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jee-main 2023 Q71 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
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
(1) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { 3 } } { 4 }$
(2) $2 \sqrt { 13 }$
(3) $\sqrt { 13 }$
(4) $\frac { 2 \sqrt { 13 } } { 3 }$
jee-main 2023 Q71 Inscribed/Circumscribed Circle Computations View
A triangle is formed by the tangents at the point $( 2,2 )$ on the curves $y ^ { 2 } = 2 x$ and $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 4 x$, and the line $\mathrm { x } + \mathrm { y } + 2 = 0$. If $r$ is the radius of its circumcircle, then $r ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
jee-main 2023 Q75 Circle Identification and Classification View
In a group of 100 persons 75 speak English and 40 speak Hindi. Each person speaks at least one of the two languages. If the number of persons who speak only English is $\alpha$ and the number of persons who speaks only Hindi is $\beta$, then the eccentricity of the ellipse $25\left(\beta^{2}x^{2} + \alpha^{2}y^{2}\right) = \alpha^{2}\beta^{2}$ is
(1) $\frac{\sqrt{119}}{12}$
(2) $\frac{\sqrt{117}}{12}$
(3) $\frac{3\sqrt{15}}{12}$
(4) $\frac{\sqrt{129}}{12}$
jee-main 2023 Q78 Circle-Line Intersection and Point Conditions View
The number of integral values of $k$ for which the line $3x + 4y = k$ intersects the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 2x - 4y + 4 = 0$ at two distinct points is $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2023 Q86 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
Let a common tangent to the curves $y^2 = 4x$ and $(x-4)^2 + y^2 = 16$ touch the curves at the points $P$ and $Q$. Then $PQ^2$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2024 Q65 Intersection of Circles or Circle with Conic View
If the circles $( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y + 2 ) ^ { 2 } = r ^ { 2 }$ and $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 4 y + 4 = 0$ intersect at exactly two distinct points, then
(1) $5 < \mathrm { r } < 9$
(2) $0 < \mathrm { r } < 7$
(3) $3 < r < 7$
(4) $\frac { 1 } { 2 } < \mathrm { r } < 7$
jee-main 2024 Q65 Circle Equation Derivation View
If one of the diameters of the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 10 x + 4 y + 13 = 0$ is a chord of another circle $C$, whose center is the point of intersection of the lines $2 x + 3 y = 12$ and $3 x - 2 y = 5$, then the radius of the circle $C$ is
(1) $\sqrt { 20 }$
(2) 4
(3) 6
(4) $3 \sqrt { 2 }$
jee-main 2024 Q65 Inscribed/Circumscribed Circle Computations View
Let $\left( 5 , \frac { a } { 4 } \right)$, be the circumcenter of a triangle with vertices $A ( a , - 2 ) , B ( a , 6 )$ and $C \left( \frac { a } { 4 } , - 2 \right)$. Let $\alpha$ denote the circumradius, $\beta$ denote the area and $\gamma$ denote the perimeter of the triangle. Then $\alpha + \beta + \gamma$ is
(1) 60
(2) 53
(3) 62
(4) 30
jee-main 2024 Q65 Chord Length and Chord Properties View
Let $C$ be a circle with radius $\sqrt { 10 }$ units and centre at the origin. Let the line $x + y = 2$ intersects the circle C at the points P and Q . Let MN be a chord of C of length 2 unit and slope - 1 . Then, a distance (in units) between the chord PQ and the chord MN is
(1) $3 - \sqrt { 2 }$
(2) $\sqrt { 2 } + 1$
(3) $\sqrt { 2 } - 1$
(4) $2 - \sqrt { 3 }$
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circle-Related Locus Problems View
Let the locus of the mid points of the chords of circle $x^2 + (y-1)^2 = 1$ drawn from the origin intersect the line $x + y = 1$ at $P$ and $Q$. Then, the length of $PQ$ is:
(1) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
(2) $\sqrt{2}$
(3) $\frac{1}{2}$
(4) 1
jee-main 2024 Q66 Inscribed/Circumscribed Circle Computations View
A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side of length 12 . If the area and perimeter of any square inscribed in this circle are $m$ and $n$, respectively, then $m + n ^ { 2 }$ is equal to
(1) 408
(2) 414
(3) 396
(4) 312
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circle Equation Derivation View
Four distinct points $( 2 \mathrm { k } , 3 \mathrm { k } ) , ( 1,0 ) , ( 0,1 )$ and $( 0,0 )$ lie on a circle for $k$ equal to:
(1) $\frac { 2 } { 13 }$
(2) $\frac { 3 } { 13 }$
(3) $\frac { 5 } { 13 }$
(4) $\frac { 1 } { 13 }$
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let $A(\alpha, 0)$ and $B(0, \beta)$ be the points on the line $5x + 7y = 50$. Let the point $P$ divide the line segment $AB$ internally in the ratio $7:3$. Let $3x - 25 = 0$ be a directrix of the ellipse $E: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ and the corresponding focus be $S$. If from $S$, the perpendicular on the $x$-axis passes through $P$, then the length of the latus rectum of $E$ is equal to
(1) $\frac{25}{3}$
(2) $\frac{32}{9}$
(3) $\frac{25}{9}$
(4) $\frac{32}{5}$
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let $A B C D$ and $A E F G$ be squares of side 4 and 2 units, respectively. The point $E$ is on the line segment AB and the point F is on the diagonal AC . Then the radius r of the circle passing through the point F and touching the line segments BC and CD satisfies:
(1) $r = 0$
(2) $2 r ^ { 2 } - 4 r + 1 = 0$
(3) $2 r ^ { 2 } - 8 r + 7 = 0$
(4) $r ^ { 2 } - 8 r + 8 = 0$
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circles Tangent to Each Other or to Axes View
Let the circles $C _ { 1 } : ( x - \alpha ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - \beta ) ^ { 2 } = r _ { 1 } ^ { 2 }$ and $C _ { 2 } : ( x - 8 ) ^ { 2 } + \left( y - \frac { 15 } { 2 } \right) ^ { 2 } = r _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }$ touch each other externally at the point $( 6,6 )$. If the point $( 6,6 )$ divides the line segment joining the centres of the circles $C _ { 1 }$ and $C _ { 2 }$ internally in the ratio $2 : 1$, then $( \alpha + \beta ) + 4 \left( r _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } + r _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } \right)$ equals
(1) 125
(2) 130
(3) 110
(4) 145
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circle Equation Derivation View
If $\mathrm { P } ( 6,1 )$ be the orthocentre of the triangle whose vertices are $\mathrm { A } ( 5 , - 2 ) , \mathrm { B } ( 8,3 )$ and $\mathrm { C } ( \mathrm { h } , \mathrm { k } )$, then the point $C$ lies on the circle:
(1) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 61 = 0$
(2) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 52 = 0$
(3) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 65 = 0$
(4) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 74 = 0$
jee-main 2024 Q66 Circle Equation Derivation View
If the image of the point $( - 4,5 )$ in the line $x + 2 y = 2$ lies on the circle $( x + 4 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 3 ) ^ { 2 } = r ^ { 2 }$, then r is equal to: (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 4
jee-main 2024 Q67 Optimization on a Circle View
Let a variable line passing through the centre of the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 16x - 4y = 0$, meet the positive coordinate axes at the point $A$ and $B$. Then the minimum value of $OA + OB$, where $O$ is the origin, is equal to
(1) 12
(2) 18
(3) 20
(4) 24
jee-main 2024 Q67 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let $C$ be the circle of minimum area touching the parabola $y = 6 - x ^ { 2 }$ and the lines $y = \sqrt { 3 } | x |$. Then, which one of the following points lies on the circle $C$ ?
(1) $( 1,2 )$
(2) $( 1,1 )$
(3) $( 2,2 )$
(4) $( 2,4 )$
jee-main 2024 Q67 Optimization on a Circle View
If the shortest distance of the parabola $y ^ { 2 } = 4 x$ from the centre of the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 16 y + 64 = 0$ is $d$ , then $\mathrm { d } ^ { 2 }$ is equal to:
(1) 16
(2) 24
(3) 20
(4) 36
jee-main 2024 Q67 Chord Length and Chord Properties View
Let the circle $C _ { 1 } : x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 2 ( x + y ) + 1 = 0$ and $C _ { 2 }$ be a circle having centre at $( - 1,0 )$ and radius 2 . If the line of the common chord of $\mathrm { C } _ { 1 }$ and $\mathrm { C } _ { 2 }$ intersects the $y$-axis at the point P , then the square of the distance of P from the centre of $\mathrm { C } _ { 1 }$ is :
(1) 2
(2) 1
(3) 4
(4) 6
jee-main 2024 Q67 Circle-Related Locus Problems View
If the locus of the point, whose distances from the point $( 2,1 )$ and $( 1,3 )$ are in the ratio $5 : 4$, is $a x ^ { 2 } + b y ^ { 2 } + c x y + d x + e y + 170 = 0$, then the value of $a ^ { 2 } + 2 b + 3 c + 4 d + e$ is equal to:
(1) 37
(2) 437
(3) $- 27$
(4) 5
jee-main 2024 Q83 Area and Geometric Measurement Involving Circles View
Let $A , B$ and $C$ be three points on the parabola $y ^ { 2 } = 6 x$ and let the line segment $A B$ meet the line $L$ through $C$ parallel to the $x$-axis at the point $D$. Let $M$ and $N$ respectively be the feet of the perpendiculars from $A$ and $B$ on $L$. Then $\left( \frac { A M \cdot B N } { C D } \right) ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
jee-main 2024 Q84 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
Equations of two diameters of a circle are $2 x - 3 y = 5$ and $3 x - 4 y = 7$. The line joining the points $\left( - \frac { 22 } { 7 } , - 4 \right)$ and $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 7 } , 3 \right)$ intersects the circle at only one point $P ( \alpha , \beta )$. Then $17 \beta - \alpha$ is equal to
jee-main 2024 Q84 Circles Tangent to Each Other or to Axes View
Consider a circle $x - \alpha ^ { 2 } + y - \beta ^ { 2 } = 50$, where $\alpha , \beta > 0$. If the circle touches the line $y + x = 0$ at the point P , whose distance from the origin is $4 \sqrt { 2 }$, then $( \alpha + \beta ) ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .