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JEE • MATHEMATICS • CIRCLES
Circles practice · Easy
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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Assertion: Radius of the circle is 1.
Reason: Radius of the circle is
Reason: Radius of the circle is
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Correct option: A
Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion
Option A (Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion) is correct because both the assertion about the radius and the reason explaining the radius formula are accurate and related.
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Let and be two points. Let be a point on the circle , such that have maximum value, then the points , and lie on
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Correct option: A
a straight line
Option A (a straight line) is correct because the points P, A, and B are collinear when (PA)2 + (PB)2 is maximized, resulting in a straight line.
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The equation of circle is . The point lies
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Correct option: C
Outside the circle
Option C (Outside the circle) is correct because substituting the point P(-1, 0) into the circle's equation results in a positive value, indicating the point lies outside the circle.
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If is a point on a diameter of the circle , then the equation has
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Correct option: D
all of these
Option D (all of these) is correct because the given conditions lead to the equation having a root in [-1, 0] and [2, 5], and distinct roots greater than -1 and less than 5.
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Equation of the circle with centre on the -axis and passing through the origin and (2,3) is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the conditions that the circle's center lies on the y-axis and passes through the origin and the point (2,3).
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The locus of the point, such that tangents drawn from it to the circle are perpendicular to each other, is
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Correct option: A
Option A, , is the correct locus because it represents the director circle of the given circle, where tangents from any point on it are perpendicular.
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If circles and , touch each other then
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the condition that the distance between the centers equals the sum or difference of the radii for touching circles.
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Tangents and are drawn to the circle from any arbitrary point on the line . The locus of the mid-point of chord of contact is
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Correct option: B
Option A () is correct because it is a tangent to the circle and is perpendicular to the tangent at P.
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Let the circle and be a circle having centre at and radius 2. If the line of the common chord of and intersects the -axis at the point then the square of the distance of from the centre of is:
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because the square of the distance is calculated using the coordinates of point P and the center of circle C1.
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The equation represents a circle whose centre is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the center of the circle is the midpoint of the diameter, and the given equation represents a circle with endpoints of a diameter at and .
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If touches the circle , then point lies on
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Correct option: B
a circle
Option B (a circle) is correct because the condition for tangency leads to the equation , which represents a circle.
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If and then the number of points, contains is
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Correct option: A
4
Option A (4) is correct because the intersection of a circle and an ellipse can have a maximum of 4 points.
299
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line is drawn through a fixed point to cut the circle at and B. Then PA.PB 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, which is equal to PA.PB.
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The line touches the circle for
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Correct option: D
no value of
Option D (no value of ) is correct because the condition for the line to touch the circle leads to an impossible value for .
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