CIRCLES & STRAIGHT LINES

1.

The radius of the circle 3x2 + 3y2 + 6x 12y 1 = 0 is a) 11 b)

19 2

c)

4 3

d) 20

2. 3. 4.

The length of the intercept made by the circle x2 + y2 12x + 14y + 11 = 0 on the x-axis is a) 9 a) 1 a) 8y x + 1 = 0 c) 8x 8y + 1 = 0 b) 10 b) 2
2 2

c)8 c) 3
2 2

d) 6 d) 4

The number of circles that touch all the lines x+y-4 = 0, x-y+2 = 0 and y = 2 is The radical axis of the circles x + y + 3x + 4y 5 = 0 and x + y 5x + 5y 6 = 0 is b) 8x y + 1 = 0 d) y - 8x +1= 0

5.

The length of the tangent drawn from the point (1,3) to the circle x2 + y2 2x + 4y 11 = 0 is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 The equation of the circle with centre at (4, 1) and having 3x + 4y 1 = 0 as tangent is a) x2+y2 8x-2y -8 =0 c) x2 +y2 8x + 2y + 8 = 0 b) x2 + y2 8x 2y + 8 =0 d) x2 + y2- 8x 2y + 4 = 0 b) x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y + 1 = 0 d) x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y 1 = 0

6.

7.

The equation of the circle passing through (2, 1) and touching the coordinate axes is a) x2 + y2 2x 2y + 1 = 0 c) x2 + y2 2x 2y 1 = 0

8.

The line x + y + 1 = 0 touches the circle x2 + y2 3x + 7y + 14 =0 then the point of contact is a) (1, 0) b) (2, -3) c) (5, 2)
2 2

d) (-1, 0)

9. a)

The length of tangent from a point on the circle x + y + 4x 6y 12 = 0 to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x 6y + 4 = 0 is 4 b) 12 c) 15

2 2

d) 8

10. If the length of tangent from (2, 3) to the circle x + y + 6x + 2ky6=0 is equal to 7, then k= a) 2
2 2

b) 4

c) 5
2 2

d) 7

11. If the circles x + y + 2x 4y + 4 = 0 and x + y - 2x 4y 4 = 0 touch each other then equation of common tangent is a) x 2 = 0
2

b) x + 2 = 0
2 2 2

c) y = 0
2

d) y + 1 = 0

12. If two circles (x 1) + (y 3) = r and x + y - 8x + 2y + 8 = 0 intersect in two distinct points then a) r < 2 b) r = 2 c) r > 2 d) 2< r < 8 13. The lines 2x 3y 5 = 0 and 3x 4y 7 = 0 are diameters of a circle having area 154 sq units then the equation of the circle is a) x2 + y2 + 2x 2y 62 = 0 c) x2 + y2 - 2x + 2y 47 = 0 b) x2 + y2 + 2x 2y 47 = 0 d) x2 + y2 - 2x + 2y 62 = 0

14. The radius of the circle passing through the point (6, 2) and two of whose diameters are x + y = 6 and x + 2y = 4 is a) 4 b) 6 d) 20 d)

20

15. Length of the chord cut off by y = 2x + 1 from the circle x2 + y2 = 2 is a)

5 6

b)

6 5

c)

6 5

d)

5 6

16. The line 3x y + K = 0 is a tangent to the circle 5x2 + 5y2 35 = 0 them K = a)

70

b) 70

c) 21

d) 35

17. The equation of the circle with centre at (-4, 3) and touching the line 5x y 3 = 0 is a) x2 + y2 - 4x + 6y 1 = 0 c) x2 + y2 + 4x 6y 1 = 0 b) x2 + y2 + 8x 6y 1 = 0 d) x2 + y2 - 8x + 6y 1 = 0

18. If the circles 3x2 + 3y2 + 3x + 9y K=0 and 4x2 + 4y2 4x + 2y +K=0 are orthogonal them K= a) 3
2 2

b) -3 b) p2 = 4c b) 3

c) 2 c) q2 = 4c c) 4

d) 0 d) q2 = c d) 8

19. If the circle x + y + px qy + c = 0 touches the x axis then a) p2 = c a) 2 20. The circumference of the circle x2 + y2 4x sin - 4y cos - 12 = 0 is 21. The equation of the circle passing through the origin and cutting off intercepts 5 and 6 on the positive side of the axes respectively is b) x2 + y2 - 5x + 6y = 0 a) x2 + y2 - 5x 6y = 0 2 2 c) x + y + 5x 6y = 0 d) x2 + y2 + 5x + 6y = 0 22. The equation of the radical axis of the circles 7x2 + 7y2 7x + 14y +18 = 0 and 4x2 + 4y2 7x + 8y + 20 = 0 is a) 21x + 64 = 0 b) 21x 68 = 0 c) 21y 61 = 0 d) 21x + 68 = 0 23. The locus of centres of family of circles passing through the origin and cutting the circle x2 + y2 + 4x 6y 13 = 0 orthogonally is a) 4x + 6y + 13 = 0 b) 4x 6y + 13 = 0 c) 4x + 6y 13 = 0 d) 4x 6y 13=0 2 24. The slope of the radical axis of the circles x + y2 3x 4y+5=0 and 3x2 + 3y2 7x+8y+11=0 is a)

1 3

b)

1 10

c)

1 2

d)

2 3

25. The locus of the centre of the circle which cuts the circles x2 + y2 + 4x 6y + 9 = 0 and x2 + y2 - 4x + 6y + 4 = 0 orthogonally is a) 12x + 8y + 5 = 0 b) 8x + 12y + 5 = 0 c) 8x 12y + 5 = 0 d) 12x 8y 5=0 26. The equation of the circle with centre (2, 3) and touching y axis is a) x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 9 = 0 b) x2 + y2 + 4x 6y + 9 = 0 d) x2 + y2 - 4x 6y 9 = 0 c) x2 + y2 - 4x - 6y + 9 = 0 27. When 3x + 3y + 7 = 0 is reduced to the form x cos + y sin = p then the value of p is 7 7 7 7 a) b) c) d) 3 2 3 2 2 3 2

28. The value of for which the lines 3x + 4y = 5, 5x + 4y = 4 and x + 4y = 6 meet at a point is a) 2 b) 1 c) 4 d) 3 29. The image of the point (4, -3) with respect to the line y = x is a) (-4, -3) b) (3, 4) c) (-4, 3) d) (-3, 4) 30. If the angle between the lines 3x + ky + 1 = 0 and 2x + 5y 7 = 0 is a) 7 b) 7 or

4

then k =

9 7

c) 7 or

9 7

d) 7 or

9 7

31. The angle between the lines x2 + 4xy + y2 = 0 is a) 600 b) 150 c) 300 d) 450 2 2 32. If kx + 7xy + 3y + 8x + 14y + 8 = 0 represents a pair of straight lines then k = a) 2 b) 3 c) -2 d) 1 33. If slope of one of the lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is three times the other then, h2 is a) 4ab b)

4ab 3

c) ab

d)

3ab 4

34. The product of perpendiculars drawn from the point (1, 2) to the pair of lines x2 + 4xy + y2 = 0 is a)

9 4

b)

3 4

c)

9 16

d)

13 4

35. The distance between the pair of parallel lines x2 + 2xy + y2 6x 6y + 8 = 0 is

2 2 1 b) 2 2 c) 2 d) 3 2 36. The perpendicular distance between the lines 5x + 12y 20 = 0 and 5x + 12y + 110 = 0 is a) 6 b) 10 c) 13 d) 26 37. The equation of the straight line passing through the origin and the point of intersection of the lines x + 2y + 7 = 0 and 2x 3y 9 = 0 is a) 23x 3y = 0 b) 25x 3y = 0 c) 23x + 3y = 0 d) 3x + 23y = 0 38. The co ordinates of the foot of perpendicular from (0, 0) to the line x + y = 2 are a) (2, -1) b) (-2, 1) c) (1, 1) d) (1, 2)
a) 39. If the medians AD and BE of the triangle with vertices A(0, b), B(0, 0) and C(a, 0) are mutually perpendicular after a) b

2a

b) a 2b

c) b 2a

d) b a

40. The ratio in which the line y = x divides the segment joining (2, 3) and (8, 6) is a) 1 : 2 b) 1 : - 2 c) 1 : 3 d) 1 : - 3