Circle — JEE Main PYQs

166 previous year questions on Circle (Mathematics), newest first. Open any question for its complete step-by-step solution.

  1. Let A be the point and B be any point on the curve . If the centre of the locus of the point P , which divides the line segment AB in the ratio is the point , then the length of the line segment AC is
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  2. A line segment AB of length moves such that the points A and B remain on the periphery of a circle of radius . Then the locus of the point, that divides the line segment AB in the ratio , is a circle of radius
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  3. Two circles in the first quadrant of radii and touch the coordinate axes. Each of them cuts off an intercept of 2 units with the line . Then is equal to ______.
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  4. Let the centre of a circle C be and its radius . Let and be two tangents and be a normal to C. Then is equal to
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  5. The number of common tangents, to the circles and , is:
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  6. Let and be three tangent lines to the circle . Then is equal to:
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  7. A triangle is formed by the tangents at the point on the curves and , and the line . If r is the radius of its circumcircle, then is equal to
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  8. A circle with centre and radius 4 intersects the line at the points P and Q. If the tangents at P and Q intersect at the point , then is equal to
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  9. Let the tangents at the points and on the circle , 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
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  10. Points and lie on a circle with PR as its diameter. The tangents to C at the points Q and R intersect at the point S . If S lies on the line , then k is equal to ____ .
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  11. The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle which subtend an angle at the centre of the circle , is a circle of radius . If and …
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  12. Let and be two distinct points on a circle with center . Let O be the origin and OC be perpendicular to both CP and CQ . If the …
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  13. Let a circle be obtained on rolling the circle upwards 4 units on the tangent T to it at the point . Let be the image of in T . Let A and B be the centers of circles …
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  14. The points of intersection of the line by , and the circle are and . The image of the circle with AB as a diameter in the line …
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  15. Let AB be a chord of length 12 of the circle .

    If tangents drawn to the circle at points A and B intersect at the point P, then five times the distance of point P from chord AB is equal to ____.
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  16. Let C be the centre of the circle and P be a point on the circle. A line passes through the point C , makes an angle of with the line CP and intersects the circle at the points Q and R . The …
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  17. Let the tangents at two points A and B on the circle meet at origin . Then the area of the triangle of OAB is
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  18. If the circle , passes through the point and its centre lies on the line , then the length of intercept made by the circle on x-axis is
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  19. Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q on a circle be the roots of and the ordinates of P and Q be the roots of . If PQ is a diameter of the circle , then the value of is
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  20. A circle passes through the origin O and has diameter 4 on the positive x -axis. The line gives a chord OA of a circle . Let be the circle with OA as a diameter. If the tangent to …
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  21. If the circles and , touch internally at the point , then is equal to
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  22. A point P moves so that the sum of squares of its distances from the points and is 14 . Let be the locus of P , which intersects the x -axis at the points and the y -axis at the point …
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  23. If one of the diameters of the circle is a chord of the circle , then the value of is equal to
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  24. The set of values of for which the circle lies inside the fourth quadrant and the point lies on or inside the circle is :
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  25. Let a circle C of radius 5 lie below the x-axis. The line passes through the centre of the circle C and intersects the line at Q. The line touches C at the point Q. Then the distance of P fro …
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  26. If the tangents drawn at the point and on the circle intersect at the point Q , then the area of the triangle OPQ is equal to
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  27. Let the lines and be normal to a circle . If the line is tangent to the circle C, then the value of is equal to ____.
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  28. Let the tangent to the circle at the point intersect the circle : , at two distinct points A and B . If the tangents to at the points A and B intersect at N , then the area …
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  29. Let C be a circle passing through the points and . The line segment AB is not a diameter of C . If r is the radius of C and its centre lies on the circle , then is equal to :
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  30. A rectangle R with end points of one of its sides as and is inscribed in a circle. If the equation of a diameter of the circle is , then the area of R is ______.
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  31. Let the mirror image of a circle in line be . If r is the radius of circle , then is equal to ______.
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  32. Let be a circle passing through and touching the parabola at (2, 4). Then is equal to
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  33. Let a circle , touch the x-axis at . If the line intersects the circle C at P and Q such that the length of the chord PQ is 2, then the value of is equal to ____.
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  34. A circle touches both the y -axis and the line . Then the locus of its center is
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  35. Let a circle C touch the lines and . If a line passing through the centre of the circle C intersects …
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  36. Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q be the roots of and the ordinates of P and Q be the roots of . If the equation of the circle described on PQ as diameter is …
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  37. If a line along a chord of the circle , passes through the point and is tangent to the parabola , then the length of this chord is:
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  38. The locus of a point which moves such that the sum of squares of its distances from the points is 18 units, is a circle of diameter . Then is equal to ____.
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  39. If one of the diameters of the circle is a chord of another circle '', whose centre is at , then its radius is ______.
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  40. A circle touches the line at the point and intersects the circle at two points and such that is a diameter of . Then the diameter of is
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  41. If the area of the triangle formed by the positive -axis, the normal and the tangent to the circle at the point is , then is equal to ____
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  42. Let and be the radii of the largest and smallest circles, respectively, which pass through the point and having their centres on the circumference of the circle . If , then is eq …
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  43. Two circles each of the radius 5 units touch each other at the point ( 1,2 ). If the equation of their common tangent is , and and are their centres, then is equal to __ …
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  44. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines and is a conic, whose eccentricity is ____
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  45. Let the circle be such that it neither intersects nor touches the co-ordinate axes. If the point of intersection of the lines, and lies inside the circle S, then :
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  46. In the circle given below, let unit, unit and . Then, the area of the triangle PQB (in square units) is :
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  47. Let the equation represent circles of varying radius . Then the number of elements in the set and is an integer is
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  48. If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment from the point to a point on the circle, is a circle of radius , then is equal to :
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  49. Let be the centre of the circle . Let the tangents at two points and on the circle intersect at the point . Then is equal to ____.
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  50. If the variable line
    lies between the two circles
    and
    , without intercepting a chord on either circle, then the sum of all the integral values of
    is ______.
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