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JEE • MATHEMATICS • CIRCLES
Circles practice · Medium
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Equation of the circle which of the mirror image of the circle in the line is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the mirror image of the given circle in the line x + y = 2, found by finding the image of the center.
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A point moves in such a manner that the sum of the squares of its distances from the vertices of a triangle is constant. Then, the locus of the point is
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Correct option: D
a circle
Option D (a circle) is correct because the locus of the point, satisfying the given condition, results in the equation of a circle.
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The set of values of for which the circle lies inside the fourth quadrant and the point lies on or inside the circle is
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because it represents the set of k values for which the given circle lies inside the fourth quadrant and the point (1, -1/3) lies on or inside the circle.
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Analyzing
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The common chord of the circle and a circle passing through the origin and touching the line passes through the fixed point
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the common chord equation is derived from subtracting the two circle equations, and the resulting line passes through the point (5/12, 5/12).
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Analyzing
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If circles and where are such that one circle lies inside the other, then
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Correct option: D
none of these
The correct answer is D (none of these) because the given conditions do not lead to any of the provided options for the range of 'a'.
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A normal is drawn at the point on the parabola , intersecting the curve again at . Equation of circle on this normal chord as diameter is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equation of the circle with the normal chord PQ as diameter, calculated using the properties of parabolas and normals.
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The centre of the circle passing through and and touching the circle is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the center of the circle passing through the given points and touching the specified circle.
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Equation of common tangent with positive slope to the circle and hyperbola is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the common tangent to both the circle and the hyperbola, satisfying the tangency conditions for both curves.
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If are the roots of the equation and are the roots of the equation , then the equation of the circle on and as diameter is
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Correct option: A
Option B () is correct because the equation of the circle with the given diameter is found by using the roots of the two quadratic equations.
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The equation of the circle described on the common chord of the circles and as diameter is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the circle described on the common chord of the given circles as a diameter, which is found by using the equation and the condition that the center lies on the common chord.
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The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle formed by the lines whose combined equation is given by , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the circumcircle of the triangle formed by the given lines, found by using the general equation of a circle passing through the vertices of the triangle.
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If the circle is touched by at such that then the value of is
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Correct option: C
72
Option C (72) is correct because by substituting the point and using the tangency condition, we can derive the value of 'c' as 72.
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Application
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The equation of the tangent to the circle which makes equal intercepts on the positive coordinate axes, is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it satisfies the condition of being tangent to the given circle and having equal intercepts on the positive coordinate axes.
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The range of values of ' ' such that the angle between the pair of tangents drawn from to the circle satisfies , is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the condition implies that , which leads to the given range for 'a'.
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If the circles and touch each other, then is equal to
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Correct option: B
8
Option B (8) is correct because solving the equation derived from the condition that the circles touch each other yields k = 8.
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Tangents drawn from point to the circle touch the circle at the points and . The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because CP is the diameter of the circumcircle of triangle PAB, and the equation is derived accordingly.
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A circle passes through the origin and cuts the axes at and . The reflection of origin in the line is the point
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is B because it represents the reflection of the origin in the line AB, calculated using perpendicularity and equidistance conditions.
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If two circles, each of radius 5 unit, touch each other at (1, 2) and the equation of their common tangent is , then equation of the circle a portion of which lies in all the quadrants, is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because it represents a circle with radius 5, touching the given line at (1,2), and having a portion in all quadrants.
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If the tangent from a point to the circle is perpendicular to the tangent from to the circle , then the locus of is a
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Correct option: A
circle of radius 2
Option A (circle of radius 2) is correct because the locus of P is a circle with radius 2, derived from the perpendicular tangent condition.
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is a circle and is a straight line.
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Correct option: D
None of these
The correct answer is D (None of these) because the perpendicular distance from the center of the circle to the line is greater than the radius, meaning the line lies outside the circle.
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Medium
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Analyzing
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The circle cuts the parabola at points then
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from Vieta's formulas applied to the quartic equation obtained by substituting the parabola equation into the circle equation.
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From the point , tangents are drawn to the circle , then the angle between them is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because point P lies on the director circle of the given circle, implying tangents from P are perpendicular.
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Let and be any points on the curves and , respectively. The distance between and is minimum for some value of the abscissa of in the interval
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because it involves finding the point on the circle closest to the parabola, which requires analyzing the normal to the parabola and its intersection with the circle.
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If the polar of a point with respect to any one of the circle , where is a variable, always passes through a fixed point, whatever be the value of , then the fixed point is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the polar equation must be independent of k, leading to two equations that can be solved for the fixed point.
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If tangents are drawn from any point on the line to the circle then the chord of contact passes through the point
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Correct option: C
Option C ((3,3)) is correct because the chord of contact for tangents drawn from a point on the line x+y=3 to the circle x2+y2=9 always passes through the point (3,3).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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