CLASS TEST

CT#03 (STRAIGHT LINE, CIRCLE) MATHEMATICS

(SINGLE CORRECT TYPE)
1. Let A(4, –1), B and C be the vertices of a triangle. Let the internal angular bisectors of angles B and C be
x–1 = 0 and x – y –1 = 0 respectively. Let D, E and F be the points of contact of the sides BC, CA and AB
respectively with the incircle of triangle ABC. The slope of BC is
1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 12
2
2. Let A(4, –1), B and C be the vertices of a triangle. Let the internal angular bisectors of angles B and C be
x – 1 = 0 and x – y – 1 = 0 respectively. Let D, E and F be the points of contact of the sides BC, CA and
AB respectively with the incircle of triangle ABC. If D', E ', F' are the images of D, E, F in the internal
angular bisectors of angles A, B, C respectively, then the equation of the circumcircle of D' E ' F ' is
____.
(A) (x – 1)2 + y2 = 5 (B) x2 + (y – 1)2 = 25
(C) (x – 1) + (y – 1) = 5
2 2
(D) x2 + y2 = 25

3.  
The vertices of a triangle are 1, 3 , (2 cos ,2 sin ) and (2sin , 2 cos ) where   R. The locus of
orthocentre of the triangle is

   
2 2
(A)  x  1  y  3 (B)  x  2   y  3
2 2
4 4

   
2 2
(C)  x  1  y  3 (D)  x  2   y  3
2 2
8 8
4. The true set of real values of a such that the point M(a, sina) lies inside the triangle formed by the lines
x – 2y + 2 = 0, x + y = 0 and x – y –  = 0, is

         2 
(A) (0, ) (B)  ,  (C)  0,    ,  (D)  ,     , 2 
3 2  6 3 2 2   3 
5. The equations 3x + 2y + 1 = 0, 2x + 4y – 1 = 0 and 3x2 + 4xy + 4y2 + 2x – 2y + 1 +  = 0 will have a
unique solution if  equals :
2 4 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 5 8 4

 1 
6. If the points (–2, 0),  1,  and (cos , sin ) are collinear, then the number of values of  when
 3

0 
2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Infinite
2 2
7. Three concentric circles of which the biggest is x + y = 1, have their radii in A.P. If the line y = x + 1 cuts
all the circles in real and distinct points. The interval in which the common difference of the A.P. will lie
is

 1  1   2 2 
(A)  0,  (B)  0,  (C)  0,  (D) None of these
 4  2 2  4 

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8. A circle of constant radius ‘r’ passes through origin O and cuts the axes of coordinates in points P and Q,
then the equation of the locus of the foot of perpendicular from O to PQ is :
(A) (x2 + y2) (x–2 + y–2) = 4r2 (B) (x2 + y2)2 + (x–2 + y–2) = r2
(C) (x2 + y2)2 (x–2 + y–2) = 4r2 (D) (x2 + y2) (x–2 + y–2) = r2
9. A pair of tangents are drawn from a point P to the circle x2 + y2 = 1. If the tangents make an intercept of
2 units on line x = 1, then the locus of P is _____.
(A) a straight line (B) a pair of lines (C) a parabola (D) a hyperbola
10. A circle with centre at the origin and radius equal to a meets the X axis at the points A(–a, 0) and B(a,0).
P() and Q() are two points on this circle so that  –  = 2, where  is a constant. The locus of the points
of intersection of AP and BQ is ______.
(A) x2 – y2 – 2ay tan  = a2 (B) x2 + y2 – 2ay tan  = a2
(C) x2 + y2 + 2ay tan  = a2 (D) x2 – y2 + 2ay tan  = a2
11. Let the lines y – 2 = m1 (x – 5) and (y + 4) = m2(x – 3) intersect at right angles at a point P, where m1 and
m2 are parameters. If the locus of P is x2 + y2 + gx + fy + 7 = 0, then the value of (f – g) equals _____.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) 10
12. The circle, which passes through the points of intersection of the circles x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y + 12 = 0 and
x2 + y2 – 8x + 12y + 50 = 0, and also passes through the origin, is _____.
(A) 19x2 + 19y2 – 52x – 222y = 0 (B) 19(x2 +y2) – 2(34x + 111y) = 0
(C) 19(x2 +y2) – 117x + 26y = 0 (D) such circle does not exist
13. Let P(, ) be a point in the first quadrant. Circles are drawn through P touching the coordinate axes.
The relation between  and , for which two circles are orthogonal, is ______.
(A) 2 +  2 = 4 (B) ( + )2 = 4 (C) 2 +  2 =  (D) 2 +  2 = 2
14. The equation of circum-circle of a ABC is x2 + y2 + 3x + y – 6 = 0. If A = (1, –2), B = (–3, 2) and the
vertex C varies then the locus of ortho-centre of ABC is a
(A) Straight line (B) Circle (C) Parabola (D) Ellipse
2 2
15. Let AB be any chord of the circle x + y – 4x – 4y + 4 = 0 which subtends an angle of 90° at the point
(2, 3) then the locus of the midpoint of AB is a circle whose centre is

 3  5  5
(A) (1, 5) (B)  1,  (C)  1,  (D)  2, 
 2  2  2
16. P and Q are two points on a line passing through (2, 4) and having slope m. If a line segment AB
subtends a right angle at P and Q where A = (0, 0) and B = (6, 0), then range of m is

 2 3 2 23 2   23 2   23 2 

(A)  ,  
(B)  ,  , 
 4 4   4   4 


(C) (–4, 4) (D)  , 4    4,  

(ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT TYPE)

17. Consider the three linear equations, ax + by + c = 0, bx + cy + a = 0, cx + ay + b = 0, where a, b, c   .
Which of the following is (are) correct?
(A) If a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca, then the lines represent the entire xy plane
(B) If a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2  ab + bc + ca, then the lines are concurrent
(C) If a + b + c  0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca, then the lines are coincident.
(D) If a + b + c  0 and a2 + b2  ab + bc + ca, then the lines are neither coincident nor concurrent.
18. The triangle formed by the lines x + y = 0, 3x + y – 4 = 0 and x + 3y – 4 = 0 is
(A) Isosceles (B) Scalene
(C) Acute angled (D) Obtuse angled

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19. Consider the straight lines L1 : x + y = 2, L2 : 2x – y + 3 = 0 and a variable point P(a, a2) where a  R.' P'
lies in the acute angle not containing the origin if ‘a’ lies in the interval

3 5  3 
(A) (–4, –3) (B)  ,  (C)  2,  (D) (5, 7)
2 2  2 
20. Consider the equation y – y1 = m (x – x1). If m and x1 are fixed and different lines are drawn for different
values of y1, then :
(A) the lines will pass through a fixed point (B) there will be a set of parallel lines
(C) all the lines intersect the line x = x1 (D) all the lines will be parallel to the line y = x1.
21. If a + 9b – 4c = 6 ab, then the family of lines ax + by + c = 0 are concurrent at :
2 2 2

1 3  1 3   1 3   1 3 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
2 2  2 2   2 2 2 2 
22. If al2 – bm2 + 2dl + 1 = 0, where a, b, d are fixed real numbers such that a + b = d2, then the line lx + my
+ 1 = 0 touches a fixed circle :
(A) which cuts the x-axis orthogonally
(B) with radius equal to b

(C) on which the length of the tangent from the origin is d2  b

(D) None of these
(NUMERICAL BASED TYPE)

 a 3 a 2  3   b3 b 2  3   c3 c2  3 
23. If the points  , ,
 ,  and  ,  are collinear for three distinct values a,
 a 1 a 1   b 1 b 1   c 1 c 1 
b, c and a  1, b  1 and c  1 , then find the value of abc – (ab + bc + ac) + 3(a + b + c).
24. If the straight lines joining the origin and the points of intersection of the curve
5x2 + 12xy – 6y2 + 4x – 2y + 3 = 0 and x + ky – 1 = 0 are equally inclined to the x-axis, then find the value
of | k |.
25. Is there a real value of  for which the image of the point (,  – 1) by the line mirror 3x + y = 6 is the
point (2 + 1, ) ? If so find .
26. The axes are translated so that the new equation of the circle x2 + y2 – 5x + 2y – 5 = 0 has no first degree

terms and the new equation x 2  y 2  , then find the value of .
4
27. Find the number of integral points which lie on or inside the circle x2 + y2 = 4.

28. Find number of values of ‘c’ for which the set  x, y  | x 2


 y 2  2x  1   x, y  | x  y  c  0 contains
only one point common.
29. Let A be the centre of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 20 = 0. Suppose that the tangents at the points
B(1, 7) & D(4, –2) on the circle meet at the point C. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

1 x2 y2
30. If a tangent of slope of the ellipse 2  2  1 is normal to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 2 = 0, then the
2 a b
maximum value of ab is

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 (MATRIX MATCH TYPE)
31. Let ABC be a triangle such that the coordinates of A are (–3, 1). Equation of the median through B is
2x + y – 3 = 0 and equation of the angular bisector of C is 7x – 4y – 1 = 0. Then match the entries of
column-I with their corresponding correct entries of column-II.

Column-I Column-II

Equation of the
(A) (P) 2x + y –3 = 0
line AB is

Equation of the
(B) (Q) 2x – 3y + 9 = 0
line BC is

(C) Equation of CA is (R) 4x + 7y + 5 = 0

(S) 18x – y – 49 = 0

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 CLASS TEST
CT#03 (STRAIGHT LINE, CIRCLE) MATHEMATICS

ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. C
8. C 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. A 14. B
15. D 16. B
17. A, B, C, D 18. A, D 19. D 20. B, C 21. C, D 22. A, C
23. 0 24. 1 25. 2 26. 49 27. 13 28. 1 29. 75
30. 1
31. A  R; B  S, C  Q