S-s1=0

Relation b/w two circles

 Chord of contact of tangent
1. The common chord of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  1  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  3  0 is
[MP PET 1991]
(a) x  y  1  0 (b) 5 x  y  2  0
(c) 2 x  2 y  5  0 (d) 3 x  y  3  0
2. If the middle point of a chord of the circle x 2  y 2  x  y  1  0 be (1, 1), then the length of the
chord is
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 5 (d) None of these
3. y  mx is a chord of a circle of radius a and the diameter of the circle lies along x-axis and
one end of this chord in origin .The equation of the circle described on this chord as
diameter is [MP PET 1990]
(a) (1  m 2 )(x 2  y 2 )  2ax  0
(b) (1  m 2 )(x 2  y 2 )  2a(x  my )  0
(c) (1  m 2 )(x 2  y 2 )  2a(x  my )  0
(d) (1  m 2 )(x 2  y 2 )  2a(x  my )  0
4. The locus of the middle points of those chords of the circle x 2  y 2  4 which subtend a right
angle at the origin is
[MP PET 1990; IIT 1984; RPET 1997; DCE 2000, 01]
(a) x  y  2 x  2y  0
2 2
(b) x  y  4
2 2

(c) x  y  2
2 2
(d) (x  1)2  (y  2)2  5
5. The equation of the chord of the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 having (x1, y1 ) as its mid-point is
[IIT 1983; MP PET 1986; Pb. CET 2003]
(a) xy 1  yx 1  a 2
(b) x1  y1  a
(c) xx 1  yy 1  x 12  y12 (d) xx 1  yy 1  a 2
6. Locus of the middle points of the chords of the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 which are parallel to y  2 x
will be
(a) A circle with radius a
1
(b) A straight line with slope 
2
(c) A circle will centre (0, 0)
(d) A straight line with slope – 2
x y
7. The length of the chord intercepted by the circle x 2  y 2  r 2 on the line   1 is
a b
r 2 (a 2  b 2 )  a 2b 2 r 2 (a 2  b 2 )  a 2b 2
(a) (b) 2
a2  b 2 a2  b 2
r 2 (a 2  b 2 )  a 2b 2
(c) 2 (d) None of these
a2  b 2
8. Middle point of the chord of the circle x 2  y 2  25 intercepted on the line x  2 y  2 is
3 4
(a)  ,  (b) (2,2)
5 5
2 4 8 1
(c)  ,  (d)  , 
5 5 3 3
9. If the line x  2 y  k cuts off a chord of length 2 from the circle x 2  y 2  3 , then k =
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c)  10 (d) None of these
10. From the origin chords are drawn to the circle (x  1)2  y 2  1 . The equation of the locus of
the middle points of these chords is [IIT 1985; EAMCET 1991]
(a) x 2  y 2  3 x  0 (b) x 2  y 2  3 y  0

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 (c) x 2  y 2  x  0 (d) x 2  y 2  y  0
11. The polars drawn from (–1, 2) to the circles S 1  x 2  y 2  6 y  7  0 and S 2  x 2  y 2  6 x  1  0 ,
are
[RPET 2002]
(a) Parallel (b) Equal
(c) Perpendicular (d) Intersect at a point
12. The equation of the diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  11  0 which bisects the chords
intercepted on the line 2 x  y  3  0 is
(a) x  y  7  0 (b) 2 x  y  5  0
(c) x  2 y  3  0 (d) None of these
13. If the lengths of the chords intercepted by the circle x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  0 from the co-
ordinate axes be 10 and 24 respectively, then the radius of the circle is
(a) 17 (b) 9
(c) 14 (d) 13
14. The equation of the common chord of the circles (x  a)2  (y  b)2  c 2 and (x  b)2  (y  a)2  c 2 is
(a) x  y  0 (b) x  y  0
(c) x  y  a  b 2 2
(d) x  y  a 2  b 2
15. The length of common chord of the circles (x  a)2  y 2  a 2 and x 2  (y  b)2  b 2 is [MP PET
1989]
ab
(a) 2 a2  b 2 (b)
a  b2
2

2 ab
(c) (d) None of these
a2  b 2
16. The co-ordinates of pole of line lx  my  n  0 with respect to circles x 2  y 2  1 , is
[RPET 1987]
l m  l m
(a)  ,  (b)   , 
n n   n n
l m  l m
(c)  ,  (d)   , 
n n  n n
17. The length of common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  12 and x 2  y 2  4 x  3 y  2  0 , is
[RPET 1990, 99]
(a) 4 2 (b) 5 2
(c) 2 2 (d) 6 2
18. The length of the common chord of the circles (x  a)2  (y  b)2  c 2 and (x  b)2  (y  a)2  c 2 , is

(a) 4 c 2  2(a  b)2 (b) 4 c 2  2(a  b)2

(c) 4 c 2  2(a  b)2 (d) 4 c 2  2(a  b)2

19. The locus of the middle points of chords of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  10  0 which passes
through the origin, is [Roorkee 1989]
(a) x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0 (b) x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0
(c) x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0 (d) x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0
20. The distance between the chords of contact of the tangents to the circle
x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 from the origin and the point (g, f ) is

1  g 2  f 2  c   g2  f 2  c 
(a) (b)  
2  g 2  f 2   g 2  f 2 
   
1  g2  f 2  c 
(c)   (d) None of these
2  g2  f 2 
 

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21. The pole of the straight line x  2 y  1 with respect to the circle x 2  y 2  5 is
[RPET 2000, 01]
(a) (5, 5) (b) (5, 10)
(c) (10, 5) (d) (10, 10)
22. A line lx  my  n  0 meets the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 at the points P and Q. The tangents drawn at
the points P and Q meet at R, then the coordinates of R is
 a 2l a 2m    a 2l  a 2m 
(a)  , 
 (b)  , 
 n n   n n 
 a 2n a 2n 
(c)  ,  (d) None of these
 l m 
23. Polar of origin (0, 0) with respect to the circle x 2  y 2  2x  2 y  c  0 touches the circle
x 2  y 2  r 2 , if [RPET 1992]
(a) c  r(2   2 ) (b) r  c (2   2 )
(c) c 2  r 2 (2   2 ) (d) r 2  c 2 (2   2 )
24. Tangents AB and AC are drawn from the point A(0, 1) to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 .
Equation of the circle through A, B and C is
(a) x 2  y 2  x  y  2  0 (b) x 2  y 2  x  y  2  0
(c) x 2  y 2  x  y  2  0 (d) None of these
25. Length of the common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  5 x  7 y  9  0 and x 2  y 2  7 x  5 y  9  0 is
[Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
(a) 9 (b) 8
(c) 7 (d) 6
26. The locus of mid point of the chords of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0 which makes an angle
of 120  at the centre is [MNR 1994]
(a) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  1  0 (b) x 2  y 2  x  y  1  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2 x  2y  1  0 (d) None of these
27. If the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 cuts off a chord of length 2b from the line y  mx  c , then
(a) (1  m 2 )(a 2  b 2 )  c 2 (b) (1  m 2 )(a 2  b 2 )  c 2
(c) (1  m 2 )(a 2  b 2 )  c 2 (d) None of these
28. The pole of the straight line 9 x  y  28  0 with respect to circle 2 x 2  2y 2  3 x  5 y  7  0 , is
[RPET 1990, 99; MNR 1984; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) (3, 1) (b) (1, 3)
(c) (3, –1) (d) (–3, 1)
29. If polar of a circle x 2  y 2  a 2 with respect to (x ' , y ' ) is Ax  By  C  0 , then its pole will be
[RPET 1995]
 a2 A a2 B   a2 A a2 B 
(a)  , 
 (b)  , 
 C C   C C 

 a2C a 2C   a2C a 2C 
(c)  ,  (d)  , 
 A B   A B 


30. The polar of the point (5, –1/2) w.r.t circle (x  2)2  y 2  4 is [RPET 1996]
(a) 5 x  10 y  2  0 (b) 6 x  y  20  0
(c) 10 x  y  10  0 (d) x  10 y  2  0
31. The pole of the line 2 x  3 y  4 w.r.t circle x 2  y 2  64 is
[RPET 1996]
(a) (32, 48) (b) (48, 32)
(c) (– 32, 48) (d) (48, –32)
32. The length of the common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  3 y  1  0 and
x  y  4 x  3 y  2  0 is
2 2

[MP PET 2000]

(a) 9 / 2 (b) 2 2

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 (c) 3 2 (d) 3 / 2
x y
33. The length of the chord joining the points in which the straight line   1 cuts the circle
3 4
169
x 2  y2  is
25
[Orissa JEE 2003]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 8
34. Which of the following is a point on the common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  3 y  6  0
and x 2  y 2  x  8 y  13  0 [Karnataka CET 2003]
(a) (1, –2) (b) (1, 4)
(c) (1, 2) (d) (1, –4)
35. If the circle x 2  y 2  4 bisects the circumference of the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  a  0 , then a
equals [RPET 1999]
(a) 4 (b) –4
(c) 16 (d) –16
36. The equation of polar of the point (1, 2)with respect to the circle x 2  y 2  7 , is [RPET 1983,
84; MNR 1973]
(a) x  2 y  7  0 (b) x  2 y  7  0
(c) x  2 y  0 (d) x  2 y  0
37. The equation of the chord of contact, if the tangents are drawn from the point (5, –3) to the
circle x 2  y 2  10 , is
(a) 5 x  3 y  10 (b) 5 x  3 y  10
(c) 3 x  5 y  10 (d) 3 x  5 y  10
38. A line through (0,0) cuts the circle x 2  y 2  2ax  0 at A and B, then locus of the centre of the
circle drawn on AB as a diameter is [RPET 2002]
(a) x 2  y 2  2ay  0 (b) x 2  y 2  ay  0
(c) x 2  y 2  ax  0 (d) x 2  y 2  ax  0
39. The radius of the circle, having centre at (2,1) whose one of the chord is a diameter of the
circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 is [IIT Screening 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 3
40. 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 [AIEEE 2004]
(a) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 (b) x 2  y 2  x  y  0
(c) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 (d) x 2  y 2  x  y  0
41. The equation of the circle having as a diameter, the chord x  y  1  0 of the circle
2 x  2y  2 x  6 y  25  0 , is
2 2

29
(a) x 2  y 2  3 x  y  0
2
29
(b) 2 x 2  2 y 2  2 x  5 y  0
2
(c) 2 x 2  2y 2  6 x  2 y  21  0
(d) None of these

System of circle
1. If the circles x  y  a and x 2  y 2  2 gx  g 2  b 2  0 touch each other externally, then
2 2 2

(a) g  ab (b) g 2  a 2  b 2
(c) g 2  ab (d) g  a  b
2. For the given circles x  y 2  6 x  2y  1  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  8 y  13  0 , which of the following
2

is true
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 (a) One circle lies inside the other
(b) One circle lies completely outside the other
(c) Two circle intersect in two points
(d) They touch each other
3. A circle passes through (0, 0) and (1, 0) and touches the circle x 2  y 2  9 , then the centre of
circle is [IIT 1992]
3 1 1 3
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 
(c)  ,  (d)  ,  2 
2 2 2 
4. If x 2  y 2  px  3 y  5  0 and x 2  y 2  5 x py  7  0 cut orthogonally, then p is
1
(a) (b) 1
2
3
(c) (d) 2
2
5. The point of contact of the given circles x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  10  0 and x 2  y 2  2 , is
(a) (0, 0) (b) (1, 1)
(c) (1, –1) (d) (–1, –1)
6. From three non- collinear points we can draw
[MP PET 1984; BIT Ranchi 1990]
(a) Only one circle (b) Three circle
(c) Infinite circles (d) No circle
7. The point (2, 3) is a limiting point of a coaxial system of circles of which x 2  y 2  9 is a
member. The co-ordinates of the other limiting point is given by [MP PET 1993]
 18 27   9 6 
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
 13 13   13 13 
 18 27   18 9 
(c)  ,  (d)   , 
 13 13   13 13 
8. The equation of the circle having its centre on the line x  2 y  3  0 and passing through the
points of intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0 , is
[MNR 1992]
(a) x  y  6 x  7  0
2 2

(b) x 2  y 2  3 y  4  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  0
(d) x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0
9. If a circle passes through the point (1, 2) and cuts the circle x 2  y 2  4 orthogonally, then
the equation of the locus of its centre is [MNR 1992]
(a) x  y  3 x  8 y  1  0 (b) x  y  2 x  6 y  7  0
2 2 2 2

(c) 2 x  4 y  9  0 (d) 2 x  4 y  1  0
10. Circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  0 and x 2  y 2  8 y  4  0
[IIT 1973]
(a) Touch each other internally
(b) Touch each other externally
(c) Cuts each other at two points
(d) None of these
11. The two circles x 2  y 2  4 y  0 and x 2  y 2  8 y  0
[BIT Ranchi 1985]
(a) Touch each other internally
(b) Touch each other externally
(c) Do not touch each other
(d) None of these

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12. The equation of a circle passing through points of intersection of the circles
x 2  y 2  13 x  3 y  0 and 2 x 2  2y 2  4 x  7 y  25  0 and point (1, 1) is
[RPET 1988, 89; IIT 1983]
(a) 4 x 2  4 y 2  30 x  10 y  25  0
(b) 4 x 2  4 y 2  30 x  13 y  25  0
(c) 4 x 2  4 y 2  17 x  10 y  25  0
(d) None of these
13. The locus of centre of a circle passing through (a, b) and cuts orthogonally to circle x 2  y 2  p 2 , is
[IIT 1988; AIEEE 2005]
(a) 2ax  2by  (a 2  b 2  p 2 )  0
(b) 2ax  2by  (a 2  b 2  p 2 )  0
(c) x 2  y 2  3ax  4 by  (a 2  b 2  p 2 )  0
(d) x 2  y 2  2ax  3by  (a 2  b 2  p 2 )  0
14. The equation of the circle which intersects circles x 2  y 2  x  2y  3  0 , x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  5  0
and x 2  y 2  7 x  8 y  9  0 at right angle, will be
(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  3  0
(b) 3(x 2  y 2 )  4 x  4 y  3  0
(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  3  0
(d) 3(x 2  y 2 )  4(x  y)  3  0
15. The equation of the circle through the points of intersection of x 2  y 2 1  0 ,
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and touching the line x  2 y  0 , is [Roorkee 1989]
(a) x  y  x  2 y  0
2 2
(b) x  y  x  20  0
2 2

(c) x 2  y 2  x  2 y  0 (d) 2(x 2  y 2 )  x  2 y  0

16. If the circles x 2  y 2  9  0 and x 2  y 2  2ax  2y  1  0 touch each other, then a =
[Roorkee Qualifying 1998]
(a) – 4/ 3 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 4/3
17. The equation of the circle which passes through the origin, has its centre on the line x  y  4
and cuts the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0 orthogonally, is
(a) x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  0 (b) x 2  y 2  6 x  3 y  0
(c) x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  0 (d) None of these
18. Two given circles x  y 2  ax  by  c  0 and x 2  y 2  dx  ey  f  0 will intersect each other
2

orthogonally, only when

(a) a  b  c  d  e  f (b) ad  be  c  f
(c) ad  be  2c  2 f (d) 2ad  2be  c  f
19. The condition of the curves ax 2  by 2  1 and a' x 2  b' y 2  1 to intersect each other
orthogonally, is
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a)    (b)   
a a' b b ' a a' b b '
1 1 1 1
(c)    (d) None of these
a b a' b '
20. The radical centre of the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  19 , x 2  y 2  9 and x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  5 will be
(a) (1, 1) (b) (–1, 1)
(c) (1, –1) (d) (0, 1)
21. The locus of the centres of the circles which touch externally the circles x 2  y 2  a 2 and
x 2  y 2  4 ax , will be
(a) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 ax  9 a 2  0
(b) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 ax  9 a 2  0
(c) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 ax  9 a 2  0

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 (d) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 ax  9 a 2  0
22. If the circles of same radius a and centers at (2, 3) and (5, 6) cut orthogonally, then a =
[EAMCET 1988]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
23. The equation of a circle passing through origin and co-axial to circles x 2  y 2  a 2 and
x 2  y 2  2ax  2a 2 , is
(a) x 2  y 2  1 (b) x 2  y 2  2ax  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2ax  0 (d) x 2  y 2  2a 2
24. The equation of the circle which passes through the point of intersection of circles
x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  7  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  8  0 and having its centre on y -axis, will be
(a) x 2  y 2  22 x  9  0 (b) x 2  y 2  22 x  9  0
(c) x 2  y 2  22 y  9  0 (d) x 2  y 2  22 y  9  0
25. The equation of line passing through the points of intersection of the circles
3 x 2  3 y 2  2 x  12 y  9  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  15  0 , is [IIT 1986; UPSEAT 1999]
(a) 10 x  3 y  18  0 (b) 10 x  3 y  18  0
(c) 10 x  3 y  18  0 (d) None of these
26. From any point on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 tangents are drawn to the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 sin 2  ,
the angle between them is [RPET 2002]

(a) (b) 
2
(c) 2 (d) None of these
27. The equation of the circle through the point of intersection of the circles
x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  7  0 , x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  8  0 and (3, –3) is
(a) 23 x 2  23 y 2  156 x  38 y  168  0
(b) 23 x 2  23 y 2  156 x  38 y  168  0
(c) x 2  y 2  156 x  38 y  168  0
(d) None of these
28. The equation of circle which passes through the point (1,1) and intersect the given circles
x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  6  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  2  0 orthogonally, is
(a) x 2  y 2  16 x  12 y  2  0
(b) x 2  y 2  16 x  12 y  2  0
(c) x 2  y 2  16 x  12 y  2  0
(d) None of these
29. Two circles S 1  x 2  y 2  2 g1 x  2 f1 y  c1  0 and S 2  x 2  y 2  2 g 2 x  2 f2 y  c 2  0 cut each other
orthogonally, then [RPET 1995]
(a) 2 g1 g 2  2 f1 f2  c1  c 2 (b) 2 g1 g 2  2 f1 f2  c1  c 2
(c) 2 g1 g 2  2 f1 f2  c1  c 2 (d) 2 g1 g 2  2 f1 f2  c1  c 2
30. Circles x  y  2 gx  2 fy  0 and x 2  y 2 2 g' x  2 f ' y  0 touch externally, if
2 2

[MP PET 1994; Karnataka CET 2003]

(a) f ' g  g' f (b) fg  f ' g'
(c) f ' g' fg  0 (d) f ' g  g' f  0
31. The two circles x 2  y 2  2 x  3  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  8  0 are such that [MNR 1995]
(a) They touch each other (b)They intersect each other
(c) One lies inside the other (d) None of these
32. One of the limit point of the coaxial system of circles containing x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  4  0 ,
x 2  y 2  2 x 4 y  3  0 is [EAMCET 1987]
(a) (1,1) (b) (1, 2)
(c) (2,1) (d) (2, 2)

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33. The equation of the circle having the lines x 2  2 xy  3 x  6 y  0 as its normals and having size
just sufficient to contain the circle x (x  4 )  y(y  3)  0 is
[Roorkee 1990]
(a) x 2  y 2  3 x  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
34. Locus of the point, the difference of the squares of lengths of tangents drawn from which to
two given circles is constant, is
(a) Circle (b) Parabola
(c) Straight line (d) None of these
35. Consider the circles x 2  (y  1)2  9, (x  1)2  y 2  25 . They are such that
[EAMCET 1994]
(a) These circles touch each other
(b) One of these circles lies entirely inside the other
(c) Each of these circles lies outside the other
(d) They intersect in two points
36. The locus of centre of the circle which cuts the circles x 2  y 2  2 g1 x  2 f1 y  c1  0 and
x 2  y 2  2 g 2 x  2 f2 y  c 2  0 orthogonally is
[Karnataka CET 1991]
(a) An ellipse
(b) The radical axis of the given circles
(c) A conic
(d) Another circle
37. A circle passes through the origin and has its centre on yx. If it cuts
x  y  4 x  6 y  10  0
2 2
orthogonally, then the equation of the circle is
[EAMCET 1994]
(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  2y  0
38. The radical centre of three circles described on the three sides of a triangle as diameter is
[EAMCET 1994]
(a) The orthocentre
(b) The circumcentre
(c) The incentre of the triangle
(d) The centroid
39. The lengths of tangents from a fixed point to three circles of coaxial system are t1 , t 2 , t 3 and if
P, Q and R be the centres, then QRt 12  RPt 22  PQt 32 is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0
40. P, Q and R are the centres and r1 , r2 , r3 are the radii respectively of three co-axial circles,
then QRr12  RP r22  PQr32 is equal to
(a) PQ . QR . RP (b) PQ . QR . RP

(c) PQ 2 .QR 2 .RP 2 (d) None of these

41. The circle x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 bisects
2 2
the circumference of the circle
x  y  2 g' x  2 f ' y  c'  0 , if
2 2

(a) 2 g' (g  g' )  2 f ' ( f  f ' )  c  c'

(b) g' (g  g' )  f ' ( f  f ' )  c  c'
(c) f (g  g' )  g( f  f ' )  c  c'
(d) None of these

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42. Circles (x  a)2  (y  b)2  a 2 and (x   )2  (y   )2   2 cut orthogonally, if
(a) a  b  b 2   2 (b) 2(a  b )  b 2   2
(c) a  b  a 2  b 2 (d) None of these
43. The circles x  y  4 x  6 y  3  0 and 2(x 2  y 2 )  6 x  4 y  C  0 will cut orthogonally, if C
2 2

equals [Kurukshetra CEE 1996]

(a) 4 (b) 18
(c) 12 (d) 16
44. Any circle through the point of intersection of the lines x  3 y  1 and 3 x  y  2 if
intersects these lines at points P and Q, then the angle subtended by the arc PQ at its centre
is [MP PET 1998]
(a) 180 o
(b) 90 o
(c) 120 o
(d) Depends on centre and radius
45. The equation of a circle that intersects the circle x 2  y 2  14 x  6 y  2  0 orthogonally and
whose centre is (0, 2) is [MP PET 1998]
(a) x 2  y 2  4 y  6  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4 y  14  0
(c) x 2  y 2  4 y  14  0 (d) x 2  y 2  4 y  14  0
46. If the circles x 2  y 2  4, x 2  y 2  10 x    0 touch externally, then  is equal to
[AMU 1999]
(a) –16 (b) 9
(c) 16 (d) 25
47. In the co-axial system of circle x 2  y 2  2 gx  c  0 , where g is a parameter, if c  0 then the
circles are
[Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) Orthogonal (b) Touching type
(c) Intersecting type (d) Non-intersecting type
48. If the straight line y  mx is outside the circle x 2  y 2  20 y  90  0 , then
[Roorkee 1999]
(a) m  3 (b) m  3
(c) | m |  3 (d) | m |  3
49. The equation of radical axis of the circles 2 x 2  2y 2  7 x  0 and x 2  y 2  4 y  7  0 is
[RPET 1996]
(a) 7 x  8 y  14  0 (b) 7 x  8 y  14  0
(c) 7 x  8 y  14  0 (d) None of these
50. The equation of the circle which passes through the intersection of x 2  y 2  13 x  3 y  0
and 2 x 2  2y 2  4 x  7 y  25  0 and whose centre lies on 13 x  30 y  0 is
[DCE 2001]
(a) x 2  y 2  30 x  13 y  25  0
(b) 4 x 2  4 y 2  30 x  13 y  25  0
(c) 2 x 2  2y 2  30 x  13 y  25  0
(d) x 2  y 2  30 x  13 y  25  0
51. The radical centre of the circles x 2  y 2  16 x  60  0, x 2  y 2  12 x  27  0, x 2  y 2  12 y  8  0
is [RPET 2000]
(a) (13, 33/4) (b) (33/4, –13)
(c) (33/4, 13) (d) None of these
52. The radical axis of two circles and the line joining their centres are
[Karnataka CET 2001]
(a) Parallel
(b) Perpendicular
(c) Neither parallel, nor perpendicular

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 (d) Intersecting, but not fully perpendicular
53. The two circles x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 and x 2  y 2  5 x  6 y  15  0 [Karnataka
CET 2001]
(a) Intersect (b) Are concentric
(c) Touch internally (d) Touch externally
54. The locus of the centre of a circle which cuts orthogonally the circle x 2  y 2  20 x  4  0 and
which touches x  2 is [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) y 2  16 x  4 (b) x 2  16 y
(c) x 2  16 y  4 (d) y 2  16 x
55. The locus of the centre of circle which cuts the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  6y  9  0 and
x  y  4 x  6 y  4  0 orthogonally is
2 2
[UPSEAT 2001]
(a) 12 x  8 y  5  0 (b) 8 x  12 y  5  0
(c) 8 x  12 y  5  0 (d) None of these
56. Radical axis of the circles 3 x 2  3 y 2  7 x  8 y  11  0 and x 2  y 2  3 x  4 y  5  0 is
[RPET 2001]
(a) x  10 y  2  0 (b) x  10 y  2  0
(c) x  10 y  8  0 (d) x  10 y  8  0
57. If the chord y  mx  1 of the circle x 2  y 2  1 subtends an angle of measure 45 o at the major
segment of the circle then value of m is [AIEEE 2002]
(a) 2 (b) – 2
(c) – 1 (d) None of these
58. If the two circles 2 x 2  2y 2  3 x  6 y  k  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  16  0 cut orthogonally,
then the value of k is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) 41 (b) 14
(c) 4 (d) 0
59. The centre of the circle, which cuts orthogonally each of the three circles
x 2  y 2  2 x  17 y  4  0, x 2  y 2  7 x  6 y  11  0, x 2  y 2  x  22 y  3  0 is
[MP PET 2003]
(a) (3, 2) (b) (1, 2)
(c) (2, 3) (d) (0, 2)
60. Equation of radical axis of the circles x 2  y 2  3 x  4 y  5  0 , 2 x 2  2 y 2  10 x 12 y  12  0 is
[RPET 2003]
(a) 2 x  2 y  1  0 (b) 2 x  2 y  1  0
(c) x  y  7  0 (d) x  y  7  0
61. If the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  2y  k  0 bisects the circumference of the circle
x  y  2 x  6 y  15  0, then k =
2 2
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) 21 (b) – 21
(c) 23 (d) – 23
62. If P is a point such that the ratio of the squares of the lengths of the 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
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) (7, – 8) (b) (– 7, 8)
(c) (7, 8) (d) (– 7, – 8)
63. If two circles (x  1)2  (y  3)2  r  and x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  8  0 intersect in two distinct points,
then [IIT 1989; Karnataka CET 2002;
DCE 2000, 01; AIEEE 2003; MP PET 2004]
(a) 2  r  8 (b) r  2
(c) r  2 (d) r  2
64. The points of intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  25 and x 2  y 2  8 x  7  0 are
[MP PET 1988]
(a) (4, 3) and (4, –3) (b) (4, –3)and (–4, –3)
(c) (–4, 3)and (4, 3) (d) (4, 3) and (3, 4)

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65. If circles x 2  y 2  2ax  c  0 and x 2  y 2  2by  c  0 touch each other, then
[MNR 1987]
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a)   (b) 2  2  2
a b c a b c
1 1 1 1 1
(c)  c 2
(d) 2  2 
a b a b c
66. If d is the distance between the centres of two circles, r1 , r2 are their radii and d  r1  r2 , then
[MP PET 1986]
(a) The circles touch each other externally
(b) The circles touch each other internally
(c) The circles cut each other
(d) The circles are disjoint
67. The points of intersection of circles x 2  y 2  2ax and x 2  y 2  2by are
[AMU 2000]
(a) (0, 0), (a, b)
 2 ab 2 2ba 2 
(b) (0, 0),  2 , 

a b a b
2 2 2

 a2  b 2 a2  b 2 
(c) (0, 0),  , 
 a
2
b 2 
(d) None of the above
68. A circle with radius 12 lies in the first quadrant and touches both the axes, another circle has
its centre at (8,9) and radius 7. Which of the following statements is true
(a) Circles touch each other internally
(b) Circles touch each other externally
(c) Circles intersect at two distinct points
(d) None of these
69. The equation of radical axis of the circles x 2  y 2  x  y  2  0 and 3 x 2  3 y 2  4 x  12  0, is
[RPET 1984, 85, 86, 91, 2000]
(a) 2 x  2y  5 x  y  14  0
2 2

(b) 7 x  3 y  18  0
(c) 5 x  y  14  0
(d) None of these
70. If the centre of a circle which passing through the points of intersection of the circles
x 2  y 2  6 x  2y  4  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  6  0 is on the line y  x , then the equation of
the circle is [RPET 1991; Roorkee 1989]
(a) 7 x 2  7 y 2  10 x  10 y  11  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  12  0
71. If the circles x 2  y 2  2ax  c  0 and x 2  y 2  2by  2  0 intersect orthogonally, then the
value of  is
(a) c (b) – c
(c) 0 (d) None of these
72. The radical axis of the pair of circle x 2  y 2  144 and x 2  y 2  15 x  12 y  0 is
(a) 15 x  12 y  0 (b) 3 x  2 y  12
(c) 5 x  4 y  48 (d) None of these
73. The condition that the circle (x  3) 2  (y  4 ) 2  r 2 lies entirely within the circle x 2  y 2  R 2 , is
[AMU 1999]
(a) R  r  7 (b) R 2  r 2  49
(c) R  r  25
2 2
(d) R  r  5

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 74. 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 [MP PET 2004]
5
(a) (b) 1
2
11 5
(c) (d)
8 4
75. The value of k so that x 2  y 2  kx  4 y  2  0 and 2(x 2  y 2 )  4 x  3 y  k  0 cut orthogonally is
[Karnataka CET 2004]
10 8
(a) (b)
3 3
10 8
(c) (d)
3 3
76. 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
[AIEEE 2005]
(a) Infinitely many values of a
(b) Exactly two values of a
(c) Exactly one value of a
(d) No value of a
77. The two circles x 2  y 2  2 x  22 y  5  0 and x 2  y 2  14 x  6 y  k  0 intersect orthogonally
provided k is equal to [Karnataka CET 2005]
(a) 47 (b) 47
(c) 49 (d)  49
78. A circle touches the x-axis and also touches the circle with centre at (0, 3) and radius 2. The
locus of the centre of the circle is [AIEEE 2005]
(a) A hyperbola (b) A parabola
(c) An ellipse (d) A circle

Answers
System of circles

1 d 2 d 3 d 4 a 5 b
6 a 7 a 8 a 9 c 10 a
11 a 12 b 13 a 14 d 15 c
16 a,d 17 c 18 c 19 a 20 a
21 a 22 c 23 c 24 c 25 a
Chord of contact of tangent 26 c 27 a 28 c 29 a 30 a
1 a 2 d 3 b 4 c 5 c 31 b 32 a 33 b 34 c 35 b
6 b 7 b 8 c 9 c 10 c 36 b 37 c 38 a 39 d 40 b
11 d 12 c 13 d 14 a 15 c 41 a 42 b 43 b 44 a 45 d
16 b 17 a 18 a 19 d 20 a 46 a 47 b 48 d 49 c 50 b
21 b 22 b 23 c 24 b 25 d 51 d 52 b 53 c 54 d 55 c
26 a 27 b 28 c 29 a 30 b 56 b 57 c 58 c 59 a 60 a
31 a 32 b 33 b 34 d 35 c 61 d 62 b 63 a 64 a 65 d
36 b 37 a 38 d 39 c 40 d 66 a 67 b 68 a 69 b 70 c
41 c 71 d 72 c 73 d 74 d 75 c
76 d 77 a 78 b

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