DPP Circle

Questions BITSAT Crash Course

1*. Let P(x 1, y )

1
and P(x 2, y )
2
are two points such that their abscissas x and x are the roots of the equation x
1 2
2
+ 2x − 3 = 0 while the ordinates y
1
and y are
2

the roots of the equation y 2

+ 4y − 12 = 0 .Then the centre of the circle with PQ as diameter is
(1) (-1, -2) (2) (1, 2)
(3) (1, -2) (4) (-1, 2)
2*. The equation of circle which passes through the origin and cuts off intercepts 5 and 6 from the positive parts of the axes respectively, is
2

(x −
5

2
) + (y − 3)
2
= λ , where λ is
(1) 61

4
(2) 6

(3) 1

4
(4) 0

3. The equation of the circle concentric to the circle 2x 2

+ 2y
2
− 3x + 6y + 2 = 0 and having area double the area of this circle is
(1) 8x
2
+ 8y
2
− 24x + 48y − 13 = 0 (2) 16x
2
+ 16y
2
+ 24x − 48y − 13 = 0

(3) 16x
2
+ 16y
2
− 24x + 48y − 13 = 0 (4) 8x
2
+ 8y
2
+ 24x − 48y − 13 = 0

4. The equation of the circle passing through (2, 0) and (0, 4) and having the minimum radius is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
= 20 (2) x
2
+ y
2
− 2x − 4y = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
= 4 (4) x
2
+ y
2
= 16

5*. The length of the diameter of the circle which touches the X−axis at the point (1, 0) and passes through the point (2, 3) is
(1) 6

5
(2) 5

(3) 10

3
(4) 3

6*. A circle passes through (−2, 4) and touches the y−axis at (0, 2). Which one of the following equations can represent a diameter of this circle ?
(1) 2x − 3y + 10 = 0 (2) 3x + 4y − 3 = 0

(3) 4x + 5y − 6 = 0 (4) 5x + 2y + 4 = 0

7. If the points (2, 0), (0, 1), (4, 5) and (0, k) are con-cyclic, then the value of k is
(1) 1 (2) 14

(3) 5 (4) none of these

8*. If the point (1, 4) lies inside the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 6x + 10y + p = 0 and the circle does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes, then the set of all possible
values of p is the interval
(1) (25, 39) (2) (25, 29)

(3) (0, 25) (4) (9, 25)

9. The least and greatest distances of the point (10, 7) from the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y − 20 = 0 are
(1) 15, 20 (2) 12, 16

(3) 5, 15 (4) 10, 20

10*. If a point P (0, −2) and Q is any point on the circle, x 2

+ y
2
− 5x − y + 5 = 0 , then the maximum value of (P Q) is 2

(1) 8 + 5√3 (2) 47+10√6

(3) 14 + 5√3 (4) 25+ √6

11. If the straight line y = mx lies outside the circle x 2

+ y
2
− 20y + 90 = 0 , then the value of m will satisfy
(1) |m|< 3 (2) m > 3

(3) |m|> 3 (4) none of these

12*. If the length of the chord of the circle, x 2
+ y
2 2
= r (r > 0) along the line, y − 2x = 3 is r, then r is equal to: 2

(1) 9

5
(2) 12

(3) 24

5
(4) 12

13*. The sum of the squares of the lengths of the chords intercepted by the line x + y = n, n ∈ N on the circle x 2
+ y
2
= 4 is 11k, where k is equal to
(1) 2 (2) 0

(3) Cannot say (4) None of these

14*. If a line y = mx + c, is a tangent to the circle (x − 3) , and it is perpendicular to a line L where L is the tangent to the circle x , at the
2 2 2 2
+ y = 1 1, 1 + y = 1

point ( 1
,
1
) , then
√2 √2

(1) c
2
− 7c + 6 = 0 (2) c
2
+ 7c + 6 = 0

(3) c
2
+ 6c + 7 = 0 (4) c
2
− 6c + 7 = 0

15. The equation to the circle with center (2, 1) and touching the line 3x + 4y = 5 is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y + 5 = 0 (2) x
2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y − 5 = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y + 4 = 0 (4) x
2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y − 4 = 0

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Questions BITSAT Crash Course

16. The equation of the circle which touches both the axes and the straight line 4x + 3y = 6 in the first quadrant and lies below it is :
(1) 4x
2
+ 4y
2
− 4x − 4y + 1 = 0 (2) 4x
2
+ y
2
− 6x − 6y + 9 = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
− 6x − y + 9 = 0 (4) 4(x
2
+ y
2
− x − 6y)+1 = 0

17*. The line 2x − y + 1 = 0 is tangent to the circle at the point (2,5) and the centre of the circle lies on x − 2y = 4. The square of the radius of the circle is
(1) 45 (2) 75

(3) 20 (4) 50

18. The equation of normal of x 2

+ y
2
− 2x + 4y − 5 = 0 at (2, 1) is
(1) y = 3x − 5 (2) y = 3x + 4

(3) y = x + 1 (4) 2x + 3y − 5 = 0

19*. The foot of the normal from the point (4, 3) to a circle is (2, 1) and a diameter of the circle has the equation 2x − y − 2 = 0, then the equation of the circle is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
− 4y + 2 = 0 (2) x
2
+ y
2
− 4y + 1 = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
− 2x − 1 = 0 (4) x
2
+ y
2
− 2x + 1 = 0

20. The equation of the two tangents from (−5, −4) to the circle x 2
+ y
2
+ 4x + 6y + 8 = 0 are
(1) x + 2y + 13 = 0, 2x − y + 6 = 0 (2) 3x + 2y + 23 = 0, 2x − 3y + 4 = 0

(3) x − 7y = 23, 6x + 13y = 4 (4) none of these.

21*. If the length of the tangent from (h, k) to the circle x 2
+ y
2
= 16 is twice the length of the tangent from the same point to the circle x 2
+ y
2
+ 2x + 2y = 0 ,
then
(1) h
2
+ k
2
+ 4h + 4k + 16 = 0 (2) h
2
+ k
2
+ 3h + 3k = 0

(3) 3h
2
+ 3k
2
+ 8h + 8k + 16 = 0 (4) 3h
2
+ 3k
2
+ 4h + 4k + 16 = 0

22*. If the tangent at the point P on the circle x 2

+ y
2
+ 6x + 6y = 2 meets the straight line 5x − 2y + 6 = 0 at a point Q on the y-axis, then the length of PQ is
(1) 4 (2) 2√5

(3) 5 (4) 3√ 5

23. The angle between the tangents drawn at the points (5, 12) and (12, − 5) to the circle x 2
+ y
2
= 169 is
(1) 45° (2) 60°

(3) 30° (4) 90°

24*. A pair of tangents are drawn from a point P to the circle x 2

+ y
2
= 1. If the tangents make an intercept of 2 units on the line x = 1, then the locus of the point
P is
(1) y
2
= 2(x + 1) (2) 2y
2
= −(x + 1)

(3) y
2
= 2(x − 1) (4) y
2
= −2x + 1

25. If tangents P A and P B are drawn to x 2

+ y
2
= 4 from the point P (3, 0), then area of ΔP AB is equal to
(1) 1

3
√5 sq. units (2) 10

5
√5 sq. units

(3) 20√5
sq. units (4) None of these
3

26*. Let the tangents drawn to the circle, x 2

+ y
2
= 16 from the point P (0, h) meet the x‐ axis at points A and B. If the area of ΔAP B is minimum, then positive
value of h is :
(1) 4√ 2 (2) 3√ 2

(3) 4√ 3 (4) 3√ 3

27. Two perpendicular tangents to the circle x 2

+ y
2
= a
2
meet at P . Then, the locus of P has the equation
(1) x
2
+ y
2
= 2a
2
(2) x
2
+ y
2
= 3a
2

(3) x
2
+ y
2
= 4a
2
(4) None of these
28*. Tangents are drawn from the point on the line x − y − 5 = 0 to x 2
+ 4y
2
= 4 , then all the chords of contact pass through a fixed point, whose coordinates are
(1) (
1
,
4
) (2) (
4
,
1
)
5 5 5 5

(3) (−
4
, −
1
) (4) (
4
, −
1
)
5 5 5 5

29. Let the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle, x 2
+ y
2
− 8x − 4y + 16 = 0 touch it at the points A and B . Then (AB) is equal to
2

(1) 52

5
(2) 56

(3) (4)
64 32

5 5

30*. Find the equation of chord having midpoint as (2, -1) to the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y − 10 = 0

(1) x = 2 (2) y = −1

(3) x + y = 1 (4) 2x + y = 3

31*. For the two circles, x 2

+ y
2
= 16 and x 2
+ y
2
− 2y = 0 there is/are
(1) two pairs of common tangents (2) three common tangents
(3) no common tangents (4) None of these

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32. The number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles x 2
+ y
2
− 4x − 6y − 3 = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
+ 2x + 2y + 1 = 0 is :
(1) 1 (2) 2

(3) 3 (4) 4

33*. If 2x − 4y = 9 and 6x − 12y + 7 = 0 are common tangents to the circle, then radius of the circle is
(1) √3
(2) 17

5 6√5

(3) √2
(4) 17

3 3√5

34. The centre of the circle, whose radius is 5 and which touches the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 2x − 4y − 20 = 0 at (5, 5) is
(1) (5, 8) (2) (5, 10)

(3) (8, 9) (4) (9, 8)

35. If the circles x 2

+ y
2
+ 2x + 2ky + 6 = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
+ 2ky + K = 0 intersect orthogonally, then k is
(1) 2 or −
3

2
(2) −2 or
3

(3) 2 or
3

2
(4) −2
3

36*. The locus of the centre of the circle, which cuts the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 20x + 4 = 0 orthogonally and touches the line x = 2, is
(1) x
2
= 16y (2) y
2
= 4x

(3) y
2
= 16x (4) x
2
= 4y

37. Three circles of radii a, b, c, (a < b < c) touch each other externally. If they have x− axis as a common tangent, then:
(1) 1
=
1
+
1
(2) a, b, c are in A.P.
√a √b √c

(3) 1
=
1
+
1
(4) √a, √b, √c are in A.P.
√b √a √c

38. If the circle x 2

+ y
2
+ 6x − 2y + k = 0 bisects the circumference of the circle x 2
+ y
2
+ 2x − 6y − 15 = 0 , then k is equal to
(1) 21 (2) −21

(3) 23 (4) −23

39*. The circle passing through the intersection of the circles, x 2

+ y
2
− 6x = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
− 4y = 0 having its centre on the line, 2x − 3y + 12 = 0, also passes
through the point :
(1) (– 1, 3) (2) (– 3, 6)

(3) (– 3, 1) (4) (1, – 3)

40*. The equation of the circles passing through (1, 2) and the points of intersection of the circles x 2
+ y
2
− 8x − 6y + 21 = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
− 2x − 15 = 0 is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
+ 6x + 21 = 0 (2) x
2
+ y
2
− 6x − 2y + 9 = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
− 6x − 4y + 9 = 0 (4) x
2
+ y
2
− 6x + 4y + 9 = 0

Note: Question with * denotes it is important.

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