Family of Circles

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Family of Circles: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Family of Circles, Family of Circles Passing through Points of intersection of a Line and a Circle, Family of Circles Passing through Two Given Points, Family of Concentric Circles, etc.

Important Questions on Family of Circles

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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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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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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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Find the equation of the circle whose center lies on 3x+4y=7 and which passes through the points (1, -2) and (4, -3).

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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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The equation to the circle which touches the axis of y at the origin and passes through 3, 4 is

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The equation of the circles passing through 1, 2 and the points of intersection of the circles x2+y2-8x-6y+21=0    and x2+y2-2x-15=0 is

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If x-y+1=0 meets the circle x2+y2+y-1=0 at A and B then the equation of the circle with AB as diameter is

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Find the equation of the circle through the point -2, 4 and through the points of intersection of the circle x2+y2+2x-4y-4=0 and the line 3x+2y-5=0

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Equation of smallest circle passing through 'points of intersection of line x+y=1 & circle x2+y2=9

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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 circle whose diameter is the chord x+y=1 of the circle x2+y2=4 is

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The intercept on the line y=x by the circle x2+y2-2x=0 is AB. Equation of circle with AB as diameter is-