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JEE • MATHEMATICS • CIRCLES
Circles practice · Mixed difficulty
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Two circles and are such that
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Correct option: C
They intersect at two points
Option C (They intersect at two points) is correct because the distance between the centers of the circles is less than the sum of their radii.
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If the area of the circle is sq unit, then the value of is
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Correct option: C
units
Option C ( units) is correct because it is the value of k that makes the area of the circle equal to sq units.
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If the abscissa and the ordinates of two points and are the roots of the equations and respectively.
Then, the equation of circle with as diameter is
Then, the equation of circle with as diameter is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equation of a circle with AB as diameter, derived using the roots of the given quadratic equations and the diameter form of the circle equation.
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Suppose a circle passes through and and touches the -axis at P. If is the origin, then is equal to
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Correct option: C
6
Option C (6) is correct because the x-coordinate of the point where the circle touches the x-axis is the geometric mean of the x-coordinates of the other two points on the circle.
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Find the radius of the circle whose centre is in fourth quadrant and which touches as each of the three lines , and
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Correct option: A
3
Option A (3) is correct because the radius of the circle is found by using the distance from the center to the line and solving the resulting equation.
636
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Find the parametric equations of the circle .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the parametric equations of the circle with center (2, 1) and radius 2.
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The equation of the tangent to the circle , which are parallel to , are
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Correct option: C
Option C (x + 2y = ) is correct because it is the result of applying the condition for tangency (c2 = a2(1+m2)) to find the correct tangent lines parallel to the given line.
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The distinct points and are concyclic, then
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Correct option: A
' can attain only rational values
The correct answer is A. Since the points A, B, C, and D are concyclic and A, B, and C form a right-angled triangle, the circle's equation can be found, and the condition for D to lie on it leads to rational values for 'a'.
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If the equation of the circle is , then
I. Centre of the circle is .
II. Radius of the circle is .
I. Centre of the circle is .
II. Radius of the circle is .
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Correct option: C
Both are true
Option C is correct because both statements are true. The center and radius are correctly derived from the given circle equation by completing the square.
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Analyzing
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Let a circle be obtained on rolling the circle upwards 4 units on the tangent to it at the point . Let be the image of in . Let and be the centers of circles and respectively, and and be respectively the feet of perpendiculars drawn from and on the -axis. Then the area of the trapezium AMNB is:
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the area of the trapezium is calculated by finding the coordinates of the centers of the circles and using the formula for the area of a trapezium.
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The locus of a point which moves so that the ratio of the length of the tangents to the circles and is , is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the locus of the point where the ratio of the lengths of tangents to the two circles is 2:3.
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Discuss the position of the points and with respect to the circle .
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Correct option: D
inside; outside
Option D ((1,2) inside; (6,0) outside) is correct because substituting the points into the circle's equation shows that (1,2) results in a negative value (inside), while (6,0) results in a positive value (outside).
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Equation of a circle with centre and radius 5 such that and is
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Correct option: C
Option D () is correct because it represents a circle with radius 5 and a center (h,k) that satisfies the given conditions.
644
Easy
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Application
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The area of the circle whose centre is at and passing through , is
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Correct option: C
sq units
Option C ( sq units) is correct because it represents the area of the circle calculated using the distance between the center and the point on the circle as the radius.
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The locus of the centres of the circles 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 centers of the circles that satisfy the given conditions, derived by eliminating the parameter 't'.
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The line meets the circle at only one point if is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies the tangency condition for a line and a circle, where the distance from the center of the circle to the line equals the radius.
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The equation of the circle which touches the axes of the coordinates and the line and whose centre lies in the first quadrant is where is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because these are the two possible values of the radius of the circle that touches both axes and the given line.
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Easy
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Application
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Find the equation of the circle which passes through the point of intersection of the lines and and whose centre is .
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the distance between the center of the circle and the point of intersection of the given lines, which equals the radius.
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Application
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The intercept on the line by the circle is . The equation of the circle with as a diameter, is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the equation of the circle with AB as a diameter, where A and B are the intersection points of the given circle and the line y=x.
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If the straight line touches the circle and is normal to circle , then the values of and are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because by using the conditions of tangency and normality, we can solve for a and b.
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Analyzing
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The equation of a circle is The number of real points at which the circle drawn with points and as the ends of a diameter cuts the circle, is
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Correct option: C
2
Option C (2) is correct because the condition is satisfied, indicating that the circles intersect at two points.
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Easy
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Analyzing
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If the line cuts the circle at two real and distinct points, then
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the condition for the line to intersect the circle at two distinct points holds for all real values of m.
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Two parallel chords of a circle have length 10 and 14 and are 6 units apart. If a regular polygon of 12 sides is inscribed in a circle , then find the area of regular polygon.
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Correct option: A
150
Option A (150) is correct because the area of the regular polygon is calculated using the given chord lengths and their distance apart to find the circle's radius, then applying the area formula for a regular polygon.
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If , then the positive value of for which is a common tangent to and , is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from the tangency condition of a line to a circle.
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Application
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The circle intersects the line at two distinct points if
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies the condition for the line to intersect the circle at two distinct points.
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Analyzing
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The number of common tangents to the two circles and is
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Correct option: B
2
Option B (2) is correct because the distance between the centers of the two circles is less than the sum of their radii, indicating that they intersect, and thus have two common tangents.
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Application
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The equation of the circle with centre on the -axis and touching the line at point is
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Correct option: C
Option D (None of these) is incorrect; the correct answer is C () which is found by using the given point and the condition that the center lies on the x-axis to solve for the circle's equation.
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Medium
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Application
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A circle has two of its diameters along the lines and and touches the line . Equation of the circle is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents a circle with center (3,4) and radius 3, which satisfies the given conditions.
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Easy
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If and are two tangents to a circle, then the radius the circle, is
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Correct option: A
1
The correct answer is 1 because the radius is half the distance between the two parallel tangent lines.
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The equation of the circle which passes through the intersection of and and whose centre lies on , is
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Correct option: B
Option C () is correct because it represents the equation of a circle passing through the intersection of two given circles and whose center lies on the given line.
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