JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: CIRCLES

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The straight line

y = mx + c

cuts the circle

{x^2} + {y^2} = {a^2}

in real points if

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Correct option: C

\sqrt {{a^2}\left( {1 + {m^2}} \right)} > c

Option C (

\sqrt {{{a^2}(1 + {m^2})}} > c

) is correct because the condition for the line to intersect the circle in real points is that the discriminant of the quadratic equation formed by substituting the line equation into the circle equation must be greater than or equal to zero.

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The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of

{\left( {{\alpha ^2}{x^2} - 2\alpha \mathrm{ }x + 1} \right)^{51}},

as a polynomial in

x

, vanishes. Position of the point

\left( {\alpha ,2{\alpha ^2}} \right)

with respect to the circle

{x^2} + {y^2} = 4,

is One of the diameter of the circle

{x^2} + {y^2} - 2x + 4y - 4 = 0

is The locus of the middle point of the chords of the circle

{x^2} + {y^2} = {a^2}

such that the chords pass through a given point

\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right)

, is

\quad \alpha, \beta

and

\gamma

are the parametric angles of three points

P, Q

, and R respectively, on the circle

x^2+y^2=1

, and

A

is the point

(-1,0)

. If the lengths of the chords

A P, A Q

and

A R

are in

G P

, then

\cos \alpha / 2, \cos \beta / 2

and

\cos \gamma / 2

are in The radius of the circle passing through the point (6,2), two of whose diameters are

x+y=6

and

x+2 y=4

is If a circle has two of its diameters along the lines

x+y=5

and

x-y=1

and has area

9 \pi

, then the equation of the circle is