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JEE • MATHEMATICS • CIRCLES
Circles practice · Easy
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The coordinates of the point on the circle which is farthest from the origin are
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Correct option: A
Option A ((9,3)) is correct because it is the only point that lies on the circle and is farthest from the origin.
362
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Length of the tangents from the point to the circles and are in the ration , then is equal to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the value of k that satisfies the given ratio of tangent lengths from the point (1,2) to the two circles.
363
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If the common chord of the circles and subtends a right angle at the origin, then
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the value of b for which the common chord subtends a right angle at the origin.
364
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Find the centre and the radius of the circle .
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the given parametric equations represent a circle with center (a, b) and radius c.
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If is a point such that the ratio of the square of the lengths of the tangents from to the circles and is , then the locus of is a circle with centre
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Correct option: B
Option B (()) is correct because it represents the center of the circle formed by the locus of point P, derived from the given ratio of tangent lengths.
366
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The inverse point of with respect to is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it lies on the polar of (1, -1) with respect to the circle .
367
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The equation of tangent to the circle at the point is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the equation of the tangent to the given circle at the specified point, derived using the tangent equation formula.
368
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Let the abscissa of the two points and on a circle be the roots of and the ordinates of and be the roots of . If is diameter of the circle , then the value of is
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Correct option: A
12
Option A (12) is correct because it is the value of (a+b-c) after finding the equation of the circle using the diameter form and comparing it with the given equation.
369
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Application
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A circle touches a given straight line and cuts of a constant length from another straight line perpendicular to the first straight line. The locus of the centre of the circle is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is the correct locus because it is derived from the geometric conditions that the circle touches one axis and cuts a constant length from the other.
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The equation of family of circles with centre at touching the is given by
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because it represents the equation of a circle with center (h, k) touching the x-axis.
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Let the centre of a circle be and its radius . Let and be two tangents and be a normal to . Then is equal to
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Correct option: A
7
Option A, 7, is correct because solving the equations derived from the tangent and normal conditions gives , and thus .
372
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Application
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The four distinct point and are concyclic, if is equal to
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Correct option: B
2
The correct answer is B (2) because by substituting the points into the general equation of a circle, we find that k = 2 is the only valid solution.
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If the tangent to the circle at the point also touches the circle , then its point of contact is
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Correct option: C
Option C ((3,-1)) is correct because the tangent to the first circle at (1,-2) is also tangent to the second circle, and (3,-1) satisfies both the tangent line equation and the second circle's equation after shifting.
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The area of the triangle formed by the tangent at the point to the circle and the coordinate axes, is
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is because the area of the triangle is calculated using the intercepts of the tangent line on the coordinate axes.
375
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if is a tangent to the circle Then the set of possible values of is
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Correct option: C
Option C ((0,2q)) is correct because the set of possible values of p is (0, 2q), derived from the condition that the given line is tangent to the circle.
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Analyzing
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If is an interior point of a circle which neither touches nor intersects the axes, then set for is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because there is no value of that satisfies both the condition for P to be an interior point and the condition that the circle neither touches nor intersects the axes.
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Radius of the circle is
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Correct option: A
6
Option A is correct because the radius of the circle is the square root of the constant term in the equation, which is .
378
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The equation of the chord of the circle , which is bisected at the point , is
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is D () because it represents the equation of the chord bisected at the given point.
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The lines and are the diameters of a circle of area 154 sq unit. The equation of this circle is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the center of the circle is found by solving the equations of the diameters, and the radius is calculated from the area. Substituting these values into the circle equation yields the correct result.
380
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Analyzing
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The straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the line with the curve
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Correct option: B
Are perpendicular
Option B (Are perpendicular) is correct because the line connecting the origin to the intersection points are perpendicular.
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The equation of the tangent to the circle at , is
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is because it is derived using the tangent equation formula .
382
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If the equation represents a circle, then its radius is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because after substituting into the given equation and simplifying, the radius of the resulting circle is calculated to be .
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Let be the ellipse and be the circle Let and be the points and respectively. Then
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Correct option: D
lies inside but outside
Option D ( lies inside but outside ) is correct because substituting the coordinates of P into the equations of the ellipse and circle shows that P lies inside the circle and outside the ellipse.
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The length of the chord joining the points and of the circle is
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Correct option: A
4
Option A (4) is correct because the length of the chord is calculated to be 4 using trigonometric identities and the distance formula.
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The circles and
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Correct option: C
Intersect at two points
Option C (Intersect at two points) is correct because the distance between the centers of the circles is less than the sum of their radii, indicating they intersect.
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The equation of the circle of radius 3 that lies in the fourth quadrant and touching the lines and is
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A () because it represents a circle with radius 3 in the fourth quadrant touching both axes.
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If a circle touches a line at a point and , then radius of such circle
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Correct option: D
units
Option D ( units) is correct because the radius is calculated using the given conditions and the equation of the circle.
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Application
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If the straight line intersects the circle at least at one point, then the set of values of is
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because the line always intersects the circle, meaning the discriminant of the quadratic equation formed by substituting the line equation into the circle equation is always non-negative for all values of m.
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A light ray gets reflected from . If the reflected ray touches the circle and the point of incident is , then the equation of the incident ray is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equation of the incident ray, considering the reflection from the line and the tangency to the circle .
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The lines and touch a circle of radius 3 units. If the centre of circle lies in the first quadrant, then the coordinates of centre is
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Correct option: C
Option C ((5,2)) is correct because the center of the circle must be equidistant from both lines, and solving the resulting equations gives the center's coordinates.
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