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jee-main 2022 Q83 Distance from Center to Line
Let a circle $C$ of radius 5 lie below the $x$-axis. The line $L _ { 1 } : 4 x + 3 y + 2 = 0$ passes through the centre $P$ of the circle $C$ and intersects the line $L _ { 2 } : 3 x - 4 y - 11 = 0$ at $Q$. The line $L _ { 2 }$ touches $C$ at the point $Q$. Then the distance of $P$ from the line $5 x - 12 y + 51 = 0$ is
jee-main 2022 Q83 Circle Equation Derivation
If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $x ^ { 2 } + 4 y ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 8 y - \lambda = 0$ is 4 , and $l$ is the length of its major axis, then $\lambda + l$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .
jee-main 2022 Q84 Chord Length and Chord Properties
Let a circle $C : ( x - h ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - k ) ^ { 2 } = r ^ { 2 } , k > 0$, touch the $x$-axis at $( 1,0 )$. If the line $x + y = 0$ intersects the circle $C$ at $P$ and $Q$ such that the length of the chord $P Q$ is 2, then the value of $h + k + r$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2022 Q85 Circle Equation Derivation
Let $P _ { 1 }$ be a parabola with vertex $( 3,2 )$ and focus $( 4,4 )$ and $P _ { 2 }$ be its mirror image with respect to the line $x + 2 y = 6$. Then the directrix of $P _ { 2 }$ is $x + 2 y =$ $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2022 Q85 Circles Tangent to Each Other or to Axes
The sum of diameters of the circles that touch (i) the parabola $75x ^ { 2 } = 64(5y - 3)$ at the point $\left(\frac { 8 } { 5 }, \frac { 6 } { 5 }\right)$ and (ii) the $y$-axis, is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2022 Q86 Circle Equation Derivation
Let the equation of two diameters of a circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 2x + 2fy + 1 = 0$ be $2px - y = 1$ and $2x + py = 4p$. Then the slope $m \in (0,\infty)$ of the tangent to the hyperbola $3x ^ { 2 } - y ^ { 2 } = 3$ passing through the centre of the circle is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2022 Q87 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths
Two tangent lines $l _ { 1 }$ and $l _ { 2 }$ are drawn from the point $( 2,0 )$ to the parabola $2 y ^ { 2 } = - x$. If the lines $l _ { 1 }$ and $l _ { 2 }$ are also tangent to the circle $( x - 5 ) ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = r$, then $17 r ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2022 Q88 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths
Let the tangents at the points $P$ and $Q$ on the ellipse $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 4 } = 1$ meet at the point $R ( \sqrt { 2 } , 2 \sqrt { 2 } - 2 )$. If $S$ is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major axis, then $S P ^ { 2 } + S Q ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2023 Q64 Area and Geometric Measurement Involving Circles
Let a circle $C_1$ be obtained on rolling the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 6y + 11 = 0$ upwards 4 units on the tangent $T$ to it at the point $(3,2)$. Let $C_2$ be the image of $C_1$ in $T$. Let $A$ and $B$ be the centers of circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ respectively, and $M$ and $N$ be respectively the feet of perpendiculars drawn from $A$ and $B$ on the $x$-axis. Then the area of the trapezium AMNB is:
(1) $22 + \sqrt{2}$
(2) $41 + \sqrt{2}$
(3) $3 + 2\sqrt{2}$
(4) $21 + \sqrt{2}$
jee-main 2023 Q65 Circle-Related Locus Problems
A line segment $AB$ of length $\lambda$ moves such that the points $A$ and $B$ remain on the periphery of a circle of radius $\lambda$. Then the locus of the point, that divides the line segment $AB$ in the ratio $2:3$, is a circle of radius
(1) $\frac{3}{5}\lambda$
(2) $\frac{2}{3}\lambda$
(3) $\frac{\sqrt{19}}{5}\lambda$
(4) $\frac{\sqrt{19}}{7}\lambda$
jee-main 2023 Q66 Area and Geometric Measurement Involving Circles
Let the ellipse $E$: $x^2 + 9y^2 = 9$ intersect the positive $x$- and $y$-axes at the points $A$ and $B$ respectively. Let the major axis of $E$ be a diameter of the circle $C$. Let the line passing through $A$ and $B$ meet the circle $C$ at the point $P$. If the area of the triangle with vertices $A$, $P$ and the origin $O$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are coprime, then $m - n$ is equal to
(1) 16
(2) 15
(3) 17
(4) 18
jee-main 2023 Q67 Circle-Related Locus Problems
Let $A$ be the point $(1, 2)$ and $B$ be any point on the curve $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 16$. If the centre of the locus of the point $P$, which divides the line segment $AB$ in the ratio $3 : 2$ is the point $C( \alpha , \beta )$, then the length of the line segment $AC$ is
(1) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { 5 } } { 5 }$
(2) $\frac { 4 \sqrt { 5 } } { 5 }$
(3) $\frac { 2 \sqrt { 5 } } { 5 }$
(4) $\frac { 6 \sqrt { 5 } } { 5 }$
jee-main 2023 Q67 Circle Equation Derivation
Let the centre of a circle $C$ be $( \alpha , \beta )$ and its radius $r < 8$. Let $3 x + 4 y = 24$ and $3 x - 4 y = 32$ be two tangents and $4 x + 3 y = 1$ be a normal to $C$. Then $( \alpha - \beta + r )$ is equal to
(1) 7
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 9
jee-main 2023 Q67 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths
The number of common tangents, to the circles $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 18 x - 15 y + 131 = 0$ and $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 6 x - 6 y - 7 = 0$, is
(1) 3
(2) 1
(3) 4
(4) 2
jee-main 2023 Q68 Chord Length and Chord Properties
The set of all values of $a^2$ for which the line $x + y = 0$ bisects two distinct chords drawn from a point $\mathrm{P}\left(\frac{1+a}{2}, \frac{1-a}{2}\right)$ on the circle $2x^2 + 2y^2 - (1+a)x - (1-a)y = 0$, is equal to:
(1) $(8, \infty)$
(2) $(0, 4]$
(3) $(4, \infty)$
(4) $(2, 12]$
jee-main 2023 Q68 Circle Equation Derivation
The points of intersection of the line $a x + b y = 0 , ( \mathrm { a } \neq \mathrm { b } )$ and the circle $\mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } + \mathrm { y } ^ { 2 } - 2 \mathrm { x } = 0$ are $A ( \alpha , 0 )$ and $B ( 1 , \beta )$. The image of the circle with $A B$ as a diameter in the line $\mathrm { x } + \mathrm { y } + 2 = 0$ is:
(1) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 5 y + 12 = 0$
(2) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 5 y + 8 = 0$
(3) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 3 y + 4 = 0$
(4) $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 5 x - 5 y + 12 = 0$
jee-main 2023 Q68 Area and Geometric Measurement Involving Circles
Let $P(a_{1}, b_{1})$ and $Q(a_{2}, b_{2})$ be two distinct points on a circle with center $C(\sqrt{2}, \sqrt{3})$. Let $O$ be the origin and $OC$ be perpendicular to both $CP$ and $CQ$. If the area of the triangle $OCP$ is $\frac{\sqrt{35}}{2}$, then $a_{1}^{2} + a_{2}^{2} + b_{1}^{2} + b_{2}^{2}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
jee-main 2023 Q69 Circle-Related Locus Problems
The locus of the middle points of the chords of the circle $C _ { 1 } : ( x - 4 ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - 5 ) ^ { 2 } = 4$ which subtend an angle $\theta _ { i }$ at the centre of the circle $C _ { i }$, is a circle of radius $r _ { i }$. If $\theta _ { 1 } = \frac { \pi } { 3 } , \theta _ { 3 } = \frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$ and $r _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = r _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } + r _ { 3 } ^ { 2 }$, then $\theta _ { 2 }$ is equal to
(1) $\frac { \pi } { 4 }$
(2) $\frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$
(3) $\frac { \pi } { 6 }$
(4) $\frac { \pi } { 2 }$
jee-main 2023 Q70 Area and Geometric Measurement Involving Circles
If the tangents at the points $P$ and $Q$ on the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} - 2x + y = 5$ meet at the point $R\left(\frac{9}{4}, 2\right)$, then the area of the triangle $PQR$ is
(1) $\frac{5}{4}$
(2) $\frac{13}{8}$
(3) $\frac{5}{8}$
(4) $\frac{13}{4}$
jee-main 2023 Q70 Inscribed/Circumscribed Circle Computations
Let $O$ be the origin and $O P$ and $O Q$ be the tangents to the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 6 x + 4 y + 8 = 0$ at the points $P$ and $Q$ on it. If the circumcircle of the triangle $O P Q$ passes through the point $\left( \alpha , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$, then a value of $\alpha$ is
(1) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$
(2) $- \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(3) $\frac { 5 } { 2 }$
(4) 1
jee-main 2023 Q70 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths
A circle with centre $( 2,3 )$ and radius 4 intersects the line $x + y = 3$ at the points $P$ and $Q$. If the tangents at $P$ and $Q$ intersect at the point $S ( \alpha , \beta )$, then $4 \alpha - 7 \beta$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
jee-main 2023 Q70 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths
Let $A$ be a point on the $x$-axis. Common tangents are drawn from $A$ to the curves $x^{2} + y^{2} = 8$ and $y^{2} = 16x$. If one of these tangents touches the two curves at $Q$ and $R$, then $(QR)^{2}$ is equal to
(1) 64
(2) 76
(3) 81
(4) 72
jee-main 2023 Q70 Circle Equation Derivation
Consider a circle $C _ { 1 } : x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 2 y = \alpha - 5$. Let its mirror image in the line $y = 2 x + 1$ be another circle $C _ { 2 } : 5 x ^ { 2 } + 5 y ^ { 2 } - 10 f x - 10 g y + 36 = 0$. Let $r$ be the radius of $C _ { 2 }$. Then $\alpha + r$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
jee-main 2023 Q70 Circles Tangent to Each Other or to Axes
Two circles in the first quadrant of radii $r _ { 1 }$ and $r _ { 2 }$ touch the coordinate axes. Each of them cuts off an intercept of 2 units with the line $x + y = 2$. Then $r _ { 1 } { } ^ { 2 } + r _ { 2 } { } ^ { 2 } - r _ { 1 } r _ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .
jee-main 2023 Q71 Tangent Lines and Tangent Lengths
Points $P ( - 3,2 ) , Q ( 9,10 )$ and $R ( \alpha , 4 )$ lie on a circle $C$ with $P R$ as its diameter. The tangents to $C$ at the points $Q$ and $R$ intersect at the point $S$. If $S$ lies on the line $2 x - k y = 1$, then $k$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.