Race-50 - Circle

RACE # 50 C IR CL E MATH EM ATI CS
1. Sum of the abscissa and ordinate of the centre of the circle touching the line 3x + y + 2 = 0 at the point (–1,1)
and passing through the point (3,5) is-
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
2. Consider 3 non collinear points A, B, C with coordinates (0, 6), (5, 5) and (–1, 1) respectively. Equation of a
line tangent to the circle circumscribing the triangle ABC and passing through the origin is
(A) 2x – 3y = 0 (B) 3x + 2y = 0 (C) 3x – 2y = 0 (D) 2x + 3y = 0
3. In the xy-plane, the length of the shortest path from (0, 0) to (12, 16) that does not go inside the circle
(x – 6)2 + (y – 8)2 = 25 is
5p
(A) 10 3 (B) 10 5 (C) 10 3 + (D) 10 + 5p
3
4. The line 2x – y + 1 = 0 is tangent to the circle at the point (2, 5) and the centre of the circles lies on
x – 2y = 4. The radius of the circle is
(A) 3 5 (B) 5 3 (C) 2 5 (D) 5 2

5. If the curve y = 1 + 4 - x 2 and the line y = (x – 2)k + 4 has two distinct points of intersection then the range
of k, is
é5 ö é5 3ù æ 5 ö
(A) [1, 3] (B) ê , ¥ ÷ (C) ê , ú (D) ç , ¥÷
ë12 ø ë12 4 û è 12 ø
6. The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle (x – 7)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25 equals
(A) p/6 (B) p/3 (C) p/2 (D) p/4
7. The lengths of the tangents from any point of the circle 15x2 + 15y2 – 48x + 64y = 0 to the two circles
5x2 + 5y2 – 24x + 32y + 75 = 0, 5x2 + 5y2 – 48x + 64y + 300 = 0 are in the ratio :
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 3 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 1 : 4
8. Tangents are drawn to a unit circle with centre at the origin from each point on the line 2x + y = 4. Then the
equation to the locus of the middle point of the chord of contact is -
(A) 2(x2 + y2) = x + y (B) 2(x2 + y2) = x + 2y (C) 4(x2 + y2) = 2x + y (D) none
9. If tangent at (1, 2) to the circle c1 : x2 + y2 = 5 intersects the circle c2 : x2 + y2 = 9 at A and B and tangents at A
and B to the second circle meet at point C, then the co-ordinates of C are :
(A) (4, 5) (B) (9/15, 18/5) (C) (4, –5) (D) (9/5, 18/5)
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10. A circle passes through the points (–1, 1), (0, 6) and (5, 5). The point(s) on this circle, the tangent(s) at which
is/are parallel to the straight line joining the origin to its centre is/are :
(A) (1, –5) (B) (5, 1) (C) (–5, –1) (D) (–1, 5)
11. Tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle S º x + y – 2y – 3 = 0 from the point P(3,4). Which of the
2 2
following alternative(s) is/are correct ?

(A) The power of point P(3,4) with respect to circle S = 0 is 14.
p
(B) The angle between tangents from P(3,4) to the circle S = 0 is
3
(C) The equation of circumcircle of DPAB is x2 + y2 – 3x – 5y + 4 = 0
(D) The area of quadrilateral PACB is 3 7 square units where C is the centre of circle S = 0.
12. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
(a) x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y = 12, which are parallel to the straight line 4x + 3y + 5 = 0.
(b) x2 + y2 – 22x – 4y + 25 = 0, which are perpendicular to the straight line 5x + 12y + 9 = 0
(c) x2 + y2 = 25, which are inclined at 30° to the axis of x.
13. If the length of the tangent form a point (f, g) to the circle x2 + y2 = 4 be four times the length of the tangent from
it to the circle x2 + y2 = 4x, find the value of 64f – 15(g2 + f 2).
14. Tangents OP and OQ are drawn from the origin O to the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0. Find the equation of
the circumcircle of the triangle OPQ.
15. Find the equations of the tangents to the circle x2 + y2 – 6x – 4y + 5 = 0, which make an angle of 45° with the
axis of x.
16. From any point on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0 tangent are drawn to the circle
x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + csin2a + (g2 + ƒ2)cos2a = 0. Find the angle between them.
17. Show that the line 3x – 4y – c = 0 will meet the circle having centre at (2, 4) and the radius 5 in real and distinct
points if –35 < c < 15.
18. A foot of the normal from the point (4, 3) to a circle is (2, 1) and a diameter of the circle has the equation
2x – y – 2 = 0. Then the equation of the circle is
(A) x2 + y2 – 4y + 2 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 4y + 1 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 2x – 1 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 2x + 1 = 0
æ 3 3 ö
19. To which of the following circles, the line y – x + 3 = 0 is normal at the point ç 3 + , ÷ ?
è 2 2ø
2 2 2 2
æ 3 ö æ 3 ö æ 3 ö æ 3 ö
(A) ç x - 3 - ÷ +çy- ÷ =9 (B) ç x - ÷ +çy- ÷ =9
è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø
(C) x2 + (y – 3)2 = 9 (D) (x – 3)2 + y2 = 9
20. The smallest distance between the circle (x – 5)2 + (y + 3)2 = 1 and the line 5x + 12y – 4 = 0, is
(A) 1/13 (B) 2/13 (C) 3/15 (D) 4/15
21. If x = 3 is the chord of the contact of the circle x2 + y2 = 81, then the equation of the corresponding pair of
tangents, is
(A) x2 – 8y2 + 54x + 729 = 0 (B) x2 – 8y2 – 54x + 729 = 0
(C) x2 – 8y2 – 54x – 729 = 0 (D) x2 – 8y2 = 729
22. Tangents are drawn from (4, 4) to the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y – 7 = 0 to meet the circle at A and B. The length
of the chord AB is
(A) 2 3 (B) 3 2 (C) 2 6 (D) 6 2

23. The distance between the chords of contact of tangents to the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0 from the origin
and the point (g, ƒ) is
g2 + ƒ2 - c g2 + ƒ 2 - c g2 + ƒ2 + c
(A) g +ƒ
2 2
(B) (C)
2 g 2 + ƒ2
(D)
2 2 g2 + ƒ2
Answers
RACE # 50
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (BD)
11. (AC)
12. (a) 4x + 3y + 19 = 0 and 4x + 3y – 31 = 0; (b) 12x – 5y + 8 = 0 and 12x – 5y – 252 = 0 , (c) x - 3y + 10 = 0

13. 4 14. x2 + y2 + gx + fy = 0 15. y = x + 3, y = x – 5 16. 2a 18. (C) 19. (D)
20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C)

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RACE # 50 C IR CL E MATH EM ATI CS

(A) 3 5 (B) 5 3 (C) 2 5 (D) 5 2

following alternative(s) is/are correct ?

(A) 2 3 (B) 3 2 (C) 2 6 (D) 6 2

12. (a) 4x + 3y + 19 = 0 and 4x + 3y – 31 = 0; (b) 12x – 5y + 8 = 0 and 12x – 5y – 252 = 0 , (c) x - 3y + 10 = 0

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