Basic Question Practice Set 1 Circle

Questions JEE Main Crash Course

1. If the equation λx 2
+(2λ − 3)y
2
− 4x − 1 = 0 represents a circle, then its radius is
(1) √11
(2) √13

3 3

(3) √7
(4) 1

3
3

2. The equation of the circle passing through (2, 0) and (0, 4) and having the minimum radius is
(1) x
2
+ y
2
= 20 (2) x
2
+ y
2
− 2x − 4y = 0

(3) x
2
+ y
2
= 4 (4) x
2
+ y
2
= 16

3. Let P(x 1
, y )
1
and P(x 2
, y )
2
are two points such that their abscissas x and x are the roots of the equation x
1 2
2
+ 2x − 3 = 0 while the ordinates y
1
and y are
2

the roots of the equation y 2

+ 4y − 12 = 0 .Then the centre of the circle with PQ as diameter is
(1) (-1, -2) (2) (1, 2)
(3) (1, -2) (4) (-1, 2)
4. The equation of circle which passes through the origin and cuts off intercepts 5 and 6 from the positive parts of the axes respectively, is
2

, where λ is
5 2
(x − ) + (y − 3) = λ
2

(1) 61

4
(2) 6

(3) 1

4
(4) 0

5. The length of the diameter of the circle which touches the X−axis at the point (1, 0) and passes through the point (2, 3) is
(1) (2)
6 5

5 3

(3) 10

3
(4) 3

6. A circle passes through (−2, 4) and touches the y−axis at (0, 2). Which one of the following equations can represent a diameter of this circle ?
(1) 2x − 3y + 10 = 0 (2) 3x + 4y − 3 = 0

(3) 4x + 5y − 6 = 0 (4) 5x + 2y + 4 = 0

7. If a circle passing through the point(−1, 0) touches y-axis at (0, 2) , then the x-intercept of the circle is
(1) 5

2
(2) 5

(3) 3

2
(4) 3

8. Let the lengths of intercepts on x -axis and y -axis made by the circle x 2
+ y
2
+ ax + 2ay + c = 0, (a < 0) be 2√2 and 2√5, respectively. Then the shortest
distance from origin to a tangent to this circle which is perpendicular to the line x + 2y = 0, is equal to :
(1) √11 (2) √7

(3) √6 (4) √10

9. If the points (2, 0), (0, 1), (4, 5) and (0, k) are con-cyclic, then the value of k is
(1) 1 (2) 14

(3) 5 (4) none of these

10. The least and greatest distances of the point (10, 7) from the circle x 2
+ y
2
− 4x − 2y − 20 = 0 are
(1) 10, 5 (2) 15, 20

(3) 12, 16 (4) 5, 15

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