XII - Maths - Circles
XII - Maths - Circles
XII - Maths - Circles
5 Circle
SECTION – I c) 79 d) 131
5.1 Equation of tangent to the circle : 11. The length of the tangent drawn from (–2, 3) to
the circle 2x2 + 2y2 = 3 is
1. The length of tangent from the point (2, –3) to
the circle 2x2 + 2y2 = 1 is 23 23
a) 5 b) – 5 a) b)
2 2
5 5
c) d) – 2 23
2 2 c) d)
23 2
2. The length of the tangent from (2, 1) to the circle
12. The greatest distance of the point P (10, 7) from
x2 + y2 + 4y + 3 = 0 is
the points on the circle
a) 12 b) 6
x2 + y2 – 4x – 2y – 20 = 0 is
c) 16 d) 12
a) 5 b) 5 3
3. The equation of the tangent to the circle
x2 +y2 – x + 3y = 10 at (– 2, 1) is c) 10 d) 15
a) x – y + 3 = 0 b) x – y + 1 = 0 13. The equation of the tangent to the circle
c) 2x – y + 3 = 0 d) x + y – 10 = 0 x2 + y2 = 50 at the point where the line x + 7 = 0
meets the circle
4. The line 3 x + y + c = 0 is a tangent to the a) 7x + y = 50 b) x + 7y = 50
circle x2 + y2 = 4, if c is equal to c) x ± 7y = 50 d) 7x ± y = 50
a) ± 16 b) ± 4 14. The length of the tangent from the origin to the
c) ± 1 d) ± 2 circle 3x2 + 3y2 – 4x – 6y + 2 = 0 is
5. The X – axis touches the circle whose centre is
(0, 1) .The equation of the tangent to the circle at 2
a) 2 b)
(l, 1) is 3
a) x + 2 = 0 b) x – 1 = 0
2 2 1
c) x – 2 = 0 d) x + y – 2 = 0 c) d)
6. The equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 3 3
17 at the point (1, – 4) is 15. The lenrh of the tangent from (1, 1) to the circle
a) x – 4y = 10 b) x – 4y = 17 x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 4 = 0 is
c) x + 4y = 15 d) x + 4y = –10 a) b) 4
2
7. The length of the tangent from (5, 1) to the circle
x2 + y2 + 6x – 4y – 3 = 0 is c) 3 d) 13
a) 81 b) 29 16. The equation of tangent to the circle at x = 5 cos
c) 7 d) 21
8. If the length of the tangent segment from the point , y = 5 sin , = is
(5, 3) to the circle 3
x2 + y2 + 10x + ky – 17 = 0 is 7, then k equals a) x + y 3 = 10 b) x + y = 10
a) – 6 b) 4
c) –3 d) 10 c) x 3 + y = 10 d) x 3 + y 3 = 0
9. The equation of the tangent to the circle 17. The length of tangent from the point (1, 2) to the
x2 + y2 + 2x – 1 = 0 at (–1, 2 )is circle 2x2 + 2y2 + 6x – 8y + 3 = 0 is
a) y – 2 =0 b) y + x – 2 =0 3
a) 3 b)
2
c) x + 2 = 0 d) x – 2 = 0
10. The length of the tangent from the poin. (–3, 8) c) 2 3 d) 2
to the circle x2 + y2 – 8x + 2y + 1 = 0 is 18. The length of tangent from (5, 4) to the circle
a) 91 b) x2 + y2 – 14x + 2y + 25 = 0
114
a) 2 units b) 15 units
Circle 112
c) 3 units d) 4 units c) 3 d) 0
19. If the length of tangent drawn from the point 30. The gradient of the tangent line at the point
(5, 3) to the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + ky + 17 = 0 be 7, (a cos , a sin ) to the circle x2 + y2 = a2 is
then k = a) tan b) tan( )
a) 4 b) –4 c) cot d) –cot
13 31. The equation of the normal at the circle x2 + y2 +
c) –6 d) 6x + 8y + 1 = 0 passing through (0, 0) is
2
a) 3x + 4y = 0 b) 3x – 4y = 0
20. The length of tangent segment to the circle
c) 4x – 3y = 0 d) 4x + 3y = 0
x2 + y2 = 25 from the point (2, 6) is
32. The equation of the normal at point (4, –1) to the
a) 5 b) 15 circle x2 + y2 – 40x + 10 y = 153 is
a) x + 4y = 0 b) x – 4y = 0
c) 10 d) 3
c) 4x + y = 3 d) 4x – y = 0
21. The gradient of the tangent at (6, 8) on the circle 33. Line y = mx + c is a normal of the circle (x – a)2
x2 + y2 = 100 is + (y – b)2 = r2 if
3 3 a) a = bm + c b) c = am + b
a) b) c) b = am + c d) b = cm + a
4 4
34. The line ax + by + c = 0 is anormal to the circle
4 3 x2 + y2 = r2. The portion of the line ax + by + c =
c) d)
3 2 0 intercepted by this circle is of length
22. The equation of the tangent to the circle a) r b) r 2
x2 + y2 = r2 at (a,b) is ax + by – = 0, where c) 2r d) r
is
a) a 2 b) b2 SECTION – II
2
c) r d) None of these 5.1 Equation of tangent to the circle :
23. If the line 2x – 3y + k = 0 is a tangent to the circle
1. Tangents are drawn from the origin to a circle
x2 + y2 + 2x – 4y – 8 = 0, then the value of k is
with centre at (2, –1). If the equation of one of
a) 21, – 5 b) 12, – 6
the tangents is 3x + y = 0, the equation of the
c) 10, – 11 d) –5, 9
other tangent is
24. If the line y = 3 x + k touches the circle, x2 + y2 a) 3x – y = 0 b) x + 3y = 0
= 16, then k = c) x – 3y = 0 d) x + 2y = 0
a) 0 b) 2 2. If x + y = 2 is a tangent to x2 + y2 = 2, then the
c) 4 d) 8 equation of the tangent at the same point of
25. If the line x = k touches the circle, x2 + y2 = 9 contact to the circle x2 + y2 + 3x + 3y – 8 = 0 is
then the value of k is a) x – y = 6 b) x + y = 6
a) 2 b) –2 c) x + y = 2 d) x – y = 2
c) 3 d) 2 3. The equation of the tangents to the circle
26. The points of contact of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + x2 + y2 – 20x + 12y + 11 = 0 having slope
2y + 1 = 0 and the co–ordinate axes are –2 are
a) (1, 0), (0, 1) b) (–1,0),(0, 1) a) y = –2x + 11 and y = –2x + 39
c) (–1,0), (0, –1) d) (1,0), (0, –1) b) y = 2x – 11 and y = –2x + 39
27. The slope of the tangent at the point (h, h) of the c) y = –2x – 11 and y = 2x + 39
circle x2 + y2 = a2 is d) y = –2x – 11 and y = –2x + 39
a) 0 b) 1 4. Equation of tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 10 at
c) –1 d) Depends on h the point with abscissa 1 is
28. The slope of the tangent at the point (h, 2h) on a) x ± 3y = 10 b) 3x ± y = 10
the circle x2 + y2 = 5 is (h > 0) : c) 3x ± 3y = 10 d) x – y = 3
5. If the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = r2 at the point
1 1 (a, b) meets the co–ordinate axes at the point A
a) b)
2 2 and B, and O is the origin, then the area of the
c) 1 d) – 1 triangle OAB is
29. The number of tangents which can be drawn from
the point (4,3) to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 are r4 r4
a) b)
a) 1 b) 2 2ab ab
Circle 113
4 7 4 7
a) , b) , a
5 5 5 5
d) tan–1 2
2
4 7 4 7
c) , d) , 45. The equation of the tangent to the circle
5 5 5 5
x2 + y2 = 25, which is inclined at 60° angle with
40. The equation of the tangent to the circle
x–axis, will be
x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 4 = 0 which is perpendicular
to 3x – 4y – 1 = 0, is a) y = 3 x ± 10 b) 3 y = x ± 10
a) 4x + 3y – 5 = 0 b) 4x + 3y + 25 = 0 x
c) 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 d) 4x + 3y – 25 0 c) y = 3 x±2 d) y =
3
41. If is the angle subtended at P(x1, y1) by the
circle S x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0, then 46. The tangents from the point (5, 2 6 ) to the circle
S1 2x2 + 2y2 = 49 are
a) cot = a) Parallel to each other
g f2 c
2
b) Perpendicular to each other
c) Intersect at an angle of 60°
S1 d) Passes through the point (0, 0)
b) cot = 47. The equation of locus of a point, the tangents from
2 g f2 c
2
c) 4 3 d) 3 3 a) 13 b) 38
5. If the tangent at the point P on the circle c) 2 2 d) 2 13
x2 + y2 + 6x + 6y = 2 meets the straight line
14. If the centre of a circle is (–6, 8) and t passes
5x – 2y + 6 = 0 at a point Q on the Y–axis, then
through the origin, then equation to its tangent at
the length of PQ is
origin, is
a) 2 5 b) 3 5 a) 2y = x b) 4y = 3x
c) 4 d) 5 c) 3y = 4x d) 3x + 4y = 0
6. The equations of the tangents drawn from the 15. The circle x2 + y2 – 8x + 4y + 4 = 0 touches
origin to the circle x2 – y2 – 2rx – 2hy + h2 = 0 a) X–a is only
are b) Y- axis only
a) x = 0, y = 0 c) Both X and Y- axis
b) (h2 – r2) x – 2rhy = 0, x = 0 d) Does not touch any axis
c) y = 0, x = 4 16. The length of the tangents drawn from any point
d) (h2 – r2 x + 2rhy = 0, x = 0) on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + C1 = 0 to the
7. The equations of the tangents drawn from the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + C2 = 0 is
point (0, 1) to the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y = 0 are
a) 2x – y + 1 = 0, x + 2y – 2 = 0
a) C12 C 2 2 b) C 2 C1
b) 2x – y + 1 = 0, x + 2y + 2 = 0 c) C1 + C2 d) C1 = C2
c) 2x – y – 1 = 0, x + 2y – 2 = 0 17. If the straight line ax + by = 2; a,b 0 touches
d) 2x – y – 1 = 0, x + 2y + 2 = 0 the circle x2 + y2 – 2x = 3 and is normal to the
8. The centre of a circle (2, – 3) and the circle, x2 + y2 – 4y = 6 then the value of
circumference is 10 . The equation of the circle a and b respectively
is a) 1, –1 b) 1, 2
a) x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 12 = 0 4
b) x7 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 c) , 1 d) 2, 1
3
c) x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y + 12 = 0
18. If a circle, ho e centre is (–1, 1) touches the
d) x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 12 = 0
9. The locus of a point which moves so that the straight line x + 2y + 12 = 0, then the co–ordinates
ratio of the length of the tangents to the circles x2 of the pomt of contact are
+ y2 + 4x + 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 6x + 5 = 0 is 2 : 3 7 18 21
is a) , 4 b) ,
2 5 5
a) 5x2 + 5y2 – 60x + 7 = 0
c) (2, –7) d) (–2, –5)
b) 5x2 + 5y2 + 60x – 7 = 0
19. If the straight line y = mr + c touches the circle
c) 5x2 + 5y2 – 60x – 7 = 0
x2 + y2 – 4y = 0, then the value of c will be
d) 5x2 + 5y2 – 60x + 7 = 0
10. A pair of tangents are drawn from the origin to a) 1 + 1 m 2 b) 1 – m2 1
the circle x2 + y2 + 20(x + y) + 20 = 0. The
c) 2(1 + 1 m 2 ) d) 2 + 1 m 2
equation of the pair of tangents is
a) x2 + y2 + 10xy = 0 20. Line y – x + a 2 is a tangent to the circle
b) x2 + y2 + 5xy = 0 x2 + y2 = a2 at
c) 2x2 + 2y2 + 5xy = 0
d) 2x2 + 2y2 – 5xy = 0 a a a a
a) , b) ,
11. The square of the length of the tangent from 2 2 2 2
(3, –4) on the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y + 3 = 0 is
a) 20 b) 30 a a a a
c) , d) ,
c) 40 d) 50 2 2 2 2
12. A circle with centre (a, b) passes through the 21. If a > 2b > 0, then the positive value of m for
origin. The equation of the tangent to the circle
at the origin is which y = mx – b 1 m 2 is a common tangent
a) ax – by = 0 b) ax + by = 0 to x2 + y2 = b2 and (x – a)2 + y2 = b2, is
c) bx – ay = 0 d) bx + ay = 0 2b
13. The length of the tangent from the point (4,5) to a 2 4b 2
a) b)
the circle x2 – y2 + 2x – 6y = 6 is a 2 4b 2 2b
Circle 118
2b b c) 4 5 d) 16 5
c) d)
a 2b a 2b x y
22. The co–ordinates of the point from where the 31. If = 1 touches the circle x2 + y2 = a2, then
tangents are drawn to the circles, x2 + y2 = 1,
x2 + y2 + 8x + 15 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 10y + 24 = 0 1 1
are of same length, are point , lies on a/an
5 5 a) Straight line b) Circle
a) 2, b) 2,
2 2 c) Parabola d) Ellipse
32. The equation of circle with centre (1, 2) and
5 5 tangent x + y – 5 = 0 is
c) 2, d) 2,
2 2 a) x2 + y2 + 2x – 4y + 6 = 0
23. If the line 3x + 4y – 1 = 0 touches the circle, b) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 3 = 0
(x – 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = r2, then the value of r will be c) x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y + 8 = 0
a) 2 b) 5 d) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 8 = 0
33. The equation of a circle of radius rand touching
12 2
c) d) both the axes is
5 5 a) x2 + y2 – 2rx = 0
24. If the equation of the tangent to the circle b) x2 + y2 – 2ry = 0
x2 + y2 – 2x + 6y – 6 = 0 parallel to 3x – 4y + 7 = c) x2 + y2 + 2rx + 2ry + c = 0
0 is 3x – 4y + k = 0, then the values of k are d) x2 + y2 – 2rx – 2ry + r2 = 0
a) 5, – 35 b) –5, 35 34. The point of contact of the tangent to the circle
c) 7, –32 d) –7, 12 x2 + y2 = 5 at the point (1, –2) which touches the
25. The equations of the tangents to circle 5x2 +5y2 circle, x2 + y2 – 8x + 6y + 20 = 0 is
= 1, parallel to line 3x + 4y = 1 are a) (2,–1) b) (3,–1)
a) 3x + 4y = ± 2 5 b) 6x + 8y = ± 8 c) (4,–1) d) (5,–1)
35. The number of common tangents to the circles
c) 3x + 4y = ± 5 d) 6x + 8y = ± 5 x2 + y2 = 4 and x2 + y2 – 6x – 8y = 24 is
26. The straight line x – y – 3 = 0 touches the circle a) 0 b) 1
x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y + 11 = 0 at the point whose co– c) 3 d) 4
ordinates are 36. Tangents drawn from origin to the circle
a) (1, –2) b) (1,2) x2 + y2 – 2ax – 2by + b2 = 0 are perpendicular to
c) (–1,2) d) (–1, –2) each other, if
27. The equation of circle which touches the axes of a) a – b = 1 b) a + b = 1
x y c) a2 = b2 d) a2 + b2 = 1
co–ordinates and the line = 1 and whose 37. The number of common tangents to two circles
3 4
x2 + y2 = 4 and x2 – y2 – 8x + 12 = 0 is
centre lies in the first quadrant is x2 + y2 – 2cx –
a) 1 b) 2
2cy + c2 = 0, where c is
c) 3 d) 4
a) 1 b) 2
38. If 2x – 4y = 9 and 6x – 12y + 7 = 0 are the
c) 3 d) 6
tangents of same circle, then its radius will be
28. If the line 3x – 4y = touches the circle
3 17
x2 + y2 – 4x – 5 = 0, then is euqal to a) b)
a) – 35, –15 b) – 35, 15 5 6 5
c) 35, 15 d) 35,– 15 17
2 5
29. If the line x = 7 touches the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – c) d)
3 3 5
6y – 12 = 0, then the co–ordinates of the point of
contact are 39. Give the number of common tangents to circle
a) (7,3) b) (7,4) x2 + y2 + 2x + 8y – 23 = 0 and
c) (7,8) d) (7,2) x2 + y2 – 4x – 10y + 9 = 0
30. The value of c, for which the line y = 2x + c is a a) 1 b) 3
tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 16, is c) 2 d) one of these
40. The angle between the two tangents from the
a) –16 5 b) 20 origin to the circle (x – 7)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25 is
Circle 119
a) 2 b) 1
a) 0 b) c) 4 d) 3
3 48. The number of common tangents to the circles
x2 + y2 = 1 and x2 + y2 – 4x + 3 = 0 is
c) d) a) 1 b) 2
6 2
41. The two tangents to a circle from an external c) 3 d) 4
point are always 49. The locus of point of intersection of two tangents
a) Equal to the circle x2 + y2 = a2 such that the angle
b) Perpendicular to each other between them is 60o is
c) Parallel to each other a) x2 + y2 = 2a2 b) 3x2 + 3y2 = 4a2
d) one of these c) x2 + 3a2 = 3a2 d) x2 – y2 = 4a2
42. The number of common tangents to the circles 50. The equation of normal to the circle
x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 and 2x2 + 2y2 – 2x – 5y + 3 = 0 at (1, 1) is
x2 + y2 – 6x + 18y + 26 = 0 is a) 2x + y = 3 b) x – 2y = 3
a) 1 b) 2 c) x + 2y = 3 d) x – 2y = 1
c) 3 d) 4 51. y – x + 3 = 0 is the equation of normal at
43. At which point on y–axis the line x = 0 is a tangent 3 3
to circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 9 = 0 3 , to which of the following circles
2 2
a) (0, 1) b) (0, 2)
c) (0,3) d) (0,4) 2
2
3 3
44. The number of tangents which can be drawn from a) x 3 + y 2 = 9
the point (–1,2) to the circle x2 + y2 + 2x – 4y + 4 2
= 0 is 2
a) 1 b) 2 3
c) 3 d) 0 b) x 3 + y2 = 6
2
45. An infinite number of tangents can be drawn from
c) (x – 3)2 + y2 = 9
(1,2) to the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + = 0, then d) (x – 3)2 + (x – 3)2 = 9
= 52. The normal to the circle
a) – 20 b) 0 x2 + y2 –3x – 6y – 10 = 0 at the point (–3, 4), is
c) 5 d) Cannot be determined a) 2x + 9y –30 = 0 b) 9x – 2y + 35 = 0
46. The number of tangents that can be drawn from c) 2x – 9y + 30 = 0 d) 2x – 9y – 30 = 0
(0,0) to the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 6y – 15 = 0 is 53. The line lx to my + n = 0 is normal to the circle
a) None b) One x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0, if
c) Two d) Infinite a) lg + mf – n = 0 b) lg + mf + n = 0
47. The number of common tangents to the circles c) lg = mf – n = 0 d) lg – mf + n = 0
x2 + y2 – x = 0 and x2 + y2 + x = 0 is
4 0 f = 6; c = 111
(y – 0) = (x – 0) Centre (–g, –f) = (10, –6)
3 0
4x – 3y = 0 radius = g 2 f 2 c = 125 = 5 5
32. x2 + y2 – 40x + 10y – 153 = 0 distance of tangent from the centre is equal to
–g = 20, –f = –5 radius,
Equation of normal at (4, –1) has to pass through
2(10) 6 c
centre (20, –5) 5 5 =
Equation is given by, 4 1
5 1 5 5 × 5 = |14 – c|
y+1= (x – 4)
20 4 c = –11 or 39
x + 4y = 0 Equations of tangents are
33. Since, the normal of the circle passes through y = –2x – 11 and y = –2x + 39
the centre, we have b = am + c 4. Abscissa = 1, Hence, equation reduces to
( (a, b) is the centre of the circle) y2 = 9
34. Length of intercepted part is diameter i.e., 2r. y=+3
Equations of tangents at
Section – II :
(1, 3) to x2 + y2 = 10 is x (1) + y( 3) = 10
1. Let the equation of other tangent from the origin
5. Here, r = a 2 b2
by y = mx, then length of the perpendiculars from
the centre (2, –1) on the two tangents is same. Y
A
2m 1 6 1 5 (a, b)
2 = =
1 m 9 1 10 X
O B
1
m = –3 or Equation of AB is ax + by = r2 or
3
1 x y
2 1
Slope of other tangent is and its equation is r 2
r
3
a b
1
y = x r2 r2
3 OA = and OB =
a b
x – 3y = 0
2. by comparing hx + ky = 2 with x + y = 2 point of 1 r2 r2 1 r4
contact is (1, 1). Now tangent to 2nd circle at Hence, the area is, . .
2 a b 2 ab
(1, 1) is 6. Accordingly,
3 3 2 + 2 – 4 – 5 = 2 + 2 + 6 – 2 + 6
x (1) + y (1) + (x + 1) + (y + 1) – 8 = 0
2 2 10 – 2 + 11 = 0
i.e. 5x + 5y – 10 = 0
7. Equation of tangent is of the form
x+y=2 x + y + c = 0 and also it obeys condition of
tangency, i.e.,
(10, –6) 2 2 c
3. r = 444
2