of points of intersection of the
(d) circumcentre of the triangle circle x 2  y 2  2gx  2fy  c  0 with x-axis is :
24. If y  2 x  k is a diameter of the circle (a) g (b) –g (c) f (d) –f
36. The GM of the ordinates of points of intersection of the
2( x 2  y 2 )  3 x  4 y – 1  0, then the value of k is :
circle x 2  y 2 – 5 x  4 y  9  0 with y-axis is :
(a) 1/2 (b) –1/2 (c) 1 (d) –1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 9
25. If circles x 2  y 2  c 2 and x 2  y 2 – 6 x – 8 y – 11  0
37. Tangent are drawn at the points where the line x – 2 y  1
touch each other externally, then the value of c is :
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) 11 (d) 21 meets the circle x 2  y 2  4. The point of intersection of
these tangents is :
26. If the radical axis of circles x 2  y 2 – 6 x – 8 y  p  0 and
(a) (4, –8) (b) (–8, 4) (c) (4, 8) (d) (8, 4)
x 2  y 2 – 8 x – 6 y  14  0 passes through the point (1, 38. The sum of the intercepts made by the circle
–1), then p is equal to :
2 x 2  2y 2  3 x – y  1  0 on coordinate axes is
(a) –1 (b) 10 (c) –14 (d) 14
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) 3/2
27. The radius of the circle passing through the point (6, 3)
and touching both the axes will be : 39. The equation of a circle with radius a touching y-axis at
the origin is :
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
(a) x 2  y 2  2ax  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2ay  0
28. For the circle x 2  y 2 – 2x  4y – 4  0 the line
2 x – y  1  0 is a (c) x 2  y 2  2ax  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2ay  0

(a) tangent (b) chord (c) diameter (d) None

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40. The AM of the slopes of tangents drawn from the point 47. The equation of the circle passing through the origin and
(3, 4) on the circle x 2  y 2  4 is through the points of intersection of circles x 2  y 2  4
(a) 24/5 (b) –24/5 (c) 12/5 (d) –12/5 and x 2  y 2 – 2 x – 4 y  4  0 is :
41. If (2, 1) is one end of diameter of the circle
(a) x 2  y 2 – x – 2y  0 (b) x 2  y 2 – 2 x – 4 y  0
x 2  y 2 – 3 x  5 y – 4  0, then the other end of that
diameter will be : (c) x 2  y 2  x  2 y  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  0
(a) (1, 6) (b) (–1, –6) (c) (1, –6) (d) (–1, 6)
48. If 2l be the length of the intercept made by the circle
42. Which of the following is the equation of a circle ?
x 2  y 2  a 2 on the line y  mx  c, then c is equal to
2
(a) x 2  y 2  x  y  1  0 (b) x 2  2 y 2 – x  6  0
2 2 2
(a) (1  m ) (a  l )
2 2 2
(c) x 2  2 y 2  xy  1  0 (d) 3( x 2  y 2 )  5 x  1  0 (b) (1  m ) (a – l )
2 2 2
43. The points of intersection of circles x 2  y 2  5 and (c) (1 – m ) (a  l ) (d) (1 – m 2 ) (a 2 – l 2 )

x 2  y 2 – 4 y  3  0 are : 49. Two tangents drawn from the point (1, –2) to the circle
(a) (1, 2) ; (1, –2) (b) (1, 2) ; (–1, 2) x 2  y 2 – x  2 y  0 are :
(c) (–1, –2) ; (1, 2) (d) (–1, 2) ; (1, –2) (a) real (b) imaginary
44. 2 2 2
The circle ( x – 2)  ( y – 5 )  a will be inside the circle (c) coincident (d) None of these
50. The equation of the circle passing through (2a, 0) having
( x – 3 )2  ( y – 6 )2  b 2 if : a
x as its radical axis with respect to the circle
(a) b  a  2 (b) a – b  2 2
x 2  y 2  a 2 , is :
(c) a  2 – b (d) a  b  2
(a) x 2  y 2 – 2ax  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2ax  0
45. The radical centre of circles x  y  2ax  c  0, 2 2
(c) x 2  y 2 – 2ay  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2ay  0
2 2 2 2
x  y  2bx  c  0 and x  y  2ax  2by  c  0 is:
(a) (0, 0) (b) (a, 0) (c) (0, b) (d) (a, b)

46. If circles x 2  y 2  2 x – 8 y  8  0 and

x 2  y 2  10 x – 2 y  22  0 touch externally then the

equation of their common tangent at the point of
contact is :
(a) 4 x  3 y – 7  0 (b) 4 x  3 y  7  0
(c) 3 x  4 y – 7  0 (d) 3 x  4 y  7  0

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b)

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b)

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b)

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b)

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b)