CIRCLE

1. A straight line is drawn through the centre

x
2
+y
2
2ax = 0 parallel to the straight line
x+2y = 0 and intersecting the circle at A and
B. Then the area of AOB is .......
a
2
a
2
a
2
a
2
a) b) c) d)

2
Sol: Given: x
2
+y
2
2ax = 0
C = (a, 0); radius = a.
Equation of line
through C parallel to
x+2y = 0 is
x+2ya = 0
AB = diameter of the
circle = 2a
a
Length of perpendicular from O upon the line =

5
1 a a
2
Area of AOB = 2a = .
2

5
2. The equation of the image of the circle
(x3)
2
+(y2)
2
=1 by the mirror x + y = 19 is
a) (x14)
2
+ (y13)
2
= 1
b) (x15)
2
+ (y14)
2
= 1
c) (x16)
2
+ (y15)
2
= 1
d) (x17)
2
+ (y16)
2
= 1
Sol: The image of the circle has same radius but
centre is different.
If centre is ( , ), then
3 2
=
1 1
2(3 + 2 19)
=
1
2
+ 1
2
3 = 2 = 14
= 17, = 16
Required circle is (x17)
2
+ (y16)
2
= 1
3. The equation of the circle touching the
lines y = x at a distance

2
units from the
origin is ...........
a) x
2
+ y
2
4x + 2 = 0
b) x
2
+ y
2
+ 4x 2 = 0
c) x
2
+ y
2
+ 4x + 2 = 0 d) None
r
Sol: tan 45 =

2
r =

2
r
sin 45 =
OC
OC =
r

2
= = 2
(
1
/

2
) (
1
/

2
)
Required equation is
(x2)
2
+ (y 0)
2
= (

2 )
2
(x 2)
2
+ y
2
= 2
x
2
+ y
2
4x + 2 = 0.
4. If the circle x
2
+ y
2
+ 4x + 22y + c = 0 bisects
the circumference of the circle
x
2
+ y
2
2x + 8y d = 0, then c + d is equal to
a) 60 b) 50 c) 40 d) 56
Sol: x
2
+ y
2
+ 4x + 22y + c = 0 bisects the cir-
cumference of the circle
x
2
+ y
2
2x + 8y d = 0 means that radical
axes is the diameter of
x
2
+ y
2
2x + 8y d = 0
Radical axes: 6x + 14y + c + d = 0
Centre = (1, 4) lies on radical axes
6 56 + c + d = 0
c + d = 50
5. If (2, 5) is an interior point of the circle
x
2
+ y
2
8x 12y + p = 0 and the circle
neither cut nor touches any one of the axes
of co-ordinates, then
a) p (36, 47) b) p (16, 47)
c) p (16, 36) d) None
Sol: Given circle = x
2
+ y
2
8x 12y + p = 0

C = (4, 6); r = 16 + 36 p = 52 p
Conditions:
1) r < 4
i.e:

52 p < 4
52 p < 16
52 16 < p
36 < p
2) r < 6 3) S
11
< 0
i.e:

52 p < 6 4 + 25 16 60 + p < 0
52 p < 36 29 76 + p < 0
16 < p p < 47
p (16, 47)
6. The equations of the circle which
touch both the axes and the line
x = a are
a
2
a) x
2
+y
2
ax ay+ = 0
4
a
2
b) x
2
+y
2
+ax ay+ = 0
4
a
2
c) x
2
+y
2
ax ay+ = 0
4
d) None
Sol:
a
2
x
2
+y
2
+ax ay+ = 0
4
7. A triangle is formed by the lines whose
combined equation is given by
(x + y 4) (xy 2x y + 2) = 0. The
equation of its circumcircle is ......
a) x
2
+ y
2
5x 3y + 8 = 0
b) x
2
+ y
2
3x 5y + 8 = 0
c) x
2
+ y
2
+ 2x + 2y 3 = 0 d) None
Sol:
(x + y 4) (x(y 2)1(y 2)) = 0
(x + y 4) (x 1) (y 2) = 0
x + y 4 = 0; x = 1; y = 2
(x 1) (x 2) + (y 3) (y 2) = 0
x
2
+ y
2
3x 5y + 2 + 6 = 0
x
2
+y
2
3x 5y + 8 = 0
8. If the point ( [p + 1], [p] ) (Where [x] is the
greatest integer less than or equal to x), lies
inside the region bounded by the circle x
2
+
y
2
2x 15 = 0 and x
2
+ y
2
2x 7 = 0 then
a) p [1 0) (0 1) (1, 2)
b) p (0 1)
c) p (1 2)
d) None
Sol: x
2
+y
2
2x15 = 0;
C = (1, 0), r = 4
x
2
+y
2
2x7 = 0,
C = (1, 0);
r =

1+7 = 2

2
(
[p+1], [p]
)
=
(
[p] + 1, [p]
)
(
[p] + 1, [p]
(
lies
x
2
+ y
2
2x 15 = 0
[p]
2
+1+2[p] + [p]
2
2[p] 2 15 < 0
2[p]
2
16 < 0
[p]
2
8 < 0
[p]
2
< 8 ....... (1)
(
[p] + 1, [p]
)
lies x
2
+ y
2
2x 7 = 0
(
[p] + 1
)
2
+ [p]
2
2[p] 2 7 > 0
[p]
2
+ 1 + 2[p] + [p]
2
2[p] 9 > 0
2[p]
2
8 > 0
[p]
2
> 4 ....... (2)
from (1) & (2)
4 < [p]
2
< 8.
9. The sum of the squares of the
lengths of the chords intercepted
by the line x+y = n, n N on the circle
x
2
+ y
2
= 4 is
a) 11 b) 22 c) 33 d) None
Sol: Centre = (0, 0), r = 2
x+y = 1 (
.
.
.
n = 1)
d = Perpendicular distance from
1
(0, 0) to the chord =

2
l
1
= length of chord = 2

4
1

2
= 2

2
x + y = 2 (
.
.
.
n = 2)
0 + 0 2
d = =

1+1
l
2
= length of chord = 2

4- 2 = 2

2
Sum of squares
7
= l
1
2
+ l
2
2
= 4. + 8 = 22
2
10. The area bounded by the circles x
2
+y
2
= 1,
x
2
+y
2
= 4 and the pair of lines

3(x
2
+ y
2
) = 4xy, is equal to ......
5
a) b) c) 3 d)
2 2 4
4
Sol: x
2
+y
2
= 1, x
2
+y
2
= 4, x
2
+ y
2
xy = 0

3
a = 1, b = 1,
4
2h =

3
a +b
cos =

(a-b)
2
+4h
2
2
=

0
2
+ 4(
4

3
)
2

3
= = 30
4
1 1
Required area = (2)
2
. (1)
2

2 6 2 6

= (3) =
12 4
11. The locus of the centre of a circle touching
the circle x
2
+y
2
4y2x = 2

3 1 internally
and tangents on which from (1, 2) is making
a 60 angle with each other, is
a) (x 1)
2
+ (y 2)
2
= 3
b) (x 2)
2
+ (y 1)
2
= 1 + 2

3
c) x
2
+ y
2
= 1 d) None of these
Sol: Given x
2
+ y
2
2x 4y (2

31) = 0
centre = (1, 2)

radius = R = 1 + 4 + 2

3 1 =

4 + 2

3 = (1+

3)
Let r be the radius of required circle
R = PC + PA
R r = PC =

(x
1
1)
2
+ (y
1
2)
2
PA
Now, sin30 =
PC
3
(1+

3 ) =

(x
1
1)
2
+ (y
1
2)
2
2
2
(1+

3 ) =

(x
1
1)
2
+ (y
1
2)
2
3
S.B.S.
4
(1+

3 )
2
= (x
1
1)
2
+ (y
1
2)
2
9
2(1+

3 )
2
Locus is (x1)
2
+ (y2)
2
=
(

)
.
3
12. If (, ) is a point on the circle whose cen-
tre is on the Xaxis and which touches the
line x + y = 0 at (2, 2), then the greatest
value of is ....
a) 4

2 b) 6
c) 4 + 2

2 d) 4 +

2
Sol: If (a, 0) is the centre C and P is (2, 2).
then COP = 45
Since the equation of OP is x+y = 0
OP = 2

2 = CP
Hence OC = 4
The point on
the circle with
the greatest
X - co-ordinate is B
= OB = OC + CB = 4 + 2

2
G. Srinivas
A triangle is formed by..?
C (a, 0)
A
O
B
(0, 0)
x
+
y
=
1
9
(3, 2)
(, )
(0, 0)

2
y

=

x
y

=

x
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r
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a

2
a

2
x = a
(
a

2
, -
a

2
)
(
a

2
,
a

2
)
(0, 2)
(1, 0)
(2, 2)
x

+

y

=

4
(1, 3)
(1, 2)
(1, 2)
x = 1
y = 2
(0, 2)
(0, 1)
(1, 0)
(2, 0)
A
C
P (x
1
, y
1
)
(1, 2)
60
60
r
r
A
C
P
(x1
, y1
)
(1
, 2
)
30 30
r
r
r
P(2, -2)
45
(0, 0)
x + y = 0
B
A
C(a,0)
O
(0, 2)
(0, 1)
(1, 0)
(2, 0)
x + y = 2
x + y = 1
x
2
+ y
2
- 2x - 15 = 0
C(1, 0)
x
2
+
y
2 - 2x - 7
=
0
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