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If a tangent to the ellipse $x ^ { 2 } + 4 y ^ { 2 } = 4$ meets the tangents at the extremities of its major axis at $B$ and $C$, then the circle with $B C$ as diameter passes through the point.
(1) $( \sqrt { 3 } , 0 )$
(2) $( \sqrt { 2 } , 0 )$
(3) $( 1,1 )$
(4) $( - 1,1 )$
Choose the correct statement about two circles whose equations are given below: $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 10 x - 10 y + 41 = 0$ $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 22 x - 10 y + 137 = 0$
(1) circles have same centre
(2) circles have no meeting point
jee-main 2021 Q83 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
A line is a common tangent to the circle $( x - 3 ) ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 9$ and the parabola $y ^ { 2 } = 4 x$. If the two points of contact $( a , b )$ and $( c , d )$ are distinct and lie in the first quadrant, then $2 ( a + c )$ is equal to $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$.
jee-main 2021 Q83 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
Let $A B C D$ be a square of side of unit length. Let a circle $C _ { 1 }$ centered at $A$ with unit radius is drawn. Another circle $C _ { 2 }$ which touches $C _ { 1 }$ and the lines $A D$ and $A B$ are tangent to it, is also drawn. Let a tangent line from the point $C$ to the circle $C _ { 2 }$ meet the side $A B$ at $E$. If the length of $E B$ is $\alpha + \sqrt { 3 } \beta$, where $\alpha , \beta$ are integers, then $\alpha + \beta$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
If the variable line $3 x + 4 y = \alpha$ lies between the two circles $( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 1 ) ^ { 2 } = 1$ and $( x - 9 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 1 ) ^ { 2 } = 4$, without intercepting a chord on either circle, then the sum of all the integral values of $\alpha$ is
If the point on the curve $y ^ { 2 } = 6 x$, nearest to the point $\left( 3 , \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right)$ is $( \alpha , \beta )$, then $2 ( \alpha + \beta )$ is equal to $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$.
Two circles each of radius 5 units touch each other at the point $( 1,2 )$. If the equation of their common tangent is $4 x + 3 y = 10$, and $C _ { 1 } ( \alpha , \beta )$ and $C _ { 2 } ( \gamma , \delta ) , C _ { 1 } \neq C _ { 2 }$ are their centres, then $| ( \alpha + \beta ) ( \gamma + \delta ) |$ is equal to
jee-main 2022 Q63 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let a circle $C$ touch the lines $L _ { 1 } : 4 x - 3 y + K _ { 1 } = 0$ and $L _ { 2 } : 4 x - 3 y + K _ { 2 } = 0 , K _ { 1 } , \quad K _ { 2 } \in R$. If a line passing through the centre of the circle $C$ intersects $L _ { 1 }$ at $( -1, 2 )$ and $L _ { 2 }$ at $( 3 , - 6 )$, then the equation of the circle $C$ is
(1) $( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 2 ) ^ { 2 } = 4$
(2) $( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y + 2 ) ^ { 2 } = 16$
(3) $( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 2 ) ^ { 2 } = 4$
(4) $( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 2 ) ^ { 2 } = 16$
jee-main 2022 Q63 Tangent and Normal Line Problems View
If $m$ is the slope of a common tangent to the curves $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 16 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 9 } = 1$ and $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 12$, then $12 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$ is equal to
(1) 6
(2) 9
(3) 10
(4) 12
Let the tangents at two points $A$ and $B$ on the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 3 = 0$ meet at origin $O ( 0,0 )$. Then the area of the triangle of $O A B$ is
(1) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }$
(2) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { 3 } } { 4 }$
(3) $\frac { 3 } { 2 \sqrt { 3 } }$
(4) $\frac { 3 } { 4 \sqrt { 3 } }$
jee-main 2022 Q64 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
If $y = m _ { 1 } x + c _ { 1 }$ and $y = m _ { 2 } x + c _ { 2 } , \quad m _ { 1 } \neq m _ { 2 }$ are two common tangents of circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 2$ and parabola $y ^ { 2 } = x$, then the value of $8 \quad m _ { 1 } \quad m _ { 2 }$ is equal to
(1) $3 \sqrt { 2 } - 4$
(2) $6 \sqrt { 2 } - 4$
(3) $- 5 + 6 \sqrt { 2 }$
(4) $3 + 4 \sqrt { 2 }$
jee-main 2022 Q64 Locus and Trajectory Derivation View
The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the point $( 4,3 )$ and the points on the ellipse $x ^ { 2 } + 2 y ^ { 2 } = 4$ is an ellipse with eccentricity
(1) $\frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }$
(2) $\frac { 1 } { 2 \sqrt { 2 } }$
(3) $\frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 } }$
(4) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
If the tangents drawn at the point $O(0,0)$ and $P(1+\sqrt{5}, 2)$ on the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 2x - 4y = 0$ intersect at the point $Q$, then the area of the triangle $OPQ$ is equal to
(1) $\frac{3+\sqrt{5}}{2}$
(2) $\frac{4+2\sqrt{5}}{2}$
(3) $\frac{5+3\sqrt{5}}{2}$
(4) $\frac{7+3\sqrt{5}}{2}$
jee-main 2022 Q64 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let the abscissae of the two points $P$ and $Q$ on a circle be the roots of $x ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 6 = 0$ and the ordinates of $P$ and $Q$ be the roots of $y ^ { 2 } + 2 y - 7 = 0$. If $PQ$ is a diameter of the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 2 a x + 2 b y + c = 0$, then the value of $a + b - c$ is
(1) 12
(2) 13
(3) 14
(4) 16
jee-main 2022 Q64 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let $C$ be a circle passing through the points $A ( 2 , - 1 )$ and $B ( 3,4 )$. The line segment $AB$ is not a diameter of $C$. If $r$ is the radius of $C$ and its centre lies on the circle $( x - 5 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 1 ) ^ { 2 } = \frac { 13 } { 2 }$, then $r ^ { 2 }$ is equal to
(1) 32
(2) $\frac { 65 } { 2 }$
(3) $\frac { 61 } { 2 }$
(4) 30
A point $P$ moves so that the sum of squares of its distances from the points $( 1,2 )$ and $( - 2,1 )$ is 14. Let $f ( x , y ) = 0$ be the locus of $P$, which intersects the $x$-axis at the points $A , B$ and the $y$-axis at the point $C , D$. Then the area of the quadrilateral $ACBD$ is equal to
(1) $\frac { 9 } { 2 }$
(2) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { 17 } } { 2 }$
(3) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { 17 } } { 4 }$
(4) 9
jee-main 2022 Q65 Circle-Related Locus Problems View
A particle is moving in the $x y$-plane along a curve $C$ passing through the point $( 3,3 )$. The tangent to the curve $C$ at the point $P$ meets the $x$-axis at $Q$. If the $y$-axis bisects the segment $P Q$, then $C$ is a parabola with
(1) length of latus rectum 3
(2) length of latus rectum 6
(3) focus $\left( \frac { 4 } { 3 } , 0 \right)$
(4) focus $\left( 0 , \frac { 3 } { 3 } \right)$
jee-main 2022 Q65 Tangent and Normal Line Problems View
The normal to the hyperbola $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { a ^ { 2 } } - \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 9 } = 1$ at the point $( 8,3 \sqrt { 3 } )$ on it passes through the point
(1) $( 15 , - 2 \sqrt { 3 } )$
(2) $( 9,2 \sqrt { 3 } )$
(3) $( - 1,9 \sqrt { 3 } )$
(4) $( - 1,6 \sqrt { 3 } )$
Let the tangent to the circle $C _ { 1 } : x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 2$ at the point $M ( - 1,1 )$ intersect the circle $C _ { 2 }$ : $( x - 3 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 2 ) ^ { 2 } = 5$, at two distinct points $A$ and $B$. If the tangents to $C _ { 2 }$ at the points $A$ and $B$ intersect at $N$, then the area of the triangle $A N B$ is equal to
(1) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(2) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
(3) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
(4) $\frac { 5 } { 3 }$
For $t \in (0, 2\pi)$, if $ABC$ is an equilateral triangle with vertices $A(\sin t, -\cos t)$, $B(\cos t, \sin t)$ and $C(a, b)$ such that its orthocentre lies on a circle with centre $\left(1, \frac{1}{3}\right)$, then $a^2 - b^2$ is equal to
(1) $\frac{8}{3}$
(2) $8$
(3) $\frac{77}{9}$
(4) $\frac{80}{9}$
jee-main 2022 Q65 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths View
Let the normal at the point $P$ on the parabola $y ^ { 2 } = 6 x$ pass through the point $( 5 , - 8 )$. If the tangent at $P$ to the parabola intersects its directrix at the point $Q$, then the ordinate of the point $Q$ is
(1) $\frac { - 9 } { 4 }$
(2) $\frac { 9 } { 4 }$
(3) $\frac { - 5 } { 2 }$
(4) $- 3$
jee-main 2022 Q65 Circle-Related Locus Problems View
Let the locus of the centre $(\alpha , \beta),\ \beta > 0$, of the circle which touches the circle $x ^ { 2 } + (y - 1) ^ { 2 } = 1$ externally and also touches the $x$-axis be $L$. Then the area bounded by $L$ and the line $y = 4$ is
(1) $\frac { 32 \sqrt { 2 } } { 3 }$
(2) $\frac { 40 \sqrt { 2 } } { 3 }$
(3) $\frac { 64 } { 3 }$
(4) $\frac { 32 } { 3 }$
jee-main 2022 Q65 Tangent and Normal Line Problems View
Let the tangent drawn to the parabola $y ^ { 2 } = 24 x$ at the point $( \alpha , \beta )$ is perpendicular to the line $2 x + 2 y = 5$. Then the normal to the hyperbola $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { \alpha ^ { 2 } } - \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { \beta ^ { 2 } } = 1$ at the point $( \alpha + 4 , \beta + 4 )$ does NOT pass through the point:
(1) $( 25,10 )$
(2) $( 20,12 )$
(3) $( 30,8 )$
(4) $( 15,13 )$
jee-main 2022 Q65 Chord Length and Chord Properties View
If the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 2 g x + 6 y - 19 c = 0 , g , c \in \mathbb { R }$ passes through the point $( 6,1 )$ and its centre lies on the line $x - 2 c y = 8$, then the length of intercept made by the circle on $x$-axis is
(1) $\sqrt { 11 }$
(2) 4
(3) 3
(4) $2 \sqrt { 23 }$
jee-main 2022 Q66 Circle Equation Derivation View
Let $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + A x + B y + C = 0$ be a circle passing through ( 0,6 ) and touching the parabola $y = x ^ { 2 }$ at ( 2,4 ). Then $A + C$ is equal to
(1) 16
(2) $\frac { 88 } { 5 }$
(3) 72
(4) - 8