Circle

Exercises
Level - 1
(Problems Based on Fundamentals)

ABC OF CIRCLES POSITION OF A POINT WITH RESPECT TO A

CIRCLE
1. Find the centre and the radius of the circle
16. Discuss the position of the points (1, 2) and (6, 0)
(i) x2 + y2 = 16 with respect to the circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 11 = 10.
(ii) x2 + y2 – 8x + 15 = 0 17. If the point (, –) lies inside the circle
(iii) x2 + y2 – x – y = 0 x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 8 = 0, then find range of .
2. Prove that the radii of the circles
x2 + y2 = 1, x2 + y2 – 2x – 6xy = 6. SHORTEST AND LONGEST DISTANCE OF A CIRCLE
and 2 2
x + y – 4x – 12y = 9 are in AP. FROM A POINT

3. Find the equation of the circle contric with the circle 18. Find the shortest and the longest distance from the
x2 + y2 – 8x + 6y – 5 = 0 and passing through the point (2, –7) to the circle
point (–2, –7). x2 + y2 – 14x – 10y – 151 = 0
4. Find the equation of the circle passing through the
point of intersection of x + 3y = 0 and 2x – 7y = 0 INTERSECTION OF A LINE AND A CIRCLE
and whose centre is the point of intersection of lines
x + y + 1 = 0 and x – 2y + 4 = 0. 19. Prove that the line y = x + 2 touches the circle
x2 + y2 = 2. Find its point of contact.
5. Find the equation of the circle touching the lines
4x – 3y = 30 and 4x – 3y + 10 = 0 having the centre 20. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
on the line 2x + y = 0. x2 + y2 = 4 parallel to the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0.
6. Let the equation of a circle is x2 + y2 – 16x – 24y + 21. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
183 = 0. Find the equation of the image of this circle x2 + y2 = 9.
by the line mirror 4x + 7y + 13 = 0. 22. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
7. Find the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in x2 + y2 + 4x + 3 = 0, which makes an angle of 60°
the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0. with the positive direction of x-axis.
8. A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the 23. If a tangent is equally inclined with the co-ordinate
line y = x – 1. Find the equation of the circle if it axes to the circle x2 + y2 = 4, find its equation.
passes through (7, 3). 24. Find the equation of the tangents to the circle
9. Find the point P on the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y + 9 = x2 + y2 = 25 through (7, 1).
0 such that POX is minimum, where O is the origin
and OX is the x-axis.
10. Find the equation of the circle when the end-points
of a diameter are (2, 3) and (6, 9).
11. Find the equation of a circle passing through (1, 2),
(4, 5) and (0, 9).
12. Find the equation of a circle passing through the
points (1, 2) and (3, 4) and touching the line
3x + y = 5.
13. Find the length of intercepts to the circle
x2 + y2 + 6x + 10y + 8 = 0.
14. Find the length of y-intercept to the circle
x2 + y2 – x – y = 0.
15. Show that the circle x2 + y2 – 2ax + a2 = 0 touches
both the co-ordinate axes.

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Hints & Solutions

Level - 1

1. (i) The given equation of circle is x2 + y2 = 16. 3. Since the circle is concentric, so the centre of
Hence, the centre is (0, 0) and the radius = 4. the circle is the same as
(ii) The given equation of a circle is x2 + y2 – 8x + 6y – 5 = 0
2 2
x + y – 8x + 15 = 0. Let CP is the radius.
2 2
 (x – 4) + y =16 – 15 = 1 Then CP = (4  2)2  (7  3) 2
Hence, the centre is (4, 0) and the radius = 1.
(iii) The given equation of a circle is = 36  16  52  2 13
2 2
x +y –x–y=0 Hence, the equation of the circle is

 1 
2
1
2
1 1 1  1 
2 (x – 4)2 + (y + 3)2 = (2 13)2
 x   y      
 2  2 4 4 2  2   x2 + y2 – 8x + 6y = 27

1 1 1 4. The point of intersection of x + 3y = 0 and

the centre is  2 , 2  and the radius is .
  2 2x – 7y = 0 is P(0, 0) and the point of
intersection of x + y + 1 = 0
2. The equations of given circles are and
x2 + y2 = 1 ...(i) x – 2y + 4 = 0 is C(–2, 1).
x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y = 6 ...(ii)
Thus, CP is the radius, i.e. CP = 4  1  5
and
Hence, the equation of the circle is
x2 + y2 – 4x 12y = 9 ...(iii)
Let, r1, r2 and r3 are the radii of the circles (i), (x + 2)2 + (y – 1)2 = ( 5)2
(ii) and (iii).  x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y = 0
Then r1 = 1,
5. Clearly, the radius of the circle is
r2  g 2  f 2  c  1  9  6  4
1 30  ( 10) 1 40
and r3  4  36  9  7    4
2 42  32 2 5
Therefore, r1 + r3 = 7 + 1 = 8 = 2(4) = 2r2.
Thus, r1, r2 are in AP.

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