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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
Let a circle C pass through the points (4, 2) and (0, 2), and its centre lie on 3x + 2y + 2 = 0. Then the length of the chord, of the circle C, whose mid-point is (1, 2), is:
Let the line x+y=1
meet the circle $x^2+y^2=4$ at the points A and B. If the line perpendicular to AB and passing through the mid-point of the chord AB intersects the circle at C and D, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD is equal to :
Let the equation of the circle, which touches $x$-axis at the point $(a, 0), a>0$ and cuts off an intercept of length $b$ on $y-a x i s$ be $x^2+y^2-\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma=0$. If the circle lies below $x-a x i s$, then the ordered pair $\left(2 a, b^2\right)$ is equal to
Let circle $C$ be the image of $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-4=0$ in the line $2 x-3 y+5=0$ and $A$ be the point on $C$ such that $O A$ is parallel to $x$-axis and $A$ lies on the right hand side of the centre $O$ of $C$. If $B(\alpha, \beta)$, with $\beta<4$, lies on $C$ such that the length of the arc $A B$ is $(1 / 6)^{\text {th }}$ of the perimeter of $C$, then $\beta-\sqrt{3} \alpha$ is equal to
A circle C of radius 2 lies in the second quadrant and touches both the coordinate axes. Let r be the radius of a circle that has centre at the point $(2,5)$ and intersects the circle $C$ at exactly two points. If the set of all possible values of r is the interval $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $3 \beta-2 \alpha$ is equal to :
Let a circle passing through $$(2,0)$$ have its centre at the point $$(\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k})$$. Let $$(x_{\mathrm{c}}, y_{\mathrm{c}})$$ be the point of intersection of the lines $$3 x+5 y=1$$ and $$(2+\mathrm{c}) x+5 \mathrm{c}^2 y=1$$. If $$\mathrm{h}=\lim _\limits{\mathrm{c} \rightarrow 1} x_{\mathrm{c}}$$ and $$\mathrm{k}=\lim _\limits{\mathrm{c} \rightarrow 1} y_{\mathrm{c}}$$, then the equation of the circle is :
If the image of the point $$(-4,5)$$ in the line $$x+2 y=2$$ lies on the circle $$(x+4)^2+(y-3)^2=r^2$$, then $$r$$ is equal to:
Let the circles $$C_1:(x-\alpha)^2+(y-\beta)^2=r_1^2$$ and $$C_2:(x-8)^2+\left(y-\frac{15}{2}\right)^2=r_2^2$$ touch each other externally at the point $$(6,6)$$. If the point $$(6,6)$$ divides the line segment joining the centres of the circles $$C_1$$ and $$C_2$$ internally in the ratio $$2: 1$$, then $$(\alpha+\beta)+4\left(r_1^2+r_2^2\right)$$ equals
If $$\mathrm{P}(6,1)$$ be the orthocentre of the triangle whose vertices are $$\mathrm{A}(5,-2), \mathrm{B}(8,3)$$ and $$\mathrm{C}(\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k})$$, then the point $$\mathrm{C}$$ lies on the circle :
A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side of length 12. If the area and perimeter of any square inscribed in this circle are $$m$$ and $$n$$, respectively, then $$m+n^2$$ is equal to
Let the circle $$C_1: x^2+y^2-2(x+y)+1=0$$ and $$\mathrm{C_2}$$ be a circle having centre at $$(-1,0)$$ and radius 2 . If the line of the common chord of $$\mathrm{C}_1$$ and $$\mathrm{C}_2$$ intersects the $$\mathrm{y}$$-axis at the point $$\mathrm{P}$$, then the square of the distance of P from the centre of $$\mathrm{C_1}$$ is:
Let ABCD and AEFG be squares of side 4 and 2 units, respectively. The point E is on the line segment AB and the point F is on the diagonal AC. Then the radius r of the circle passing through the point F and touching the line segments BC and CD satisfies :
Let a circle C of radius 1 and closer to the origin be such that the lines passing through the point $$(3,2)$$ and parallel to the coordinate axes touch it. Then the shortest distance of the circle C from the point $$(5,5)$$ is :
Let $$\mathrm{C}$$ be a circle with radius $$\sqrt{10}$$ units and centre at the origin. Let the line $$x+y=2$$ intersects the circle $$\mathrm{C}$$ at the points $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$. Let $$\mathrm{MN}$$ be a chord of $$\mathrm{C}$$ of length 2 unit and slope $$-1$$. Then, a distance (in units) between the chord PQ and the chord $$\mathrm{MN}$$ is
A square is inscribed in the circle $$x^2+y^2-10 x-6 y+30=0$$. One side of this square is parallel to $$y=x+3$$. If $$\left(x_i, y_i\right)$$ are the vertices of the square, then $$\Sigma\left(x_i^2+y_i^2\right)$$ is equal to:
Let a variable line passing through the centre of the circle $$x^2+y^2-16 x-4 y=0$$, meet the positive co-ordinate axes at the points $$A$$ and $$B$$. Then the minimum value of $$O A+O B$$, where $$O$$ is the origin, is equal to
If one of the diameters of the circle $$x^2+y^2-10 x+4 y+13=0$$ is a chord of another circle $$\mathrm{C}$$, whose center is the point of intersection of the lines $$2 x+3 y=12$$ and $$3 x-2 y=5$$, then the radius of the circle $$\mathrm{C}$$ is :
If the circles $$(x+1)^2+(y+2)^2=r^2$$ and $$x^2+y^2-4 x-4 y+4=0$$ intersect at exactly two distinct points, then
$x^{2}+y^{2}-18 x-15 y+131=0$
and $x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x-6 y-7=0$, is :
Let the centre of a circle C be $$(\alpha, \beta)$$ and its radius $$r < 8$$. Let $$3 x+4 y=24$$ and $$3 x-4 y=32$$ be two tangents and $$4 x+3 y=1$$ be a normal to C. Then $$(\alpha-\beta+r)$$ is equal to :
Let A be the point $$(1,2)$$ and B be any point on the curve $$x^{2}+y^{2}=16$$. If the centre of the locus of the point P, which divides the line segment $$\mathrm{AB}$$ in the ratio $$3: 2$$ is the point C$$(\alpha, \beta)$$, then the length of the line segment $$\mathrm{AC}$$ is :
A line segment AB of length $$\lambda$$ moves such that the points A and B remain on the periphery of a circle of radius $$\lambda$$. Then the locus of the point, that divides the line segment AB in the ratio 2 : 3, is a circle of radius :
Let O be the origin and OP and OQ be the tangents to the circle $$x^2+y^2-6x+4y+8=0$$ at the points P and Q on it. If the circumcircle of the triangle OPQ passes through the point $$\left( {\alpha ,{1 \over 2}} \right)$$, then a value of $$\alpha$$ is :
If the tangents at the points $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$ on the circle $$x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x+y=5$$ meet at the point $$R\left(\frac{9}{4}, 2\right)$$, then the area of the triangle $$\mathrm{PQR}$$ is :
Let a circle $$C_{1}$$ be obtained on rolling the circle $$x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-6 y+11=0$$ upwards 4 units on the tangent $$\mathrm{T}$$ to it at the point $$(3,2)$$. Let $$C_{2}$$ be the image of $$C_{1}$$ in $$\mathrm{T}$$. Let $$A$$ and $$B$$ be the centers of circles $$C_{1}$$ and $$C_{2}$$ respectively, and $$M$$ and $$N$$ be respectively the feet of perpendiculars drawn from $$A$$ and $$B$$ on the $$x$$-axis. Then the area of the trapezium AMNB is :
Let $$y=x+2,4y=3x+6$$ and $$3y=4x+1$$ be three tangent lines to the circle $$(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2$$. Then $$h+k$$ is equal to :
Let the tangents at the points $$A(4,-11)$$ and $$B(8,-5)$$ on the circle $$x^{2}+y^{2}-3 x+10 y-15=0$$, intersect at the point $$C$$. Then the radius of the circle, whose centre is $$C$$ and the line joining $$A$$ and $$B$$ is its tangent, is equal to :
The points of intersection of the line $$ax + by = 0,(a \ne b)$$ and the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x = 0$$ are $$A(\alpha ,0)$$ and $$B(1,\beta )$$. The image of the circle with AB as a diameter in the line $$x + y + 2 = 0$$ is :
The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle $${C_1}:{(x - 4)^2} + {(y - 5)^2} = 4$$ which subtend an angle $${\theta _i}$$ at the centre of the circle $$C_1$$, is a circle of radius $$r_i$$. If $${\theta _1} = {\pi \over 3},{\theta _3} = {{2\pi } \over 3}$$ and $$r_1^2 = r_2^2 + r_3^2$$, then $${\theta _2}$$ is equal to :
Let the tangents at two points $$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{B}$$ on the circle $$x^{2}+\mathrm{y}^{2}-4 x+3=0$$ meet at origin $$\mathrm{O}(0,0)$$. Then the area of the triangle $$\mathrm{OAB}$$ is :
For $$\mathrm{t} \in(0,2 \pi)$$, if $$\mathrm{ABC}$$ is an equilateral triangle with vertices $$\mathrm{A}(\sin t,-\cos \mathrm{t}), \mathrm{B}(\operatorname{cost}, \sin t)$$ and $$C(a, b)$$ such that its orthocentre lies on a circle with centre $$\left(1, \frac{1}{3}\right)$$, then $$\left(a^{2}-b^{2}\right)$$ is equal to :
Let $$C$$ be the centre of the circle $$x^{2}+y^{2}-x+2 y=\frac{11}{4}$$ and $$P$$ be a point on the circle. A line passes through the point $$\mathrm{C}$$, makes an angle of $$\frac{\pi}{4}$$ with the line $$\mathrm{CP}$$ and intersects the circle at the points $$Q$$ and $$R$$. Then the area of the triangle $$P Q R$$ (in unit $$^{2}$$ ) is :
A circle $$C_{1}$$ passes through the origin $$\mathrm{O}$$ and has diameter 4 on the positive $$x$$-axis. The line $$y=2 x$$ gives a chord $$\mathrm{OA}$$ of circle $$\mathrm{C}_{1}$$. Let $$\mathrm{C}_{2}$$ be the circle with $$\mathrm{OA}$$ as a diameter. If the tangent to $$\mathrm{C}_{2}$$ at the point $$\mathrm{A}$$ meets the $$x$$-axis at $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$y$$-axis at $$\mathrm{Q}$$, then $$\mathrm{QA}: \mathrm{AP}$$ is equal to :
If the circle $$x^{2}+y^{2}-2 g x+6 y-19 c=0, g, c \in \mathbb{R}$$ passes through the point $$(6,1)$$ and its centre lies on the line $$x-2 c y=8$$, then the length of intercept made by the circle on $$x$$-axis is :
Let the abscissae of the two points $$P$$ and $$Q$$ on a circle be the roots of $$x^{2}-4 x-6=0$$ and the ordinates of $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$ be the roots of $$y^{2}+2 y-7=0$$. If $$\mathrm{PQ}$$ is a diameter of the circle $$x^{2}+y^{2}+2 a x+2 b y+c=0$$, then the value of $$(a+b-c)$$ is _____________.
Consider three circles:
$${C_1}:{x^2} + {y^2} = {r^2}$$
$${C_2}:{(x - 1)^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {r^2}$$
$${C_3}:{(x - 2)^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {r^2}$$
If a line L : y = mx + c be a common tangent to C1, C2 and C3 such that C1 and C3 lie on one side of line L while C2 lies on other side, then the value of $$20({r^2} + c)$$ is equal to :
Let a triangle ABC be inscribed in the circle $${x^2} - \sqrt 2 (x + y) + {y^2} = 0$$ such that $$\angle BAC = {\pi \over 2}$$. If the length of side AB is $$\sqrt 2 $$, then the area of the $$\Delta$$ABC is equal to :
Let the tangent to the circle C1 : x2 + y2 = 2 at the point M($$-$$1, 1) intersect the circle C2 : (x $$-$$ 3)2 + (y $$-$$ 2)2 = 5, at two distinct points A and B. If the tangents to C2 at the points A and B intersect at N, then the area of the triangle ANB is equal to :
If the tangents drawn at the points $$O(0,0)$$ and $$P\left( {1 + \sqrt 5 ,2} \right)$$ on the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x - 4y = 0$$ intersect at the point Q, then the area of the triangle OPQ is equal to :
The set of values of k, for which the circle $$C:4{x^2} + 4{y^2} - 12x + 8y + k = 0$$ lies inside the fourth quadrant and the point $$\left( {1, - {1 \over 3}} \right)$$ lies on or inside the circle C, is :
Let C be a circle passing through the points A(2, $$-$$1) and B(3, 4). The line segment AB s not a diameter of C. If r is the radius of C and its centre lies on the circle $${(x - 5)^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {{13} \over 2}$$, then r2 is equal to :
A circle touches both the y-axis and the line x + y = 0. Then the locus of its center is :
$$A = \{ (x,y) \in Z \times Z:{(x - 2)^2} + {y^2} \le 4\} $$
$$B = \{ (x,y) \in Z \times Z:{x^2} + {y^2} \le 4\} $$
$$C = \{ (x,y) \in Z \times Z:{(x - 2)^2} + {(y - 2)^2} \le 4\} $$
If the total number of relation from A $$\cap$$ B to A $$\cap$$ C is 2p, then the value of p is :
C1 : x2 + y2 + 2y $$-$$ 5 = 0 at two points P and Q such that PQ is a diameter of C1. Then the diameter of C is :
Then the minimum value of |r| such that $$A \cup B \subseteq C$$ is equal to
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 10x $$-$$ 10y + 41 = 0
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 22x $$-$$ 10y + 137 = 0
Circle M : x2 + y2 = 1
Circle N : x2 + y2 $$-$$ 2x = 0
Circle O : x2 + y2 $$-$$ 2x $$-$$ 2y + 1 = 0
Circle P : x2 + y2 $$-$$ 2y = 0
If the centre of circle M is joined with centre of the circle N, further center of circle N is joined with centre of the circle O, centre of circle O is joined with the centre of circle P and lastly, centre of circle P is joined with centre of circle M, then these lines form the sides of a :
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 10x $$-$$ 10y + 41 = 0 and
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 16x $$-$$ 10y + 80 = 0
x2 + y2 + ax + 2ay + c = 0, (a < 0) be 2$${\sqrt 2 }$$ and 2$${\sqrt 5 }$$, respectively. Then the shortest distance from origin to a tangent to this circle which is perpendicular to the line x + 2y = 0, is equal to :
(x $$-$$ 1)2 + (y $$-$$ 1)2 = 1 such that (PA)2 + (PB)2 have maximum value, then the points, P, A and B lie on :

x2 + y2 = r2 (r > 0) along the line, y – 2x = 3 is r,
then r2 is equal to :
x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and x2 + y2 – 4y = 0, having its centre on
the line, 2x – 3y + 12 = 0, also passes through the point :
x2 + y2 - 8x - 4y + 16 = 0 touch it at the points A and B. The (AB)2 is equal to :
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 16x $$-$$ 20y + 164 = r2
and (x $$-$$ 4)2 + (y $$-$$ 7)2 = 36
intersect at two distinct points, then :
$${x^2} + {y^2} + 2x - 4y - 4 = 0$$ at the point (2, 2), then the length of the intercept cut by this circle C, on the x-axis is equal to :
touches the circle x2 + y2 + 16x + 12y + c = 0, then the value of c is :
$${x^2} + {y^2} + 3x + 7y + 2p - 5 = 0$$ and $${x^2} + {y^2} + 2x + 2y - {p^2} = 0$$ then there is a circle passing through $$P,Q $$ and $$(1, 1)$$ for :
Numerical
Let the circle $C$ touch the line $x-y+1=0$, have the centre on the positive $x$-axis, and cut off a chord of length $\frac{4}{\sqrt{13}}$ along the line $-3 x+2 y=1$. Let H be the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{\alpha^2}-\frac{y^2}{\beta^2}=1$, whose one of the foci is the centre of $C$ and the length of the transverse axis is the diameter of $C$. Then $2 \alpha^2+3 \beta^2$ is equal to ________.
Let the centre of a circle, passing through the points $$(0,0),(1,0)$$ and touching the circle $$x^2+y^2=9$$, be $$(h, k)$$. Then for all possible values of the coordinates of the centre $$(h, k), 4\left(h^2+k^2\right)$$ is equal to __________.
Consider two circles $$C_1: x^2+y^2=25$$ and $$C_2:(x-\alpha)^2+y^2=16$$, where $$\alpha \in(5,9)$$. Let the angle between the two radii (one to each circle) drawn from one of the intersection points of $$C_1$$ and $$C_2$$ be $$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{63}}{8}\right)$$. If the length of common chord of $$C_1$$ and $$C_2$$ is $$\beta$$, then the value of $$(\alpha \beta)^2$$ equals _______.
Equations of two diameters of a circle are $$2 x-3 y=5$$ and $$3 x-4 y=7$$. The line joining the points $$\left(-\frac{22}{7},-4\right)$$ and $$\left(-\frac{1}{7}, 3\right)$$ intersects the circle at only one point $$P(\alpha, \beta)$$. Then, $$17 \beta-\alpha$$ is equal to _________.
Consider a circle $$(x-\alpha)^2+(y-\beta)^2=50$$, where $$\alpha, \beta>0$$. If the circle touches the line $$y+x=0$$ at the point $$P$$, whose distance from the origin is $$4 \sqrt{2}$$, then $$(\alpha+\beta)^2$$ is equal to __________.
Two circles in the first quadrant of radii $$r_{1}$$ and $$r_{2}$$ touch the coordinate axes. Each of them cuts off an intercept of 2 units with the line $$x+y=2$$. Then $$r_{1}^{2}+r_{2}^{2}-r_{1} r_{2}$$ is equal to ___________.
Consider a circle $$C_{1}: x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-2 y=\alpha-5$$. Let its mirror image in the line $$y=2 x+1$$ be another circle $$C_{2}: 5 x^{2}+5 y^{2}-10 f x-10 g y+36=0$$. Let $$r$$ be the radius of $$C_{2}$$. Then $$\alpha+r$$ is equal to _________.
Let the point $$(p, p+1)$$ lie inside the region $$E=\left\{(x, y): 3-x \leq y \leq \sqrt{9-x^{2}}, 0 \leq x \leq 3\right\}$$. If the set of all values of $$\mathrm{p}$$ is the interval $$(a, b)$$, then $$b^{2}+b-a^{2}$$ is equal to ___________.
A circle passing through the point $$P(\alpha, \beta)$$ in the first quadrant touches the two coordinate axes at the points $$A$$ and $$B$$. The point $$P$$ is above the line $$A B$$. The point $$Q$$ on the line segment $$A B$$ is the foot of perpendicular from $$P$$ on $$A B$$. If $$P Q$$ is equal to 11 units, then the value of $$\alpha \beta$$ is ___________.
A circle with centre (2, 3) and radius 4 intersects the line $$x+y=3$$ at the points P and Q. If the tangents at P and Q intersect at the point $$S(\alpha,\beta)$$, then $$4\alpha-7\beta$$ is equal to ___________.
Points P($$-$$3, 2), Q(9, 10) and R($$\alpha,4$$) lie on a circle C and PR as its diameter. The tangents to C at the points Q and R intersect at the point S. If S lies on the line $$2x-ky=1$$, then k is equal to ____________.
Let $$A B$$ be a chord of length 12 of the circle $$(x-2)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}=\frac{169}{4}$$. If tangents drawn to the circle at points $$A$$ and $$B$$ intersect at the point $$P$$, then five times the distance of point $$P$$ from chord $$A B$$ is equal to __________.
$$\text { Let } S=\left\{(x, y) \in \mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N}: 9(x-3)^{2}+16(y-4)^{2} \leq 144\right\}$$ and $$T=\left\{(x, y) \in \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}:(x-7)^{2}+(y-4)^{2} \leq 36\right\}$$. Then $$n(S \cap T)$$ is equal to __________.
Let the mirror image of a circle $$c_{1}: x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x-6 y+\alpha=0$$ in line $$y=x+1$$ be $$c_{2}: 5 x^{2}+5 y^{2}+10 g x+10 f y+38=0$$. If $$\mathrm{r}$$ is the radius of circle $$\mathrm{c}_{2}$$, then $$\alpha+6 \mathrm{r}^{2}$$ is equal to ________.
If the circles $${x^2} + {y^2} + 6x + 8y + 16 = 0$$ and $${x^2} + {y^2} + 2\left( {3 - \sqrt 3 } \right)x + 2\left( {4 - \sqrt 6 } \right)y = k + 6\sqrt 3 + 8\sqrt 6 $$, $$k > 0$$, touch internally at the point $$P(\alpha ,\beta )$$, then $${\left( {\alpha + \sqrt 3 } \right)^2} + {\left( {\beta + \sqrt 6 } \right)^2}$$ is equal to ________________.
If one of the diameters of the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} - 2\sqrt 2 x - 6\sqrt 2 y + 14 = 0$$ is a chord of the circle $${(x - 2\sqrt 2 )^2} + {(y - 2\sqrt 2 )^2} = {r^2}$$, then the value of r2 is equal to ____________.
Let the lines $$y + 2x = \sqrt {11} + 7\sqrt 7 $$ and $$2y + x = 2\sqrt {11} + 6\sqrt 7 $$ be normal to a circle $$C:{(x - h)^2} + {(y - k)^2} = {r^2}$$. If the line $$\sqrt {11} y - 3x = {{5\sqrt {77} } \over 3} + 11$$ is tangent to the circle C, then the value of $${(5h - 8k)^2} + 5{r^2}$$ is equal to __________.
Let a circle C of radius 5 lie below the x-axis. The line L1 : 4x + 3y + 2 = 0 passes through the centre P of the circle C and intersects the line L2 = 3x $$-$$ 4y $$-$$ 11 = 0 at Q. The line L2 touches C at the point Q. Then the distance of P from the line 5x $$-$$ 12y + 51 = 0 is ______________.
A rectangle R with end points of one of its sides as (1, 2) and (3, 6) is inscribed in a circle. If the equation of a diameter of the circle is 2x $$-$$ y + 4 = 0, then the area of R is ____________.
Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q be the roots of $$2{x^2} - rx + p = 0$$ and the ordinates of P and Q be the roots of $${x^2} - sx - q = 0$$. If the equation of the circle described on PQ as diameter is $$2({x^2} + {y^2}) - 11x - 14y - 22 = 0$$, then $$2r + s - 2q + p$$ is equal to __________.
Let a circle C : (x $$-$$ h)2 + (y $$-$$ k)2 = r2, k > 0, touch the x-axis at (1, 0). If the line x + y = 0 intersects the circle C at P and Q such that the length of the chord PQ is 2, then the value of h + k + r is equal to ___________.
circles (x $$-$$ 1)2 + (y $$-$$ 1)2 = 1
and (x $$-$$ 9)2 + (y $$-$$ 1)2 = 4, without intercepting a chord on either circle, then the sum of all the integral values of $$\alpha$$ is ___________.
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 10x $$-$$ 10y + 41 = 0
x2 + y2 $$-$$ 24x $$-$$ 10y + 160 = 0 is ___________.
x + y = 2 respectively, then the maximum value of $$\alpha\beta $$ is _____.
x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 4 = 0 at two distinct points is ______.
x2 – 8y + y2 + 16 – k = 0, (k > 0) touch each other at a point, then the largest value of k is ______.