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JEE • MATHEMATICS • CIRCLES
Circles practice · Mixed difficulty
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If and touches each other, then 4 times of radius of the circle is:
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because the radius of the second circle can be found using the condition for touching circles and then multiplied by 4.
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The two circles and are such that
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Correct option: B
They intersect each other
Option B (They intersect each other) is correct because the distance between the centers is less than the sum of the radii and greater than the absolute difference of the radii.
393
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Tangents at two points and on the circle intersect at the point . Equation of the chord is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the equation of the chord of contact is found by using the formula T=0, where T is obtained by substituting the point (1,8) into the circle equation.
394
Easy
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Find the length of the tangent drawn from the point to the circle .
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Correct option: C
7
Option C (7) is correct because the length of the tangent from a point to a circle is calculated by substituting the point's coordinates into the circle's equation and taking the square root.
395
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Combined equation of tangents drawn to from , is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the combined equation of the tangents is found by multiplying the equations of the individual tangents.
396
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The locus of the centre of the circle for which one end of a diameter is while the other end is on the line , is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the locus of the center of the circle derived from the given conditions.
397
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A circle having centre with is tangent to the line pair and . the radius of the circle is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it correctly calculates the radius of the circle tangent to the line pair and the line y=6.
398
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If the incentre of an equilateral triangle is and the equation of its one side is , then the equation of the circumcircle of this triangle is :
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the circumcircle equation derived from the incenter and side equation of the equilateral triangle.
399
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If the lines and are diameters of a circle of area 154 square units, then the equation of the circle is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the center and radius are correctly calculated from the given information.
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The equation of the tangents to the circle , which are parallel to , are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because these are the equations of the tangents parallel to the given line, found by equating the perpendicular distance from the center to the radius.
401
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The length of the longest ray drawn from the point to the circle is equal to
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Correct option: A
the radius of the circle
Option A (the radius of the circle) is correct because the longest ray from a point to a circle is along the line connecting the point to the center of the circle, extending to the circle's circumference. The length of the tangent is equal to the radius in this case.
402
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The coordinates of the centre of the smallest circle passing through the origin and having as a diameter are
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the center of the smallest circle lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the origin and the intersection of the line y = x + 1 with the perpendicular bisector.
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If the square of the length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle to the circle is then find
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Correct option: A
7
Option A (7) is correct because the square of the tangent length is found to be 3087, and 3087 - 3080 = 7.
404
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The radius of the circle is
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Correct option: C
3
Option C (3) is correct because converting the polar equation to Cartesian form allows for easy identification of the circle's radius using the standard equation.
405
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Find the equation to the circle touching the -axis at a distance -3 from the origin and intercepting a length 8 on the -axis.
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it satisfies the conditions of touching the y-axis at (0, -3) and intercepting a length of 8 on the x-axis.
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If is a point interior to the circle and the circle does not cut the axes at any point, then
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies both conditions: the point (2,4) lies inside the circle, and the circle does not cut the axes.
407
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In the two circles and touch each other externally, then the point of contact is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because it represents the point of contact when two circles touch each other externally, calculated using the section formula.
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and are parametric angles of three points and respectively, on the circle and is the point . If the lengths of the chords and are in , then and are in
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Correct option: B
Option B (GP) is correct because if the lengths of the chords AP, AQ, and AR are in GP, then the cosines of half the angles are also in GP.
409
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If is a centre of similitude for the circles and then the length of the common tangent through to the circles is
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Correct option: B
3
The correct answer is 3 because it represents the length of the common tangent through P to the circles, calculated using the lengths of tangents from P to each circle.
410
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If the points and are concyclic, then the value of is
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Correct option: B
Option B (14/3) is correct because it's the value of c that satisfies the concyclic condition after finding the circle's equation.
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Medium
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The equation of the tangent to circle , parallel to line are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because these are the equations of the tangents to the circle that are parallel to the given line.
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Easy
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Let and be tangents at the extremities of diameter of a circle of radius . If and intersect at a point on the circumference of the circle, then equals
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because using similar triangles formed by the intersecting tangents and the diameter, we can show that .
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The radius of any circle touching the lines and is
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Correct option: B
Option B (0.95) is correct because the radius of the circle touching two parallel lines is half the distance between the lines, which is calculated to be 0.95.
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If the centroid of an equilateral triangle is and its one vertex is , then the equation of its circumcircle is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the circumcircle passes through the vertex and has its center at the centroid.
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Let be the circle in the -plane defined by the equation . Let be a point on the circle with both coordinates being positive. Let the tangent to at intersect the coordinate axes at and . Then the mid-point of the line segment MN must lie on the curve
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is a common tangent to both circles.
416
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Radius of bigger circle touching the circle and both the coordinate axes, is
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Correct option: B
units
Option B ( units) is correct because it represents the radius of the larger circle touching the given circle and both coordinate axes, derived from geometric considerations and solving for the unknown radius.
417
Medium
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The number of points with integral coordinates that fall in the interior of the larger segment of the circle cut off by the parabola is
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Correct option: B
2
Option B (2) is correct because there are two integral values of 'a' that satisfy the given conditions for the point to lie inside the larger segment.
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Easy
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The angle between the tangents drawn at the points and to the circle is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the tangents at the given points are perpendicular to each other, which can be verified by checking the product of their slopes.
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The values of so that the line touches are
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because these are the values of for which the line is tangent to the circle, found by equating the perpendicular distance from the center to the radius.
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Let the tangent to the circle at the point intersect the circle , at two distinct points and . If the tangents to at the points and intersect at , then the area of the triangle is equal to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the area of the triangle ANB is found by determining the intersection points A and B, finding the intersection point N of the tangents, and then calculating the area using determinant formula.
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