Family of Circles

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Family of Circles: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Equation of Circum-circle of a Triangle with Given Sides, Equation of Circum-circle of a Quadrilateral with Given Sides, Family of Circles Passing through Two Given Points, etc.

Important Questions on Family of Circles

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Tangents TP and TQ are drawn from a point T to circle x2+y2=4. If point T lies on 3x+4y-12=0, then the area (in sq. units) of figure formed by locus of centre of circumcircle of TPQ and co-ordinate axes is

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Find the equation of a circle which passes through the point (1, 2) and the points of intersection of the circles x2+y2-8x-6y+21=0 and x2+y2-2x-15=0.

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The circle described on the chord x cosα+y sinα-p=0 of the circle x2+y2=a2 as diameter passes through the origin if

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A circle c passing through the point 6,2+23 touches the circle x2+y2-2x-4y-4=0 externally at the point 4,2, then diameter of circle c is

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If x+y=3 is the equation of the chord AB of the circle x2+y2-2x+4y-8=0, then the equation of the circle having AB as diameter is

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The straight line x cos α+y sin α=p is intercepted by the circle x2+y2=a2 to form a chord of the circle. Taking this chord as a diameter, a circle is drawn. Prove that the equation of the circle drawn is x2+y2-2px cos α+y sin α=a2-2p2.

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The circle x2+y2+2x-4y-11=0 and the line x-y+1=0 intersect at A and B. Find the equation of the circle, on AB as diameter.  

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Center of the circle which passes through the point -2,2 and touches the circle x2+y2-6x+8y=0 at the point 0,0 will be

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The radius of the circle touching the line x+y=4 at 1,3 and intersecting x2+y2=4 orthogonally is

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If the diameter of first circle is the common chord for other circles having equation x2+y2+2x+3y+1=0 and x2+y2+4x+3y+2=0, then find the equation of first circle

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If the circle x2+y2+6x+8y-5=0 is concentric with the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 on which the point (-3, 2) lies, then the value of c will be:

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The coordinates of the two fixed points through which the circle x2+y2-2x+λx-1=0 passes are

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Cotyledons are also called-

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Consider a family of circles passing through two fixed points A3,7 and B6,5. The chord in which the circle x2+y2-4x-6y-3=0 cuts each member of family of circles passes through a fixed point a,b. Then the value of a+3b is

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The P be the family of parabolas y=x2+px+q q 0 whose graphs cut the axes in three points. The family of circles through these three points have a common point

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The equation of the circle whose diameter is the common chord of the circles x2+y2+2x+3y+2=0 and x2+y2+2x-3y- 4=0 is-

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A triangle is formed by the lines whose combined equation given by x+y- 4xy- 2x- y+2= 0. The equation of circumcircle is -

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The circle x2+y2=1 is completely contained in the circle x2+y2+4x+3y+k=0 , if

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The equation of circle passing through the points of intersection of circles x2+y2-6x+8=0 and x2+y2=6 and point 1,1 is -

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If a circle passes through the points where the lines 3kx-2y-1=0 and 4x-3y+2=0 meet the coordinate axes then positive value of k is