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 Points of intersection of Two Circles, etc.

Important Questions on Family of Circles

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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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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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Consider a family of circles passing through two fixed points A3,7 and B6,5. If the common chords of the circle x2+y2-4x-6y-3=0 and the members of the family of circles pass through a fixed point a,b, then

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P is a point on the parabola y2=16x where abscissa and ordinate are equal. Equation of a circle passing through the focus and touching the parabola at P is

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

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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 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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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-

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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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Equation of the circle, whose diameter is the chord x+y=1  of the circles x2+y2=4 , is -

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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 the conics whose equations are

S1 : sin2θx2+2htanθxy+cos2θy2+32x+16y+19=0

S2 : cos2θx2-2hcotθxy+sin2θy2+16x+32y+19=0

intersect in four concyclic points, where θ 0, π2 , then the correct statement(s) can be

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Consider the equation of the circle described on the common chord of circles x2+y2-4x-5=0 and x2+y2+8y+7=0 as a diameter, then

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Consider the equation of the circle described on the common chord of circles x2 + y2 – 4x – 5 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 8y + 7 = 0 as a diameter, then

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Equation of circle through intersection of x2+y2+2x= 0 and x-y=0, having minimum radius is -

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The equation of the circle which passes through the intersection of x2+y2+13x-3y=0 and 2x2+2y2+4x-7y-25=0 and whose centre lies on 13x+30y=0, is