Question Bank No: 1

1.  A point through which a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 - 2x + 2y - 1= 0 cannot be drawn is

 a)(1, 1)
 b)(-1, -1)
 c)(1, 2)
 d)(-1, +1)

2.  The radius of the circle touching the line 3x - 4y + 5= 0 and 6x - 8y - 9= 0 is

 a)1.9
 b).95
 c)2.9
 d)1.45

3. The lines 3x - 4y + 4= 0 and 6x - 8y - 7= 0 are tangents to the same circle. The radius of circle is

 a)3/2
 b)3/8
 c)2/3
 d)8/3

4. If the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 - 2x + 6y= 0 parallel to 3x - 4y + 7= 0 is 3x - 4y + k= 0 then the valve of k are

 a)5, -35
 b)-5, 35
 c)7, 32
 d)-7, 32

5.  The number of common tangents to the circle x2 + y2= 4 and x2 + y2 - 8x + 12= 0 is

 a)1
 b)2
 c)3
 d)4

6. Two circles 2x2 + 2y2 - 3x + 6y + k= 0 and x2 + y2 - 4x +10y + 16= 0 cut orthogonally, then k is

 a)41
 b)14
 c)4
 d)0

7. Let AB be the intercept of the line y = x by the circle x2 + y2 - 2x= 0, then the equation of the circle with AB as its diameter is

 a)x2 + y2 - x - y= 0
 b)x2 + y2 + x + y= 0
 c)x2 + y2 + 2 (x - y)= 0
 d)x2 + y2 - 2x + y= 0

8. If the equation x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + 1= 0 represents a pair of lines. then

 a)f2 - g2= 1
 b)g2 + f2= 1
 c)g2 - f2= 1
 d)g2 - f2= 1/2

9.  If the equation 2x2+ 7xy + 3y2 - 9x - 7y +k= 0 represents a pair of lines, then k is

 a)4
 b)2
 c)1
 d)-4

10. Distance between the pair of parallel lines x2+ 22xy + 2y2+ 4x + 42y- 8= 0 is

 a)433
 b)22
 c)42
 d)4

11.  If the pair of lines x2 - 2nxy - y2= 0 and x2 - 2mxy - y2= 0 are such that one of them represents the bisectors of the angles between the other then

 a)1/n+1/m= 0
 b)1/n-1/m= 0
 c)mn= 1
 d)1/m - 1/n= 0

12.  If the pair of lines x2 - 2pxy - y2= 0 and x2- 2qxy - y2= 0 is such that each pairs bisects the angle between the other pair then

 a)p -q= 1
 b)p+q= 1
 c)p q= -1
 d)p q - 1= 0

13. The x- coordinate of the in-centre of a triangle where the mid points of side and (0, 1); (1, 1) and (1, 0) is

 a)2 + 2
 b)1 + 2
 c)2 - 2
 d)1 - 2

14.  If two vertices of triangle are (5, -1) and (-2, 3) and its orthocenter at the origin, the co-ordinates of the third vertex are

 a)(4, 7)
 b)(-4, -7)
 c)(-4, 7)
 d)(2, -3)

15.  The ortho centre of the triangle whose vertices are (5, -2), (-1, 2) and (1, 4) is

 a)(15,145)
 b)(145,15)
 c)(15,15)
 d)(145,145)

16. The Ortho Centre of the triangle formed by (8, 0) (4, 6) with the origin is

 a)(4, 8/3)
 b)(3, -4)
 c)(4, 3)
 d)(3, 4)

17. The centroid of a triangle formed by the points (0, 0) ; ( Cos θ, sin θ) (sin θ, - cosθ) lies on the line y= 2x then θ is

 a)tan12
 b)tan11/3
 c)tan11/2
 d)tan1(-2)

18. The equation of the line passing through the origin and the point of intersection of the lines xa+yb= 1 and xb+ya= 1 is

 a)bx - ay= 0
 b)x + y= 0
 c)ax - by= 0
 d)x - y= 0

19. A point moves such that the area of the triangle formed by it with the points (1, 5) and (3, -7) is 21 sq. units, then locus of the point is

 a)6x + y - 32=0
 b)6x - y + 32= 0
 c)x + 6y - 32= 0
 d)6x - y - 32= 0

20.  The line x/a - y/b= 1 cuts the x- axis at P. The equation of the line through P, perpendicular to the given line is

 a)x+y= ab
 b)x+y= a+b
 c)ax + by= a2
 d)ax + by= ab

21.  If the equation of the base of an equilateral triangle is 2x-y= 1 and the vertex is (-1, 2) then the length of the side of the triangle is

 a)203
 b)334
 c)815
 d)152

22.  The foot of the perpendicular from (-2,3) to the line 2x - y - 3= 0 is

 a)(-2, 3)
 b)(2, 1)
 c)(3, 2)
 d)(1, 2)

23. The foot of the perpendicular from (3,4) on the line 3x - 4y + 5= 0

 a)(8125,9225)
 b)(9225,8125)
 c)(4625,5425)
 d)(8125,9225)

24. The angle between the lines 2x - y +3= 0 and x + 2y + 3= 0 is

 a)900
 b)600
 c)450
 d)300

25. Distance between the lines 5x + 3y - 7= 0 and 15x + 9y + 14=0 is

 a)3534
 b)1334
 c)35334
 d)35234

26. The ratio in which the line x + y= 4 divides the joining the points (-1, 1) and (5,7) is

 a)1:2
 b)2:1
 c)1:3
 d)3:1

27.  If A (3,5), B(-5, -4), C(7, 10) are the vertices of a parallelogram, taken in the order, then the co-ordinates of the fourth vertex are

 a)(10, 19)
 b)(15, 10)
 c)(19, 10)
 d)(15, 19)

28.  If the three pionts (k, 2k), (2k, 3k) and (3, 1) are collinear then k is

 a)2
 b)1
 c)1/2
 d)-2

29. The valve of λ for which the lines 3x + 4y= 5, 2x + 3y= 4 and λx + 4y= 6 meet at a point is

 a)2
 b)1
 c)4
 d)3

30.  If the lines x - y - 1= 0, 4x + 3y - k= 0 and 2x - 3y + 1= 0 are concurrent k is

 a)1
 b)-1
 c)25
 d)5