DPP Circle

Questions JEE Main Crash Course

1. Let A(2, 3), B(4, 5) be two points and let C =(x, y) be a point such that(x − 2)(x − 4)+(y − 3)(y − 5)= 0. If area of ΔABC = √2 sq. units., then find the
maximum number of positions of C in the xy plane.
(1) 1 (2) 2

(3) 3 (4) 4

2. A circle passes through (−2, 4) and touches the y-axis at (0, 2). Which one of the following equations can represent a diameter of this circle?
(1) 2x − 3y + 10 = 0 (2) 3x + 4y − 3 = 0

(3) 4x + 5y − 6 = 0 (4) 5x + 2y + 4 = 0

3. A variable circle passes through the fixed point A(p, q) and touches x-axis. The locus of the other end of the diameter through A is
(1) (y − p)
2
= 4qx (2) (x − q)
2
= 4py

(3) (x − p)
2
= 4qy (4) (y − q)
2
= 4px

4. If a circle passing through the point (−1, 0) touches y-axis at (0, 2), then length of the chord of the circle along the x-axis is:
(1) 3

2
(2) 5

(3) 3 (4) 5
5. A circle of radius 2 units is touching both the axes and a circle with centre at (6, 5). The distance between their centers is
(1) 8 units (2) 5 units
(3) 7 units (4) None of these
6. If two circle (x − 1) 2
+ (y − 3)
2
= r
2
and x 2
+ y
2
− 8x + 2y + 8 = 0 intersect in two distinct points then
(1) r < 2 (2) r = 2

(3) r > 2 (4) 2 < r < 8

7. The equation of the circumcircle of the square formed by the lines x 2

− 8x + 12 = 0 and y 2
− 14y + 45 = 0 is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
− 4x − 7y + 57 = 0 (2) x
2
+ y
2
− 8x − 14y + 57 = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
− 8x − |14y + 5| = 0 (4) 2x
2
+ y
2
− 8x − 14y + 57 = 0

8. A square is inscribed in the circle x 2

+ y
2
− 6x + 8y − 103 = 0 with its sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Then the distance of the vertex of this square
which is nearest to the origin is
(1) 6 (2) √137

(3) √41 (4) √3

9. A line is drawn through the point P (4, 7) cuts the circle x 2

+ y
2
= 9 at the points A and B. Then P A ⋅ P B is equal to
(1) 53 (2) 56
(3) 74 (4) 65
10*. The line 2x − y + 1 = 0 touches a circle at the point (2, 5) and the centre of the circle lies on x − 2y = 4. The diameter (in units) of the circle is
(1) 6√5 (2) 10√3

(3) 4√ 5 (4) 10√2

11. For a ΔABC the vertices are A(0, 3), B(0, 12) and C(x, 0). If the circumcircle of ΔABC touches the x-axis, then the area (in sq. units) of the ΔABC is
(1) 36 (2) 27
(3) 30 (4) 24
12. The coordinates of a point P on the line x + y + 13 = 0, nearest to the circle x 2
+ y
2
+ 4x + 6y − 5 = 0 , are
(1) (−15, 2) (2) (−5, −6)

(3) (−6, −7) (4) (−7, −6)

13. A circle C has radius 2 units and a circle C has radius 3 units. The distance between the centres of C and C is 7 units. If two lines, one tangent to both
1 2 1 2

circles and the other passing through the center of both circles, intersect at point P which lies between the centers of C and C , then the distance between P 1 2

and the centre of C is 2

(1) 9

4
units (2) 7

3
units
(3) 21

5
units (4) 14

5
units
14. If two parallel chords of a circle, having diameter 4 units, lie on the opposite sides of the centre and subtend angles cos −1
(1/7) and sec −1
7 at the centre
respectively, then the distance between these chords is
(1) 4/√7 (2) 8/√7

(3) 8/7 (4) 16/7

15*. The line 2x − y + 1 = 0 is tangent to the circle at the point (2, 5) and the centre of the circle lies on x − 2y = 4. The square of the radius of the circle is
(1) 45 (2) 75
(3) 20 (4) 50

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Questions JEE Main Crash Course

16. The set of all real values of λ for which exactly two common tangents can be drawn to the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 4x − 4y + 6 = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
− 10x − 10y + λ = 0

is the interval
(1) (12, 32) (2) (18, 42)

(3) (12, 24) (4) (18, 48)

17. Let C be the circle with circle with centre at (1, 1) and radius = 1. If T is the circle centre at (0, y), passing through origin and touching the circle C externally,
then radius of T is equal to
(1) √3/√2 (2) √3/2

(3) 1/2 (4) 1/4

18. Find the number of common tangents to the circles x 2

+ y
2
− 4x − 6y − 12 = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
+ 6x + 18y + 26 = 0 .
19. The locus of the centres of the circles which cut the circles x 2
+ y
2
+ 4x − 6y + 9 = 0 and x 2
+ y
2
− 5x + 4y − 2 = 0 orthogonally is -
(1) 9x + 10y − 7 = 0 (2) x − y + 2 = 0

(3) 9x − 10y + 11 = 0 (4) 9x + 10y + 7 = 0

20*. If a circle C passing through (4, 0) touches the circle x 2

+ y
2
+ 4x − 6y − 12 = 0 externally at a point (1, −1), then the radius of the circle C is:
(1) 5 (2) 2√ 5

(3) √57 (4) 4

21. Let C and C be two circles of radius r and r respectively (r touching both the axes. If the two circles are orthogonal, then is equal to
r1
1 2 1 2 1 > r2 )
r2

(1) 2 (2) 2 + √3

(3) 3 + √2 (4) 3

22*. If one of the diameters of the circle x

2 2
2
+ y
2
− 2√2x −6√2y + 14 = 0 is a chord of the circle (x − 2√2) +(y − 2√2) = r
2
, then the value of r is equal to
2

23. Equation of the circle which is the mirror image of the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 2x = 0 in the line x + y = 2 is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
− 2x + 4y + 3 = 0 (2) 2(x
2 2
+ y )+x + y + 1 = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y + 4 = 0 (4) None of the above
24. Two circles with centers at A and B touch each other externally at T. Let BD is the tangent at D and TC is a common tangent. If AT has length 3 units and BT
has length 2 units, then the length (in units) of CB is

(1) 4

3
(2) 5

(3) 5

3
(4) 7

25. The circle x 2

+ y
2
= 4 cuts the line joining the points A(1, 0) and B(3, 4) in two points P and Q. Let BP
= α and
BQ
= −β. Then α and β are roots of the
PA QA

quadratic equation
(1) 3x
2
+ 2x − 21 = 0 (2) 3x
2
+ 2x + 21 = 0

(3) 2x
2
+ 3x − 21 = 0 (4) none of these.
26. Let C be a circle passing through the points A(2, −1) and B(3, 4). The line segment AB is not a diameter of C . If r is the radius of C and its centre lies on the
circle (x − 5) , then r is equal to
2 2 13 2
+ (y − 1) =
2

(1) 32 (2) 65

(3) 61

2
(4) 30

27. Let P Q and RS be tangents at the extremities of the diameter P R of a circle of radius r. If P S and RQ intersect at a point x on the circumference of the circle,
then 2r equals
(1) √P Q. RS (2) P Q+RS

(3) 2P Q.RS
(4) √
P Q +RS
2 2

P Q+RS 2

28. If the circles x 2

+ y
2
= c with radius √3 and x 2
+ y
2
+ ax + by + c = 0 with radius √6 intersect at two points A and B. If length of AB is √ℓ then ℓ is
29. Let the mirror image of a circle c 1
: x
2
+ y
2
− 2x− 6y + α = 0 in line y = x + 1 be c 2
: 5x
2
+ 5y
2
+ 10gx +10 fy +38 = 0. If r is the radius of circle c , then 2

α + 6r
2
is equal to _____
30. From a point P (3,3) on the circle x 2
+ y
2
= 18 two chords P Q and P R each of length 2 units are drawn on this circle. Then, the value of the length P M is
equal to (where, M is the midpoint of the line segment joining Q and R)
(1) 1
units (2) 1

2
units
3√2

(3) √2
units (4) 4

9
units
3

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