Circle

2023 Q51 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the tangents at the points $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$ on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x+y=5$ meet at the point $R\left(\frac{9}{4}, 2\right)$, then the area of the triangle $\mathrm{PQR}$ is :

A.
$\frac{13}{8}$
B.
$\frac{5}{8}$
C.
$\frac{5}{4}$
D.
$\frac{13}{4}$
2023 Q52 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The set of all values of $a^{2}$ for which the line $x+y=0$ bisects two distinct chords drawn from a point $\mathrm{P}\left(\frac{1+a}{2}, \frac{1-a}{2}\right)$ on the circle $2 x^{2}+2 y^{2}-(1+a) x-(1-a) y=0$, is equal to :
A.
$(0,4]$
B.
$(4, \infty)$
C.
$(2,12]$
D.
$(8, \infty)$
2023 Q53 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle $C_{1}$ be obtained on rolling the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-6 y+11=0$ upwards 4 units on the tangent $\mathrm{T}$ to it at the point $(3,2)$. Let $C_{2}$ be the image of $C_{1}$ in $\mathrm{T}$. Let $A$ and $B$ be the centers of circles $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ respectively, and $M$ and $N$ be respectively the feet of perpendiculars drawn from $A$ and $B$ on the $x$-axis. Then the area of the trapezium AMNB is :

A.
$2\left( {2 + \sqrt 2 } \right)$
B.
$4\left( {1 + \sqrt 2 } \right)$
C.
$3 + 2\sqrt 2 $
D.
$2\left( {1 + \sqrt 2 } \right)$
2023 Q54 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $y=x+2,4y=3x+6$ and $3y=4x+1$ be three tangent lines to the circle $(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2$. Then $h+k$ is equal to :

A.
6
B.
5 (1 + $\sqrt2$)
C.
5
D.
5$\sqrt2$
2023 Q55 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the tangents at the points $A(4,-11)$ and $B(8,-5)$ on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-3 x+10 y-15=0$, intersect at the point $C$. Then the radius of the circle, whose centre is $C$ and the line joining $A$ and $B$ is its tangent, is equal to :

A.
$\frac{2\sqrt{13}}{3}$
B.
$\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4}$
C.
$\sqrt{13}$
D.
$2\sqrt{13}$
2023 Q56 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The points of intersection of the line $ax + by = 0,(a \ne b)$ and the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x = 0$ are $A(\alpha ,0)$ and $B(1,\beta )$. The image of the circle with AB as a diameter in the line $x + y + 2 = 0$ is :

A.
${x^2} + {y^2} + 5x + 5y + 12 = 0$
B.
${x^2} + {y^2} + 3x + 5y + 8 = 0$
C.
${x^2} + {y^2} - 5x - 5y + 12 = 0$
D.
${x^2} + {y^2} + 3x + 3y + 4 = 0$
2023 Q57 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle ${C_1}:{(x - 4)^2} + {(y - 5)^2} = 4$ which subtend an angle ${\theta _i}$ at the centre of the circle $C_1$, is a circle of radius $r_i$. If ${\theta _1} = {\pi \over 3},{\theta _3} = {{2\pi } \over 3}$ and $r_1^2 = r_2^2 + r_3^2$, then ${\theta _2}$ is equal to :

A.
${\pi \over 2}$
B.
${\pi \over 4}$
C.
${{3\pi } \over 4}$
D.
${\pi \over 6}$
2023 Q58 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Two circles in the first quadrant of radii $r_{1}$ and $r_{2}$ touch the coordinate axes. Each of them cuts off an intercept of 2 units with the line $x+y=2$. Then $r_{1}^{2}+r_{2}^{2}-r_{1} r_{2}$ is equal to ___________.

2023 Q59 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Consider a circle $C_{1}: x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-2 y=\alpha-5$. Let its mirror image in the line $y=2 x+1$ be another circle $C_{2}: 5 x^{2}+5 y^{2}-10 f x-10 g y+36=0$. Let $r$ be the radius of $C_{2}$. Then $\alpha+r$ is equal to _________.

2023 Q60 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the point $(p, p+1)$ lie inside the region $E=\left\{(x, y): 3-x \leq y \leq \sqrt{9-x^{2}}, 0 \leq x \leq 3\right\}$. If the set of all values of $\mathrm{p}$ is the interval $(a, b)$, then $b^{2}+b-a^{2}$ is equal to ___________.

2023 Q61 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

A circle passing through the point $P(\alpha, \beta)$ in the first quadrant touches the two coordinate axes at the points $A$ and $B$. The point $P$ is above the line $A B$. The point $Q$ on the line segment $A B$ is the foot of perpendicular from $P$ on $A B$. If $P Q$ is equal to 11 units, then the value of $\alpha \beta$ is ___________.

2023 Q62 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $P\left(a_1, b_1\right)$ and $Q\left(a_2, b_2\right)$ be two distinct points on a circle with center $C(\sqrt{2}, \sqrt{3})$. Let $\mathrm{O}$ be the origin and $\mathrm{OC}$ be perpendicular to both $\mathrm{CP}$ and $\mathrm{CQ}$. If the area of the triangle $\mathrm{OCP}$ is $\frac{\sqrt{35}}{2}$, then $a_1^2+a_2^2+b_1^2+b_2^2$ is equal to :
2023 Q63 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

A circle with centre (2, 3) and radius 4 intersects the line $x+y=3$ at the points P and Q. If the tangents at P and Q intersect at the point $S(\alpha,\beta)$, then $4\alpha-7\beta$ is equal to ___________.

2023 Q64 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Points P($-$3, 2), Q(9, 10) and R($\alpha,4$) lie on a circle C and PR as its diameter. The tangents to C at the points Q and R intersect at the point S. If S lies on the line $2x-ky=1$, then k is equal to ____________.

2022 Q65 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the tangents at two points $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ on the circle $x^{2}+\mathrm{y}^{2}-4 x+3=0$ meet at origin $\mathrm{O}(0,0)$. Then the area of the triangle $\mathrm{OAB}$ is :

A.
$\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}$
B.
$\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{4}$
C.
$\frac{3}{2 \sqrt{3}}$
D.
$\frac{3}{4 \sqrt{3}}$
2022 Q66 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

For $\mathrm{t} \in(0,2 \pi)$, if $\mathrm{ABC}$ is an equilateral triangle with vertices $\mathrm{A}(\sin t,-\cos \mathrm{t}), \mathrm{B}(\operatorname{cost}, \sin t)$ and $C(a, b)$ such that its orthocentre lies on a circle with centre $\left(1, \frac{1}{3}\right)$, then $\left(a^{2}-b^{2}\right)$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{8}{3}$
B.
8
C.
$\frac{77}{9}$
D.
$\frac{80}{9}$
2022 Q67 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $C$ be the centre of the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-x+2 y=\frac{11}{4}$ and $P$ be a point on the circle. A line passes through the point $\mathrm{C}$, makes an angle of $\frac{\pi}{4}$ with the line $\mathrm{CP}$ and intersects the circle at the points $Q$ and $R$. Then the area of the triangle $P Q R$ (in unit $^{2}$ ) is :

A.
2
B.
2$\sqrt2$
C.
$8 \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{8}\right)$
D.
$8 \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{8}\right)$
2022 Q68 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A circle $C_{1}$ passes through the origin $\mathrm{O}$ and has diameter 4 on the positive $x$-axis. The line $y=2 x$ gives a chord $\mathrm{OA}$ of circle $\mathrm{C}_{1}$. Let $\mathrm{C}_{2}$ be the circle with $\mathrm{OA}$ as a diameter. If the tangent to $\mathrm{C}_{2}$ at the point $\mathrm{A}$ meets the $x$-axis at $\mathrm{P}$ and $y$-axis at $\mathrm{Q}$, then $\mathrm{QA}: \mathrm{AP}$ is equal to :

A.
1 : 4
B.
1 : 5
C.
2 : 5
D.
1 : 3
2022 Q69 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-2 g x+6 y-19 c=0, g, c \in \mathbb{R}$ passes through the point $(6,1)$ and its centre lies on the line $x-2 c y=8$, then the length of intercept made by the circle on $x$-axis is :

A.
$\sqrt{11}$
B.
4
C.
3
D.
$2 \sqrt{23}$
2022 Q70 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the abscissae of the two points $P$ and $Q$ on a circle be the roots of $x^{2}-4 x-6=0$ and the ordinates of $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$ be the roots of $y^{2}+2 y-7=0$. If $\mathrm{PQ}$ is a diameter of the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}+2 a x+2 b y+c=0$, then the value of $(a+b-c)$ is _____________.

A.
12
B.
13
C.
14
D.
16
2022 Q71 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Consider three circles:

${C_1}:{x^2} + {y^2} = {r^2}$

${C_2}:{(x - 1)^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {r^2}$

${C_3}:{(x - 2)^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {r^2}$

If a line L : y = mx + c be a common tangent to C1, C2 and C3 such that C1 and C3 lie on one side of line L while C2 lies on other side, then the value of $20({r^2} + c)$ is equal to :

A.
23
B.
15
C.
12
D.
6
2022 Q72 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a triangle ABC be inscribed in the circle ${x^2} - \sqrt 2 (x + y) + {y^2} = 0$ such that $\angle BAC = {\pi \over 2}$. If the length of side AB is $\sqrt 2 $, then the area of the $\Delta$ABC is equal to :

A.
1
B.
$\left( {\sqrt 6 + \sqrt 3 } \right)/2$
C.
$\left( {3 + \sqrt 3 } \right)/4$
D.
$\left( {\sqrt 6 + 2\sqrt 3 } \right)/4$
2022 Q73 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the tangent to the circle C1 : x2 + y2 = 2 at the point M($-$1, 1) intersect the circle C2 : (x $-$ 3)2 + (y $-$ 2)2 = 5, at two distinct points A and B. If the tangents to C2 at the points A and B intersect at N, then the area of the triangle ANB is equal to :

A.
${1 \over 2}$
B.
${2 \over 3}$
C.
${1 \over 6}$
D.
${5 \over 3}$
2022 Q74 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the tangents drawn at the points $O(0,0)$ and $P\left( {1 + \sqrt 5 ,2} \right)$ on the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x - 4y = 0$ intersect at the point Q, then the area of the triangle OPQ is equal to :

A.
${{3 + \sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
B.
${{4 + 2\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
C.
${{5 + 3\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
D.
${{7 + 3\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
2022 Q75 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The set of values of k, for which the circle $C:4{x^2} + 4{y^2} - 12x + 8y + k = 0$ lies inside the fourth quadrant and the point $\left( {1, - {1 \over 3}} \right)$ lies on or inside the circle C, is :

A.
an empty set
B.
$\left( {6,{{65} \over 9}} \right]$
C.
$\left[ {{{80} \over 9},10} \right)$
D.
$\left( {9,{{92} \over 9}} \right]$
2022 Q76 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let C be a circle passing through the points A(2, $-$1) and B(3, 4). The line segment AB s not a diameter of C. If r is the radius of C and its centre lies on the circle ${(x - 5)^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {{13} \over 2}$, then r2 is equal to :

A.
32
B.
${{65} \over 2}$
C.
${{61} \over 2}$
D.
30
2022 Q77 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A circle touches both the y-axis and the line x + y = 0. Then the locus of its center is :

A.
$y = \sqrt 2 x$
B.
$x = \sqrt 2 y$
C.
${y^2} - {x^2} = 2xy$
D.
${x^2} - {y^2} = 2xy$
2022 Q78 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let a circle C touch the lines ${L_1}:4x - 3y + {K_1} = 0$ and ${L_2} = 4x - 3y + {K_2} = 0$, ${K_1},{K_2} \in R$. If a line passing through the centre of the circle C intersects L1 at $( - 1,2)$ and L2 at $(3, - 6)$, then the equation of the circle C is :
A.
${(x - 1)^2} + {(y - 2)^2} = 4$
B.
${(x + 1)^2} + {(y - 2)^2} = 4$
C.
${(x - 1)^2} + {(y + 2)^2} = 16$
D.
${(x - 1)^2} + {(y - 2)^2} = 16$
2022 Q79 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $A B$ be a chord of length 12 of the circle $(x-2)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}=\frac{169}{4}$. If tangents drawn to the circle at points $A$ and $B$ intersect at the point $P$, then five times the distance of point $P$ from chord $A B$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q80 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

$\text { Let } S=\left\{(x, y) \in \mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N}: 9(x-3)^{2}+16(y-4)^{2} \leq 144\right\}$ and $T=\left\{(x, y) \in \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}:(x-7)^{2}+(y-4)^{2} \leq 36\right\}$. Then $n(S \cap T)$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q81 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the mirror image of a circle $c_{1}: x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x-6 y+\alpha=0$ in line $y=x+1$ be $c_{2}: 5 x^{2}+5 y^{2}+10 g x+10 f y+38=0$. If $\mathrm{r}$ is the radius of circle $\mathrm{c}_{2}$, then $\alpha+6 \mathrm{r}^{2}$ is equal to ________.

2022 Q82 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If the circles ${x^2} + {y^2} + 6x + 8y + 16 = 0$ and ${x^2} + {y^2} + 2\left( {3 - \sqrt 3 } \right)x + 2\left( {4 - \sqrt 6 } \right)y = k + 6\sqrt 3 + 8\sqrt 6 $, $k > 0$, touch internally at the point $P(\alpha ,\beta )$, then ${\left( {\alpha + \sqrt 3 } \right)^2} + {\left( {\beta + \sqrt 6 } \right)^2}$ is equal to ________________.

2022 Q83 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If one of the diameters of the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} - 2\sqrt 2 x - 6\sqrt 2 y + 14 = 0$ is a chord of the circle ${(x - 2\sqrt 2 )^2} + {(y - 2\sqrt 2 )^2} = {r^2}$, then the value of r2 is equal to ____________.

2022 Q84 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the lines $y + 2x = \sqrt {11} + 7\sqrt 7 $ and $2y + x = 2\sqrt {11} + 6\sqrt 7 $ be normal to a circle $C:{(x - h)^2} + {(y - k)^2} = {r^2}$. If the line $\sqrt {11} y - 3x = {{5\sqrt {77} } \over 3} + 11$ is tangent to the circle C, then the value of ${(5h - 8k)^2} + 5{r^2}$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q85 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle C of radius 5 lie below the x-axis. The line L1 : 4x + 3y + 2 = 0 passes through the centre P of the circle C and intersects the line L2 = 3x $-$ 4y $-$ 11 = 0 at Q. The line L2 touches C at the point Q. Then the distance of P from the line 5x $-$ 12y + 51 = 0 is ______________.

2022 Q86 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

A rectangle R with end points of one of its sides as (1, 2) and (3, 6) is inscribed in a circle. If the equation of a diameter of the circle is 2x $-$ y + 4 = 0, then the area of R is ____________.

2022 Q87 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q be the roots of $2{x^2} - rx + p = 0$ and the ordinates of P and Q be the roots of ${x^2} - sx - q = 0$. If the equation of the circle described on PQ as diameter is $2({x^2} + {y^2}) - 11x - 14y - 22 = 0$, then $2r + s - 2q + p$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q88 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle C : (x $-$ h)2 + (y $-$ k)2 = r2, k > 0, touch the x-axis at (1, 0). If the line x + y = 0 intersects the circle C at P and Q such that the length of the chord PQ is 2, then the value of h + k + r is equal to ___________.

2021 Q89 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let Z be the set of all integers,

$A = \{ (x,y) \in Z \times Z:{(x - 2)^2} + {y^2} \le 4\} $

$B = \{ (x,y) \in Z \times Z:{x^2} + {y^2} \le 4\} $

$C = \{ (x,y) \in Z \times Z:{(x - 2)^2} + {(y - 2)^2} \le 4\} $

If the total number of relation from A $\cap$ B to A $\cap$ C is 2p, then the value of p is :
A.
16
B.
25
C.
49
D.
9
2021 Q90 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A circle C touches the line x = 2y at the point (2, 1) and intersects the circle

C1 : x2 + y2 + 2y $-$ 5 = 0 at two points P and Q such that PQ is a diameter of C1. Then the diameter of C is :
A.
$7\sqrt 5 $
B.
15
C.
$\sqrt {285} $
D.
$4\sqrt {15} $
2021 Q91 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If a line along a chord of the circle 4x2 + 4y2 + 120x + 675 = 0, passes through the point ($-$30, 0) and is tangent to the parabola y2 = 30x, then the length of this chord is :
A.
5
B.
7
C.
5${\sqrt 3 }$
D.
3${\sqrt 5 }$
2021 Q92 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Consider a circle C which touches the y-axis at (0, 6) and cuts off an intercept $6\sqrt 5 $ on the x-axis. Then the radius of the circle C is equal to :
A.
$\sqrt {53} $
B.
9
C.
8
D.
$\sqrt {82} $
2021 Q93 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Two tangents are drawn from the point P($-$1, 1) to the circle x2 + y2 $-$ 2x $-$ 6y + 6 = 0. If these tangents touch the circle at points A and B, and if D is a point on the circle such that length of the segments AB and AD are equal, then the area of the triangle ABD is equal to :
A.
2
B.
$(3\sqrt 2 + 2)$
C.
4
D.
$3(\sqrt 2 - 1)$
2021 Q94 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let P and Q be two distinct points on a circle which has center at C(2, 3) and which passes through origin O. If OC is perpendicular to both the line segments CP and CQ, then the set {P, Q} is equal to :
A.
{(4, 0), (0, 6)}
B.
$\{ (2 + 2\sqrt 2 ,3 - \sqrt 5 ),(2 - 2\sqrt 2 ,3 + \sqrt 5 )\} $
C.
$\{ (2 + 2\sqrt 2 ,3 + \sqrt 5 ),(2 - 2\sqrt 2 ,3 - \sqrt 5 )\} $
D.
{($-$1, 5), (5, 1)}
2021 Q95 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $A = \{ (x,y) \in R \times R|2{x^2} + 2{y^2} - 2x - 2y = 1\} $, $B = \{ (x,y) \in R \times R|4{x^2} + 4{y^2} - 16y + 7 = 0\} $ and $C = \{ (x,y) \in R \times R|{x^2} + {y^2} - 4x - 2y + 5 \le {r^2}\} $.

Then the minimum value of |r| such that $A \cup B \subseteq C$ is equal to
A.
${{3 + \sqrt {10} } \over 2}$
B.
${{2 + \sqrt {10} } \over 2}$
C.
${{3 + 2\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
D.
$1 + \sqrt 5 $
2021 Q96 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let the circle S : 36x2 + 36y2 $-$ 108x + 120y + C = 0 be such that it neither intersects nor touches the co-ordinate axes. If the point of intersection of the lines, x $-$ 2y = 4 and 2x $-$ y = 5 lies inside the circle S, then :
A.
${{25} \over 9} < C < {{13} \over 3}$
B.
100 < C < 165
C.
81 < C < 156
D.
100 < C < 156
2021 Q97 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let r1 and r2 be the radii of the largest and smallest circles, respectively, which pass through the point ($-$4, 1) and having their centres on the circumference of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y $-$ 4 = 0. If ${{{r_1}} \over {{r_2}}} = a + b\sqrt 2 $, then a + b is equal to :
A.
3
B.
11
C.
5
D.
7
2021 Q98 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let S1 : x2 + y2 = 9 and S2 : (x $-$ 2)2 + y2 = 1. Then the locus of center of a variable circle S which touches S1 internally and S2 externally always passes through the points :
A.
$\left( {{1 \over 2}, \pm {{\sqrt 5 } \over 2}} \right)$
B.
(1, $\pm$ 2)
C.
$\left( {2, \pm {3 \over 2}} \right)$
D.
(0, $\pm$ $\sqrt 3 $)
2021 Q99 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Choose the correct statement about two circles whose equations are given below :

x2 + y2 $-$ 10x $-$ 10y + 41 = 0

x2 + y2 $-$ 22x $-$ 10y + 137 = 0
A.
circles have same centre
B.
circles have no meeting point
C.
circles have only one meeting point
D.
circles have two meeting points
2021 Q100 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
For the four circles M, N, O and P, following four equations are given :

Circle M : x2 + y2 = 1

Circle N : x2 + y2 $-$ 2x = 0

Circle O : x2 + y2 $-$ 2x $-$ 2y + 1 = 0

Circle P : x2 + y2 $-$ 2y = 0

If the centre of circle M is joined with centre of the circle N, further center of circle N is joined with centre of the circle O, centre of circle O is joined with the centre of circle P and lastly, centre of circle P is joined with centre of circle M, then these lines form the sides of a :
A.
Rhombus
B.
Square
C.
Rectangle
D.
Parallelogram