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ASSIGNMENT

1. The radius of the circle passing through the points (1, 2), (5, 2) and (5, –2) is
(a) 2 2 (b) 3 2 (c) 2 5 (d) 5 2
2. The line 2x + 3y –k = 0 with k > 0 cuts the x axis and y axis at points A and B respectively. Then the
equation of the circle having AB as diameter is
k k k k
(a) x 2 + y 2 − x − y = k 2 (b) x 2 + y 2 − x − y = k 2
2 3 3 2
k k k k
(c) x 2 + y 2 − x − y = 0 (d) x 2 + y 2 − x − y = 0
2 3 3 2
3. The area of a regular polygon of 12 sides that can be inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 5 = 0 is
(a) 6 Units (b) 9 Units (c) 12 Units (d) 15 Units
4. If x1, x2 are the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0 and y1 and y2 are the roots of y2 + qy + r = 0
then the equation of the circle having (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) as ends of diameter is
(a) x2 + y2 + bx + qy + c – 2r = 0 (b) x2 + y2 + bx + qy + 2c + r = 0
(c) x2 + y2 + bx + qy + c + r = 0 (d) x2 + y2 – bx – qy – c – r = 0
5. Two vertices of an equilateral triangle are (–1, 0) and (1, 0) and its third vertex lies above the x-axis.
The equation of circumcircle is
2y y
(a) x 2 + y 2 − −1 = 0 (b) x 2 + y 2 − −1 = 0
3 3
2y
(c) x 2 + y 2 − −1 = 0 (d) x2 + y 2 + x + y = 0
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 1  1  1  1
6. Four distinct points  a,  ,  b,  ,  c,  and  d ,  lie on a circle, where a, b, c, d  0 then the
 a  b  c  d
value of abcd is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
7. The equation x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y + 13 = 0 represents
(a) A circle (b) A point
(c) A pair of two distinct straight lines (d) A pair of coincident straight lines

8. Let A(-2, 2) and B(2, -2) be two points and AB subtends an angle of 45o at any points P in the plane
in such a way that area of ΔAPB is 8 square unit, then number of possible position (s) of P is

9. The equation of circumcircle of a ΔABC is x2 + y2 + 3x + y – 6 = 0. If A = (1, -2), B = (-3, 2) and the

vertex C varies then the locus of orthocenter of ΔABC is a
(a) Straight line (b) Circle (c) Parabola (d) Ellipse
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10. The equation of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), (2, 0), (0, 3) is
(a) x2 + y2 – 2x – 3y = 0 (b) x2 + y2 + 2x + 3y = 0
(c) x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y = 0 (d) x2 + y2 – 3x – xy = 0

11. The equation of the circle passing through the point ( 2, −1) and having two diameters along the pair
of lines 2 x2 + 6 y 2 − x + y − 7 xy −1 = 0 is
(a) x2 + y 2 + 10 x + 6 y − 19 = 0 (b) x2 + y 2 + 10 x − 6 y + 19 = 0
(c) x2 + y 2 + 10 x + 6 y + 19 = 0 (d) x2 + y 2 − 10 x + 6 y + 19 = 0

12. The PQR is inscribed in the circle x2 + y 2 = 25 . If Q and R have coordinates (3,4) and (-4,3)
respectively, then QPR is equal to
   
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4 6

13. If the line passing through P=(8,3) meets the circle S  x2 + y 2 − 8x − 10 y + 26 = 0 at A,B then
PA.PB=
(a) 5 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 24
14. Three distinct points A, B and C are given in the two-dimensional coordinate plane such that the
ratio of the distance of any one of them from (2, -1) to its distance from (-1, 5) is 1 : 2. Then the
centre of the circle passing through A,B and C is
(a) (1,1) (b) (5, - 7) (c) (3, -3) (d) (4, -8)
15. The locus of the image of the point (2, 3) with respect to the line ( x − 2y + 3) +  ( 2x − 3y + 4 ) = 0
(  R )
(a) x 2 + y 2 − 2x − 4y + 4 = 0 (b) x 2 + y 2 + 2x − 4y + 4 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 − 3x − 4y − 4 = 0 (d) x 2 + y 2 − 2x − 4y + 3 = 0
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Answers Key
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b)
7. (a, b) 8. (4) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c)
13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d)

Solutions
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11. 2 x2 + 6 y 2 − x + y − 7 xy −1 = 0
x − −2 y −1 = 0 and → (1)
2 x − 3 y + 1 = 0 → (2)
Cetre ( −5, −3)
 x 2 + y 2 + 10 x + 6 y − 19 = 0

4 −3
12. m1 = slope of OP = and m2 slope of OQ =
3 4
 m1 m2 = −1
QOP =  / 2
Thus QPR =  / 4

13. PA.PB =| S11 |

14. The circle ABC is the circle described on the join of (1,1) and (5, -7) as diameter.

(1, 2 ) lie on both the lines and locus is ( h − 1) + ( k − 2 ) = ( 2 − 1) + ( 3 − 2 )

2 2 2 2
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