EXERCISE 1 (Board level)

1.01. Find the centre and radius of the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0 .

1.02. Prove that 2 x 2  2 y 2  3 y  10  0 does not represent the equation of a real circle.

1.03. Find equation of circle whose end points of one of its diameter are  2,3 and  0, 1 .

1.04. Find the values of ' p ' so that x 2  y 2  2 px  4 y  12  0 represents a circle of radius 5 units.

1.05. Find the centre and radius of the circle 3x 2  3 y 2  6 x  4 y  1  0 .

1.06. If one end of the diameter of a circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  11  0 is  3, 4  , then find the coordinates of the
other end of diameter.

1.07. Find equation of circle concentric with circle 4 x 2  4 y 2  12 x  16 y  21  0 and of half its area.

1.08. Find the equation of a circle whose centre is at  4, 2  and 3 x  4 y  5  0 is tangent to circle.

1.09. If equation of the circle is in the form of x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fg  c  0 then prove that its centre and radius

will be   g ,  f  and g 2  f 2  c respectively..

1.10. If the end points of a diameter of circle are A  x1 , y1  and B  x2 , y2  then prove that equation of the

circle is  x  x1    x  x2    y  y1    y  y2   0 .

1.11. Find the equation of the circle in the first quadrant which touches the lines x  0, y  0 and x  2c .

1.12. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points  20,3 , 19,8 and  2, 9  .

1.13. A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the line y  x  1 . If it passes through the point  7,3
then find the equations of the circles.

1.14. Prove that the equation of circle having centre 1, 2  and passing through the point of

intersection of the lines 3 x  y  14 and 2 x  5 y  18 is x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  5  0 .

1.15. Show that A  5,5 , B  6, 4  , C  2, 4  , D  7,1 are concyclic. Prove that the equation of the circle is
x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  20  0 .

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 EXERCISE 2 (Practice problems)
k  x  1  y  2 
2 2

2.01. If the equation   1 represents a circle, then k 

3 4
3 4
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) 12
4 3
2.02. The equation of the circle which touches both the axes in the first quadrant and whose radius is ' a ' is
(A) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  a 2  0 (B) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  a 2  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  a 2  0 (D) x 2  y 2  ax  ay  a 2  0
2.03. The equation of the circle which touches x-axis and whose centre is 1, 2  is
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 (D) x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0
2.04. Equation of circle passing through  2,3 and  4,5  with centre on the line y  4 x  3  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  25  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  25  0
(C) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  16  0 (D) x 2  y 2  14 y  8  0
2.05. The equation of the circle which touches x-axis at  3, 0  and passes through 1, 4  is
(A) x 2  y 2  6 x  5 y  9  0 (B) x 2  y 2  6 x  5 y  9  0
(C) x 2  y 2  6 x  5 y  9  0 (D) x 2  y 2  6 x  5 y  9  0
2.06. The equation of the circle which touches both axes and whose centre is  a, a  , is

(A) x 2  y 2  2a  x  y   a 2  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2a  x  y   a 2  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2a 2 (D) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  0
2.07. A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the line y  x  1. Then the equation of this circle if it
passes through  7,3 is
(A) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0 (B) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0
(C) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0 (D) none of these
2.08. Equation of circle with diameters 2 x  3 y  3 and 16 x  y  4 , and which passes through  4, 6  is

(A) 5  x 2  y 2   3x  8 y  200 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  200

(C) 5  x 2  y 2   4 x  200  0 (D) x 2  y 2  40

2.09. The points  0, 0  ,  0,11, 0  and  k , 2k  1 are concyclic for

(A) no value of ' k ' (B) exactly one value of ' k '
(C) exactly two values of ' k ' (D) exactly three values of ' k '
2.10. A circle of radius 2 touches the coordinate axes in the first quadrant. If the circle makes a complete
rotation on x-axis along the positive direction of x-axis. Then the equation of circle in new position is
(A) x 2  y 2  4  x  y   8 x   2  4   0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y   2  4   0
2 2

(C) x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y   2  4   0
2
(D) none of these
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2.11. Equation of circle concentric with the circle x 2  y 2  3x  4 y  c  0 and passing through  1, 2  is
(A) x 2  y 2  3x  4 y  1  0 (B) x 2  y 2  3x  4 y  0
(C) x 2  y 2  3x  4 y  2  0 (D) none of these
2.12. If the lines 2 x  3 y  1  0 and 3 x  y  4  0 lie along diameters of a circle of circumference 10 then
the equation of the circle is
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  23  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  23  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  23  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  23  0
2.13. The equation of circle which touches the axes of coordinates and the line 4 x  3 y  12 and whose
centre lies in the first quadrant is x 2  y 2  2cx  2cy  c 2  0, then ' c ' can be
(A) 1 or 6 (B) 2 or 4 (C) 1 or 4 (D) 2 or 6
2.14. The line  x  y  1  0 meets x-axis and y-axis at A and B, respectively. The line x  2 y  3  0 meets
x-axis and y-axis at C and D, respectively. If the distinct points A, B, C , D are concyclic, then  
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2.15. Centres of a set of circles, each of radius 3, lie on x 2  y 2  25. The locus of any point in the set is
(A) 4  x 2  y 2  64 (B) x 2  y 2  25 (C) x 2  y 2  25 (D) 3  x 2  y 2  9
2.16. Equation of circle passing through 1,1 and having two diameters along the pair of lines
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 (D) none of these
2.17. If the centroid of an equilateral triangle is 1,1 and its one vertex is  1, 2  , then the equation of its
circumcircle is
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  3  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  3  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  3  0 (D) none of these
2.18. The equation of the circle of radius 2 2 whose centre lies on the line x  y  0 and which touches the
line x  y  4 , and whose centre’s coordinates satisfy the inequality x  y  4 is
(A) x 2  y 2  8 x  8 y  24  0 (B) x 2  y 2  8
(C) x 2  y 2  8 x  8 y  24 (D) none of these
2.19. The area of the circle whose centre is at 1, 2  and which passes through the point  4, 6  is
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) none of these
2.20. If the radius of the circle x 2  y 2  18 x  12 y  k  0 be 11, then k 
(A) 347 (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 49
2.21. The centre and radius of the circle 2 x 2  2 y 2  x  0 are

1  1  1  1
(A)  , 0  and (B)   , 0  and
4  4  2  2

1  1  1 1
(C)  , 0  and (D)  0,   and
2  2  4 4

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2.22. If the coordinates of one end of the diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  c  0 are  3, 2  , then the
coordinates of other end are
(A)  5,3 (B)  6, 2  (C) 1, 8  (D) 11, 2 
2.23. If g 2  f 2  c, then the equation x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 represents
(A) a circle of radius ' g ' (B) a circle of radius ' f '
(C) a circle of diameter c (D) a point
2.24. If the equation of a circle is ax 2   2a  3 y 2  4 x  1  0, then its centre is

2   2 
(A)  2, 0  (B)  , 0  (C)   , 0  (D) 1, 0 
3   3 
2.25. If 2  x 2  y 2   4 x   2  0 represents a real circle, then the set of values of  is

(A)  ,   (B)  0,   (C)  , 0  (D) none of these

2.26. The radius of circle passing through  5, 4  and concentric to the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  12 y  15  0 is
(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 10
2.27. The maximum distance of the point 10,7  from the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  20  0 is
(A) 5 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) none of these
2.28. If 5 x  12 y  10  0 and 12 y  5 x  16  0 are two tangents to a circle, then the radius of the circle is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6
2.29. Centre of the smallest circle touching the circle x 2  y 2  4 and the line x  y  5 2 is

 7 7  3 3  7 7 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)   ,  (D) none of these
2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2
2.30. Radius of the circle touching the y-axis at  0, 4  and making a chord of length 6 units on the x-axis is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
2.31. The length of the intercept made by the circle x 2  y 2  1 on the line x  y  1 is
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 2 2
2.32. Equation of circle with centre  3, 1 and making a chord of length 6 on the line 2 x  5 y  18  0 is

(A)  x  3   y  1  38 (B)  x  3   y  1  25
2 2 2 2

(C)  x  3   y  1  36 (D)  x  3   y  1  49
2 2 2 2

2.33. If the line y  1  m  x  1 cuts the circle x 2  y 2  4 at two points, then the number of values of ' m ' is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
2.34. Non-horizontal line through  2,3 from which circle x 2  y 2  25 intercepts chord of length 8 units is
(A) 12 x  5 y  30 (B) 12 x  5 y  39 (C) 5 x  12 y  30 (D) 5 x  12 y  39
2.35. The circle touching y-axis at  0, 2  and having an intercept of 4 units on positive side of x-axis is

(A) x 2  y 2  4  
2x  y  4  0  
(B) x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0

(C) x  y
2 2
 2 2x  y   4  0 (D) none of these

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2.36. The range of values of ' m ' for which the line y  mx  2 meets the circle x 2  y 2  1 is


(A) , 3  (B)  3,   (C)   3, 3  
(D) ,  3    3,  
2.37. The number of tangents which can be drawn from  1, 2  to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
2.38. The number of points on the circle 2 x 2  2 y 2  3x  0 which are at a distance 2 from  2,1 is
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) none of these
2.39. Range of values of    0, 2  for which 1  cos  ,sin   is an interior point of the circle x 2  y 2  1 is

  5   2 5    7   2 4 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
6 6   3 3  6 6   3 3 
2.40. The equation of circle with centre 1, 2  and touching the line x  y  5  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  6  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  8  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  8  0
2.41. If the line lx  my  n  0 touches the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 , then

(A) n 2  l 2  m 2   a 2 (B) a 2  l 2  m 2   n 2 (C) n  l  m   a (D) a  l  m   n

2.42. A circle with centre  6,8  passes through origin. Equation to the tangent to the circle at the origin is
(A) 2 y  x (B) 4 y  3 x (C) 3 y  4 x (D) 3 x  4 y  0
2.43. If a tangent of finite slope is drawn to the circle x 2  y 2  1 from 1, 2  , it touches the circle at

 3 4 3 4  3 4 3 4
(A)   ,  (B)  ,   (C)   ,   (D)  , 
 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5
2.44. If the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  5 at 1, 2  touches the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  20  0, then its
point of contact is
(A)  1, 3 (B)  3, 1 (C)  2,1 (D)  5,1

2.45. Centre of the circle passing through origin and 1,0  , and touching the circle x 2  y 2  9 can be

3 1 1 3 1 1 1 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  ,  2 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
2.46. Length of the tangent from  5,1 to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  3  0 is
(A) 81 (B) 29 (C) 7 (D) 21
2.47. A tangent drawn to the circle 2  x 2  y 2   3x  4 y  0 touches it at A. If the tangent passes through

P  2,1 , then the length of PA is

(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 2 2 (D) none of these

2.48. If point P is such that the ratio of the lengths of tangents from P to the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0
and x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  44  0 is 2 : 3, then the locus of P is a circle with centre
(A)  7, 8  (B)  7,8  (C)  7,8 (D)  7, 8 

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2.49. Equation of the pair of tangents from origin to the circle x 2  y 2  20 x  20 y  20  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  10 xy  0 (B) x 2  y 2  5 xy  0
(C) 2 x 2  2 y 2  5 xy  0 (D) 2 x 2  2 y 2  5 xy  0
2.50. The equation of pair of tangents to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  3  0 from  6, 5  is
(A) 7 x 2  23 y 2  30 xy  66 x  50 y  73  0 (B) 7 x 2  23 y 2  30 xy  66 x  50 y  73  0
(C) 7 x 2  23 y 2  30 xy  66 x  50 y  73  0 (D) none of these
2.51. Tangents drawn from  4,3 to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  0 are inclined to each other at an angle
   2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 2 3 3
2.52. If infinite number of tangents can be drawn from 1, 2  to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y    0 , then  
(A) 20 (B) 0 (C) 5 (D) 10
2.53. Equation of polar of the pole 1, 2  with respect to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  16  0 is
(A) 2 x  2 y  5  0 (B) 2 x  2 y  5  0 (C) 2 x  2 y  5  0 (D) 2 x  2 y  5  0
2.54. The equation of normal to the circle 2 x 2  2 y 2  2 x  5 y  3  0 at 1,1 is
(A) 2 x  y  3 (B) 5 x  2 y  3 (C) x  2 y  3 (D) 2 x  5 y  3

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2.55. The area of triangle (in sq. units) enclosed by the tangent and normal to the circle x 2  y 2  4 at 1, 3 
with the positive x-axis is
(A) 2 3 (B) 3 (C) 4 3 (D) 3 3
2.56. If the circles x 2  y 2  2ax  c  0 and x 2  y 2  2by  c  0 touch each other, then
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)   (B) 2
 2  2 (C)   c2 (D)  
a b c a b c a b a 2 b2 c
2.57. The circumcentre of the triangle formed by the lines xy  2 x  2 y  4  0 and x  y  2  0 is
(A)  2, 2  (B)  1, 1 (C)  0, 0  (D)  1, 2 
2.58. The equation of the circle having the lines x 2  2 xy  3 x  6 y  0 as its normals and having the size just
sufficient to contain the circle x  x  4   y  y  3  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  3x  6 y  40  0 (B) x 2  y 2  6 x  3 y  45  0
(C) x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  20  0 (D) x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  20  0
2.59. The equation of the circle which touches the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  17  0 externally and to which
the lines x 2  3xy  3 x  9 y  0 are normals, is
(A) x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  1  0 (B) x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  1  0
(C) x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  1  0 (D) none of these
2.60. The number of common tangents to the circles x 2  y 2  4 and x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  24  0 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

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2.61. There are two circles whose equations are x 2  y 2  9 and x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  n 2  0, n Z . If the two
circles have exactly two common tangents, then the number of possible values of ' n ' is
(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) none of these
2.62. If common chord of circles x 2   y     16 and x 2  y 2  16 subtends right angle at origin, then  
2

(A) 2 2 (B) 3 2 (C)  4 2 (D) 5

2.63. Common chord of circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  11  0 and x 2  y 2  8 x  12 y  43  0 contains the point
(A) 1, 2  (B) 1, 4  (C) 1, 2  (D)  5,3
2.64. If the circle x 2  y 2  16 meets the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  a  0 at A and B such that AB is the
diameter of the second circle, then a 
(A) 4 (B) 4 (C) 16 (D) 16
2.65. A circle passes through origin and has its centre on y  x. If it cuts the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  10  0
orthogonally, then the equation of the circle is
(A) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0
2.66. A circle cuts each of the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  17 y  4  0, x 2  y 2  7 x  6 y  11  0 and
x 2  y 2  x  22 y  3  0 orthogonally, then the centre of that circle is
(A)  3, 2  (B) 1, 2  (C)  2,3 (D)  0, 2 
2.67. Locus of centre of the circle which cuts x 2  y 2  20 x  4  0 orthogonally and also touches x  2 is
(A) y 2  16 x  4 (B) x 2  16 y (C) x 2  16 y  4 (D) y 2  16 x
2.68. The equation of the circle which touches the line x  2 y  0 and passes through the points of intersection
of the circles x 2  y 2  1  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  x  2 y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  x  20  0
(C) x 2  y 2  x  2 y  0 (D) 2 x 2  2 y 2  x  2 y  0
2.69. The equation of the circle whose centre lies on the line y  x and which passes through the points of
intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  4  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  6  0 is
(A) 7 x 2  7 y 2  10 x  10 y  12  0 (B) 7 x 2  7 y 2  10 x  10 y  12  0
(C) 7 x 2  7 y 2  10 x  10 y  12  0 (D) 7 x 2  7 y 2  10 x  10 y  12  0
2.70. The slope of the radical axis of circles x 2  y 2  3x  4 y  5  0 and 3x 2  3 y 2  7 x  8 y  11  0 is
1 1 1 2
(A) (B)  (C)  (D) 
3 10 2 3
2.71. The radical centre for the set of circles x 2  y 2  4  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and
x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  9  0 is
 41   37   43   39 
(A)  , 9  (B)  , 7  (C)  , 10  (D)  , 8 
 2   2   2   2 

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2.72. The equation of the circle which passes through  2a,0  and whose radical axis with respect to the
circle x 2  y 2  a 2 is 2 x  a  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  2ax  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2ax  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2ay  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2ay  0
2.73. The equation of image of circle x 2  y 2  16 x  24 y  183  0 in the line mirror 4 x  7 y  13  0 is
(A) x 2  y 2  32 x  4 y  235  0 (B) x 2  y 2  32 x  4 y  235  0
(C) x 2  y 2  32 x  4 y  235  0 (D) x 2  y 2  32 x  4 y  235  0
2.74. The locus of the mid-points of the chords of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  11  0 which subtend 60
at the centre is
(A) x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  7  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  7  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  7  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  7  0
2.75. If a circle of radius 3k passes through origin O and meets the co-ordinate axes at A and B, then the
locus of the centroid of OAB is
(A) x 2  y 2  4 k 2 (B) x 2  y 2  9k 2
(C) x 2  y 2  16k 2 (D) x 2  y 2  36k 2

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 EXERCISE 3 (WBJEE)
3.01. If the circle passes through the point  a, b  and cuts the circle x 2  y 2  k 2 orthogonally, then the
locus of its centre is : [2006]
(A) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  k 2   0 (B) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  k 2   0

(C) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  k 2   0 (D) none of these

3.02. The equation of the circle passing through  4,5  and having centre  2, 2  is : [2006]
(A) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  5  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  5  0
(C) x 2  y 2  4 x  13 (D) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  5  0
3.03. The equation of tangents drawn from the origin to x 2  y 2  2rx  2hy  h 2  0 are [2006]
(A) x  0, y  0 (B) x  1, y  0
(C)  h 2  r 2  x  2rhy  0, y  0 (D)  h 2  r 2  x  2rhy  0, x  0
3.04. Equation of circumcircle of the triangle formed by the lines x  0, y  0, 2 x  3 y  5 is [2006]
(A) 6  x 2  y 2   5  3 x  2 y   0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  3 y  5  0

(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  3 y  5  0 (D) 6  x 2  y 2   5  3 x  2 y   0

3.05. The equation of pair of lines joining origin to the points of intersection of the circle x 2  y 2  9 and
the line x  y  3 is : [2006]

(A) x 2   3  x   9 (B) xy  0 (C)  3  y   y 2  9 (D)  x  y   9

2 2 2

3.06. The value of  for which the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  1  0 intersects the circle
x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  0 orthogonally, is : [2006]
11 5 5
(A) (B) 1 (C)  (D)
8 4 2
3.07. The value of ' c ' for which the line y  2 x  c is a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  16 , is [2006]
(A) 16 5 (B) 4 5 (C) 16 5 (D) 20
3.08. If the lines 3 x  4 y  7  0 and 2 x  3 y  5  0 are two diameters of a circle of area 49 sq. units,
then equation of the circle is [2007]
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  62  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  62  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  47  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  47  0
3.09. Equation of the circle on the common chord of the circles  x  a   y 2  a 2 and x 2   y  b   b 2 as
2 2

diameter is [2007]
(A) x  y  2ab  bx  ay 
2 2
(B) x 2  y 2  bx  ay

(C)  a 2  b 2  x 2  y 2   2ab  bx  ay  (D)  a 2  b 2  x 2  y 2   2  bx  ay 

3.10. If 5 x  12 y  10  0 and 12 y  5 x  16  0 are tangents to a circle, then radius of circle is [2007]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

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3.11. Locus of point P which moves such that 2 PA  3 PB , where A  0, 0  and B  4, 3 , is [2007]
(A) 5 x 2  5 y 2  72 x  54 y  225  0 (B) 5 x 2  5 y 2  72 x  54 y  225  0
(C) 5 x 2  5 y 2  72 x  54 y  225  0 (D) 5 x 2  5 y 2  72 x  54 y  225  0
3.12. If x 2  y 2  kx  4 y  2  0 and 2  x 2  y 2   4 x  3 y  k  0 cut orthogonally, then k  [2007]

10 8 10 8
(A) (B)  (C)  (D)
3 3 3 3
3.13. The equation of the pair of straight lines parallel to x-axis and touching the circle
x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0 is [2007]
(A) y 2  4 y  21  0 (B) y 2  4 y  21  0 (C) y 2  4 y  21  0 (D) y 2  4 y  21  0
3.14. Equation of the circle which passes through the points of intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  6 x  0

3 3
and x 2  y 2  6 y  0 and has its centre at  ,  , is [2008]
2 2
(A) x 2  y 2  3 x  3 y  9  0 (B) x 2  y 2  3 x  3 y  0
(C) x 2  y 2  3x  3 y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  3x  3 y  9  0
3.15. The equation  x  x1  x  x2    y  y1  y  y2   0 represents a circle whose centre is [2008]

 x1  x2 y1  y2   x1  x2 y1  y2 
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
 2 2   2 2 
(C)  x1 , y1  (D)  x2 , y2 
3.16. The circles x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  0 and x 2  y 2  12 x  12 y  0 [2008]
(A) cut orthogonally (B) touch eachother internally
(C) intersect in two points (D) touch each other externally
3.17. The locus of the centres of the circles which touch both the axes is given by [2008]
(A) x 2  y 2  0 (B) x 2  y 2  0 (C) x 2  y 2  1 (D) x 2  y 2  1 .
3.18 The circles x 2  y 2  10 x  16  0 and x 2  y 2  a 2 intersect at two distinct points, if [2009]
(A) a  2 (B) 2  a  8 (C) a  8 (D) a  2
3.19. For the two circles x 2  y 2  16 and x 2  y 2  2 y  0 there is/are [2009]
(A) one pair of common tangents (B) only one common tangent
(C) three common tangents (D) no common tangent
3.20. If equation of the chord of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  0, whose mid point is 1,0  is [2009]
(A) y  2 (B) y  1 (C) x  2 (D) x  1
3.21. The straight line x  y  1  0 meets the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  0 at A and B. Then the equation
of circle of with AB as a diameter is [2010]
(A) x 2  y 2  2 y  6  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 y  6  0
(C) x 2  y 2  y  3  0 (D) 3  x 2  y 2   2 y  6  0

3.22. The equation of normal to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  5  0 at  2,1 is [2010]

(A) y  3 x  5 (B) 2 y  3x  4 (C) y  3 x  4 (D) y  x  1

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3.23. The straight line y  mx lies outside the circle x 2  y 2  20 y  90  0 for [2011]
(A) m  3 (B) m  3 (C) m  3 (D) m  3

3.24. Locus of centre of the circle passing through two variable points  a, 0  and  a, 0  is [2011]
(A) x  1 (B) x  y  a (C) x  y  2a (D) x  0
3.25. The intercept on the line y  x by the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  0 is AB. Equation of the circle with AB
as diameter is [2011]
(A) x 2  y 2  1 (B) x  x  1  y  y  1  0

(C) x 2  y 2  2 (D)  x  1 x  2    y  1 y  2   0

3.26. If the coordinates of one end of a diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  5  0 is  2,1 , then the
coordinates of the other end is [2011]
(A)  6, 7  (B)  6, 7  (C)  6,7  (D)  7, 6 

3.27. The equation of locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines x sin   y 1  cos    a sin 

and x sin   1  cos   y  a sin   0 is [2011]

(A) y   ax (B) x   ay (C) y 2  4 x (D) x 2  y 2  a 2
3.28. If circles x 2  y 2  2 x  2ky 6  0 and x 2  y 2  2ky k  0 intersect orthogonally, then [2012]
3 3
(A) k  2 or k   (B) k  2 or k  
2 2
3 3
(C) k  2 or k  (D) k  2 or k 
2 2
3.29. If four distinct points  0, 0  ,  2, 0  ,  0,3 and  2k ,3k  lie on a circle, then [2012]
(A) k  0 (B) 0  k  1 (C) k  1 (D) k  1
3.30. Let C1 and C2 denote the centres of circles x 2  y 2  4 and  x  2   y 2 1, respectively. Let P and
2

Q be their points of intersection. Then the areas of C1 PQ and C2 PQ are in the ratio [2012]
(A) 3 :1 
(B) 5:1 (C) 7:1 
(D) 9:1
3.31. The incentre of an equilateral triangle is 1,1 and the equation of one side is 3 x  4 y  3  0 . Then
the equation of the circumcircle of the triangle is [2012]
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  14  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  14  0

x2
3.32. x  2 y intersects  y 2  1 at P and Q. Equation of the circle with PQ as diameter is [2012]
4
1 5
(A) x  y  (D) x 2  y 2 
2 2
(B) x 2  y 2  1 (C) x 2  y 2  2
2 2
3.33. A point P lies on the circle x 2  y 2 169. If Q   5,12  and R   12,5 , then QPR = [2013]
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 2

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3.34. If one end of a diameter of 3x 2  3 y 2  9 x  6 y  5  0 is 1, 2  , then the other end is [2013]

(A)  2,1 (B)  2, 4  (C)  2, 4  (D)  4, 2 

3.35. A circle passing through  0, 0  ,  2, 6  and  6, 2  cuts the x-axis at the point P , where P is not the
origin. If O is the origin, then the length of OP is [2013]
5 5
(A) (B) (C) 5 (D) 10
2 2
3.36. A point moves such that the sum of squares of its distances from the points 1, 2  and  2,1 is
always 6. Then its locus is [2013]
3  1
(A) the straight line y   3  x  
2  2

 1 3 1
(B) a circle with centre   ,  and radius
 2 2 2
(C) an ellipse with foci 1, 2  and  2,1

(D) a parabola with focus 1, 2  and the directrix passing through  2,1

3.37. Equation of the circle passing through 1,1 and the points of intersection of the circles

x 2  y 2  6 x  8  0 and x 2  y 2  6  0 is [2013]
(A) x 2  y 2  3x  5  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  2  0
(C) x 2  y 2  6 x  4  0 (D) x 2  y 2  4 y  2  0
3.38. The equations of the circles which touches both the axes and the line 4 x  3 y  12 , and have centres
in the first quadrant, are [2013]
(A) x 2  y 2  x  y  1  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  0
(C) x 2  y 2  12 x  12 y  36  0 (D) x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  36  0
3.39. If the circle x 2  y 2 2 gx2 fyc0 cuts the three circles x 2  y 2  
x 2  y 2   x6 y100 and x 2  y 2  x y0 at the extremities of their
diameters, then [2014]
147
(A) c  5 (B) fg  (C) g  2 f  c  2 (D) 4 f  3 g
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3.40. If the point  2 cos  , 2sin   , for    0, 2  lies in the region between the lines x  y  2 and
x  y  2 containing the origin, then  lies in [2015]
    3 
(A)  0,    , 2  (B)  0,  
 2  2 
  3    
(C)  ,  (D)  , 
2 2  4 2
3.41. If the equation x 2  y 2  10 x  21  0 has real roots x   and y   , then [2016]
(A) 3  x  7 (B) 2  y  2 (C) 3  y  7 (D) 2  x  2

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3.42. The equation of a line parallel to the line 3 x  4 y  0 and touching the circle x 2  y 2  9 in the first
quadrant is [2016]
(A) 3 x  4 y  15 (B) 3 x  4 y  45 (C) 3 x  4 y  9 (D) 3 x  4 y  27
3.43. The locus of the midpoints of chords of the circle x 2  y 2  1 which subtend a right angle at the
origin is [2016]
1 1
(A) x 2  y 2  (B) x 2  y 2  (C) xy  0 (D) x 2  y 2  0
4 2
3.44. The angle subtended by the common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  0 and x 2  y 2  16 at
the origin is [2017]
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 2
3.45. The locus of the mid-points of the chords of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0 which subtend right
angle at the centre is [2017]
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  0
3.46. If one of the diameters of the curve x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0 is a chord of a circle with centre 1,1 ,
the radius of this circle is [2017]
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 1
3.47. The angle between a pair of tangents drawn from a point P to the circle
x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9sin 2   13cos 2   0 is 2 . Then the locus of P is [2018]
(A) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0 (B) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0
(C) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0 (D) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0
3.48. If one the diameters of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 is a chord of a circle S, whose centre is
 2, 3 , the radius of S is [2018]

(A) 41 unit (B) 3 5 unit (C) 5 2 unit (D) 2 5 unit

3.49. A chord AB is drawn from the point A  0,3 on the circle x 2  4 x   y  3  0, and is extended to
2

M such that AM  2 AB . Then the locus of M is [2018]

(A) x  y  8 x  6 y  9  0
2 2
(B) x  y  8 x  6 y  9  0
2 2

(C) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  9  0 (D) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  9  0
3.50. Let A be the centre of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0. Let B 1,7  and D  4, 2  be two points
on the circle such that tangents at B and D meet at C. The area of quadrilateral ABCD is [2018]
(A) 150 sq. units (B) 50 sq. units (C) 75 sq. units (D) 70 sq. units
3.51. A line cuts the x-axis at A  5, 0  and the y-axis at B  0, 3 . A variable line PQ is drawn
perpendicular to AB cutting x-axis at P and y-axis at Q. If AQ and BP meet at R, then locus of R is
[2018]
(A) x 2  y 2  5 x  3 y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  5 x  3 y  0
(C) x 2  y 2  5 x  3 y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  5 x  3 y  0

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3.52. A variable line passes through the fixed point  ,   . The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from
the origin on the line is [2019]
(A) x 2  y 2   x   y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0

x2 y2
(C)  x   y   2   2  0 (D)  1
2 2
3.53. 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 [2019]
(A)  x  p   4qy (B)  x  q   4 py (C)  y  p   4qx (D)  y  q   4 px
2 2 2 2

1 3
3.54. If P  0, 0  , Q 1,0  and R  ,  are three given points, then the centre of the circle for which the
2 2 
lines PQ, QR and RP are the tangents is [2019]

1 1 1 3 1 1  1 1 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  ,  
2 4 2 4  2 2 3 2 3

3.55. The equation of circle of radius 17 units, with centre on the positive side of x-axis and passing
through the point  0,1 is [2020]
(A) x 2  y 2  8 x  1  0 (B) x 2  y 2  8 x  1  0
(C) x 2  y 2  9 y  1  0 (D) 2 x 2  2 y 2  3x  2 y  4
3.56. A line cuts the x-axis at A  7,0  and the y-axis at B  0, 5  . A variable line PQ is drawn

perpendicular to AB cutting the x-axis at P  a, 0  and the y-axis at Q  0, b  . If AQ and BP

intersect at R, then the locus of R is [2020]
(A) x 2  y 2  7 x  5 y  0 (B) x 2  y 2  7 x  5 y  0
(C) x 2  y 2  7 x  5 y  0 (D) x 2  y 2  7 x  5 y  0
3.57. Two tangents to the circle x 2  y 2  4 at the points A and B meet at M  4, 0  . The area of the
quadrilateral MAOB, where O is the origin, is [2021]
(A) 4 3 sq. units (B) 2 3 sq. units (C) 3 sq. units (D) 3 3 sq. units
3.58. Let P be a variable point on a circle C and Q be a fixed point outside C. If R is the midpoint of
the line-segment PQ , then locus of R is [2021]
(A) a circle (B) a circle and a pair of straight lines
(C) a rectangular hyperbola (D) a pair of straight lines

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 EXERCISE 4 (AIEEE / JEE Main)
4.01. Square of the length of the tangent from  3, 4  to the circle x 2  y 2  4 x6 y 30 is [2002]
(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50
4.02. Radical axis of circles x 2  y 2  6 x 2 y90 and x 2  y 2 2 x  9 y110 is [2002]
(A) 8 x  11 y  2  0 (B) 8 x  11 y  2  0 (C) 8 x  11 y  2  0 (D) 8 x  11 y  2  0

4.03. If circles  x1  y3 r 2 and x 2  y 2  8 x  2 y  8  0 intersect in two distinct points, then
2 2

(A) r  2 (B) 2  r  8 (C) r  2 (D) r  2 [2003]

4.04. The lines 2 x  3 y  5 and 3 x4 y7 are diameters of a circle having area 154 sq. units. Then the
equation of the circle is [2003]
(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  62  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  62  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  47  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  47  0
4.05. If a circle passes through the point  a, b  and cuts the circle x 2  y 2 4 orthogonally, then the locus
of its centre is [2004]
(A) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  4 =0 (B) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  4 =0

(C) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  4 =0 (D) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  4 =0

4.06. 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 [2004]
(A)  x  p  4qy (B)  x  q  4 py (C)  y  p  4qx (D)  y  q  4 px
2 2 2 2

4.07. If the lines 2 x+ 3y+10 and 3 x y40 lie along diameters of a circle of
circumference 10 , then the equation of the circle is [2004]
(A) x 2  y 2 2x+2y23=0 (B) x 2  y 2 2x2y23=0
(C) x 2  y 2 +2x+2y23=0 (D) x 2  y 2 +2x2y23=0
4.08. The intercept on the line y  x by the circle x 2  y 2  2 x0 is AB. Equation of the circle on AB as
a diameter is [2004]
2 2
(A) x  y  x y0
2
(B) x  y  x+ y0
2

2
(C) x  y +x+ y0
2
(D) x 2  y 2 +x y0
4.09. The normal to the curve x  a 1 cos  , y  a sin  at ' ' always passes through [2004]

(A)  a, 0  (B)  0, a  (C)  0, 0  (D)  a, a 

4.10. If the circles x 2  y 2  2ax  cy  a  0 and x 2  y 2  3ax  dy  1  0 intersect in two distinct points P
and Q. Then the line 5 x  by  a  0 passes through P and Q for : [2005]
(A) exactly one value of ' a ' (B) no value of ' a '
(C) infinitely many values of ' a ' (D) exactly two values of ' a '
4.11. If a circle passes through  a, b  and cuts the circle x 2  y 2  p 2 orthogonally, then the equation of
the locus of its centre is [2005]
(A) (B) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  p 2   0

(C) x 2  y 2  2ax  3by   a 2  b 2  p 2   0 (D) 2ax  2by   a 2  b 2  p 2   0

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4.12. If the lines 3 x  4 y  7  0 and 2 x  3 y  5  0 are two diameters of a circle of area 49 square
units, the equation of the circle is [2005]
(A) x 2  y 2 +2x2y62=0 (B) x 2  y 2 2x+2y62=0
(C) x 2  y 2 2x+2y47=0 (D) x 2  y 2 +2x2y47=0
4.13. Let C be the circle with centre  0, 0  and radius 3 units. The equation of the locus of the mid points
2
of the chords of the circle C that subtend an angle of at its centre is [2006]
3
27 9 3
(A) x 2  y 2 1 (B) x 2  y 2  (C) x 2  y 2  (D) x 2  y 2 
4 4 2
4.14. Consider a family of circles which are passing through  1, and are tangent to x-axis. If  h, k  are
the co-ordinates of the centre of the circles, then the set of values of ' k ' is [2007]
1 1 1 1 1
(A) 0k  (B) k  (C)  k  (D) k 
2 2 2 2 2
4.15. The point diametrically opposite to 1,   on the circle x 2  y 2 +2x+4y3=0 is [2008]

(A)  3, 4  (B)  3, 4  (C)  3, 4  (D)  3, 4 

4.16. Three distinct points A, B, C are given in the two-dimensional coordinate plane such that the ratio of
1
the distance of any one of them from the point 1,0  to the distance from the point  1,0  is , then
3
the circumcentre of ABC is at the point [2009]
5  5  5 
(A)  , 0  (B)  , 0  (C)  0, 0  (D)  , 0 
2  3  4 
4.17. If P and Q are the points of intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  3 x  7 y  2 p  5  0 and
x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  p 2  0, then there is a circle passing through P, Q and  1, for [2009]
(A) All except two values of ' p ' (B) Exactly one value of ' p '
(C) All values of ' p ' (D) All except one value of ' p '
4.18. For a regular polygon, let ' r ' and ' R ' be the radii of the inscribed and the circumscribed circles. A
false statement among the following is : [2010]
r 1 r 1
(A) There is a regular polygon with  (B) There is a regular polygon with 
R 2 R 2

r 2 r 3
(C) There is a regular polygon with  (D) There is a regular polygon with 
R 3 R 2
4.19. The circle x 2  y 2  4x  8y  5  0 intersects the line 3 x 4y  k at two distinct points if
[2010]
(A) 85  k  35 (B) 35  k  15 (C) 15  k  65 (D) 35  k  85
4.20. The circles x 2  y 2  ax and x 2  y 2  c 2 , where c  0 , touch each other if [2011]
(A) a2c (B) a 2c (C) 2 a c (D) a c

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4.21. Equation of the circle passing through 1,0  and  0,1 and having the smallest radius is [2011]
(A) x 2  y 2 +x+ y2=0 (B) x 2  y 2 2x2y+1
 =0
(C) x 2  y 2 x y=0 (D) x 2  y 2 +2x+2y7=0
4.22. Length of diameter of circle which touches x-axis at 1, 0  and passes through  2, is [2012]
5 10 3 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 5 5
4.23. The circle passing through 1, 2  and touching the x-axis at  3,0  also passes through [2013]

(A)  5, 2  (B)  2, 5  (C)  5, 2  (D)  2,5 

4.24. Let C be the circle with centre 1,1 and radius 1 unit. If T is the circle centred at  0, y  passing
through the origin and touching the circle C externally, then the radius of the circle T is [2014]
3 3 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 4
4.25. Number of common tangents to circles x 2  y 2 4x6y12=0 and x 2  y 2 +6x+18
 y+26=0 is
[2015]
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 2
4.26. Locus of image of  2,3 in  2 x  3 y  4   k  x  2 y  3   0, k  R , is [2015]

(A) a circle of radius 2 (B) a circle of radius 3

(C) a straight line parallel to x-axis (D) a straight line parallel to y-axis
4.27. If one of the diameters of the circle, given by the equation x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 , is a chord of a
circle S, whose centre is at  3, 2  , then the radius of S is [2016]
(A) 5 2 (B) 5 3 (C) 5 (D) 10
4.28. A circle passes through  2, 4  and touches y-axis at  0, 2  . Which one of the following equations
can represent a diameter of this circle? [2016]
(A) 2 x  3 y  10  0 (B) 3 x  4 y  3  0 (C) 4 x  5 y  6  0 (D) 5 x  2 y  4  0
4.29. Equation of the tangent to the circle, at the point 1, 1 , whose centre is the point of intersection of
the straight lines x  y  1 and 2 x  y  3 is [2016]
(A) x  4 y  3  0 (B) 3 x  y  4  0 (C) x  3 y  4  0 (D) 4 x  y  3  0
4.30. If a point P has co-ordinates  0, 2  and Q is any point on the circle, x 2  y 2  5 x  y  5  0, then the

maximum value of  PQ  is :
2
[2017]
47  10 6 25  6
(A) 8  5 3 (B) (C) 14  5 3 (D)
2 2
4.31. A line drawn through P  4, 7  cuts circle x  y  9 at points A and B. Then PA  PB  [2017]
2 2

(A) 74 (B) 53 (C) 56 (D) 65

4.32. The radius of a circle having minimum area, which touches the curve y  4  x 2 and the lines y  x
is : [2017]
(A) 4  
2 1 (B) 2  
2 1 (C) 2  
2 1 (D) 4  
2 1

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4.33. Let the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle be A  3,5  and B  3,3 respectively. If C is the circumcentre
of this triangle, then the radius of the circle having line segment AC as diameter, is : [2018]
3 5 3 5
(A) 1 (B) 2 1 (C) (D)
2 2
4.34. A circle passes through  2,3 and  4,5  . If its centre lies on the line y  4 x  3  0, then its radius is
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 1 [2018]
4.35. The tangent to the circle C1 : x 2  y 2  2 x  1  0 at the  2,1 cuts off a chord of length 4 from a circle

C2 having centre  3, 2  . The radius of C2 is : [2018]

(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6

4.36. If a circle C, whose radius is 3, touches externally the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 at  2, 2  , then
the length of the intercept cut by this circle C, on the x-axis is equal to : [2018]
(A) 2 5 (B) 3 2 (C) 5 (D) 2 3
4.37. Three circles of radii a, b, c (where a  b  c ) touch each other externally. If they have x-axis as a
common tangent, then : [Jan 2019]
1 1 1
(A)   (B) a, b, c are in A.P..
a b c
1 1 1
(C) a , b , c are in A. P.. (D)  
b a c
4.38. If the circle x 2  y 2  16 x  20 y  164  r 2 and  x  4    y  7   36 intersect at two distinct points,
2 2

then : [Jan 2019]

(A) 0  r  1 (B) 1  r  11 (C) r  11 (D) r  11
4.39. If a circle C passing through  4, 0  touches the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12 externally at 1, 1 , then
the radius of C is : [Jan 2019]
(A) 57 (B) 4 (C) 2 5 (D) 5
4.40. If the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle x 2  y 2  10 x  12 y  c

 0 is 27 3 sq. units
then c  [Jan 2019]
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 13 (D) –25
4.41. A square is inscribed in the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  103  0 with its sides parallel to the corrdinate
axes. Then the distance of the vertex of this square which is nearest to the origin, from the origin is :
(A) 13 (B) 137 (C) 6 (D) 41 [Jan 2019]
4.42. The straight line x  2 y  1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. A circle is drawn through A, B and the
origin. Then the sum of perpendicular distances from A and B on the tangent to the circle at origin is :
5 5
(A) (B) (C) 2 5 (D) 4 5 [Jan 2019]
4 2
4.43. Two circles with equal radii are intersecting at the points  0,1 and  0, 1 . The tangent at  0,1 to one
of the circles passes through the centre of the other circle. Then the distance between the centres of
these circles is : [Jan 2019]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 2 (D) 2

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4.44. If a variable line 3 x  4 y    0 is such that the two circles x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  0 and
x 2  y 2  18 x  2 y  78  0 are on its opposite sides, then the set of all values of  is the interval :
[Jan 2019]
(A) 12, 21 (B)  2,17  (C)  23,31 (D) 13, 23
4.45. Let C1 and C2 be the centres of the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  14  0
respectively. If P and Q are the points of interseciton of these circles, then the area (in sq. units) of the
quadrilateral PC1QC2 is : [Jan 2019]
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 4
4.46. If a circle of radius R passes through the origin O and intersects the coordinate axes at A and B, then the
locus of the foot of perpendicular from O on AB is : [Jan 2019]
(A)  x 2  y 2   4 Rx 2 y 2 (B)  x 2  y 2   x  y   R 2 xy
2

(C)  x 2  y 2   4 R 2 x 2 y 2 (D)  x 2  y 2   4 R 2 x 2 y 2
3 2

4.47. The sum of the squares of the lengths of the chords intercepted on the circle, x 2  y 2  16 , by the lines,
x  y  n,n  N , where N is the set of all natural numbers, is : [Apr 2019]
(A) 320 (B) 160 (C) 105 (D) 210
4.48. The tangent and the normal lines at the point  
 to the circle x 2  y 2  4 and the x-axis form a
3,1
triangle. The area of this triangle (in square units) is : [Apr 2019]
1 4 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
4.49. If a tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  1 intersects the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q, then the
locus of the mid-point of PQ is [Apr 2019]
(A) x 2  y 2  4 x 2 y 2  0 (B) x2  y 2  16 x 2 y 2  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2 xy  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2 x 2 y 2  0
4.50. The common tangent to the circles x 2  y 2  4 and x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  24  0 also passes through the
point [Apr 2019]
(A)  4, 2  (B)  6, 4  (C)  4, 6  (D)  6, 2 

4.51. If the circles x 2  y 2  5kx  2 y  k  0 and 2  x 2  y 2   2kx  3 y  1  0, k  R  , intersect at the

points P and Q, then the line 4 x  5 y  k  0 passes through P and Q for : [Apr 2019]
(A) exactly two values of ' k ' (B) exactly one value of ' k '
(C) no value of ' k ' (D) infinitely many values of ' k '
4.52. The line x  y touches a circle at the point 1,1 . If the circle also passes through the point 1, 3 , then
its radius is : [Apr 2019]
(A) 3 2 (B) 3 (C) 2 2 (D) 2
4.53. The locus of the centres of the circles, which touch the circle, x 2  y 2  1 externally, also touch the y-
axis and lie in the first quadrant, is : [Apr 2019]
(A) y  1  4 x ,x  0 (B) x  1  4 y , y  0
(C) x  1  2 y , y  0 (D) y  1  2 x ,x  0

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4.54. If the angle of intersection at a point where the two circles with radii 5 cm and 12 cm intersect is 90 ,
then the length (in cm) of their common chord is : [Apr 2019]
120 13 13 60
(A) (B) (C) (D)
13 2 5 13
4.55. A circle touching the x-axis at  3,0  and making an intercept of length 8 on the y-axis passes through
the point [Apr 2019]
(A)  3,10  (B) 1,5  (C)  3,5 (D)  2,3
4.56. Let the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  16  0 touch it at the points A
and B. Then AB 2  [Jan 2020]
52 32 56 64
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 5
4.57. If a line y  mx  c is a tangent to the circle  x  3  y 2  1 and it is perpendicular to a line L1 , where
2

 1 1 
L1 is the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  1 at the point  ,  , then : [Jan 2020]
 2 2
(A) c 2  7c  6  0 (B) c 2  6c  7  0 (C) c 2  6c  7  0 (D) c 2  7c  6  0
4.58. A circle touches the y-axis at the point  0, 4  and passes through the point  2, 0  . Which of the
following lines is not a tangent to this circle ? [Jan 2020]
(A) 4 x  3 y  17  0 (B) 3 x  4 y  24  0 (C) 3 x  4 y  6  0 (D) 4 x  3 y  8  0
4.59. If the curves x 2  6 x  y 2  8  0 and x 2  8 y  y 2  16  k  0 (where k  0 ) touch each other at a
point, then the largest value of ' k ' is [Jan 2020]
4.60. The number of integral values of ' k ' for which the line 3 x  4 y  k intersects the circle
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 at two distinct points is : [02 Sept 2020, S1]
4.61. The diameter of the circle, whose centre lies on the lines x  y  2 in the first quadrant and which
touches both the lines x  3 and y  2, is : [03 Sept 2020, S1]
4.62. The circle passing through the intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  6 x  0 and x 2  y 2  4 y  0,
having its centre on the line 2 x  3 y  12  0, also passes through the point : [04 Sept 2020, S2]
(A)  1,3 (B)  3, 6  (C)  3,1 (D) 1, 3
4.63. Let PQ be a diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  9. If  and  are the lengths of the perpendiculars
from P and Q on the straight line x  y  2 respectively, then the maximum value of  is :
[04 Sept 2020, S2]
4.64. If the length of the chord of the circle x 2  y 2  r 2 (where r  0 ) along the line y  2 x  3 is r , then
r2  [05 Sept 2020, S2]
12 9 24
(A) 12 (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5
4.65. If one of the diameters of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 is a chord of another circle ' C ' whose
centre is at  2,1 , then its radius is : [24 Feb 2021, S1]

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4.66. Let a point P be such that its distance from the point  5,0  is thrice the distance of P from the point

 5, 0  . If the locus of the point P is a circle of radius ' r ', then 4r 2  [24 Feb 2021, S2]
4.67. If the area of the triangle formed by the x-axis, the normal and the tangent to the circle
 x  2    y  3  25 at the point  5,7  is ' A ', then 24 A 
2 2
[24 Feb 2021, S2]
4.68. In the circle given below, let OA  1 unit, OB  13 units and PQ  OB. Then the area of PQB
(in sq. units) is : [26 Feb 2021, S1]

(A) 24 2 (B) 24 3 (C) 26 2 (D) 26 3

4.69. Let A 1, 4  and B 1, 5  be two points. Let P be a point on the circle  x  1   y  1  1 such that
2 2

 PA    PB 
2 2
has maximum value, then the points P, A and B lie on : [26 Feb 2021, S2]
(A) an ellipse (B) a hyperbola (C) a parabola (D) a straight line
4.70. If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment from the point  3, 2  to a point on the circle
x 2  y 2  1 is a circle of radius ' r ', then r  [26 Feb 2021, S2]
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
4 3 2
4.71. Let the normals at all the points on a given curve pass through a fixed point  a, b  . If the curve

 
passes through  3, 3 and 4, 2 2 , and given that a  2 2 b  3, then a 2  b 2  ab 
[26 Feb 2021, S2]
4.72. Let ABCD be a square of side of unit length. Let a circle C1 centered at A with unit radius is drawn.
Another circle C2 which touches C1 and the lines AD and AB are tangent to it, is also drawn. Let a
tangent line from the point C to the circle C2 meet the side AB at E. If the length of EB is
  3 , where  ,  are integers, then     [16 Mar 2021, S1]
4.73. Let the lengths of intercepts on x-axis and y-axis made by the circle x 2  y 2  ax  2ay  c  0, where
a  0, be 2 2 and 2 5 respectively. Then the shortest distance from origin to a tangent to this
circle which is perpendicular to the line x  2 y  0, is equal to : [16 Mar 2021, S2]
(A) 11 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 10

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4.74. In a triangle PQR, the co-ordinates of the points P and Q are  2, 4  and  4, 2  respectively.. If
the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR is 2 x  y  2  0, then the centre of the circumcircle
of PQR is : [17 Mar 2021, S1]
(A)  1,0  (B)  2, 2  (C)  0, 2  (D) 1, 4 

4.75. The line 2 x  y  1  0 is a tangent to the circle at the point  2, 5  and the centre of the circle lies on
the line x  2 y  4. Then, the radius of the circle is : [17 Mar 2021, S1]
(A) 3 5 (B) 5 3 (C) 4 5 (D) 5 4
4.76. Choose the INCORRECT statement about the two circles whose equations are
x 2  y 2  10 x  10 y  41  0 and x 2  y 2  16 x  10 y  80  0. [17 Mar 2021, S1]
(A) Distance between the two centres is the average of the radii of the circles.
(B) Both circles’ centres lie inside the region of one-another.
(C) Both circles pass through the centre of each other.
(D) Circles have two intersection points.
4.77. The minimum distance between any two points P1 and P2 while considering point P1 on one circle
and point P2 on the other circle for the circles x 2  y 2  10 x  10 y  41  0 and
x 2  y 2  24 x  10 y  160  0 is : [17 Mar 2021, S1]
4.78. Two tangents are drawn from a point P to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 such that the angle
 12   12 
between these tangents is tan 1   , where tan 1     0,   . If the centre of the circle is denoted
 5  5
by C and these tangents touch the circle at points A and B, then the ratio of the areas of PAB and
CAB is : [17 Mar 2021, S2]
(A) 11: 4 (B) 9 : 4 (C) 3 :1 (D) 2 :1
4.79. Let the tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  25 at the point R  3, 4  meet x-axis and y-axis at point P and
Q, respectively. If ' r ' is the radius of the circle passing through the origin O and having centre at
the incentre of the triangle OPQ, then r 2  [17 Mar 2021, S2]
529 125 625 585
(A) (B) (C) (D)
64 72 72 66
4.80. Choose the correct statement about the two circles whose equations are x 2  y 2  10 x  10 y  41  0
and x 2  y 2  22 x  10 y  137  0 : [18 Mar 2021, S1]
(A) circles have the same centre (B) circles have no meeting point
(C) circles have only one meeting point (D) circles have two meeting points

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4.81. For the four circles M , N , O and P, the following four equations are given :
Circle M : x 2  y 2  1 Circle N : x 2  y 2  2 x  0
Circle O : x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  0 Circle P : x 2  y 2  2 y  0
If centre of circle M is joined with centre of circle N , centre of circle N is joined with centre of
circle O, centre of circle O is joined with centre of circle P, and centre of circle P is joined with
centre of circle M , then these lines form the sides of a : [18 Mar 2021, S1]
(A) rhombus (B) square (C) rectangle (D) parallelogram
4.82. Let S1 : x 2  y 2  9 and S 2 :  x  2   y 2  1. Then the locus of center of a variable circle S which
2

touches S1 internally and S 2 externally, always passes through the points : [18 Mar 2021, S2]

1 5  3

(A) 0,  3  (B)  , 
2

2 
(C)  2,  
 2
(D) 1, 2 

4.83. Let r1 and r2 be the radii of the largest and the smallest circles, respectively, which pass through the
point  4,1 and having their centres on the circumference of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0. If
r1
 a  b 2, where ' a ' and ' b ' are rational numbers, then a  b is equal to : [20 July 2021, S2]
r2
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 11
4.84. Let the circle S : 36 x  36 y  108 x  120 y  c  0 be such that it neither intersects nor touches the
2 2

co-ordinate axes. If the point of intersection of the lines x  2 y  4 and 2 x  y  5 lies inside the
circle S , then : [22 July 2021]
25 13
(A) c (B) 81  c  156 (C) 100  c  156 (D) 100  c  165
9 3
4.85. A spherical gas balloon of radius 16 metres subtends an angle 60 at the eye of the observer A while
the angle of elevation of its centre from the eye of A is 75°. Then the height (in metres) of the
topmost point of the balloon from the level of the observer’s eye is : [25 July 2021, S1]


(A) 8 2  2 3  2  (B) 8  6 22  (C) 8  2 2 3  (D) 8  6  2 2 
4.86. Two tangents are drawn from the point P  1,1 to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0. If these
tangents touch the circle at points A and B , and if D is a point on the circle such that the length of
the segments AB and AD are equal, then the area of triangle ABD is equal to : [27 July 2021, S1]
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3  2 1  (D) 3 2  2

4.87. Let P and Q be two distinct points on a circle which has centre at C  2,3 and which passes
through the origin O. If OC is perpendicular to both the line segments CP and CQ , then the set
 P, Q is equal to : [27 July 2021, S1]

(A)  1,5 ,  5,1 (B)  4,0  ,  0,6 

(C)  2  2 
2,3  5 , 2  2 2,3  5  (D)  2  2 
2,3  5 , 2  2 2,3  5 

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4.88. Let A   x, y   R  R 2 x 2

 2 y2  2x  2 y  1 , B   x, y   R  R 4 x 2

 4 y 2  16 y  7  0 and

C  x, y   R  R x 2

 y 2  4 x  2 y  5  r 2 . Then the minimum value of r such that A  B  C
is equal to : [27 July 2021, S1]
2  10 3 2 5 3  10
(A) 1  5 (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2
4.89. Consider a circle C which touches the y-axis at  0, 6  and cuts off an intercept 6 5 on the x-axis.
Then the radius of the circle C is equal to : [27 July 2021, S2]
(A) 53 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 82
4.90. The locus of a point, which moves such that the sum of squares of its distances from the points
 0, 0  ,  0,1 , 1, 0  and 1,1 is 18 units, is a circle of diameter ' d '. Then d 2  [26 Aug 2021, S1]

4.91. A circle C touches the line x  2 y at the point  2,1 and intersects the circle
C1 : x 2  y 2  2 y  5  0 at two points P and Q such that PQ is a diameter of C1 . Then the diameter
of C is : [26 Aug 2021, S2]
(A) 4 15 (B) 7 5 (C) 15 (D) 285
4.92. Let the equation x 2  y 2  px  1  p  y  5  0 represent circles of varying radius r   0,5 . Then

the number of elements in the set S  q : q  p 2 and q is an integer is : [27 Aug 2021, S1]
4.93. Let Z be the set of all integers,
A  x, y   Z  Z :  x  2  y  4 , B   x, y   Z  Z : x  y  4 and
2 2 2 2

C   x, y   Z  Z :  x  2    y  2   4 . If the total number of relations from A  B to A  C is

2 2

2 p , then the value of ' p ' is : [27 Aug 2021, S2]

(A) 9 (B) 16 (C) 25 (D) 49
4.94. Two circles, each of radius 5 units, touch each other at the point 1, 2  . If the equation of their

common tangent is 4 x  3 y  10 and C1  ,   , C2  ,   (where C1  C2 ) are their centres, then

       is equal to : [27 Aug 2021, S2]

4.95. If the variable line 3 x  4 y   lies between the two circles  x  1   y  1  1 and
2 2

 x  9    y  1
2 2
 4, without intercepting a chord on either circle, then the sum of all the integral
values of ' ' is : [31 Aug 2021, S1]
4.96. Let B be the centre of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0. Let the tangents at two points P and Q on
area  APQ 
the circle intersect at the point A  3,1 . Then 8  is equal to : [31 Aug 2021, S2]
area  BPQ 

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 EXERCISE 1
01)  3, 2  ,5 03) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  3  0

 2 4
04) p  3 05) Centre  1,  , r 
 3 3

06) 1, 2  07) 2 x 2  2 y 2  6 x  8 y  1  0

08) x 2  y 2  8 x  4 y  5  0 11) x 2  y 2  2cx  2cy  c 2  0

12) x 2  y 2  14 x  6 y  111  0 13) x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  16  0 , x 2  y 2  14 x  12 y  76  0

EXERCISE 2
01 A 02 A 03 B 04 B 05 A 06 B 07 A 08 A
09 C 10 A 11 B 12 D 13 A 14 B 15 A 16 A
17 A 18 A 19 C 20 C 21 A 22 D 23 D 24 B
25 A 26 B 27 B 28 A 29 A 30 C 31 B 32 A
33 D 34 B 35 A 36 D 37 D 38 B 39 D 40 B
41 B 42 B 43 A 44 B 45 D 46 C 47 B 48 B
49 C 50 A 51 B 52 C 53 A 54 C 55 A 56 D
57 B 58 B 59 B 60 B 61 C 62 C 63 D 64 A
65 C 66 A 67 D 68 C 69 B 70 B 71 A 72 A
73 D 74 C 75 A

EXERCISE 3
01 B 02 B 03 D 04 D 05 B 06 C 07 B 08 C
09 C 10 A 11 B 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 B 16 D
17 A 18 B 19 D 20 D 21 A 22 A 23 B 24 D
25 B 26 C 27 D 28 A 29 C 30 C 31 B 32 D
33 B 34 C 35 C 36 B 37 A 38 C 39 ABD 40 C
41 A 42 A 43 B 44 D 45 C 46 A 47 D 48 A
49 C 50 C 51 A 52 A 53 A 54 C 55 A 56 C
57 A 58 A

EXERCISE 4
01 C 02 A 03 B 04 D 05 B 06 A 07 A 08 A
09 B 10 D 11 D 12 C 13 C 14 B 15 C 16 D
17 A 18 C 19 B 20 D 21 C 22 B 23 C 24 D
25 A 26 B 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 A 31 C 32 D
33 A 34 D 35 A 36 A 37 B 38 D 39 B 40 D
41 B 42 B 43 D 44 A 45 D 46 C 47 D 48 D
49 A 50 D 51 C 52 C 53 D 54 A 55 A 56 D
57 B 58 D 59 36 60 9 61 3 62 B 63 7 64 B
65 3 66 56.25 67 1225 68 B 69 D 70 C 71 9 72 1
73 C 74 B 75 A 76 B 77 1 78 B 79 C 80 C
81 B 82 C 83 B 84 C 85 B 86 B 87 A 88 C
89 C 90 16 91 B 92 61 93 C 94 40 95 165 96 18
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