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1. A circle of radius 5 units touches both the axes and lies 9. The radical centre of three circle descirbed on the three
in the first quadrant. If the circle makes one complete sides of a tiangle as diameter, is :
roll on x-axis along the positive direction of x-axis, then (a) The orthocentre of (b) The incentre of
its equation in the new position is :
(c) The centroid of (d) The circumcentre of
(a) x 2 y 2 20 x 10 y 100 2 0 10. The equation of the circle which touches both the axes
2 2
(b) x y 20 x 10 y 100 0 2 and the straight line 4 x 3 y 6 in the first quadrant
and lies below it is :
(c) x 2 y 2 20 x 10 y 100 2 0
(a) 4 x 2 4 y 2 4 x 4 y 1 0
(d) None of these
2. Length of common chord of circles (b) x 2 y 2 6 x 6 y 9 0
x 2 y 2 2 x 3 y 1 0 and x 2 y 2 4 x 3 y 2 0 , (c) x 2 y 2 6 x y 9 0
is : (d) 4 ( x 2 y 2 x 6 y ) 1 0
2 2 4 2 11. The chord of contact of tangents drawn from any point
(a) 2 (b) (c) 2 3 (d)
2 3
on the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 to x 2 y 2 b 2 touches the
3. If circle x 2 y 2 6 x 2fy 24 0 and
circle x 2 y 2 c 2 , a > b then a, b, c are in :
x 2 y 2 8 x 6 y 24 0 cut orthogonally then f is : (a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) None
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
12. Given that circles x 2 y 2 2x 6y 6 0 and
4. The radical axis of circles x 2 y 2 x y 2 0 and
x 2 y 2 5 x 6 y 15 0 touch the equation to their
3 x 2 3 y 2 4 x 6 y 12 0 , is : common tangent is :
(a) 5 x 7 y 14 0 (b) 7 x 3 y 10 0 (a) x = 3 (b) y = 6
(c) 7 x 12 y 21 0 (d) 7 x 12 y 21 0
(c) 5 x 3 y 18 0 (d) None of these
13. The locus of the point of intersection of tangents to the
5. The radical centre of circles x 2 y 2 2 x 17 y 4 0 , circle x a cos , y a sin at the points, whose
x 2 y 2 7 x 6 y 11 0 and x 2 y 2 x 22 y 3 0 , parametric angles differ by / 2 is :
is : (a) straight line (b) circle
(a) (2, 3) (b) (3, 2) (c) (– 2, 3) (d) (6, 4) (c) ellipse (d) None of these
2 2
6. If 1 , 2 be the inclination of tangents with x-axis drawn 14. If the two circles x 2 y 2 r 2 and ( x 5) y 9
intersect in two distinct points, then
from the point P to the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 , then the locus
(a) 2 r 8 (b) r < 2 (c) r = 2 (d) r > 2
of P, if given that cot 1 cot 2 c is :
15. If the circles x 2 y 2 9 and x 2 y 2 8 y c 0 touch
(a) c ( x 2 a 2 ) 2 xy (b) c ( x 2 a 2 ) y 2 a 2 each other, then c is equal :
(a) 15 (b) – 15 (c) 16 (d) – 16
(c) c ( y 2 a 2 ) 2 xy (d) None of these
16. The number of common tangents to the circles
7. The radical centre of the circles x 2 y 2 4 x 7 0 , x 2 y 2 2 x 8 y 23 0 and
2 x 2 2y 2 3 x 5 y 9 0 , and x 2 y 2 y 0 , is : x 2 y 2 4 x 10 y 9 0 are :
(a) (– 2, 1) (b) (– 2, – 1) (c) (2, – 1) (d) (2, 1) (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None
8. The eqution of the circle which passes through the point 2 2
17. If the circle x y 2gx 2fy c 0 bisects the
(1, 1) and cuts the circles x 2 y 2 2 x 4 y 6 0 and
circumference of the circle x 2 y 2 2g x 2f y c 0 ,
2 2
x y 4 x 6 y 2 0 , orthogonally is : then :
(a) 2g ( g g ) 2f (f f ) c c
(a) x 2 y 2 16 x 12 y 2 0
(b) x 2 y 2 16 x 12 y 2 0 (b) 2g ( g g ) 2f (f f ) c c
2 x 2 2 y 2 4 x 7 y 25 0 is : x 2 y 2 6 x 2 y 1 and x 2 y 2 12 x 4 y 1 are :
(a) 4 x 2 4 y 2 30 x 10 y 32 0 (a) Same (b) Collinear
(c) Non-collinear (d) None of these
(b) 4 x 2 4 y 2 30 x 13 y 25 0
27. The pole of the straight line 18 x 2 y 56 0 with
2 2
(c) 4 x 4 y 43 x 10 y 25 0 respect to the circle 4 x 2 4 y 2 6 x 10 y 14 0 , is :
(d) None of these (a) (3, 1) (b) (1, 3) (c) (3, – 1) (d) (– 3, 1)
21. The tangent at any point to the circle x 2 y 2 r 2 meets 28. A pair of tangents are drawn from the origin to the circle
the coordinate axes at A and B. If lines drawn parallel to
x 2 y 2 20 ( x y ) 20 0 . The equation of the pair of
the coordinate axes through A and B intersect at P, then
the locus of P is : tangents is :
1 1 1
(a) x 2 y 2 r 2 (b) 2 2 2 (a) x 2 y 2 10 xy 0 (b) x 2 y 2 5 xy 0
x y r
1 1 2
(c) 2 x 2 2 y 2 5 xy 0 (d) 2 x 2 2 y 2 5 xy 0
(c) 2 2 r (d) None of these
x y 29. Given the circles x 2 y 2 4x 5 0 and
22. The circles x 2 y 2 2 x 2y 1 0 and
x 2 y 2 4 x 2 y 6 0 . Let P be a point ( , ) such
x 2 y 2 2 x 2y 1 0 that the tangents from P to both the circles are equal,
(a) touch each other externally then
(b) touch each other internally (a) 2 10 11 0 (b) 2 10 11 0
(c) intersect on the y-axis
(c) 10 2 11 0 (d) 10 2 11 0
(d) None of these
23. The equation of a common tangent to the circles 30. The locus of the centre of a circle which touches
2 2
x y 14 x 4 y 28 0 and externally the circle x 2 y 2 6 x 6 y 14 0 and also
x 2 y 2 14 x 4 y 28 0 is : touches the y-axis, is given by the equation :
(a) x 7 0 (b) y 7 0 (a) x 2 6 x 10 y 14 0 (b) x 2 10 x 6 y 14 0
(c) 28 x 45 y 371 0 (d) both (b) and (c) (c) y 2 6 x 10 y 14 0 (d) y 2 10 x 6 y 14 0
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