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Sub – Mathematics Circle - 01

1. The equation of the circle passing through (4, 5) and having the centre at (2, 2), is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y +4 x +4 y −5=0 (b) x + y + hx+ ky=0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y −4 x =13 (d) x + y −4 x −4 y +5=0
2. The equation of the circle which passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 5) and the centre lies on the straight line
y−4 x+3=0 , is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y +4 x−10 y +25=0 (b) x + y −4 x −10 y +25=0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y −4 x −10 y +16=0 (d) x + y −14 y +8=0
2 2
3. The equation ax +by +2 hxy+2 gx+2 fy +c=0 will represent a circle, if
(a) a = b = 0 and c = 0 (b) f = g and h = 0 (c) a = b  0 and h = 0 (d) f = g and c = 0
4. The equation of the circle whose diameters have the end points (a, 0), (0, b) is given by
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y −ax−by =0 (b) x + y +ax−by=0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y −ax +by=0 (d) x + y +ax+by=0
5. The equation of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), (0, b) and (a, b) is
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) x + y +ax+by=0 (b) x + y −ax+by=0 (c) x + y +x +3 y=0 (d) x + y +ax−by=0
6. The equation of the circle having centre (1, – 2) and passing through the point of intersection of lines
3 x+ y=14 , 2x+5 y=18 is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y −2 x +4 y−20=0 (b) x + y −2 x−4 y −20=0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y +2 x−4 y−20=0 (d) x + y +2 x +4 y −20=0
( x1 , y 1 )
7. The equation of the circle which touches both axes and whose centre is , is
2 2 2 2 2 2
x +y +2 x 1 ( x + y )+ x 1 =0 x + y −2 x 1 (x + y )+ x 1 =0
(a) (b)
2 2 2 2 2 2
x + y =x + y x + y +2 xx +2 yy =0
(c) 1 1 (d) 1 1

8. Equation of a circle whose centre is origin and radius is equal to the distance between the lines x = 1 and x = – 1 is
2 2 2 2
(b) x + y = √ 2
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y =1 (c) x + y =4 (d) x + y =− 4
2 2
K ( x +1) ( y +2 )
+ =1
9. If the equation 3 4 represents a circle, then K =
(a) 3/4 (b) 1 (c) 4/3 (d) 12
10. The equation of the circle whose diameter lies on 2 x +3 y=3 and 16 x− y=4 and which passes through (4, 6) is
2 2 2 2
(a) 5 ( x + y )−3 x−8 y =200 (b) x + y −4 x −8 y=200
2 2 2 2
(c) 5 ( x + y )−4 x=200 (d) x + y =40
11. The equation of the circle of radius 5 and touching the coordinate axes in third quadrant is
2 2 2 2
(a) ( x−5) +( y +5 ) =25 (b) ( x+4 ) +( y+4 ) =25
2 2 2 2
(c) ( x+6) +( y +6 ) =25 (d) ( x+5 ) +( y+5) =25
12. The centre of a circle is (2, – 3) and the circumference is 10. Then the equation of the circle is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y +4 x +6 y +12=0 (b) x + y −4 x +6 y +12=0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y −4 x+6 y −12=0 (d) x + y −4 x −6 y−12=0
13. Four distinct points (2k, 3k), (1, 0), (0, 1) and (0, 0) lie on a circle for
(a) All integral values of k (b) 0 < k < 1
(c) k < 0 (d) For two values of k
 2 2
14. The equation of the unit circle concentric with x + y +8 x + 4 y−8=0 is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y −8 x+4 y −8=0 (b) x + y −8 x+4 y +8=0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y −8 x+4 y −28=0 (d) x + y −8 x+4 y +19=0

15. A circle which touches the axes and whose centre is at distance 2 √2 from the origin, has the equation
(a ) 2 2
2
C a2 C
(b) x + y +4 x−4 y +4=0
,
(a) − A −B

2 2
(c) x + y +4 x +4 y +4=0 (d) None of these
2 2
16. Equation x + y +4 x +6 y +13=0 represents
(a) A circle (b) A pair of two different lines (c) A pair of coincident lines (d) A point
2 2
17. If y=2 x is a chord of the circle x + y −10 x =0 , then the equation of the circle of which this chord is a diameter,
is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y −2 x +4 y=0 (b) x + y +2 x +4 y =0
2 2 2 2
(c) x + y +2 x−4 y=0 (d) x + y −2 x−4 y =0
x y
+ =1
18. The equation of circle which touches the axes of coordinates and the line 3 4 and whose centre lies in the first
2 2 2
quadrant is x + y −2 cx−2 cy+c =0 , where c is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6

19. Equation of the circle which touches the lines x=0, y=0 and 3 x+4 y=4 is
2 2 2
(a) x −4 x + y +4 y +4=0 (b) 6 a .
2 2
(c) r (< a ) (d) x +4 x+ y −4 y +4=0

20. A variable circle passes through the fixed point A ( p, q) and touches x-axis. The locus of the other end of the diameter
through A is
2 2 2 2 2
(a) ( y−q ) =4 px (b) ( x−q ) =4 py (c) 2x +2 y −3 x=0 (d) ( x− p) =4 qy
2 2
21. The centres of a set of circles, each of radius 3, lie on the circle x + y =25 . The locus of any point in the set is
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) 4≤x + y ≤64 (b) x + y ≤25 (c) x + y ≥25 (d) 3≤x + y ≤9
22. The equation of a circle which touches x-axis and the line 4 x −3 y+4=0 , its centre lying in the third quadrant and
lies on the line x− y−1=0 , is
2 2 2 2
(a) 9 ( x + y )+6 x +24 y +1=0 (b) 9 ( x + y )−6 x−24 y+1=0
2 2 2 2
(c) (a −b ) ( x + y )=2ab (ax−by) (d) None of these
23. A triangle is formed by the lines whose combined equation is given by ( x+ y−4 ) ( xy−2x− y+2)=0 . The equation of
its circumcircle is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y −5 x−3 y+8=0 (b) x + y −3 x−5 y+8=0
2 2
(c) x + y −3 x−5 y−8=0 (d) None of these
24. The equation of the circle whose one diameter is PQ, where the ordinates of P, Q are the roots of the equation
2
x 2 +2 x−3=0 and the abscissae are the roots of the equation y +4 y−12=0 , is
2 2 2 2
(a) x + y +2 x +4 y −15=0 (b) x + y −4 x −2 y −15=0
2 2
(c) x + y +4 x +2 y −15=0 (d) None of these
25. The equation of the circle of radius 2 √2 whose centre lies on the line x2+y2+4 y−14=0 and which touches the line x+ y=4
, and whose centre's coordinates satisfy the inequality x+ y>4 is
 2 2 2 2
(a) x + y −8 x−8 y +24=0 (b) x +y −4 y−14=0
2 2
(c) x + y −8 x+8 y=24 (d) None of these
2 2 2 2
26. The centres of the circles x + y =1 , x + y +6 x−2 y =1 and x 2 + y 2 −12 x +4 y=1 are
(a) Same (b) Collinear (c) Non-collinear (d) None of these
2 2
27. If the radius of the circle x + y −18 x +12 y +k =0 be 11, then k =
(a) 347 (b) 4 (c) – 4 (d) 49
2 2
28. A circle has its equation in the form x + y +2 x +4 y +1=0 . Choose the correct coordinates of its centre and the
right value of its radius from the following
(a) Centre (– 1, –2), radius = 2 (b) Centre (2, 1), radius = 1
(c) Centre (1, 2), radius = 3 (d) Centre (– 1, 2), radius = 2

29. Radius of the circle x 2 + y 2 +2 x cosθ+2 y sinθ−8=0 , is

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) r
2
(d) √ 10
30. The centre of the circle x 2 + y 2 =5 is
(a) (1, – 3) (b) (– 1, 3) (c) (1, 3) (d) None of these

31. If 2 x−4 y =9 and 6 x−12 y+7=0 are the tangents of same circle, then its radius will be
√3 17 2 √5 17
(a) 5 (b) 6 √ 5 (c) 3 (d) 3 √ 5

32. If
x− y= 0. is the equation of a circle then its radius is

(a) 3 √2 (b) 2 √3 (c) 2 √2 (d) None of these

33.
2 2
The equation of a circle is x + y =4 . The centre of the smallest circle touching this circle and the line x+ y=5 √ 2
has the coordinates

(a)
( 27√ 2 , 2 7√ 2 ) (b)
( 32 , 32 ) (c)
(− 27√2 , −2 7√ 2 ) (d) None of these
2 2 2
34. The locus of the centre of the circle ( x cosθ + y sin θ−a) +( x sin θ− y cos θ+a) =a is
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) x + y =a (b) x + y =2 a (c) x + y =4 a (d)
2 2 2
x + y −2 ax−2 ay +a =0
35. If a circle S ( x , y)=0 touches at the point (2, 3) of the line x+ y=5 and S (1, 2)=0, then radius of such circle
1 1
(a) 2 units (b) 4 units (c) 2 units (d) √ 2 units

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ANSWER KEY

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b b c a c a b c a a
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d c d d a,b,c d d d b d
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a a b c a b c a b b
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b d a b d