System of Circles

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System 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 Concentric Circles & Coaxial System of Circles etc.

Important Questions on System of Circles

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The locus of the centers of the circles that are passing through the intersection of the circles x2+y2=1 and x2+y2-2x+y=0 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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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 locus of the centres of the circles which cut the circles x2+y2+4x-6y+9=0 and x2+y2-5x+4y-2=0 orthogonally is -

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The point ([P+1], [P]), (where, . denotes the greatest integer function) inside the region bounded by the circle x2+y2-2x-15=0 and x2+y2-2x-7=0, then

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The radius of the circle touching the pair of lines 7x2-18xy+7y2=0 and the circle x2+y2-8x-8y=0 and is contained in the given circle is

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If one common tangent of the two circles x2+y2=4 and x2+y32=λ,  λ>0 passes through the point 3 ,1 , then possible value of 4λ is

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For different values of λ, the circle x2+y2+(8+λ)x+(8+λ)y+16+12λ=0 passes through two fixed points A and B. Value of λ for which tangents at A and B to the circle intersect at origin, is

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The circle x2+y2+kx+k+1y-k+1=0 always passes through two fixed point for every real k. If the minimum value of the radius of the circle is 1P, then the value of P is

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A circle S touches the line x+y=2 at 1,1 and cuts the circle x2+y2+4x+5y-6=0 at P and Q respectively. The PQ always passes through the point 

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Consider a family of circle passing through the point of intersection of lines 3y-1=x-1 and y-1=3x-1 and having its centre on the acute angle bisector of the given lines. Then the common chords of each member of the family and the circle x2+y2+4x-6y+5=0 are concurrent at the point

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Locus of a variable point Px, y is given by x3+y3+3xy=1 where x,y-1, -1. The equation of circle touching the locus of P at -1, 2 and passing through 1, -2 is given by

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A variable circle always touches the line x+y-2=0 at (1,1) and cuts the circle x2+y2+4x+5y-4=0 at A and B. If the line joining AB always passes through fixed point (α,β), then 4βα is equal to

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Three circle touches one another externally. The radius of circles are three consecutive integers. The tangent at their point of contact meet at a point whose distance from a point of contact is 4. If the ratio of radius of largest to smallest circle is k6, then find k

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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 first circle C is passing through the point 4, 0 which touches the second circle x2+y2+4x-6y=12 externally at the point 1, -1, then the radius of first circle C 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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Choose the correct relation between the two circles having equations as x2+y2+6x+6y=0 and x2+y2-12x-12y=0.