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MATHS-CIRCLE
1. A
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11th
inscribed in the circle 9.

Date:12/02/12
If a circle passes through the point (0, 0), (a, 0), (0, b), then its centre is [MNR 1975] (a) (a, b) (b) (b, a)
a a b b (d) ,  (c) , 2 2 2 2 The equation of the circle whose centre is (1, 3) and which touches the line 2 x  y  4 ! 0 is

square
2

is

x  y  2 x  4 y  3 ! 0 , whose sides are parallel to the coordinate axes. One vertex of the square is
[IIT 1980; DCE 2001]

(a)

(1  2 ,  2)

(b) (1  2 ,  2) (d) None of these

10.

(c) (1,  2  2 ) 2.

If the line x  2 by  7 ! 0 is a diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y ! 0 , then b ! (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) 5 For all values of U , the locus of the point of intersection of the lines x cos U  y sin U ! a and x sin U  y cos U ! b is (a) An ellipse (b) A circle (c) A parabola (d) A hyperbola If a circle whose centre is (1, 3) touches the line 3 x  4 y  5 ! 0 , then the radius of the circle is (a) 2 (b) 4 5 7 (c) (d) 2 2 If the circle x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c ! 0 touches x-axis, then (a) (c)
g! f f2 ! c
2 2

(a) 5 x 2  5 y 2  10 x  30 y  49 ! 0
2 (b) 5 x 2 PET 1991] x  30 y  49 ! 0 [MP  5 y  10

(c) 5 x 2  5 y 2  10 x  30 y  49 ! 0 (d) None of these 11. The circle x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  4 ! 0 touches

[MP PET 1988]

3.

12.

4.

(a) x-axis (b) y-axis (c) x-axis and y-axis (d) None of these The equation of the circle which touches both axes and whose centre is ( x 1 , y 1 ) is (a)
2 x 2  y 2  2 x 1 (x  y)  x 1 ! 0 2 (b) x 2  y 2  2 x 1 ( x  y )  x 1 ! 0

(c)

2 2 x 2  y 2 ! x 1  y1

5.

(d) x 2  y 2  2 xx 1  2 yy 1 ! 0 13. The equation of the circle whose radius is 5 and which touches the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20 ! 0 externally at the point (5, 5), is [Pb. CET 2003; IIT 1979] (a)
x 2  y 2  18 x  16 y  120 ! 0 x 2  y 2  18 x  16 y  120 ! 0

(b) g 2 ! c (d) g 2  f 2 ! c

6.

The equation of the circle which touches both the axes and whose radius is a, is [MP PET 1984] (a)
x  y  2 ax  2 ay  a ! 0
2 2 2 2 2 2

(b) x 2  y 2  18 x  16 y  120 ! 0 (c) 14. (d) x 2  y 2  18 x  16 y  120 ! 0 The lines 2 x  3 y ! 5 and 3 x  4 y ! 7 are the diameters of a circle of area 154 square units. The equation of the circle is [IIT 1989; AIEEE 2003; Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (a) (c) 15.
x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y ! 62 (b)

(b) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  a 2 ! 0 (c) 7.
x  y  2 ax  2 ay  a ! 0
2 2 2

(d) x  y  ax  ay  a ! 0 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; Pb. CET 2002]

(a) 5T (c) 25T 8. The

2

(b) 10T (d) None of these of the circles x y !1, and

[MP PET 1986]
2 2

x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y ! 47 x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y ! 47
x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y ! 62

(d)

centres
2

x 2  y 2  6 x  2y ! 1 x  y  12 x  4 y ! 1 are

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) Same (c) Non-collinear

(b) Collinear (d) None of these

(a) 3 (c) 5

(b) 4 (d) 6

16.

17.

The number of circle having radius 5 and passing through the points ( 2, 0) and (4, 0) is (a) One (b) Two (c) Four (d) Infinite The equation of the circle which touches x-axis 24. and whose centre is (1, 2), is [MP PET 1984] (a)
x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1 ! 0 x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1 ! 0
2 2

(a)

x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  1 ! 0

(b) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1 ! 0 (c) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y ! 0 (d) None of these The number of circles touching the line y  x ! 0 and the y-axis is (a) Zero (b) One (c) Two (d) Infinite The equation of the circle passing through the point (1,  3) and touching the line
4 x  3 y  12 ! 0 at the point (3, 0), is

(b) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1 ! 0 (c) 18. 25. (d) x  y  4 x  2 y  4 ! 0 The locus of the centre of the circle which cuts off intercepts of length 2 a and 2b from x-axis and y-axis respectively, is (b) (a) x  y ! a  b x 2  y2 ! a2  b 2 (c) 19. x 2  y 2 ! a2  b2
2 2 2 2

(a)

x 2  y 2  2 x  3y  3 ! 0

(b) x 2  y 2  2 x  3 y  5 ! 0 (c) 2 x 2  2 y 2  2 x  5 y  8 ! 0 (d) None of these If the vertices of a triangle be (2,  2) , (1,  1) and (5, 2), then the equation of its circumcircle is (a) (c) 27.
x 2  y 2  3 x  3y  8 ! 0 x 2  y 2  3 x  3y  8 ! 0

(d)

26.

x y ! a b and If the lines 3x  4y  4 ! 0 6 x  8 y  7 ! 0 are tangents to a circle, then the radius of the circle is
[IIT 1984; MP PET 1994, 2002; RPET 1995, 97; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

(b) x 2  y 2  3 x  3 y  8 ! 0 (d) None of these The equation of a circle which touches both axes and the line 3 x  4 y  8 ! 0 and whose centre lies in the third quadrant is [MP PET 1986] (a) (c) 28.
x 2  y 2 [MP  4 y 1987] 0 4 x PET  4 ! x 2  y 2  4 x  4y  4 ! 0

(a) 3/2 (c) 1/10 20.

(b) 3/4 (d) 1/20

x 2  y2

If the radius of the circle 18 x  12 y  k ! 0 be 11, then k ! (a) 347 (b) 4 (c)  4 (d) 49 Centre
x (a) 1 x1

(b) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  4 ! 0 (d) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  4 ! 0 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]

21.

of

circle

( x  x 1 )(x  x 2 )

(y  y1 )(y  y 2 ) ! 0 is  y1 x 2  y 2 , 2 2  y1 x 2  y 2 , 2 2

(b)

22.

x  x 2 y1  y 2 (d) (c) 1 , 2 2 x 1  x 2 y1  y 2 , 2 2 ABC is a triangle in which angle C is a right angle. If the coordinates of A and B be ( 3, 4) and (3, 4) respectively, then the equation of the circumcircle of triangle ABC is

(a) (0, 0) (c) (1, 2) 29.

(b) (1, 1) (d) (2, 1)

30.

(a)

x 2  y2  6x  8y ! 0
2 2

px 2  (2  q)xy  3 y 2 If the equation 6 qx  30 y  6 q ! 0 represents a circle, then the values of p and q are (a) 3, 1 (b) 2, 2 (c) 3, 2 (d) 3, 4 The equation of the circle passing through the origin and cutting intercepts of length 3 and 4 units from the positive axes, is

(a) (c)

(b) x 2  y 2 ! 25 (c) x  y  3 x  4 y  5 ! 0 (d) None of these The equation of the circle in the first quadrant touching each coordinate axis at a distance of one unit from the origin is
[RPET 1991; MP PET 1987, 89]

x 2  y 2  6x  8y  1 ! 0 x 2  y 2  3x  4y ! 0

(b) x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y ! 0 (d) x 2  y 2  3 x  4 y ! 0

23.

Answer key:
1 6 11 16 21 26 d a c b c b 2 7 12 17 22 27 d c b b B C 3 8 13 18 23 28 b b b c a c 4 9 14 19 24 29 a c b b d c 5 10 15 20 25 30 b a c c a d