Circle and System of Circles 1

Definition, Equation of the Circle

Basic Level

PA
1. The two points A and B in a plane such that for all points P lies on circle satisfied  k , then k will not be equal to [IIT 1982]
PB
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) None of these
2. Locus of a point which moves such that sum of the squares of its distances from the sides of a square of side unity is 9, is [IIT 1976]
(a) Straight line (b) Circle (c) Parabola (d) None of these
3. The equation of the circle which touches both the axes and whose radius is a, is [MP PET 1984]
(a) x  y  2ax  2ay  a  0
2 2 2
(b) x  y  ax  ay  a  0
2 2 2

(c) x  y  2ax  2ay  a  0

2 2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  a 2  0
4. ABCD is a square the length of whose side is a. Taking AB and AD as the coordinate axes, the equation of the circle passing through the
vertices of the square, is [MP PET 2003]
(a) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0 (b) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0 (c) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  0
5. The equation of the circle in the first quadrant touching each coordinate axis at a distance of one unit from the origin is
[Rajasthan PET 1991; MP PET 1987, 1989]
(a) x  y  2 x  2y  1  0
2 2
(b) x  y  2 x  2y  1  0
2 2

(c) x  y  2 x  2y  0
2 2
(d) None of these
6. The equation of the circle which touches both axes and whose centre is (x1 , y1 ) , is [MP PET 1988]

(a) x  y  2 x 1 (x  y ) 
2 2
x 12 0 (b) x  y  2 x 1 (x  y ) 
2 2
x 12 0
(c) x 2  y 2  x 12  y 12 (d) x 2  y 2  2 xx 1  2yy 1  0
7. The equation of the circle which touches x-axis and whose centre is (1, 2), is [MP PET 1984]
(a) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1  0 (d) x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  4  0
8. The equation of the circle having centre (1, – 2) and passing through the point of intersection of lines 3 x  y  14, 2 x  5 y  18 is
[MP PET 1990]
(a) x  y  2 x  4 y  20  0
2 2
(b) x  y  2 x  4 y  20  0
2 2

(c) x  y  2 x  4 y  20  0
2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0
9. The equation of the circle passing through (4, 5) and having the centre at (2, 2), is [MNR 1986; MP PET 1984; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) x  y  4 x  4y  5  0
2 2
(b) x  y  4 x  4y  5  0
2 2

(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  13 (d) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  5  0
10. 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
[Rajasthan PET 1985; MP PET 1989]
(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  25  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  25  0
(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  16  0 (d) x 2  y 2  14 y  8  0
11. The equation of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), (0, b) and (a, b) is [AMU 1978]
(a) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(b) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(c) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(d) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2

12. The equation ax  by  2hxy  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 will represent a circle, if

2 2
[MNR 1979; MP PET 1988; Rajasthan PET 1997, 2003]
(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

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13. The equation of the circle whose diameters have the end points (a, 0), (0, b) is given by [MP PET 1993]
(a) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(b) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(c) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(d) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2

14. The equation of the circle which touches x-axis at (3, 0) and passes through (1, 4) is given by [MP PET 1993]
(a) x  y  6 x  5y  9  0
2 2
(b) x  y  6 x  5y  9  0
2 2

(c) x  y  6 x  5y  9  0
2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  6 x  5y  9  0
15. From three non-collinear points we can draw [MP PET 1984; BIT Ranchi 1990]
(a) Only one circle (b) Three circle (c) Infinite circles (d) No circle
16. Equation of a circle whose centre is origin and radius is equal to the distance between the lines x = 1 and x = – 1 is [MP PET 1984]

(a) x2  y2  1 (b) x2  y2  2 (c) x2  y2  4 (d) x2  y2  4

17. If the centre of a circle is (2, 3) and a tangent is x  y  1, then the equation of this circle is [Rajasthan PET 1985, 1989]

(a) (x  2)  (y  3)  8
2 2
(b) (x  2)  (y  3)  3
2 2
(c) (x  2)  (y  3)  2 2
2 2
(d) (x  2) 2  (y  3) 2  2 2
18. ax 2  2y 2  2bxy  2 x  y  c  0 represents a circle through the origin, if [MP PET 1984]
(a) a = 0, b = 0, c = 2 (b) a = 1, b = 0, c = 0 (c) a = 2, b = 2, c = 0 (d) a = 2, b = 0, c = 0
K (x  1) 2 (y  2) 2
19. If the equation   1 represents a circle, then K = [MP PET 1994]
3 4
(a) 3/4 (b) 1 (c) 4/3 (d) 12
20. A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the line y  x  1. Then the equation of this circle if it passes through point (7, 3), is
[Roorkee 1988]
(a) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0 (b) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0
(c) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0 (d) None of these
21. The equation of circle whose diameter is the line joining the points (– 4, 3) and (12, –1) is
[IIT 1971; Rajasthan PET 1984, 87, 89; MP PET 1984; Roorkee 1969; AMU 1979]
(a) x  y  8 x  2y  51  0
2 2
(b) x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  51  0
(c) x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  51  0 (d) x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  51  0
22. The equation of the circle which passes through the points (3, – 2) and (– 2, 0) and centre lies on the line 2 x  y  3, is
[Roorkee 1971]
(a) x  y  3 x  12y  2  0
2 2
(b) x  y  3 x  12y  2  0
2 2

(c) x  y  3 x  12y  2  0
2 2
(d) None of these
23. For ax  2hxy  3 y  4 x  8 y  6  0 to represent a circle, one must have
2 2

(a) a = 3, h = 0 (b) a = 1, h = 0 (c) a = h = 3 (d) a = h = 0

24. The equation of the circle in the first quadrant which touches each axis at a distance 5 from the origin is [MP PET 1997]
(a) x  y  5 x  5 y  25  0
2 2
(b) x  y  10 x  10 y  25  0
2 2

(c) x  y  5 x  5 y  25  0
2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  10 x  10 y  25  0
25. If ( ,  ) is the centre of a circle passing through the origin, then its equation is [MP PET 1999]

(a) x  y  x  y  0
2 2
(b) x  y  2x  2 y  0
2 2
(c) x  y  2x  2 y  0
2 2
(d) x  y  x  y  0
2 2

26. 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
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) 5 (x  y )  3 x  8 y  200
2 2
(b) x  y  4 x  8 y  200
2 2

(c) 5 (x  y )  4 x  200
2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  40
27. The equation of the circle of radius 5 and touching the coordinate axes in third quadrant is [EAMCET 2002]

(a) (x  5)2  (y  5)2  25 (b) (x  4 )2  (y  4 )2  25 (c) (x  6)2  (y  6)2  25 (d) (x  5)2  (y  5)2  25

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28. The centre of a circle is (2, – 3) and the circumference is 10. Then the equation of the circle is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0

(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 (d) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0
29. The circle described on the line joining the points (0, 1), (a, b) as diameter cuts the x-axis in points whose abscissae are roots of the equation
(a) x 2  ax  b  0 (b) x 2  ax  b  0 (c) x 2  ax  b  0 (d) x 2  ax  b  0 .
30. 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
31. The equations of the circles which touch both the axes and the line x = a are
a2 a2
(a) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0 (b) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0
4 4
a2
(c) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  0 (d) None of these.
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32. The equation of the unit circle concentric with x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  8  0 is [EAMCET 1991]

(a) x  y  8 x  4y  8  0
2 2
(b) x  y  8 x  4y  8  0
2 2

(c) x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  28  0 (d) x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  19  0
33. A circle of radius 2 touches the coordinate axes in the first quadrant. If the circle makes a complete rotation on the x-axis along the positive
direction of the x-axis then the equation of the circle in the new position is
(a) x 2  y 2  4 (x  y)  8x  (2  4 )2  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  (2  4 )2  0

(c) x 2  y 2  8x  4 y  (2  4 )2  0 (d) None of these

34. A circle which touches the axes and whose centre is at distance 2 2 from the origin, has the equation
(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0

(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0 (d) None of these

35. If (– 1, 4) and (3, – 2) are end points of a diameter of a circle, then the equation of this circle is [Rajasthan PET 1987, 89]

(a) (x  1)2  (y  1)2  13 (b) (x  1)  (y  1)  13

2 2
(c) (x  1)  (y  1)  13
2 2
(d) (x  1)2  (y  1)2  13

36. The equation of the circle concentric with the circle x 2  y 2  3 x  4 y  c  0 and passing through the point (– 1, – 2) is
[Rajasthan PET 1984, 92]

(a) x  y  3x  4y  1  0
2 2
(b) x  y  3x  4y  0
2 2

(c) x 2  y2  3x  4y  2  0 (d) None of these

37. If (– 3, 2) lies on the circle x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 which is concentric with x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  5  0, then c is equal to

[Rajasthan PET 1986]
(a) – 11 (b) 11 (c) – 24 (d) 24
38. Equation x  y  4 x  6 y  13  0 represents
2 2
[Roorkee 1990]
(a) A circle (b) A pair of two different lines (c) A pair of coincident lines (d) A point
39. If the lines 2 x  3 y  1  0 and 3 x  y  4  0 lie along diameters of a circle of circumference 10, then the equation of the circle is
[AIEEE 2004]

(a) x  y  2 x  2y  23  0
2 2
(b) x  y  2 x  2y  23  0
2 2

(c) x  y  2 x  2y  23  0
2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  23  0

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Advance Level

40. y  mx is a chord of a circle of radius a and the diameter of the circle lies along x-axis and one end of this chord is origin. The equation of
the circle described on this chord as diameter is [MP PET 1990]

(a) (1  m 2 ) (x 2  y 2 )  2ax  0 (b) (1  m 2 ) (x 2  y 2 )  2a(x  my )  0

(c) (1  m 2 ) (x 2  y 2 )  2a(x  my )  0 (d) (1  m 2 ) (x 2  y 2 )  2a(x  my )  0

41. If y  2 x is a chord of the circle x 2  y 2  10 x  0, then the equation of the circle of which this chord is a diameter, is
[Rajasthan PET 1988]

(a) x  y  2x  4y  0
2 2
(b) x  y  2x  4y  0
2 2
(c) x  y  2x  4y  0
2 2
(d) x  y  2x  4y  0
2 2

42. The circle on the chord x cos   y sin  p of the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 as diameter has the equation [Roorkee 1967; MP PET 1993]

(a) x 2  y 2  a 2  2 p (x cos   y sin  p)  0 (b) x 2  y 2  a 2  2 p (x cos   y sin  p)  0

(c) x 2  y 2  a 2  2 p (x cos   y sin  p)  0 (d) x 2  y 2  a 2  2 p (x cos   y sin  p)  0

x y
43. The equation of circle which touches the axes of coordinates and the line   1 and whose centre lies in the first quadrant is
3 4
x 2  y 2  2cx  2cy  c 2  0, where c is [Ranchi BIT 1986; Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6
44. The equation of a circle which touches both axes and the line 3 x  4 y  8  0 and lies in the third quadrant is [MP PET 1986]

(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0

(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0 (d) x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4  0
45. Equation of the circle which touches the lines x  0, y  0 and 3 x  4 y  4 is [MP PET 1991]

(a) x 2  4 x  y 2  4y  4  0 (b) x 2  4 x  y 2  4y  4  0

(c) x 2  4 x  y 2  4y  4  0 (d) x 2  4 x  y 2  4y  4  0

46. The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle formed by the lines y  3 x  6, y  3 x  6 and y = 0, is [EAMCET 1982]

(a) x 2  y 2  4y  0 (b) x 2  y2  4x  0 (c) x 2  y 2  4 y  12 (d) x 2  y 2  4 x  12

47. 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
[AIEEE 2004]

(a) (y  q)  4 px
2
(b) (x  q)2  4 py (c) (y  p)  4 qx
2
(d) (x  p) 2  4 qy
48. If a circle passes through the points of intersection of the coordinate axes with the lines  x  y  1  0 and x  2y  3  0, then the value
of  is [IIT 1991]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
49. Equation to the circles which touch the lines 3 x  4 y  1  0, 4 x  3 y  7  0 and pass through (2, 3) are [EAMCET 1989]

(a) (x  2)2  (y  8)2  25 (b) 5 x 2  5 y 2  12 x  24 y  31  0

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
50. The equation of the circle which passes through (1, 0) and (0, 1) and has its radius as small as possible, is
(a) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  1  0 (b) x2  y2  x  y  0

(c) 2 x 2  2y 2  3 x  3 y  1  0 (d) x 2  y 2  3 x  3y  2  0

51. The centres of a set of circles, each of radius 3, lie on the circle x 2  y 2  25. The locus of any point in the set is [AIEEE 2002]

(a) 4  x  y  64
2 2
(b) x  y  25
2 2
(c) x  y  25
2 2
(d) 3  x y 9
2 2

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52. The equation of the circle which touches both the axes and the straight line 4 x  3 y  6 in the first quadrant and lies below it is
[Roorkee 1992]
(a) 4 x 2  4y 2  4 x  4y  1  0 (b) x 2  y 2  6 x  6y  9  0
(c) x 2  y 2  6x  y  9  0 (d) 4 (x 2  y 2  x  6 y )  1  0
53. Three sides of a triangle have the equations Lr  y  m r x  c r  0; r  1, 2, 3. Then L 2 L3  L3 L1  vL 1 L 2  0, where
  0,   0, v  0, is the equation of the circumcircle of the triangle, if
(a)  (m 2  m 3 )   (m 3  m 1 )  v (m 1  m 2 )  0 (b)  (m 2 m 3  1)   (m 3 m 1  1)  v (m 1 m 2  1)  0
(c) Both (a) and (b) hold together (d) None of these
54. The equation of the circle passing through the point (1, 1) and having two diameters along the pair of lines x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0 is
(a) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  4  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  4  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  4  0 (d) None of these
55. 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
(a) 9 (x 2  y 2 )  6 x  24 y  1  0 (b) 9 (x 2  y 2 )  6 x  24 y  1  0
(c) 9 (x 2  y 2 )  6 x  2 y  1  0 (d) None of these
56. Two vertices of an equilateral triangle are (– 1, 0) and (1, 0) and its third vertex lies above the x-axis. The equation of the circumcircle of the
triangle is
(a) x2  y2  1 (b) 3 (x 2  y 2 )  2 y  3  0 (c) 3 (x 2  y 2 )  2y  3  0 (d) None of these
57. A triangle is formed by the lines whose combined equation is given by (x  y  4)(xy  2 x  y  2)  0. The equation of its circumcircle is

(a) x 2  y 2  5 x  3y  8  0 (b) x 2  y 2  3 x  5y  8  0
(c) x 2  y 2  3 x  5y  8  0 (d) None of these
58. If the centroid of an equilateral triangle is (1, 1) and its one vertex is (– 1, 2) then the equation of its circumcircle is
(a) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  3  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  3  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  3  0 (d) None of these
59. The equation of the circle whose one diameter is PQ, where the ordinates of P, Q are the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  3  0 and the
abscissae are the roots of the equation y 2  4 y  12  0, is
(a) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  15  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  15  0
(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  15  0 (d) None of these
60. The equation of the circumcircle of an equilateral triangle is x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 and one vertex of the triangle is (1, 1). The equation
2 2

of incircle of the triangle is

(a) 4 (x 2  y 2 )  g 2  f 2 (b) 4 (x 2  y 2 )  8 gx  8 fy  (1  g)(1  3 g)  (1  f )(1  3 f )

(c) 4 (x 2  y 2 )  8 gx  8 fy  g 2  f 2 (d) None of these

61. The equation of the circle of radius 2 2 whose centre lies on the line x  y  0 and which touches the line x  y  4 , and whose centre's
coordinates satisfy the inequality x  y  4 is
(a) x 2  y 2  8 x  8 y  24  0 (b) x2  y2  8
(c) x 2  y 2  8 x  8 y  24 (d) None of these

62. The circumcircle of the quadrilateral formed by the lines x  a, x  2a, y  a, y  2 a is

(a) x 2  y 2  3ax  a 2  0 (b) x 2  y 2  3ax  a 2  0 (c) x 2  y 2  3ax  2a 2  0 (d) x 2  y 2  3ax  a 2  0

63. Equation of a circle S (x , y)  0, S (2, 3)  16 , which touches the line 3 x  4 y  7  0 at (1, 1) is given by

(a) x 2  y 2  x  2y  5  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  6  0 (c) x 2  y 2  4 x  6y  0 (d) None of these

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Centre and Radius of a Circle

Basic Level

64. The area of the circle whose centre is at (1, 2) and which passes through the point (4, 6) is
[MNR 1982; IIT 1980; Karnataka CET 1999; MP PET 2002; DCE 2000]
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) None of these
65. The centres of the circles x 2  y 2  1, x 2  y 2  6 x  2y  1 and x 2  y 2  12 x  4 y  1 are [MP PET 1986]
(a) Same (b) Collinear (c) Non-collinear (d) None of these
66. If a circle passes through the point (0, 0), (a, 0), (0, b), then its centre is [MNR 1975]
a b b a
(a) (a, b) (b) (b, a) (c)  ,  (d)  , 
2 2 2 2

67. If the radius of the circle x 2  y 2  18 x  12y  k  0 be 11, then k = [MP PET 1987]
(a) 347 (b) 4 (c) – 4 (d) 49
68. The centre and radius of the circle 2 x  2y  x  0 are
2 2
[MP PET 1984, 87]

1  1  1  1 1  1  1 1
(a)  , 0  and (b)   , 0  and (c)  , 0  and (d)  0,   and
4  4  2  2 2  2  4  4

69. Centre of the circle (x  3)2  (y  4 )2  5 is [MP PET 1988]

(a) (3, 4) (b) (– 3, – 4) (c) (4, 3) (d) (– 4, – 3)
70. A circle has its equation in the form x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0. Choose the correct coordinates of its centre and the right value of its radius
from the following [MP PET 1982]
(a) Centre (– 1, –2), radius = 2 (b) Centre (2, 1), radius = 1
(c) Centre (1, 2), radius = 3 (d) Centre (– 1, 2), radius = 2
71. A circle touches the axes at the points (3, 0) and (0, – 3). The centre of the circle is [MP PET 1992]
(a) (3, – 3) (b) (0, 0) (c) (– 3, 0) (d) (6, – 6)
72. Radius of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x cos   2y sin  8  0, is [MNR 1974]

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 3 (d) 10

73. The area of a circle whose centre is (h, k) and radius a is [MP PET 1994]

(a)  (h  k  a )
2 2 2
(b) a hk 2
(c) a 2
(d) None of these

74. If the coordinates of one end of the diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  c  0 are (– 3, 2), then the coordinates of other end are [Roorkee 1995]
(a) (5, 3) (b) (6, 2) (c) (1, – 8) (d) (11, 2)
75. The centre of the circle x  1  2 cos  , y  3  2 sin , is [MP PET 1995]

(a) (1, – 3) (b) (– 1, 3) (c) (1, 3) (d) None of these

76. If g  f
2 2
 c, then the equation x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 will represent
2 2
[MP PET 2003]

(a) A circle of radius g (b) A circle of radius f (c) A circle of diameter c (d) A circle of radius 0
77. The centre of circle inscribed in square formed by the lines x  8 x  12  0 and y  14 y  45  0, is
2 2
[IIT Screening 2003]
(a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 4) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 9)
78. The equation x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 will represent a real circle if
2 2

(a) g2  f 2  c  0 (b) g2  f 2  c  0 (c) Always (d) None of these

79. One of the diameters of the circle x 2  y 2  12 x  4 y  6  0 is given by
(a) x y 0 (b) x  3y  0 (c) x y (d) 3 x  2y  0
80. The radius of the circle passing through the point (6, 2) two of whose diameters are x  y  6 and x  2y  4 is [BIT Ranchi 1993]

(a) 10 (b) 2 5 (c) 6 (d) 4

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81. If the equation of a circle is ax 2  (2a  3)y 2  4 x  1  0 then its centre is

(a) (2, 0) (b) (2/3, 0) (c) (– 2/3, 0) (d) None of these
82. If 2 (x  y )  4 x    0 represents a circle of meaningful radius then the range of real values of  is
2 2 2

(a) R (b) (0,  ) (c) (, 0) (d) None of these

83. The locus of the centres of the circles for which one end of a diameter is (1, 1) while the other end is on the line x  y  3 is
(a) x y 1 (b) 2(x  y)  5 (c) 2 x  2y  5 (d) None of these

84. If A and B are two points on the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  3  0 which are farthest and nearest respectively from the point (7, 2) then
2 2

(a) A  (2  2 2 ,  3  2 2 ) (b) B  (2  2 2 ,  3  2 2 )

(c) A  (2  2 2 ,  3  2 2 ) (d) B  (2  2 2 ,  3  2 2 )

85. The radius of the circle passing through the point (5, 4) and concentric to the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  12y  15  0 is

(a) 5 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 10

86. The length of the radius of the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  0 is

2 2
[Rajasthan PET 1995]

(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14

87. (2, y ) is the centre of a circle. If (x, 3) and (3, 5) are end points of a diameter of this circle, then [Roorkee 1986]

(a) x  1, y  4 (b) x  4, y  1 (c) x  8, y  2 (d) None of these

88. The greatest distance of the point P (10, 7) from the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  20  0 is
(a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) None of these

89. If one end of a diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  11  0 be (3, 4), then the other end is [MP PET 1986; BIT Ranchi 1991]

(a) (0, 0) (b) (1, 1) (c) (1, 2) (d) (2, 1)

Advance Level

90. If 2 x  4 y  9 and 6 x  12y  7  0 are the tangents of same circle, then its radius will be [Roorkee 1995]

3 17 2 5 17
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 6 5 3 3 5
91. If 5 x  12y  10  0 and 12y  5 x  16  0 are two tangents to a circle, then the radius of the circle is [EAMCET 2003]

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6

92. If 2 x 2  xy  2y 2  (  4 )x  6 y  5  0 is the equation of a circle then its radius is

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

93. C1 is a circle of radius 1 touching the x-axis and the y-axis. C2 is another circle of radius >1 and touching the axes as well as the circle C1.
Then the radius of C2 is

(a) 32 2 (b) 32 2 (c) 32 3 (d) None of these

94. If p and q be the longest distance and the shortest distance respectively of the point (– 7, 2) from any point (, ) on the curve whose equation
is x 2  y 2  10 x  14 y  51  0 then GM of p and q is equal to

(a) 2 11 (b) 5 5 (c) 13 (d) None of these

95. 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
2 2

 7 7  3 3  7 7 
   
(a) 2 2 , 2 2  (b)  , 
2 2
(c)  2 2,2 2  (d) None of these
   

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96. A circle touches the line 2 x  y  1  0 at the point (3, 5). If its centre lies on the line x  y  5 then the centre of that circle is
[Rajasthan PET 1992]
(a) (3, 2) (b) (– 3, 8) (c) (4, 1) (d) (8, – 3)
97. The locus of the centre of the circle (x cos   y sin  a)  (x sin  y cos   a)  a is
2 2 2

(a) x 2  y 2  a2 (b) x 2  y 2  2a 2 (c) x 2  y 2  4a 2 (d) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  a 2  0

98. 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) units (d) units
2 2

Intersection of a Line and a Circle

Basic Level

99. A circle touches the y-axis at the point (0, 4) and cuts the x-axis in a chord of length 6 units. The radius of the circle is [MP PET 1992]
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
100. The radius of a circle which touches y-axis at (0, 3) and cuts intercept of 8 units with x-axis, is [IIT 1972]
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 8
101. The intercept on the line y  x by the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  0 is AB. Equation of the circle with AB as a diameter is [IIT 1996]

(a) x2  y2  x  y  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2x  y  0 (c) x2  y2  x  y  0 (d) x2  y2  x  y  0

102. The circle x 2  y 2  3 x  4 y  2  0 cuts x-axis at [Karnataka CET 2001]

(a) (2, 0), (– 3, 0) (b) (3, 0), (4, 0) (c) (1, 0), (– 1, 0) (d) (1, 0), (2, 0)
103. If the line y  x  3 meets the circle x  y  a at A and B, then the equation of the circle having AB as a diameter will be
2 2 2

[Rajasthan PET 1988]

(a) x  y  3 x  3y  a  9  0
2 2 2
(b) x  y  3 x  3y  a  9  0
2 2 2

(c) x 2  y 2  3 x  3y  a 2  9  0 (d) None of these

104. If the circle x  y  2ax  8 y  16  0 touches x-axis, then the value of a is

2 2
[Rajasthan PET 1994]

(a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 1

105. The length of the intercept made by the circle x  y  1 on the line x  y  1 is
2 2

(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 1/ 2 (d) 2 2

106. The AM of the abscissae of points of intersection of the circle x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 with x-axis is
2 2

(a) g (b) – g (c) f (d) – f

107. The straight line (x  2)  (y  3)  0 cuts the circle (x  2)  (y  3)  11 at
2 2
[MNR 1975]
(a) No points (b) One point (c) Two points (d) None of these
108. The equation of a circle whose centre is (3, – 1) and which cuts off a chord of length 6 on the line 2 x  5 y  18  0 [Roorkee 1977]

(a) (x  3)2  (y  1)2  38 (b) (x  3)2  (y  1)2  38 (c) (x  3)2  (y  1)2  38 (d) None of these

109. The points of intersection of the line 4 x  3 y  10  0 and the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0 are [IIT 1983]
(a) (– 2, – 6), (4, 2) (b) (2, 6), (– 4, – 2) (c) (– 2, 6), (– 4, 2) (d) None of these
110. The line y  mx  c intersects the circle x  y  r
2 2 2
at two real distinct points, if

(a) r 1  m2  c  0 (b) 0  c  r 1  m2 (c) (a) and (b) both (d) c 1  m2  r

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111. A line through (0, 0) cuts the circle x 2  y 2  2ax  0 at A and B, then locus of the centre of the circle drawn AB as diameter is
[Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a) x  y  2ay  0
2 2
(b) x  y  ay  0
2 2
(c) x  y  ax  0
2 2
(d) x  y  ax  0
2 2

112. If the line y  1  m (x  1) cuts the circle x  y  4 at two real points then the number of possible values of m is
2 2

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) Infinite (d) None of these

113. The GM of the abscissae of the points of intersection of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  7  0 and the line y = 1 is

(a) 7 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 1

114. The equation(s) of the tangent at the point (0, 0) to the circle, making intercepts of length 2a and 2b units on the coordinate axes, is (are)
(a) ax  by  0 (b) ax  by  0 (c) x y (d) None of these

Advance Level

115. A circle which passes through origin and cuts intercepts on axes a and b, the equation of circle is [Rajasthan PET 1991]

(a) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(b) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(c) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2
(d) x  y  ax  by  0
2 2

116. Let L1 be a straight line passing through the origin and L2 be the straight line x  y  1. If the intercepts made by the circle
x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0 on L1 and L2 are equal, then which of the following equations can represent L1 [IIT 1999]

(a) x y 0 (b) x y 0 (c) x  7y  0 (d) x  7y  0

117. The two lines through (2, 3) from which the circle x  y  25 intercepts chords of length 8 units have equations
2 2

(a) 2 x  3 y  13, x  5 y  17 (b) y  3, 12 x  5 y  39

(c) x  2, 9 x  11y  51 (d) None of these
118. Circles are drawn through the point (2, 0) to cut intercepts of length 5 units on the x-axis. If their centres lie in the first quadrant, then their
equation is [Roorkee 1992]

(a) x 2  y 2  9 x  2ky  14  0 (b) 3 x 2  3 y 2  27 x  2ky  42  0

(c) x 2  y 2  9 x  2ky  14  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2kx  9 y  14  0

119. A circle touches the y-axis at (0, 2) and has an intercept of 4 units on the positive side of the x-axis. Then the equation of the circle is
[IIT 1995]

(a) x  y  4 ( 2 x  y)  4  0
2 2
(b) x  y  4 (x  2 y )  4  0
2 2

(c) x 2  y 2  2 ( 2 x  y)  4  0 (d) None of these

120. Circles are drawn through the point (3, 0) to cut an intercept of length 6 units on the negative direction of the x-axis. The equation of the locus
of their centres is
(a) The x-axis (b) x y 0 (c) The y-axis (d) x y 0

 1
121. Circles x 2  y 2  1 and x 2  y 2  8 x  11  0 cut off equal intercepts on a line through the point   2,  . The slope of the line is
 2

 1  29 1 7  1  29
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
14 4 14

122. If 2l be the length of the intercept made by the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 on the line y  mx  c, then c 2 is equal to
(a) (1  m 2 ) (a 2  l 2 ) (b) (1  m 2 ) (a 2  l 2 ) (c) (1  m 2 ) (a 2  l 2 ) (d) (1  m 2 ) (a 2  l 2 )

123. For the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  7 y  12  0 the following statement is true

(a) The length of tangent from (1, 2) is 7 (b) Intercept on y-axis is 2
(c) Intercept on x-axis is 2  2 (d) None of these

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124. The length of the chord joining the points in which the straight line   1 cuts the circle x 2  y 2  is [Orissa JEE 2003]
3 4 25
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
125. A line is drawn through a fixed point P (, ) to cut the circle x 2  y 2  r 2 at A and B. Then PA . PB is equal to
(a) (   ) 2  r 2 (b)  2   2  r 2 (c) (   )2  r 2 (d) None of these
126. The range of values of m for which the line y  mx  2 cuts the circle x 2  y 2  1 at distinct or coincident points is

(a) ( ,  3 ]  [ 3 ,  ) (b) [ 3 , 3] (c) [ 3 ,  ) (d) None of these

Position of a point w.r.t. a Circle

Basic Level

127. A point inside the circle x 2  y 2  3 x  3 y  2  0 is [MP PET 1988]

(a) (– 1, 3) (b) (– 2, 1) (c) (2, 1) (d) (–3, 2)
128. Position of the point (1, 1) with respect to the circle x  y  x  y  1  0 is
2 2
[MP PET 1986, 1990]
(a) Outside the circle (b) Upon the circle (c) Inside the circle (d) None of these
129. The number of tangents that can be drawn from (0, 0) to the circle x  y  2 x  6 y  15  0 is
2 2
[MP PET 1992]
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Infinite
130. The number of tangents which can be drawn from the point (– 1, 2) to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 is [BIT Ranchi 1991]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
131. The point (0.1, 3.1) with respect to the circle x  y  2 x  4 y  3  0 , is
2 2
[MNR 1980]
(a) At the centre of the circle (b) Inside the circle but not at the centre
(c) On the circle (d) Outside the circle
132. The number of the tangents that can be drawn from (1, 2) to x 2  y 2  5 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
133. The number of points on the circle 2 x  2y  3 x  0 which are at a distance 2 from the point (– 2, 1) is
2 2

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these

134. If x  y  6 x  8 y  11  0 is a given circle and (0, 0), (1, 8) are two points, then
2 2

(a) Both the points are inside the circle (b) Both the points are outside the circle
(c) One point is on the circle another is outside the circle (d) One point is inside and another is outside the circle

Advance Level

135. A region in the x-y plane is bounded by the curve y  25  x 2 and the line y = 0. If the point (a, a  1) lies in the interior of the region,
then
(a) a (4, 3) (b) a(,  1)  (3,  ) (c) a(1, 3) (d) None of these

136. If (2, 4) is a point interior to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  10 y    0 and the circle does not cut the axes at any point , then  belongs to the
interval
(a) (25, 32) (b) (9, 32) (c) (32, +) (d) None of these
137. The range of values of  [0, 2 ] for which (1  cos  , sin ) is an interior point of the circle x  y  1 is2 2

(a) ( / 6, 5 / 6) (b) (2 / 3, 5 / 3) (c) ( / 6, 7 / 6) (d) (2 / 3, 4 / 3)

 r r 
138. The range of values of r for which the point   5  , 3  is an interior point of the major segment of the circle x 2  y 2  16, cut
 2 2 
off by the line x  y  2 is
(a) (, 5 2 ) (b) (4 2  14 , 5 2 ) (c) (4 2  14 , 4 2  14 ) (d) None of these

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139. If P (2, 8) is an interior point of a circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  p  0 which neither touches nor intersects the axes, then set for p is
(a) p < – 1 (b) p < – 4 (c) p > 96 (d) 

Equation of Tangent, Condition for Tangency and the points of Contact

Basic Level

140. The equation of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  r 2 at (a, b) is ax  by    0, where  is

(a) a2 (b) b2 (c) r2 (d) None of these
141. x  7 touches the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  12  0, then the coordinates of the point of contact are
2 2
[MP PET 1996]
(a) (7, 3) (b) (7, 4) (c) (7, 8) (d) (7, 2)
142. A circle with centre (a, b) passes through the origin. The equation of the tangent to the circle at the origin is [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) ax  by  0 (b) ax  by  0 (c) bx  ay  0 (d) bx  ay  0
143. If the tangent at a point P (x , y) of a curve is perpendicular to the line that joins origin with the point P, then the curve is
[MP PET 1998]
(a) Circle (b) Parabola (c) Ellipse (d) Straight line
144. The circle x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  4  0 touches [Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) x-axis only (b) y-axis only (c) Both x and y-axis (d) Does not touch any axis
145. The condition that the line x cos   y sin  p may touch the circle x  y  a is2 2 2
[AMU 1999]

(a) p  a cos  (b) p  a tan  (c) p a

2 2
(d) p sin  a
146. The equation of circle with centre (1, 2) and tangent x  y  5  0 is [MP PET 2001]

(a) x  y  2x  4y  6  0
2 2
(b) x  y  2x  4y  3  0
2 2

(c) x  y  2x  4y  8  0
2 2
(d) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  8  0
147. The equation of tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 parallel to y  mx  c is [Rajasthan PET 2001]

(a) y  mx  1  m 2 (b) y  mx  a 1  m 2 (c) x  my  a 1  m 2 (d) None of these

148. The line 3 x  2y  k meets the circle x  y  4r at only one point, if k 
2 2 2 2
[Karnataka CET 2003]
52 2 20 2
(a) 20r 2 (b) 52r 2 (c) r (d) r
9 9
149. The line lx  my  n  0 will be a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 if [MNR 1974; AMU 1981]

(a) n (l  m )  a
2 2 2 2
(b) a (l  m )  n
2 2 2 2
(c) n (l  m)  a (d) a (l  m)  n

150. The circle x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  4  0 touches [MP PET 1988]

(a) x-axis (b) y-axis (c) x-axis and y-axis (d) None of these
151. If the line lx  my  1 be a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 , then the locus of the point (l, m) is [MNR 1978; Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) A straight line (b) A circle (c) A parabola (d) An ellipse
152. The straight line x  y  3  0 touches the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  11  0 at the point whose coordinates are
2 2
[MP PET 1993]
(a) (1, – 2) (b) (1, 2) (c) (– 1, 2) (d) (– 1, – 2)
153. If the straight line y  mx  c touches the circle x 2  y 2  4 y  0, then the value of c will be [Rajasthan PET 1988]

(a) 1  1 m2 (b) 1  m 2  1 (c) 2(1  1  m 2 ) (d) 2  1m2

154. At which point on y-axis the line x = 0 is a tangent to circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  9  0 [Rajasthan PET 1984]
(a) (0, 1) (b) (0, 2) (c) (0, 3) (d) (0, 4)

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155. At which point the line y  x  2 a touches to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2

or
Line y  x  a 2 is a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 at [Rajasthan PET 1991; MP PET 1999]

 a a   a a   a a   a a 
   ,   
(a)  2, 2 (b)  2 
(c)  2, 2 (d)  ,
2 
   2    2
156. If the line 3 x  4 y  1  0 touches the circle (x  1)2  (y  2)2  r 2 , then the value of r will be [Rajasthan PET 1986]
12 2
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) (d)
5 5
157. If the centre of a circle is (– 6, 8) and it passes through the origin, then equation to its tangent at the origin, is [MNR 1976]
(a) 2y  x (b) 4y  3x (c) 3y  4 x (d) 3x  4y  0
158. If the line 3 x  4 y   touches the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  5  0, then  is equal to [Roorkee 1972; Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
(a) – 35, – 15 (b) – 35, 15 (c) 35, 15 (d) 35, – 15
159. The tangent to x  y  9 which is parallel to y-axis and does not lie in the third quadrant touches the circle at the point
2 2

(a) (3, 0) (b) (– 3, 0) (c) (0, 3) (d) (0, – 3)

160. The points of contact of tangents to the circle x  y  25 which are inclined at an angle of
2 2
30o to the x-axis are
 5 1  1 5  5 1
(a)  ,   (b)  ,   (c)  ,   (d) None of these.
 2 2  2 2  2 2

161. If the line hx  ky  1 touches x 2  y 2  a 2 , then the locus of the point (h, k) is a circle of radius
1 1
(a) a (b) (c) a (d)
a a
162. The slope of the tangent at the point (h, h) of the circle x  y  a is 2 2 2
[Roorkee 1993]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) Depends on h.

163. The line y  mx  4  4 m 2 , m  R, is a tangent to the circle

(a) x2  y2  2 (b) x2  y2  4 (c) x2  y2  1 (d) None of these

164. The point of contact of a tangent from the point (1, 2) to the circle x 2  y 2  1 has the coordinates
 1  2 19 2  19   1  2 19 2  19   1  2 19 2  19   1  2 19 2  19 
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  , 
 5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5 
       
165. If the line x  y  1 is a tangent to a circle with centre (2, 3), then its equation will be [Rajasthan PET 1985, 89]

(a) x  y  4 x  6y  4  0
2 2
(b) x  y  4 x  6y  5  0
2 2

(c) x  y  4 x  6y  5  0
2 2
(d) None of these
166. A tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 meets the axes at points A and B. The locus of the mid point of AB is
1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 a2
(a)   (b)   (c)   4a2 (d)  
x2 y2 a2 x2 y2 a2 x2 y2 x2 y2 4

167. If the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  5 at point (1, –2) touches the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  20  0, then its point of contact is
[IIT 1989]
(a) (– 1, – 3) (b) (3, – 1) (c) (– 2, 1) (d) (5, 0)
168. The equation of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  25 which is inclined at 60o angle with x-axis, will be

(a) y  3 x  10 (b) 3 y  x  10 (c) y  3x  2 (d) None of these

169. If y  c is a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  4, then
(a) | c |  2 (b) | c |  2 (c) | c |  2 (d) | c |  0

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Advance Level

170. If the circle (x  h)2  (y  k )2  r 2 is a tangent to the curve y  x 2  1 at a point (1, 2), then the possible location of the points (h, k) are
given by [AMU 2000]
(a) hk  5 / 2 (b) h  2k  5 (c) h 2  4k 2  5 (d) k 2  h2  1
171. If the tangent at the point P on the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  2 meets the straight line 5 x  2y  6  0 at a point Q on the y-axis, then the
length of PQ is [IIT Screening 2002]
(a) 4 (b) 2 5 (c) 5 (d) 3 5
172. The tangents to x  y  a having inclinations  and  intersect at P. If cot   cot   0, then the locus of P is
2 2 2

(a) x y 0 (b) x y 0 (c) xy  0 (d) None of these

173. If the points A (1, 4) and B are symmetrical about the tangent to the circle x  y  x  y  0 at the origin then coordinates of B are
2 2

(a) (1, 2) (b) ( 2 , 1) (c) (4, 1) (d) None of these

174. A line parallel to the line x  3 y  2 touches the circle x  y  4 x  2y  5  0 at the point
2 2

(a) (1, – 4) (b) (1, 2) (c) (3, – 4) (d) (3, 2)

175. The possible values of p for which the line x cos   y sin  p is a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  2qx cos   2qy sin  0 is/are
[SCRA, 1999]
(a) 0 and q (b) q and 2q (c) 0 and 2q (d) q
176. A circle passes through (0, 0) and (1, 0) and touches to the circle x 2  y 2  9, then the centre of circle is [IIT 1992]
3 1 1 3 1 1 1 
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  , 2 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 

Length of Tangent

Basic Level

177. The length of tangent from the point (5, 1) to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  3  0, is [MNR 1981]
(a) 81 (b) 29 (c) 7 (d) 21
178. Length of the tangent from (x 1 , y 1 ) to the circle x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0, is [EAMCET 1980]

(a) (x 12  y 12  2 gx1  2 fy1  c)1/ 2

(b) (x 12  y 12 )1 / 2
(c) [(x 1  g)2  (y 1  f )2 ]1 / 2 (d) None of these
179. The length of the tangent from the point (4, 5) to the circle x  y  2 x  6 y  6 is
2 2
[DCE 1999]

(a) 13 (b) 38 (c) 2 2 (d) 2 13

180. The square of the length of the tangent from (3, – 4) on the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  3  0 is
2 2
[MP PET 2000]
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 50
181. The length of the tangent from (0, 0) to the circle 2 (x 2  y 2 )  x  y  5  0 is [EAMCET 1994]

5 5
(a) 5 (b) (c) 2 (d)
2 2
182. The length of the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  y  7  0 from (–1, – 3) is [Karnataka CET 1994]

(a) 2 (b) 2 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

183. A tangent is drawn to the circle 2 (x  y )  3 x  4 y  0 and it touches the circle at point A. The tangent passes through the point P (2, 1).
2 2

Then PA is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 2 2 (d) None of these
184. Lines are drawn through the point P(2,  3) to meet the circle x  y  2 x  10 y  1  0 . The length of the line segment PA, A being the
2 2

point on the circle where the line meets the circle at coincident points, is
(a) 16 (b) 4 3 (c) 48 (d) None of these

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Advance Level

185. The coordinates of the point from where the tangents are drawn to the circles x 2  y 2  1, x 2  y 2  8 x  15  0 and
x  y  10 y  24  0 are of same length, are
2 2
[Roorkee 1982]
 5  5  5  5
(a)  2,  (b)   2,   (c)   2,  (d)  2,  
 2  2  2  2
186. Length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c1  0 to the circle x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 is
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) c1  c (b) c  c1 (c) c1  c (d) None of these

187. If P is a point such that the ratio of the squares of the lengths of the tangents from P to the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0 and
x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  44  0 is 2 : 3, then the locus of P is a circle with centre [EAMCET 2003]
(a) (7, – 8) (b) (– 7, 8) (c) (7, 8) (d) (– 7, – 8)
188. The lengths of the tangents from any point on the circle 15 x 2  15 y 2  48 x  64 y  0 to the two circles
5 x  5 y  24 x  32y  75  0, 5 x  5 y  48 x  64 y  300  0 are in the ratio
2 2 2 2

(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 4 (d) None of these

189. If the squares of the lengths of the tangents from a point P to the circles x 2  y 2  a 2 , x 2  y 2  b 2 and x 2  y 2  c 2 are in A. P.,
then
(a) a, b, c are in G.P. (b) a, b, c are in A.P. (c) a 2 , b 2 , c 2 are in A.P. (d) a 2 , b 2 , c 2 are in G.P.

Pair of Tangents to a Circle

Basic Level

190. A pair of tangents are drawn from the origin to the circle x 2  y 2  20 (x  y)  20  0 . The equation of the pair of tangents is
[MP PET 1990]
(a) x 2  y 2  10 xy  0 (b) x 2  y 2  5 xy  0 (c) 2 x 2  2y 2  5 xy  0 (d) 2 x 2  2y 2  5 xy  0
191. The equations of the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x 2  y 2  2rx  2hy  h 2  0 are
[Roorkee 1989; IIT 1988; Rajasthan PET 1996]
(a) x  0, y  0 (b) (h  r ) x  2rhy  0, x  0 (c)
2 2
y  0, x  4 (d) (h 2  r 2 ) x  2rhy  0, x  0

192. The equations of the tangents drawn from the point (0, 1) to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  0 are [Roorkee 1979]
(a) 2 x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0 (b) 2 x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0
(c) 2 x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0 (d) 2 x  y  1  0, x  2y  2  0
193. The two tangents to a circle from an external point are always [MP PET 1986]
(a) Equal (b) Perpendicular to each other (c) Parallel to each other (d) None of these
194. The equation of pair of tangents to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0 from (6, – 5), is [AMU 1980]

(a) 7 x  23y  30 xy  66 x  50 y  73  0
2 2
(b) 7 x  23y  30 xy  66 x  50 y  73  0
2 2

(c) 7 x  23y  30 xy  66 x  50 y  73  0
2 2
(d) None of these
195. Tangents drawn from origin to the circle x  y  2ax  2by  b  0 are perpendicular to each other, if
2 2 2
[MP PET 1995]

(a) ab 1 (b) ab 1 (c) a2  b 2 (d) a2  b 2  1

196. The equation to the tangents to the circle x  y  4, which are parallel to x  2y  3  0, are
2 2
[MP PET 2003]

(a) x  2y  2 (b) x  2y  2 3 (c) x  2y  2 5 (d) x  2y  2 5

197. If 3 x  y  0 is a tangent to the circle with centre at the point (2, – 1), then the equation of the other tangent to the circle from the origin is [MNR 1996
(a) x  3y  0 (b) x  3y  0 (c) 3x  y  0 (d) 2x  y  0

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198. The equation of a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  25 passing through (–2, 11) is
(a) 4 x  3 y  25 (b) 3 x  4 y  38 (c) 24 x  7 y  125  0 (d) 7 x  24 y  230
199. Tangents drawn from the point (4, 3) to the circle x  y  2 x  4 y  0 are inclined at an angle
2 2

   
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 4 3 2
200. The angle between the pair of tangents from the point (1, 1/2) to the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  4  0 is
4 4 3
(a) cos 1 (b) sin1 (c) sin1 (d) None of these
5 5 5
201. The equation of the pair of tangents drawn from the point (0, 1) to the circle x 2  y 2  1 / 4 is [Rajasthan PET 1998]

(a) x  3y  y  1  0
2 2
(b) x  3y  y  1  0
2 2
(c) 3 x  y  2y  1  0
2 2
(d) 3 x  y  2y  1  0
2 2

Advance Level

202. The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle (x  7)2  (y  1)2  25 is
[MNR 1990; Rajasthan PET 1997; DCE 2000]
  
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
3 6 2
203. Tangents are drawn from the point (4, 3) to the circle x 2  y 2  9 . The area of the triangle formed by them and the line joining their points
of contact is [MP PET 1991; IIT 1981, 1987]
24 64 192 192
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 5
204. An infinite number of tangents can be drawn from (1, 2) to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y    0 , then   [MP PET 1989]
(a) – 20 (b) 0 (c) 5 (d) Cannot be determined
205. The area of the triangle formed by the tangents from the points (h, k) to the circle x  y  a and the line joining their points of contact is [MNR 19
2 2 2

(h 2  k 2  a 2 )3 / 2 (h 2  k 2  a 2 )1 / 2 (h 2  k 2  a 2 )3 / 2 (h 2  k 2  a 2 )1 / 2
(a) a (b) a (c) (d)
h2  k 2 h2  k 2 h2  k 2 h2  k 2
206. Two tangents PQ and PR drawn to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0 from point P (16, 7). If the centre of the circle is C then the area
of quadrilateral PQCR will be [IIT 1981; MP PET 1994]
(a) 75 sq. units (b) 150 sq. units (c) 15 sq. units (d) None of these
207. The tangents are drawn from the point (4, 5) to the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2y  11  0. The area of quadrilateral formed by these tangents
and radii, is [IIT 1985]
(a) 15 sq. units (b) 75 sq. units (c) 8 sq. units (d) 4 sq. units
208. 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 PP1P2 is minimum, is /are
(a) (10, 0) (b) (10 2 , 0) (c) (– 10, 0) (d) (10 2 , 0)

209. The angle between the tangents from ,  to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 is , (where S1   2   2  a2 )

 a   a   S1 
(a) tan 1   (b) 2 tan 1   (c) 2 tan 1   (d) None of these
 S   S   a 
 1   1   

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Normal and Condition of Normality

Basic Level

210. The normal to the circle x 2  y 2  3 x  6 y  10  0 at the point (– 3, 4), is [Rajasthan PET 1986, 89]

(a) 2 x  9 y  30  0 (b) 9 x  2y  35  0 (c) 2 x  9 y  30  0 (d) 2 x  9 y  30  0

211. The equation of normal to the circle 2 x  2y  2 x  5 y  3  0 at (1, 1) is

2 2
[MP PET 2001]

(a) 2x  y  3 (b) x  2y  3 (c) x  2y  3 (d) None of these

212. The normal at the point (3, 4) on a circle cuts the circle at the point ( –1, –2). Then the equation of the circle is [Orissa JEE 2002]

(a) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  13  0 (b) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  11  0

(c) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  12  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  14  0

213. The line x  y  1 is a normal to the circle 2 x 2  2y 2  5 x  6 y  1  0 if

(a) 5  6   2 (b) 4  5   6 (c) 4  6   5 (d) None of these

214. The equation of a normal to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  1  0 passing through (0, 0) is [Rajasthan PET 1986]

(a) 3x  4y  0 (b) 3x  4y  0 (c) 4 x  3y  0 (d) 4 x  3y  0

215. The equation of the normal at the point (4, – 1) of the circle x  y  40 x  10 y  153 is
2 2
[Rajasthan PET 1989]

(a) x  4y  0 (b) x  4y  0 (c) 4x  y  3 (d) 4x  y  0

216. The equation of the normal to the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  0 at (0, 0) is

2 2
[Rajasthan PET 1992]

(a) 3 x  2y  0 (b) 2 x  3y  0 (c) 3 x  2y  0 (d) 2 x  3y  0

Advance Level

217. The area of triangle formed by the tangent, normal drawn at (1, 3 ) to the circle x 2  y 2  4 and positive x-axis, is
[IIT 1989; Rajasthan PET 1997, 99; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

(a) 2 3 (b) 3 (c) 4 3 (d) None of these

 3 3 
218. y  x  3  0 is the equation of normal at  3  , to which of the following circles [Roorkee 1990]
 2 2 
2 2 2
     3 
(a)  x  3  3   y  3   9 (b) x  3    y2  6
   2   2 
 2  

(c) (x  3)2  y 2  9 (d) (x  3)2  (y  3)2  9

219. The line ax  by  c  0 is normal to the circle x 2  y 2  r 2 . The portion of the line ax  by  c  0 intercepted by this circle is of length

(a) r (b) r2 (c) 2r (d) r

220. If the straight line ax  by  2; a, b  0 touches the circle x  y  2 x  3 and is normal to the circle x  y 2  4 y  6 then the values of
2 2 2

a and b are respectively [Roorkee 2000]

4
(a) 1, – 1 (b) 1, 2 (c)  ,1 (d) 2, 1
3
221. The number of feet of normals from the point (7, – 4) to the circle x 2  y 2  5 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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