Circle

597 Questions
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
Let $\alpha$ be an integer multiple of 8 . If $S$ is the set of all possible values of $\alpha$ such that the line $6 x+8 y+\alpha=0$ intersects the circle $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y+9=0$ at two distinct points, then the number of elements in $S$ is
A.
4
B.
6
C.
2
D.
1
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
If the circle $x^2+y^2-8 x-8 y+28=0$ and $x^2+y^2-8 x-6 y+25-\alpha^2=0$ have only one common tangent, then $\alpha=$
A.
$\alpha=4$
B.
$\alpha=2$
C.
$\alpha=1$
D.
$\alpha=5$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
If the equation of the circle passing through the points of intersection of the circles $x^2-2 x+y^2-4 y-4=0$, $x^2+2 x+y^2+4 y-4=0$ and the point $(3,3)$ is given by $x^2+y^2+\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma=0$, then $3(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)=$
A.
32
B.
-32
C.
-26
D.
26
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
The angle subtended by the chord $x+y-1=0$ of the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y+4=0$ at the origin is
A.
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{6}{\sqrt{34}}\right)$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
C.
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{13}}\right)$
D.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
Let $P$ be any point on the circle $x^2+y^2=25$. Let $L$ be the chord of contact of $P$ with respect to the circle $x^2+y^2=9$. The locus of the poles of the lines $L$ with respect to the circle $x^2+y^2=36$ is
A.
$y^2=20 x$
B.
$\frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{36}=1$
C.
$x^2+y^2=400$
D.
$\frac{x^2}{25}-\frac{y^2}{16}=1$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
If the circles $S \equiv x^2+y^2-14 x+6 y+33=0$ and $S^1 \equiv x^2+y^2-a^2=0(a \in N)$ have 4 common tangents, then possible number of values of $a$ is
A.
13
B.
5
C.
14
D.
2
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
If the area of the circum-circle of triangle formed by the line $2 x+5 y+\alpha=0$ and the positive coordinate axes is $\frac{29 \pi}{4} S q$, units, then $|\alpha|=$
A.
25
B.
10
C.
20
D.
400
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
The circle $S \equiv x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y+1=0$ cuts the $Y$-axis at $A, B(O A>O B)$. If the radical axis of $S \equiv 0$ and $S' \equiv x^2+y^2-4 x-2 y+4=0$ cuts the $Y$-axis at $C$, then the ratio in which $C$ divides $A B$ is
A.
$7+2 \sqrt{3}:-7+2 \sqrt{3}$
B.
$\sqrt{3}+2: \sqrt{3}-2$
C.
$6-2 \sqrt{3}: 2 \sqrt{3}-6$
D.
$-3: \sqrt{3}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
If the circle $S=0$ cuts the circles $x^2+y^2-2 x+6 y=0$, $x^2+y^2-4 x-2 y+6=0$ and $x^2+y^2-12 x+2 y+3=0$ orthogonally, then equation of the tangent at $(0,3)$ on $S=0$ is
A.
$x+y-3=0$
B.
$y=3$
C.
$x=0$
D.
$x-y+3=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If $\theta$ is the angle between the tangents drawn from the point $(2,3)$ to the circle $x^2+y^2-6 x+4 y+12=0$ then $\theta=$
A.
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{13}\right)$
B.
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)$
C.
$2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{12}\right)$
D.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{12}\right)$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If $2 x-3 y+3=0$ and $x+2 y+k=0$ are conjugate lines with respect to the circle $S=x^2+y^2+8 x-6 y-24=0$, then the length of the tangent drawn from the point $\left(\frac{k}{4}, \frac{k}{3}\right)$ to the circle $S=0$, is
A.
7
B.
1
C.
12
D.
24
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If $Q(h, k)$ is the inverse point of the point $P(1,2)$ with respect to the circle $x^2+y^2-4 x+1=0$, then $2 h+k=$
A.
3
B.
4
C.
7
D.
11
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If $(a, b)$ and ( $c, d)$ are the internal and external centres of similitudes of the circles $x^2+y^2+4 x-5=0$ and $x^2+y^2-6 y+8=0$ respectively, then $(a+d)(b+q)=$
A.
4
B.
9
C.
13
D.
22
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
A circle $s$ passes through the points of intersection of the circles $x^2+y^2-2 x+2 y-2=0$ and $x^2+y^2+2 x-2 y+1=0$. If the centre of this circle $S$ lies on the line $x-y+6=0$, then the radius of the circle $S$ is
A.
$\sqrt{5}$
B.
5
C.
$\sqrt{41}$
D.
$\sqrt{14}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift
The number of common tangents, to the circles

$x^{2}+y^{2}-18 x-15 y+131=0$

and $x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x-6 y-7=0$, is :
A.
4
B.
2
C.
3
D.
1
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift

Let the centre of a circle C be $(\alpha, \beta)$ and its radius $r < 8$. Let $3 x+4 y=24$ and $3 x-4 y=32$ be two tangents and $4 x+3 y=1$ be a normal to C. Then $(\alpha-\beta+r)$ is equal to :

A.
7
B.
9
C.
5
D.
6
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift

Let A be the point $(1,2)$ and B be any point on the curve $x^{2}+y^{2}=16$. If the centre of the locus of the point P, which divides the line segment $\mathrm{AB}$ in the ratio $3: 2$ is the point C$(\alpha, \beta)$, then the length of the line segment $\mathrm{AC}$ is :

A.
$\frac{3 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
B.
$\frac{6 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
C.
$\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
D.
$\frac{4 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Morning Shift

A line segment AB of length $\lambda$ moves such that the points A and B remain on the periphery of a circle of radius $\lambda$. Then the locus of the point, that divides the line segment AB in the ratio 2 : 3, is a circle of radius :

A.
${2 \over 3}\lambda $
B.
${3 \over 5}\lambda $
C.
${{\sqrt {19} } \over 7}\lambda $
D.
${{\sqrt {19} } \over 5}\lambda $
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let O be the origin and OP and OQ be the tangents to the circle $x^2+y^2-6x+4y+8=0$ at the points P and Q on it. If the circumcircle of the triangle OPQ passes through the point $\left( {\alpha ,{1 \over 2}} \right)$, then a value of $\alpha$ is :

A.
1
B.
$-\frac{1}{2}$
C.
$\frac{5}{2}$
D.
$\frac{3}{2}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift
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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift
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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Evening Shift

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 ____________.

2023 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
Let $A_1, A_2, A_3, \ldots, A_8$ be the vertices of a regular octagon that lie on a circle of radius 2 . Let $P$ be a point on the circle and let $P A_i$ denote the distance between the points $P$ and $A_i$ for $i=1,2, \ldots, 8$. If $P$ varies over the circle, then the maximum value of the product $P A_1 \times P A_2 \times \cdots \cdots \times P A_8$, is :
2023 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
Let $C_1$ be the circle of radius 1 with center at the origin. Let $C_2$ be the circle of radius $r$ with center at the point $A=(4,1)$, where $1 < r < 3$. Two distinct common tangents $P Q$ and $S T$ of $C_1$ and $C_2$ are drawn. The tangent $P Q$ touches $C_1$ at $P$ and $C_2$ at $Q$. The tangent $S T$ touches $C_1$ at $S$ and $C_2$ at $T$. Mid points of the line segments $P Q$ and $S T$ are joined to form a line which meets the $x$-axis at a point $B$. If $A B=\sqrt{5}$, then the value of $r^2$ is :
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

If the circumcenter of the triangle formed by the points $A(a, 3), B(b, 5)$ and $C(a, b)$ is $(1,1)$, then out of all the possible coordinates of $C$ the sum of the absolute values of the distinct coordinates of $C$ is

A.

8

B.

9

C.

12

D.

4

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

The equation of a circle passing through $(-6,3)$ and touching both the coordinates axes is

A.

$x^2+y^2+20 x-20 y+100=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2+10 x-10 y+25=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2+6 x-6 y+9=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2-30 x+30 y+225=0$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

The area (in sq units) of the triangle formed by the $x$-axis, the tangent and the normal drawn to the circle $x^2+y^2=10 x$ at the point $(9,3)$ is

A.

$75 / 4$

B.

$75 / 8$

C.

75

D.

25

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

The number of common tangents of the circles $x^2+y^2-4=0$ and $x^2+y^2-6 x-8 y-24=0$ is

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

If the equation of the circle whose radius is $\sqrt{10}$ and which touches the circle $x^2+y^2+2 x+8 y-23=0$ externally at the point $(1,2)$ is $x^2+y^2+a x+b y+c=0$, then $|a+b+c|=$

A.

5

B.

13

C.

33

D.

23

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

If a circle ' $S$ ' passing through the origin and having its centre on the line $x-y=0$ cuts the circle $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y+10=0$ orthogonally, then the diameter of ' $S$ ' is

A.

$\sqrt{2}$

B.

2

C.

$2 \sqrt{2}$

D.

4

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

The equation of the circle passing through the points of intersection of the circles $x^2+y^2+6 x+4 y-12=0$, $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y-12=0$ and having radius $\sqrt{13}$ is

A.

$x^2+y^2-2 x-12=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2+2 y-12=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2+6 x-4 y=0$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

If a point $P$ moves so that the distance from $(0,2)$ to $P$ is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ times the distance of $P$ from $(-1,0)$, then the locus of the point $P$ is

A.

a circle with centre $(1,4)$ and radius 10 units

B.

a circle with centre $(-1,-4)$ and radius $\sqrt{10}$ units

C.

a circle with centre $(1,4)$ and radius $\sqrt{10}$ units

D.

a parabola with focus at $(1,4)$ and length of latus rectum 10 units

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

If the parametric equations of the circle passing through the points $(3,4),(3,2)$ and $(1,4)$ is $x=a+r \cos \theta, y=b+r \sin \theta$, then $b^a r^a=$

A.

9

B.

18

C.

27

D.

54

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

A tangent $P T$ is drawn to the circle $x^2+y^2=4$ at the point $P(\sqrt{3}, 1)$. If a straight line $L$ which is perpendicular to $P T$ is a tangent to the circle $(x-3)^2+y^2=1$, then a possible equation of $L$ is

A.

$x-\sqrt{3} y=1$

B.

$x-\sqrt{3} y=4$

C.

$x-\sqrt{3} y=-1$

D.

$x-\sqrt{3} y=7$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

If the angle between the pair of tangents drawn to the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y+3=0$ from the point $(6,-5)$ is $\theta$, then $\cot \theta=$

A.

$\frac{8}{15}$

B.

$\frac{1}{4}$

C.

4

D.

$\frac{15}{8}$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

If the angle between the circles $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y+k=0$ and $x^2+y^2+8 x-4 y+11=0$ is $\frac{\pi}{2}$, then the value of $k$ is

A.

-3

B.

3

C.

-15

D.

15

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

The radius of a circle touching all the four circles $(x \pm \lambda)^2+(y \pm \lambda)^2=\lambda^2$ is

A.

$2 \sqrt{2} \lambda$

B.

$(\sqrt{2}-1) \lambda$

C.

$(2+\sqrt{2}) \lambda$

D.

$(2-\sqrt{2}) \lambda$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

If the radical centre of the given three circles $x^2+y^2=1, x^2+y^2-2 x-3=0$ and $x^2+y^2-2 y-3=0$ is $C(\alpha, \beta)$ and $r$ is the sum of the radii of the given circles, then the circle with $C(\alpha, \beta)$ as centre and $r$ as radius is

A.

$(x-1)^2+(y-1)^2=2$

B.

$(x-1)^2+(y+1)^2=4$

C.

$(x-2)^2+(y-2)^2=25$

D.

$(x+1)^2+(y+1)^2=25$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Evening Shift

The equation of the circle inscribed in a square formed by the lines $x+y-2=0, x+y-6=0, x-y+1=0$ and $x-y+5=0$ is

A.

$2 x^2+2 y^2-2 x-14 y+21=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-x-7 y+10=0$

C.

$2 x^2+2 y^2-x-7 y+21=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2-2 x-14 y+10=0$