C

1. If the perpendicular bisectors of all the chord of the circle ax2  2hxy  by 2  1 are concurrent, then the curve represents
(a) a circle (b) a parabola (c) a hyperbola (d) an ellipse

2. Two circles of radii 18 and 12 touch each other inscribed in a rectangle of length 54. If each circle touch two
opposite pairs of adjacent sides of the rectangle and length of the rectangle is parallel to x-axis, then the slope of the
common tangent at the point of contact and breadth of the rectangle respectively can be
4 3 3 4
(a)  , 36 (b) , 48 (c) ,36 (d)  , 48
3 4 4 3

3. Equation of common tangent to the circles x 2  y 2  6 x  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  0 is

(a) x  1 (b) x  0 (c) x  3 y  3  0 (d) x  3 y  3  0

4. If the area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents from the origin to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  10 y    0 and pair of
radii at the points of contact of these tangents to the circle is 8 square units, then the value of  can be
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 32

5. Let the equation of the circle (x – 3)2 + (y – 2)2 = 16. Let y = 0 be the chord which subtends an angle  on three
points P, Q and R at the circumference of major segment of the circle. Then the coordinates of the point where angle
bisectors of these angles meet are
(a) (3, –2) (b) (–3, –4) (c) (2, –1) (d) None of these

6. If (t,0) is a point on the diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  4 , then the equation x 2  4 x  t 2  0 has
(A) distinct roots greater than 1 (B) exactly one real root in (-1,0)
(C) both roots greater than 2 (D) none of these

Sol. Since (t, 0) is point on diameter of the circle given

max t 2  4
Now say f ( x)  x 2  4 x  t 2
f (1)  0
f (2)  0
f (0)  0
f (5)  0

7. Let BC be the chord of contact of the tangents from a point A to the circle x 2  y 2  1 . P is any point on
the arc BC. Let PX, PY, PZ be the lengths of perpendiculars from P on the AB, BC and CA respectively then
PX,PX,PZ are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D)
none of these

Sol. Let A be (0,  )  equation of BC is  y = 1

   2 1 1   a2 1 1 
 ,  and  , 
       
 
  a2 1 1    2 1 1 
 B and C are  ,  a nd  , 
       
 
  2 1 y a2 1 y
 E quatio n of A C and B C are x and x 1
   
  2  1 sin 
cos    1 where P  (sin  , cos )
And PZ =  

 PY 2  PX .PZ .

8. The circle C has radius 1 and touches the line L at P. The point X lies on C and Y is the foot of the perpendicular
from X to L. The maximum blue of the area of PXY as X varies is

3 3 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
8 8 8

Sol. Let the circle be X2 +(y – 1)2 = 1 and the point P be (0,0).
1
(cos  ,1  sin  )  area of PXY  cos  (1  sin  )  f ( )
2
Let X be
3 3
 f ( ) 
8

9. A circle C1 is drawn having any point P on x-axis as its centre and passing through the centre of the circle (C) x2 +
y2 = 1. A common tangent to C1 and C intersects the circles at Q and R respectively. Then Q(x, y) always satisfies
(a) x2 – 1 = 0 (b) x2 + y2 = 1 (c) y2 – 1 = 0 (d) None of these

Sol. Let the circle C1 be (X-  ) 2  y 2  1.

Let Q(x2 , y1) be the point on it.
Tangent at Q is xx1 + yy1 -  ( x  x1 )  0
this is also a tangent to x2 +y2 =1
a x1

( x1   ) 2  y

2 2
10. ABC is any triangle inscribed in the circle x + y = r 2 such that A is a fixed point. If the external and internal
bisectors of  A intersect the circle of D and E, then which of the following statement is true about  ADE
(a) Its centroid is a fixed point
(b) Its circumcentre is a fixed point
(c) Its orthocentre is a fixed point
(d) none of these
2 2
11. The number of rational points on the circle x + y = 25 is (a rational points is a point both of whose co-ordinates
are rational numbers)
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) infinite
2 2
12. The minimum length of the chord of contact of tangents from any point on y-axis to x + y - 8x + 15= 0 is
15
(a) (b) 15 (c) 2 15 (d) None of these
2

13. The minimum perimeter of a cyclic quadrilateral circumscribing a circle a radius ‘r’ is
(a) 8r (b) 6r (c) 10r (d) 12r

14. Locus of the centre of the circle touching the angle bisector between the pair of lines 2x2 +2y2 + 5xy = 0 is
(a) xy = 0 (b) x2 – y2 =0 (c) x2 – y2 = 1 (d) none of these
 2 2
15. The value of C for which the quadrilateral formed by the common chord of the circles x + y + 2x + 2y = 0 and
2 2
x +y +6x + 4y + c= 0 and the line segment joining their centers as diagonals is a rhombus is
(a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 2

16. If it is possible to draw a triangle which circumscribes the circle (x – (   2)) 2  y  (  ))2  1 and is inscribed by
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 then
5 1 1 1 5 1 3 5
(a)   ,    (b)   ,   (c)   ,   (d)   ,   
3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2

2 2
17. The circumcentre of the triangle made by the line segments joining the centres of the circles x + y – 4 = 0;
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  6  0 is
1 1 1 3 3 1 3 3
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  , 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

18. Equation of circle touching the lines x  2  y  3  4 will be

(a) (x – 2)2 + (y – 3)2 =12 (b) (x – 2)2 + (y -3)2 = 4
(c) (x – 2)2 + (y – 3 )2 = 4 (d) (x – 2)2 + (y -3)2 = 8
2 2
19. A ray of light incident at the point (3, 1) gets reflected from the tangent at (0, 1) to the circle x + y =1. The line
along the reflected ray touches the circle. The equation of the line along which the incident ray moves is
(A) 3x + 4y – 13 = 0 (B) 5x + 4y – 19 =0
(C) 4x – 3y – 9 = 0 (D) 2x + y – 7 = 0

20. In the adjoining figure, AB is tangent at A to the circle with centre O; point D is interior to the circle and DB
intersects the circle at C, if BC  DC  3; OD  2 and AB  6, then the radius of the circle is:
A

D C B
O

9
(A) 3  3 (B) 22 (C) 2 6 (D)
2
21. If chord of contact of tangents drawn from any point on x 2  y 2  p 2 to x 2  y 2  q 2 touches x 2  y 2  r 2 then
(A) p  q  3r (B) p  r  2q (C) p  r  2q (D) None of these

22. The length of the shortest path that begins at the point (2, 5), touches the x-axis and then ends at a point on the circle
x 2  y 2  12 x  20 y  120  0 is:
(A) 17 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 11

23. Tangents drawn from the point P(1, 8) to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  11  0 touch the circle at the points A and
B. The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle PAB is:
(A) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  19  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  19  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  29  0 (D) x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  19  0

24. Equation of circle touching the lines x  2  y  3  4 will be

(A) ( x  2) 2  ( y  3) 2  12 (B) ( x  2) 2  ( y  3) 2  4
(C) ( x  2) 2  ( y  3) 2  4 (D) ( x  2) 2  ( y  3) 2  8

25. Five points are selected on a circle of radius ' a '. The centres of the rectangular hyperbolas, each passing through
four of these points, all lie on a circle of radius
 a a
(A) a (B) 2a (C) (D)
2 2

26. A point M moves on the circle ( x  4) 2  ( y  8) 2  20. Then it breaks away from it and starts moving along a
tangent to the circle, cutting the x-axis at the point (2, 0). The co-ordinates of the point on the circle at which the
moving point breaks away is
 3 46   2 44 
(A)   ,  (B)   ,  (C) (6, 4) (D) (3, 5)
 5 5   5 5 

27. If a chord AB of x 2  y 2  R 2 makes an angle  ( 0) with x-axis and is divided at P(h, 0) in the ratio 3:2 then
(A) h 2  R 2 (B) h 2  3R 2 (C) h 2  25 R 2 (D) None of these

28. If A(b cos  , b sin  ) is joined to B(a cos  , a sin  ) and produced to C ( x, y ) so that AC : BC  b : a then
y cos(   )  x sin(   ) 
(A) x (B) y (C) a (D) b

29. Equation of the circle touches both coordinate axes and cut off an intercept of length 6 units from the line y  2 x is
45 45
(a) x 2  45 x  y 2  45 y  0 (b) x 2  45 x  y 2  45 y  0
4 4
45 45
(c) x 2  45 x  y 2  45 y  0 (d) x 2  45 x  y 2  45 y  0
4 4

30. If the line 3x  4 y  k  0 touches the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  5  0 at (a, b) , then k  a  b is equal to

(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) – 20 (d) – 30

31. If the circles x 2  y 2  10 x   y    0 and x 2  y 2  5 x   y  1  0 intersect in two distinct points A and
B, then the line 15 x   y    0 passes through A and B for
(a) infinitely many values of  (b) exactly two values of 
(c) exactly one value of  (d) no value of 

32. The pair of straight lines joining the origin to the intersection of the straight line y  mx  c and the curve
x 2  y 2  a 2 are at right angles if
(a) c 2  2a 2 (1  m 2 ) (b) a 2  2c 2 (1  m 2 ) (c) c 2  a 2 (1  m 2 ) (d) 2c 2  a 2 (1  m 2 )

33. A circle of radius 3 units is drawn with center as (8, 7) and another circle is drawn taking the line segment joining
(12,8) and (4, 4) as diameter. The number of common tangents that can be drawn to these two circles is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

34. A variable line ax  by  c  0, where a, b, c are in A.P, is normal to a circle ( x   ) 2  ( y   ) 2   , which is

orthogonal to circle x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  1  0 . The value of      is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 7

35. Two circles with radii a and b touch each other externally such that  is the angle between the direct
common tangents (a > b  2), then
a b ab θ a b θ ab
(A) sin θ  (B) cos θ  (C) sin  (D) cos 
ab ab 2 ab 2 ab
36. If a variable circle touches two given circles, one internally and the other externally then the locus of
centre of the variable circle is (the given circles are not concentric)
(A) straight line (B) circle (C) parabola (D) ellipse

37. One of the sides of a triangle is divided into segments of 6 and 8 units by the point of tangency of the
inscribed circle. If the radius of the circle is 4 units, then the length of the shortest side is
(A) 12 units (B) 13 units (C) 14 units (D) 15 units

38. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius r. P is any point inside triangle. Perpendiculars are
dropped from P to the sides. The sum of the lengths of the perpendiculars is
3
(A) 3r (B) r (C) 9r (D) none of these
2

39. A circle C1 passes through the points P (3, 4), Q (4,3) and R (5, 0). Another circle C2 passing through
R (5, 0) and having centre on the line x  y  0
(A) (7, 7) (B) (12, 12) (C) (7, 12) (D) (12, 7)

40. AB is any diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0 and CD is any diameter of the circle
x 2  y 2  x  y  4  0 such that A, B, C, D are concyclic. The locus of centre of the circle passing through
A, B, C , D is
(A) x  y  4  0 (B) x  y  4  0 (C) x 2  y 2  4 (D) x 2  y 2  2

41. Three circles of radius 3 units have centres at P (14, 92), Q (17, 76) and R (19, 84). The line L passes
through Q and the total area of the parts of the circles in each half plane (defined by L) is the same. The
slope of line L is
8 8
(A)  (B) (C) 24 (D) – 24
5 5

42. AB is any diameter of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y = 0 and CD is any diameter of the circle x2 + y2 + x + y –
4 = 0 such that A, B, C, D are concyclic. The locus of centre of the circle passing through A, B, C, D is
(A) x + y + 4 = 0 (B) x + y – 4 = 0 (C) x2 + y2 = 4 (D) x2 + y2 = 2

43. Three circles of radius 3 units have centres at P(14, 92), Q(17, 76) and R(19, 84). The line L passes
through Q and the total area of the parts of the circles in each half plane (defined by L) is the same. The
slope of line L is
8 8
(A)  (B) (C) 24 (D) –24
5 5

x y
44. A mirror is placed along the line   1. In this mirror, the image of the circle x2 + y2 = c2 is
a b
2 2 2 2
 2ab 2   2ba 2   2ba 2   2ab 2 
(A)  x  2 2 
 y  2 2 
 c2 (B)  x  2 2 
 y  2 2 
 c2
 a b   a b   a b   a b 
2 2 2 2
 ab 2   ba 2   ba 2   ab 2 
(C)  x  2 2 
  y  2 
 c2 (D)  x  2 2 
  y  2 
 c2
 a b   a b 
2
 a b   a b 
2
45. Tangents are drawn to the circle x 2  y 2  50 from a point ' P ' lying on the x-axis. These tangents meet
the y-axis at points ' P1 ' and ' P2 '. Possible coordinates of ' P ' so that area of triangle PP1 P2 is minimum,
are
(A) (10, 0) (B) (10 2, 0) (C) (10, 0) (D) (10 2, 0)

46. The number of integral values of a for which a unique circle passes through the points of intersection of
the rectangular hyperbola x 2  y 2  a 2 and the parabola y  x 2 is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

47. If x, y  R satisfy the equation x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  5  0, then the value of the expression


   4 xy  /( x  xy ) is:
2
x y
 
2 1 2 1 2 1
(A) 2 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2

48. If the circle of radius 3 units is touching the lines 3 y 2  4 xy  3x 2  0 in the first quadrant then length
of chord of contact to this circle is

(A)
3 1
(B)
3 1  3 1
(C) 3  (D)
3  3 1
2 2  2  2
 

49. A line meets the co-ordinate axes in A and B. A circle is circumscribed about OAB. If the distances from
A and B of the tangent to the circle at the origin be m and n, then diameter of the circle is
(A) m(m  n) (B) m  n (C) n(m  n) (D) m 2  n 2

50. 2 x 2  2 y 2  4 x     represents a circle for

(A) nor real value of  (B) all real values of 
1  1 
(C)   (, 0)   ,   (D)   (, 0)   ,  
2   16 

51. The radical centre of the three circles x 2  y 2  x  2 y  3  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  5  0,

x 2  y 2  7 x  8 y  9  0 is
 2 2 1 1 1 1
(A)   ,   (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D) (0, 0)
 3 3 3 3 4 4
52. What is the locus of the centre of a circle of radius ‘1’ which rolls inside a circle x  y  2 x  2 y  7  0
2 2

is
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  3  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  4  0

53. The ratio of the areas of equilateral triangles made of the common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  4 and
x 2  y 2  8 x  4  0 and their respective pair of tangents drawn from points on the positive x  axis is
57  12 3 57  24 3 57  24 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
3 9 3
54. The locus of the point of intersection of the tangents at the extremities of a chord of the circle x 2  y 2  b 2
which touches the circle x 2  y 2  2by  0 passes through the point
 b b 
(A)  0,  (B) (0, b) (C) (b, 0) (D)  , 0 
 2  2 

55. Let the end points M and N of the diameter 4 x  y  15 of the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  16  0 are also on
the tangents at the end points of the major axis of the ellipse respectively such that MN is also tangent to
the same ellipse at point ‘P’. If the major axes of the ellipse is along the line y  x, then
4
(A) eccentricity of the ellipse is
5
18
(B) length of the latus rectum is
5
(C) centre of the ellipse is at (1,1)
25 2
(D) equation of one of the directrix will be x  y 
4

56. A tangent is drawn to the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  10  0 at the point (1, 1). The image of the tangent
about the line x  y  0 will always touch the curve
(A) x 2  48 y (B) y 2  48 x (C) 5 x 2  y 2  20 (D) 3x 2  5 y 2  5

Comprehension – 1

The line x  2 y  a  0 intersects the circle x 2  y 2  4 at two distinct points A and B. Another line 12 x  6 y  41
intersects the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  1  0 at two distinct points C and D.

57. The value of a for which the four points A, B, C and D are concyclic is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2

58. The equation of circle passing through A, B, C and D is

(a) 5 x 2  5 y 2  8 x  16 y  36  0 (b) 5 x 2  5 y 2  8 x  16 y  36  0
(c) 5 x 2  5 y 2  8 x  16 y  36  0 (d) 5 x 2  5 y 2  8 x  16 y  36  0

Comprehension-2

P(3, 4) is a point on the circle S1 : x 2  y 2  25. Circle S 2 is drawn passing through ‘P’ with centre on
the x  axis another circle ' S3 ' with centre above x-axis intersect s1 and s2 orthogonally at ‘M’ and ‘N’
where M and N are the points on their respective circle with higher ordinate. If MN is perpendicular to the
common chord of ' S1 ' and ' S 2 ' and is of least length, then

59. Centre of S3 is
(A) (3,3) (B) (3, 4) (C) (3, 5) (D) (3,1)

60. Sum of the radius of S2 and S3 is

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 7
 Assertion – Reason Type

(A) Both STATEMENT 1 and STATEMENT 2 are true and STATEMENT 2 is correct explanation of
STATEMENT 1.
(B) STATEMENT 1 is true, STATEMENT 2 is true; STATEMENT 2 is NOT a correct explanation for
STATEMENT 1
(C) STATEMENT 1 is true, STATEMENT 2 is false
(D) STATEMENT 1 is false, STATEMENT 2 is true
61. STATEMENT 1: Circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  9  0 bisects the circumference of the circle
x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  23  0 .
and
STATEMENT 2: Common chord of the two circles passes through the centre of the latter
circle.

Match the following

M1. Let S1 and S 2 be two circles with centres at (1, 0) and ( 3, 0) and radii 1 and 3 respectively. If direct
common tangents of circles touch S1 at A and B and S2 at C and D again these direct common tangents meet at P
and intersect a transverse common tangent at Q and R, then

COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
The circle through the points A, B, C, d
A
cuts the x  axis at
P (1  7, 0)
B Centre of incircle of PCD is Q (2, 0)
C Orthocentre of PQR is R (1, 0)
Centre of circle touching the circles S1
D S (0, 0)
and S 2 internally is

M2: Match the following

COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
If the straight line y = mx, m  I touches or lies outside
A P 1
the circle x 2  y 2  20 y  90  0, then |m| can be
If the line 3 x  4 y  5k , k  Z touches or lies inside the
B Q 2
circle x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  5  0, then k  2 can be
Two circles x 2  y 2  px  py  7  0 and
C x 2  y 2  10 x  2 py  1  0 cut orthogonally then p is R 3
equal to
The number of common tangents between the circles
D x 2  y 2  12 x  14 y  60  0 S 4
and x 2  y 2  20 x  14 y  148  0 is/are

M3.
COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
A Common chord of the circle P (1, 2)
 x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  1  0 and a circle
passing through origin and touching
the line y   x always passes
through the point
A point on the line x  4 from which
the tangents drawn to the circle  1 1
B
( x  1) 2  ( y  2) 2  9 are at right
Q  , 
 2 2
angles is
The equation of the circle x 2  y 2  9.
The centre of the smallest circle  7 7 
C R  , 
touching this circle and the line 2 2 2 2
x  y  6 2 has the co-ordinates
A line parallel to the line x  3 y  2
 7 7 
D touches the circle S  , 
x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  5  0 at the point 2 2 2 2

T (4,5)

Numericals

N1. A semicircle is drawn outwardly on chord AB of the circle with centre O and unit radius. The
perpendicular from O to AB meets the semicircle on AB at C. Then length of AB so that OC has
maximum length is K . Then K
is ____________

N2: What is the radius of the circle with centre at (0, 0) for which the area of the  formed by the tangents drawn from
(6, 8) to the circle and the chord of contact is maximum?

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N3. Six points ( xi , yi ), i  1, 2, ..., 6 are taken on the circle x 2  y 2  4 such that  xi  8 and
i 1
y
i 1
i  4. The line
segment joining orthocentre of a triangle made by any three points and the centroid of the triangle made by other three
points passes through a fixed points (h, k), then h  k is

N4. Let AB be the chord of contact of the point (5, 5) with respect to circle x 2  y 2  5 and ( ,  ) is orthocenter of
PAB , where P is a moving point on the circle. Then (  m) 2  (   n) 2  p , where m, n & p  I . The value of
(m  n  p ) is equal to_____

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N5. Six points ( xi , yi )(i  1, 2,3.....6) are taken on the circle x 2  y 2  4 such that  xi  8 and
i 1
y
i 1
i  4. The line

segment joining orthocentre of a triangle made by any three points and the centroid of the triangle made by
other three points passes through a fixed points (h, k) then h + k is _______________________.