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JEE • MATHEMATICS • CIRCLES
Circles practice · Mixed difficulty
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The number of common tangents to the circles one of which passes through the origin and cuts off intercepts 2 from each of the axes and the other circle has the segment joining the origin and the point as a diameter, is
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Correct option: B
1
Option B (1) is correct because the distance between the centers of the two circles is equal to the difference of their radii, indicating they touch internally, hence one common tangent.
452
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If a tangent to the circle intersects the coordinate axes at distinct points and , then the locus of the mid-point of is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the locus of the midpoint of the line segment PQ, where P and Q are the points where the tangent to the circle intersects the coordinate axes.
453
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represent a circle. If has equal roots, each being 2 and has 2 and 3 as its roots, then the centre of the circle is
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Correct option: B
Data are not consistent
Option D (Data are inconsistent) is correct because the given conditions lead to conflicting values for the constant term 'c' in the circle's equation.
454
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If in a (whose circumcentre is origin), , then for any point inside the circumcircle of
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from the given condition and applying AM-GM inequality inside the circumcircle.
455
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Two diameters of the circle are along the lines and . Then, the value of is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the product of the constants and obtained by substituting the center of the circle into the diameter equations.
456
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The equation of the circumcircle of an equilateral triangle is and one vertex of the triangle is . The equation of the incircle of the triangle, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the equation of the incircle of the equilateral triangle, derived using the relationship between circumcenter, incenter, circumradius, and inradius.
457
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The line 2x -y + 1 = 0 is a tangent to the circle at the point (2, 5) and the center of the circle lies on x –2y = 4. Then the radius of the circle is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the distance between the center of the circle and the point of tangency, calculated using the given conditions.
458
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The equation to the chord of the circle whose middle point is is
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Correct option: C
Option D () is correct because the equation of the chord with a given midpoint (1, -2) is found using the formula T = S', where T is the equation of the tangent-like expression and S' is the value of the circle equation at the midpoint.
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The centre of a circle passing through the points and touching the circle is
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Correct option: D
Option D, , is correct because the center of the circle passing through (0,0) and (1,0) and touching satisfies the given conditions.
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The equation of the circle with centre and radius 2 is . The value of is
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Correct option: A
4
Option A (4) is correct because the value of m in the circle's equation is 4, derived from the center and radius.
461
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The equation of a circle which touches the line at and having as a normal, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equation of a circle that touches the line y=x at (1,1) and has y=x-3 as a normal.
462
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The equation of the circle passing through the point and having two diameters along the pair of lines , is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the circle passing through the given point and having diameters along the given pair of lines.
463
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The lines and are diameters of a circle having area as 154 sq.units. Then the equation of the circle is
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Correct option: D
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Option D () is correct because it represents the equation of the circle with the given area and diameters, found by determining the center and radius.
464
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The number of common tangents to two circles and is
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Correct option: D
3
Option D (3) is correct because the distance between the centers equals the sum of the radii, indicating the circles touch externally, allowing for three common tangents.
465
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A line is drawn through a fixed point to cut the circle at and . Then, is equal to
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the power of the point P with respect to the circle.
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The point diametrically opposite to the point on the circle , is
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Correct option: A
Option A ((-3,-4)) is correct because it is the point diametrically opposite to P(1,0) on the given circle.
467
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Tangents drawn from the point to the circle are inclined at an angle
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the point (4,3) lies on the director circle of the given circle.
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If is the angle between the tangents from to the circle , then is equal to
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is because it represents the angle between the tangents from the given point to the circle.
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The equation of the circle with centre and touching the line is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the equation of the circle with center (2,1) and touching the line 3x + 4y = 5 is derived by finding the radius and substituting into the circle equation.
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If the circles and intersect at two distinct points, then
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it satisfies the condition for two circles to intersect at two distinct points, which is the distance between their centers being between the absolute difference and the sum of their radii.
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The equation of the circle whose centre is and radius 5, is
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because it represents the equation of a circle with center (2, -3) and radius 5.
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The diameter of the circle having the pair of lines as its normals and having the size just sufficient to contain the circle is
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Correct option: B
15
Option B (15) is correct because it represents the diameter of the circle, calculated as the distance between the normals plus the diameter of the inner circle.
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The circle passing through the point and touching the -axis at also passes through the point:
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Correct option: D
Option D ((-4,0)) is correct because the circle equation is found using the given conditions, and substituting (-4,0) into the equation satisfies it.
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Consider where, is a real number, and
Statement I If line is a chord of circle , then line is not always a diameter of circle and
Statement II If line is a diameter of circle , then line is not a chord of circle .
Statement I If line is a chord of circle , then line is not always a diameter of circle and
Statement II If line is a diameter of circle , then line is not a chord of circle .
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Correct option: C
Statement I is True, statement II is False
Option C (Statement I is True, statement II is False) is correct because if L1 is a chord, L2 may or may not be a diameter, and if L1 is a diameter, L2 cannot be a chord.
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The locus of the point from which mutually perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the circle is
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Correct option: D
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Option D () is correct because the locus of the point from which mutually perpendicular tangents can be drawn to a circle is the director circle, and its radius squared is twice the radius squared of the original circle.
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The inverse of the point with respect to the circle , is
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is D ((0,1)) because finding the foot of the perpendicular from the point (1,2) to the tangent line of the circle at that point gives the inverse point.
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The equations of the tangents to the circle which are parallel to the line , are
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Correct option: C
and
Option C (4x + 3y + 19 = 0 and 4x + 3y - 31 = 0) is correct because these are the tangent lines found by using the perpendicular distance from the center of the circle to the tangent equals the radius.
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The equation represents
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because completing the square results in a negative radius squared, indicating the equation does not represent a real circle or a pair of straight lines.
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If is a point on the chord of the circle where the coordinates of and are and respectively, then
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because if (α,β) is a point on the chord PQ, then α must lie between the x-coordinates of P and Q, and β must lie between the y-coordinates of P and Q.
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Two tangents are drawn from the origin to a circle with centre at . If the equation of one of the tangents is , the equation of the other tangent is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the other tangent from the origin to the circle can be found by using the fact that the perpendicular distance from the center to both tangents is the same.
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