A pair of tangents are drawn from the origin to the circle
There is no negative marking x 2 y 2 20(x y) 20 0 . The equation of the pair of Each question carries 4 marks tangents is (a) x 2 y 2 10xy 0 (b) x 2 y 2 5xy 0 1. The equations of the circles touching both the axes and passing through the point (1, 2) are (c) 2x 2 2y 2 5 xy 0 (d) 2x 2 2y 2 5 xy 0 2 2 2 2 (a) x y 2x 2y 1 0, x y 10x 10y 25 0 12. If OA and OB be the tangents to the circle (b) x 2 y 2 2x 2y 1 0, x 2 y 2 10x 10y 25 0 x 2 y 2 6x 8y 21 0 drawn from the origin O, then AB = (c) x 2 y 2 2x 2y 1 0, x 2 y 2 10x 10y 25 0 4 (d) None of these (a) 11 (b) 21 5 2. Which of the following line is a diameter of the circle x 2 y 2 6 x 8y 9 0 17 (c) (d) None of these (a) 3 x 4 y 0 (b) 4 x 3y 9 3 (c) xy7 (d) x y 1 13. The equation of the normal to the circle x 2 y 2 9 at the 3. A circle is concentric with the circle 1 1 point , is 2 2 2 x y 6x 12y 15 0 and has area double of its 2 area. The equation of the circle is 2 (a) x 2 y 2 6x 12y 15 0 (a) x y 0 (b) x y 3 (b) x 2 y 2 6x 12y 15 0 (c) xy 0 (d) None of these (c) x 2 y 2 6x 12y 45 0 14. The equations of tangents to the circle (d) None of these x 2 y 2 22x 4y 25 0 which are perpendicular to 4. If the radius of the circle x 2 y 2 2gx 2 fy c 0 be r, the line 5 x 12y 8 0 are then it will touch both the axes, if (a) 12x 5y 8 0 , 12x 5y 252 (a) g f r (b) g f c r (b) 12x 5 y 0, 12x 5 y 252 (c) g f c r (d) g f and c 2 r (c) 12x 5y 8 0, 12x 5y 252 0 5. The equation of the circle with centre on the x-axis, radius (d) None of these 4 and passing through the origin, is 2 2 2 2 15. The line x cos y sin p will be a tangent to the circle (a) x y 4 x 0 (b) x y 8y 0 2 2 x 2 y 2 2ax cos 2ay sin 0 , if p (c) x y 8 x 0 (d) x 2 y 2 8y 0 (a) 0 or a (b) 0 6. The equation of the circle passing through the point (2, 1) (c) 2a (d) 0 or 2a and touching y-axis at the origin is 16. If the line lx my n 0 be a tangent to the circle (a) x 2 y 2 5x 0 (b) 2x 2 2y 2 5x 0 (x h)2 (y k)2 a 2 , then 2 2 (c) x y 5x 0 (d) None of these (a) hl km n a 2 (l 2 m2 ) 7. The equation of the circle which passes through the origin and cuts off intercepts of 2 units length from negative (b) (hl km n)2 a(l 2 m2 ) coordinate axes, is (c) (hl km n)2 a 2 (l 2 m2 ) 2 2 2 2 (a) x y 2x 2y 0 (b) x y 2x 2y 0 (d) None of these 2 2 17. The line (x a) cos (y b) sin r will be a tangent to (c) x y 2x 2y 0 (d) x 2 y 2 2x 2y 0 8. If the length of tangent drawn from the point (5, 3) to the the circle (x a)2 (y b)2 r 2 circle x 2 y 2 2x ky 17 0 be 7, then k = (a) If 30 o (b) If 60 o (a) 4 (b) – 4 (c) For all values of (d) None of these (c) – 6 (d) 13/2 18. The equations of the tangents drawn from the origin to the 9. The line lx my n 0 will be a tangent to the circle circle x 2 y 2 2rx 2hy h2 0 are (a) x 0, y 0 x 2 y 2 a 2 iff (b) (h2 r 2 )x 2rhy 0, x 0 (a) n2 (l 2 m2 ) a 2 (b) a 2 (l 2 m2 ) n2 (c) y 0, x 4 (c) n(l m) a (d) a(l m) n (d) (h2 r 2 )x 2rhy 0, x 0 10. The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the 19. An infinite number of tangents can be drawn from (1, 2) to circle (x 7)2 (y 1)2 25 is the circle x 2 y 2 2x 4y 0 , then (a) 0 (b) (a) – 20 (b) 0 3 (c) 5 (d) Cannot be determined (c) (d) 6 2 20. If the line lx my 1 be a tangent to the circle 2 2 2 x y a , then the locus of the point (l, m) is (a) A straight line (b) A Circle (c) A parabola (d) An ellipse 21. The equations of the tangents drawn from the point (0, 1) to the circle x 2 y 2 2x 4y 0 are (a) 2 x y 1 0, x 2y 2 0 (b) 2 x y 1 0, x 2y 2 0 (c) 2 x y 1 0, x 2y 2 0 (d) 2 x y 1 0, x 2y 2 0 22. The equations of the tangents to the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 parallel to the line 3 x y 3 0 are (a) 3 x y 2a 0 (b) 3x y a 0 (c) 3 x y 4a 0 (d) None of these 23. The angle between the tangents to the circle x 2 y 2 169 at the points (5, 12) and (12, –5), is (a) 30 o (b) 45 o o (c) 60 (d) 90 o 24. If the line x k touches the circle x 2 y 2 9 , then the value of k is (a) 2 but not – 2 (b) – 2 but not 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these 25. If the circles x 2 y 2 a 2 and x 2 y 2 2gx g 2 b 2 0 touch each other externally, then (a) g ab (b) g 2 a 2 b 2 (c) g 2 ab (d) g a b 26. For the given circles x y2 6x 2y 1 0 2 and 2 2 x y 2x 8y 13 0 , which of the following is true (a) One circle lies inside the other (b) One circle lies completely outside the other (c) Two circle intersect in two points (d) They touch each other 27. A circle passes through (0, 0) and (1, 0) and touches the circle x 2 y 2 9 , then the centre of circle is 3 1 1 3 (a) , (b) , 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 (c) , (d) , 2 2 2 2 28. The equation of a diameter of circle x 2 y2 6 x 2y 0 passing through origin is (a) x 3y 0 (b) x 3y 0 (c) 3 x y 0 (d) 3 x y 0 29. The radius of a circle which touches y-axis at (0,3) and cuts intercept of 8 units with x-axis, is (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 8 30. A point P moves in such a way that the ratio of its distance from two coplanar points is always a fixed number ( 1) . Then its locus is (a) Straight line (b) Circle (c) Parabola (d) A pair of straight lines