Circles and Tangents - Class-X

Questions about circles, tangents to circles, secants, chords, and their geometric properties including coordinate geometry applications

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The range of values of $\lambda$ for which the circles $ { x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ and ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2\lambda y+5=0$ have two common tangents only is-

  1. $\lambda \epsilon \left( -\sqrt { 5 } ,\sqrt { 5 } \right) $
  2. $\lambda <-\sqrt { 5 } or\quad \lambda >\sqrt { 5 }$
  3. $-\sqrt { 5 } <\lambda <1$
  4. none of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The range of values of x for which the circles ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ and$ { x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+2xy+5=0\quad$ have two on tangents only is= 

  1. $\left( -\sqrt { 5 } ,\sqrt { 5 } \right)$
  2. $\lambda <=\sqrt { 5 } or\quad \lambda >\sqrt { 5 }$
  3. $-\sqrt { 5 } <\lambda <1$
  4. none of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Intercept of a tangent between two parallel tangents to a circle subtends a right angle at the centre.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the given figure, $AD\ and AE$ are the tangents to a circle with centre $O\ and BC$ touches the circle at $F$. If $AE=5\ cm$ then perimeter of $\triangle ABC$ is 

  1. $15\ cm$
  2. $10\ cm$
  3. $22.5\ cm$
  4. $20\ cm$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\overline { M N }$ and $\overline { M Q }$ are two tangents from a point $M$ to a circle with centre $0$ If $m \angle N O Q = 120 ^ { \circ } ,$ then ?

  1. $N Q = M N = M Q$
  2. $N Q = O M$
  3. $O Q = O M$
  4. $O N = M N$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\triangle ABC$ is isoscles with $AB=AC$ and $C(O,r)$ is the incircle of the of the $\triangle BAC=30^{o}$. The tangent at $C$ intersects $AB$ at a point $D$, then $L$ trisects $BC$.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The chord of contact of the pair of tangents to the circle $x^2+y^2=1$ drawn from any point on the line $2x+y=4$ passes through a fixed point. 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From a point $P$ which is at a distance of $13$ cm from the centre $O$ of a circle of radius $5$ cm, the pair of tangents $PQ$ and $PR$ to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral $PQOR$ is:

  1. $60$ cm$^{2}$
  2. $65$ cm$^{2}$
  3. $30$ cm$^{2}$
  4. $32.5$ cm$^{2}$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Circles ${ C } _{ 1 },{ C } _{ 2 },{ C } _{ 3 }$ have their centres at $\left( 0,0 \right) ,\left( 12,0 \right) ,\left( 24,0 \right) $ and have radii $1,2$ and $4$ respectively. Line ${t} _{1}$ is a common internal tangent to ${C} _{1}$ and ${C} _{2}$ and has a positive slope and line ${t} _{2}$ is a common internal tangent to ${C} _{2}$ and ${C} _{3}$ and has a negative slope. Given that lines ${t} _{1}$ and ${t} _{2}$ intersect at $(x,y)$ and that $x=p-q\surd r$, where $p,q$ and $r$ are positive integers and $r$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, find $p+q+r$.

  1. $p+q+r=26$
  2. $p+q+r=24$
  3. $p+q+r=28$
  4. $p+q+r=27$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For the two circles ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=16$ and ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2y=0$ there is/are

  1. One pair of common tangents
  2. Only one common tangent
  3. Three common tangents
  4. No common tangent
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From a point outside a circle, one tangent and one secant are drawn. The length of exterior part of secant is $7$ cm and that of interior part is $9$ cm. Find the length of tangent segment.

  1. $10.6$ cm
  2. $10.9$ cm
  3. $11.2$ cm
  4. $11.6$ cm
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Construct a pair of tangents to it, the angle between which is $60^0$. Also justify the construction. Measure the distance between the centre of the circle and the point of intersection of tangents.

  1. 4 cm
  2. 6 cm
  3. 8 cm
  4. 10 cm
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From a point A which is at a distance of 10 cm from the center O of a circle of radius 6 cm, the pair of tangents AB and AC to the circle are drawn. Then the area of Quadrilateral ABOC is:

  1. $24 cm^{2}$
  2. $4 8cm^{2}$
  3. $96cm^{2}$
  4. $100cm^{2}$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the angle between two radii of a circle is $140^{\circ}$, then the angle between the tangents at the ends of the radii is :

  1. $90^{\circ}$
  2. $40^{\circ}$
  3. $70^{\circ}$
  4. $60^{\circ}$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Either
  4. Neither
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If two tangents inclined at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then the length of each tangent is equal to:

  1. $\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$ cm
  2. $2\sqrt{3}$ cm
  3. $3\sqrt{3}$ cm
  4. 6 cm
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From point $P$ outside a circle, with a circumference of $10$ units, a tangent is drawn. Also from $P$ a secant is drawn dividing the circle into unequal arcs with lengths $m$ and $n$. It is found that $t$, the length of the tangent, is the mean proportional between $m$ and $n$. If $m$ and $t$ are integers, then $t$ may have the following number of values.

  1. Zero
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. Three
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tangents at the end points of  the diameter of a circle  intersect at angle Q Q is equal  to

  1. $90^{\circ}$
  2. $60^{\circ}$
  3. $0^{\circ}$
  4. $30^{\circ}$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A pair of tangents are drawn from a point $P$ to the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} = 1$. If the tangents make an intercept of $2$ on the line $x = 2$, the locus of $P$ is

  1. Straight line
  2. Pair of lines
  3. Circle
  4. Parabola
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A family of linear functions is given by $f(x) = 1 + c(x + 3)$ where $c \in R$. If a member of this family meets a unit circle centred at origin in two coincidence points then 'c' can be equal to

  1. $-3/4$
  2. $-1$
  3. $3/4$
  4. $1$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A tangent from $P$, a point in the exterior of a circle touches circle at $Q$. If $OP=13$, $PQ=5$, then the diameter of the circle is ______________

  1. $576$
  2. $15$
  3. $8$
  4. $24$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tangents $TP$ and $TQ$ are drawn from a point $T$ to circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=a^{2}$. If the point $T$ lies on the line $px+qy=r$, then locus of the centre of circumcircle of $\triangle TPQ$ is

  1. straight line
  2. circle
  3. parabola
  4. ellipse
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tangents PA and PB are drawn to the cicle $S, \equiv ,{x^2}, + ,{y^2}, - ,2y, - ,3, = ,0$ from the point $P(3, 4)$. Which of the following alternative(s) is/are correct ?

  1. The power of point $P(3, 4)$ with respect to circle $S=0$ is $14$.
  2. The angle between tangents from $P(3, 4)$ to the circle $S=0$ is $\frac{\pi }{3}$
  3. The equation of circumcircle of $\Delta PAB,$ is ${x^2}, + ,{y^2}, - ,3x, - ,5y, + ,4, = 0$
  4. The area of quadrilateral $PACB$ is $3\sqrt 7 $ square units where C is the centre of circle $S = 0$.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $OA$ and $OB$ are the tangents to the circle ${x}^{2}+{y}^{2}-6x-8y+21=0$ drawn from the origin $O$, then $AB$ equals 

  1. ${ \dfrac { 17 }{ 3 } } $
  2. $\dfrac { 4 }{ 5 } \sqrt { 21 }$
  3. $11$
  4. None of these
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If 't$ _{1}$','t$ _{2}$','t$ _{3}$'are the lengths of the tangents drawnfrom centre of ex-circle to the circum circle of the $ \Delta A B C $, then- $ \frac { 1 } { t _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { t _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { t _ { 3 } ^ { 2 } } = $

  1. $ \frac { a b c } { a + b + c } $
  2. $ \frac { a b c } { a - b + c } $
  3. $ \frac { 2 a b c } { a + b + c } $
  4. None of these
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider a circle $x^2+y^2=3$. Secants are drawn from (-2,0) to the circle which make an intercept of $2\sqrt{2}$ units on the circle. Identify the correct statements ?

  1. The combined equation of the secants is $x^2-4y^2+2x+1=0$
  2. The combined equation of the secants is $x^2-4y^2+x+1=0$
  3. Angle between the secants is $60^{o}$
  4. Angle between the secants is $30^{o}$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From a point P outside of a circle with center at O, tangent segments $PA$ and $PB$ are drawn. If $ \dfrac { 1 }{ \left( { OA }^{ 2 } \right)  } +\dfrac { 1 }{ \left( { PA }^{ 2 } \right)  } =\dfrac { 1 }{ 16 } $ then the length of the chord AB is ..

  1. $7$
  2. $8$
  3. $6$
  4. $5$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a ?

  1. Rectangle
  2. Rhombus
  3. Square
  4. kite
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$y=mx+b$ is a tangent to the circle ${x}^{2}+{y}^{2}-6x=16\ if\ \left (3\ m+b\right)^{2}=5\left (1+{m}^{2}\right)$.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let  $ABCD$  be a quadrilateral in which $A B | C D , A B \perp A D \text { and } A B = 3 C D$. The area of quadrilateral  $ABCD$  is  $4.$  The radius of a Circle touching all the sides of quadrilateral is = ?

  1. $\sin \frac { \pi } { 12 }$
  2. $\sin \frac { \pi } { 6 }$
  3. $\sin \frac { \pi } { 4 }$
  4. $\sin \frac { \pi } { 3 }$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The tangents drawn from origin to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2ax-2by+{ b }^{ 2 }=0$ are perpendicular to each other, if

  1. $a-b=1$
  2. $a+b=1$
  3. ${ a }^{ 2 }-{ b }^{ 2 }=0$
  4. ${ a }^{ 2 }+{ b }^{ 2 }=0$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether the statement is true/false 

Two tangents $TP$ and $TQ$ are drawn to a circle with center $O$ from an external point $T$, then  $\angle PTQ=\angle OPQ$.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the center of the circle. 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If from a point P, two perpendicular tangents are drawn to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x + 2y = 0$, then the coordinates of point P cannot be 

  1. $(3, - 1)$
  2. $(1,1)$
  3. $(\sqrt 3 + 1,0)$
  4. $(2,\sqrt 3 + 1)$
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $C _1$ and $C _2$ be two non concentric circles with $C _2$ lying inside $C _1$. A circle C lying inside $C _1$ touches $C _1$ internally and $C _2$ externally. The locus of the centre of the circle C is :

  1. Ellipse
  2. Circle
  3. Parabola
  4. None of these
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $C$ be the circle described $(x+a)^{2}+y^{2}=r^{2}$ where $0<r<a$ Let $m$ be the slope of the line through the origin that is tangent to $C$ at a point in the first quadrant. Then 

  1. $m=\dfrac{r}{\sqrt{a^{2}-r^{2}}}$
  2. $m=\dfrac{\sqrt{a^{2}-r^{2}}}{r}$
  3. $m=\dfrac{r}{a}$
  4. $m=\dfrac{a}{r}$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Lines are drawn from the point $P(-1,3)$ to the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-2x+4y-8=0$, which meets the circle at two points A and B. The minimum value of $PA+PB$ is

  1. $4$
  2. $6$
  3. $8$
  4. $16$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A curve is such that the midpoint of the mid-point of the tangent intercepted between the point where the tangent is drawn and the point where the tangent is drawn and the point where the tangent meets y-axis, lies on the line $y=x$. If the curve passes through $(1,0)$, then the curve is

  1. $2y=x^2-x$
  2. $y=x^2-x$
  3. $y=x-x^2$
  4. $y=2(x-x^2)$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The locus of the centre of a circle touching the lines $x+2y=0$ and $x-2y=0$ is

  1. $xy=0$
  2. $x=0$
  3. $y=0$
  4. none of these
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider a circle, $x^{2}+y^{2}=1$ and point $P\left(1,\sqrt{3}\right).PAB$ is secant drawn from $P$ intersecting circle in $A$ and $B$ (distinct) then range of $\left|PA\right|+\left|PB\right|$is 

  1. $\left[2\sqrt{3},4\right]$
  2. $\left(2\sqrt{3},4\right]$
  3. $\left(0,4\right]$
  4. $\left(0,2\sqrt{3}\right)$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of tangents to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-8x-6y+9=0$ which passes through the point $(3,-2)$ is

  1. $2$
  2. $1$
  3. $0$
  4. None of these
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tangents drawn from the origin to the circle $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}-2px-2qy+q^{2}=0 $ are perpendicular to each other if

  1. $ \displaystyle p^{2}=q^{2} $
  2. $ \displaystyle p^{2}-q^{2}= 1 $
  3. $ \displaystyle p^{2}+q^{2}= 1 $
  4. None of these
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the distance from the origin of the centers of the three circles ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+2{ a } _{ i }x={ a }^{ 2 }\left( i=1,2,3 \right) $ are in G.P., then the length of the tangent drawn to them from any point on the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }={ a }^{ 2 }$ are in

  1. A.P.
  2. G.P.
  3. H.P.
  4. none of these
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two $ \displaystyle \perp $ tangents to the circle $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=a^{2} $ meet at a point P. The locus of P has the equation

  1. $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=3a^{2} $
  2. $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=2a^{2} $
  3. $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=4a^{2} $
  4. None of these
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ cuts the line joining the points $A(1,0)$ and $B(3,4)$ in two points P and Q. Let $\dfrac { BP }{ PA } =\alpha$ and $\dfrac { BQ }{ QA } =\beta$. Then $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are roots of the quadratic equation

  1. $3{ x }^{ 2 }+2x-21=0$
  2. $3{ x }^{ 2 }+2x+21=0$
  3. $2{ x }^{ 2 }+3x-21=0$
  4. None of these
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If the length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+15x-17y+c^{2}=0$ to the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+15x-17y+21=0 \ is \ \sqrt{5}$ units , then $c$ is equal to

  1. $-3$
  2. $3$
  3. $-4$
  4. $4$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangent from the point $(4, 5)$ to the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}-4x-2y-c=0$ with a pair of radii joining the points of contacts of these tangents is $8$ sq. units. The value of $c$ is

  1. $12$
  2. $-1$
  3. $3$
  4. $11$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A line is drawn through the point $P(3, 11)$ to cut the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}= 9$ at $A$ and $B$. Then $PA\cdot PB$ is equal to

  1. $9$
  2. $121$
  3. $ 205$
  4. $139$
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If $t _{i}$ is the length of the tangent to the circle $ x^{2}+ y^{2} + 2g _{i} x + 5 =0; i =1,2,3$ from any point and $g _{1}, g _{2}$ and $g _{3} $ are in A.P. and $A _{i} = (g _{i},- t _{i}^{2})$, then

  1. $A _{1}, A _{2}, A _{3} $are collinear
  2. $A _{2}$ is the mid-point of $A _{1}$ and $A _{3} $
  3. $ A _{1} A _{2} $ is perpendicular. to $A _{2} A _{3}$
  4. $A _{2}$ divides $A _{1} A _{3}$ in the ratio $2: 5$
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangent from the origin to the circle $x^{2} +y^{2} +6x -10y

+ c = 0$ and the pair of radii at the points of contact of these tangents to tbe circle is $8$ square units. then $c$ is a root of the equation

  1. $ c^{2} -32c + 64 = 0$.
  2. $ c^{2} -34c + 64= 0$.
  3. $c^{2}+ 2c -64 = 0 $.
  4. $ c^{2} + 34c -64 = 0$.
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The tangents drawn from the origin to the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} - 2px - 2qy + q^{2} = 0$ are perpendicular if

  1. $p = q$
  2. $p^{2} = q^{2}$
  3. $q = -p$
  4. $p^{2} + q^{2} = 1$.
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle ${(x-7)}^{2}+{(y+1)}^{2}=25$ equals-

  1. $\cfrac{\pi}{2}$
  2. $\cfrac{\pi}{3}$
  3. $\cfrac{\pi}{4}$
  4. None of these.
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The tangents drawn from the origin to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2rx-2hy+{h}^{2}=0$ are perpendicular if-

  1. $h=r$
  2. $h=-r$
  3. ${r}^{2}+{h}^{2}=1$
  4. ${r}^{2}+{h}^{2}=2$
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the tangents $PA$ and $PB$ are drawn from the point $P(-1,2)$ to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+x-2y-3=0$ and $C$ is the center of the circle, then the area of the quadrilateral $PACB$ is 

  1. $4$
  2. $16$
  3. Does not exists&nbsp;
  4. $8$
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a right-angled triangle ABC, $\angle B=90^{o}, BC = 12 cm $ and $AB = 5 cm$.The radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle (in cm) is

  1. $4$
  2. $3$
  3. $2$
  4. $1$
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the given figure, if $PA$ and $PB$ are tangents to the circle with centre $O$ such that $\angle APB=54^{\circ},$ then $\angle OAB$ equals

  1. $16^{\circ}$
  2. $18^{\circ}$
  3. $27^{\circ}$
  4. $36^{\circ}$
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ABC is a right angled triangle right angled at B such that $BC = 6$ cm and $AB = 8$ cm. A circle with center O is inscribed in $\displaystyle \Delta ABC$. The radius of the circle is

  1. 1 cm
  2. 2 cm
  3. 3 cm
  4. 4 cm
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle $\displaystyle \left ( x-7 \right )^{2}+\left ( y+1 \right )^{2}=25 $ equals

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi }{4}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi }{3}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi }{2}$
  4. none
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If two tangents inclined at an angle $\displaystyle 60^{\circ}$ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm then length of each tangent is equal to

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{3}cm$
  2. $6 cm$
  3. $3 cm$
  4. $\displaystyle 3\sqrt{3}cm$
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider a curve $a{ x }^{ 2 }+2hxy+b{ y }^{ 2 }=1$ and a point $P$ not on the curve. A line drawn from the point $P$ intersect the curve ar point $Q$ and $R$. If the product $PQ.PR$ is independent of the slope of the line, then the curve is

  1. An ellipse
  2. A hyperbola
  3. A circle
  4. None of these
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $5x-12y+10=0$ and $12y-5x+16=0$ are two tangents
to a circle then radius of the circle is

  1. $1$
  2. $2$
  3. $4$
  4. $6$
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation to the locus of the point of intersection of any two perpendicular tangents to $x^{2}+ y^{2} = 4$ is

  1. $\mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{y}^{2}=8$
  2. $\mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{y}^{2}=12$
  3. $\mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{y}^{2}=16$
  4. $\mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{y}^{2}=4\sqrt{3}$
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If ${ \theta } _{ 1 },{ \theta } _{ 2 }$ be the inclinations of tangents drawn from the point $P$ to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }={ a }^{ 2 }$ and $\cot { { \theta  } _{ 1 } } +\cot { { \theta  } _{ 2 } } =k$, then the locus of $P$ is

  1. $k\left( { y }^{ 2 }+{ a }^{ 2 } \right) =2xy$
  2. $k\left( { y }^{ 2 }-{ a }^{ 2 } \right) =2xy$
  3. $k\left( { y }^{ 2 }+{ a }^{ 2 } \right) =4xy$
  4. none of these
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle between the tangents from the origin to the circle $(x-7)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}=25$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{3}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{6}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{8}$
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of tangents that can be drawn from (1, 2) to $x^2+y^2=5$ is

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 0
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two secants PAB and PCD are drawn to a circle from an outside point P. Then, which of the following is true?

  1. PA. PB =PC +CD
  2. PA. PB =PC. PD
  3. PA+PB=PC+PD
  4. PA-PB = PC. CD
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State true or false
The angle between two tangents to circle may be ${0^0}$
  1. True
  2. False
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State true or false
The length of tangent from an external point on a circle is always greater than the radius of the circle.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State true or false
The length of tangent from an external point P on a circle with centre O is always less than OP.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two tangents are drawn to a circle and the angle between them is $\displaystyle { 30 }^{ \circ  }$. What is the angle between the radii that are drawn at the point of contact of these two tangents.

  1. $\displaystyle { 30 }^{ \circ }$
  2. $\displaystyle { 60 }^{ \circ }$
  3. $\displaystyle { 90 }^{ \circ }$
  4. $\displaystyle { 150 }^{ \circ }$
Question 71 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$ABC$ is a right triangle with $\angle A = 90^{\circ}$. Let a circle touch tangent $\overline {AB}$ at A and tangent $\overline {BC}$ at some point D. Suppose the circle intersects $\overline {AC}$ again at E and $CE = 3 cm, CD = 6 cm$, find the measure of BD

  1. $9 cm$
  2. $3\sqrt {5} cm$
  3. $3 cm$
  4. $2 cm$
Question 72 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of $k$ for which two tangents can be drawn from $(k , k)$ to the circle $x^2 + y^2 + 2x + 2y 16 = 0$ is

  1. $k\ \epsilon\ R^+$
  2. $k\ \epsilon \ R$
  3. $k\ \epsilon\ ( -\infty , -4) \cup ( 2, \infty )$
  4. $k\ \epsilon\ ( 0, 1]$
Question 73 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of the triangle formed by the tangents from the point $( 4, 3 )$ to the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} = 9$ and the line joining their points of contact is

  1. $\dfrac{25}{192}$ sq. units
  2. $\dfrac{192}{25}$ sq. units
  3. $\dfrac{384}{25}$ sq. units
  4. None of these
Question 74 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle ${ \left( x-7 \right)  }^{ 2 }+{ \left( y+1 \right)  }^{ 2 }=25$ equals

  1. $\cfrac { \pi }{ 6 } $
  2. $\cfrac { \pi }{ 3 } $
  3. $\cfrac { \pi }{ 2 } $
  4. $\cfrac { \pi }{ 4 } $
Question 75 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }={ r }^{ 2 }$, find the value of $r$ for which the area enclosed by the tangents drawn from the point $P(6,8)$ to the circle and the chord of contact is maximum.

  1. $5$
  2. $6$
  3. $8$
  4. $4$
Question 76 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Write True or False and justify your answer in each of the following :


The length of tangent from an external point P on a circle with centre O is always less than OP.

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Data insufficient
  4. Ambiguous
Question 77 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at an angle of $60^0$, it is required to draw tangents at endpoints of those two radii of the circle, the angle between them should be

  1. $135^{0}$
  2. $90^{0}$
  3. $60^{0}$
  4. $120^{0}$
Question 78 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If two tangents inclined at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then length of the tangent is equal to :

  1. $\sqrt{3}cm$
  2. $2\sqrt{3}cm$
  3. $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}cm$
  4. $3\sqrt{3}cm$
Question 79 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of tangent to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 36$ which are incline at the angle of  ${45^ \circ }$ to the $x-$axis are 

  1. $x + y = \pm \sqrt 6 $
  2. $x = y \pm 3\sqrt 2 $
  3. $y = x \pm 6\sqrt 2 $
  4. None of these
Question 80 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A tangent drawn from the point (4, 0) to the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=8 $ touches it at a point A in the first quadrant. The coordinates of another point B on the circle such that $AB$ = 4 are

  1. $(2, -2)$
  2. $(-2, 2)$
  3. $\displaystyle \left ( -2\sqrt{2},0 \right ) $
  4. $\displaystyle \left ( 0,-2\sqrt{2} \right ) $
Question 81 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A parabola $y = ax^2 + bx + c$ crosses the x-axis at $(\alpha, 0)$ $(\beta, 0)$ both to the right of the origin. A circle also passes through these two points. The length of the tangent from the origin to the circle is

  1. $\displaystyle \sqrt{\frac{bc}{a}}$
  2. $ac^2$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{b}{a}$
  4. $\displaystyle \sqrt{\frac{c}{a}}$
Question 82 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From a point $R(5, 8)$ two tangents $RP$ and $RQ$ are drawn to a given cirlce $S = 0$ whose radius is $5$. If circumcentre of the triangle PQR is $(2, 3)$, then the equation of circle $S= 0$ is

  1. $x^2 + y^2 + 2x + 4y - 20 = 0$
  2. $x^2 + y^2 + x + 2y - 10 = 0$
  3. $x^2 + y^2 - x - 2y - 20 = 0$
  4. $x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 6y - 12 = 0$
Question 83 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The radius of the circle touching the straight lines $x-2y-1=0$ and $3x-6y+7=0$ is

  1. $\cfrac { 3 }{ \sqrt { 5 } } $
  2. $\cfrac { \sqrt { 5 } }{ 3 } $
  3. $\sqrt { 5 } $
  4. $\cfrac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } $
Question 84 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For what positive value(s) of K will the graph of the equation $2x + y = K$ be tangent to the graph of the equation $x^2+ y^2= 45$?

  1. 5
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 20
  5. 25
Question 85 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

AB and CD are two chords of a circle which when produced to meet at a point P such that AB = 5 cm, AP = 8 cm and CD = 2 cm then PD = 

  1. 12 cm
  2. 5 cm
  3. 6 cm
  4. 4 cm
Question 86 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the line $\displaystyle ax+by + c =0$ touches the circle $\displaystyle x^2 + y^2 -2x = \frac{3}{5}$ and is normal to the circle $\displaystyle x^2 + y^2 + 2x - 4y + 1 =0$, then $(a,b)$ are

  1. $(1, 3)$
  2. $(3, 1)$
  3. $(1, 2)$
  4. $(2, 1)$