DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PoINTS

where a > 0 .
. F n d the distance between the points (acosa, asina) and (acosß, asinB),

2. Find the distance between the points (3,) and (7,)

Ar+By+C =
0,
from the points (6,-1) and (2,3) such that
3. It the point (, y) beequidistant
find the value of A + B+C+ 10.

and C(4,0). Find cosA.

4. The vertices of a triangle ABC are A(-2,3), B(2, -1)
rectangle.
and (2,3) are the vertices of a

.rove that the points (-4, -1), (-2,4), (4,0)

of the
Find the co-ordinates
(3,4) and (-2,3).
6. Two vertices of an equilateral triangle are

third vertex.

ANGLE BETWEEN TWO LINES

and the line r +2y-7=0

1. Find the angle between the linejoining the points (1, -2),(3,2)
between BA and BC
three points, find the angle
B(2,3) and C(-2,-4)
are
2. If A(-2, 1),
0 is acute). The line is rotated
direction of the r-axis is (O
3. Angle of a line with the positive
Find
direction by angle 45 and its slope becomes 3.
about son point on it in anticlockwise

the angle

intersect at an angle of
4. Two medians drawn
from acute angles of a right angled triangles
is 3 units, then find the area of the triangle.
If the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle

SLOPE AND EQUATION

OFA STRAIGHT LINE

if 2 is slope of the line through (2,5) and (A,7).

1. Find the value of A

and (c, a +b) are collinear.

2. Prove that the points (a,b + c), (b, c + a)

the points (2, -3) and (-5, 1) is parallel to the line joining (7, -1)
3. Prove that the line joining

and (0,3)

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 n d the
equation of a line passing through the point (2, -3) and is parallel to -axis.

. Find the
equation of a line passing through the point (3, 4) and is perpendicular to y-axis5.

n Cne equation of a straight line which is equidistant from the lines r = 6 and r = 10.

r n d the equation of a straight line which cuts off an intercept of 7 units on y-axis and has

the slope 3.

d. Find the equation of a straight line which cuts off an intercept of 4 units from y-axis and

are equally inclined with the axes.

9. Pind the equation of a line which passes through the point (1,2) and makes an angle 6 with

3
the positive direction of z-axis, where cos6 =

10. Pind the equation of a line passes through the point (2,3) so that the segment of the line

intercepted between the axes is bisected at this point.

11. Find the equation of a line parallel to 3r + 4y +5 = 0 and passes through (2,3).

12. Find the equation of a line parallel to 3 - 4y +6 = 0 and passing through the midpoint of

the line joining the points (2,3) and (4, -1).

13. Find the equation of a line perpendicular to 2t 3y - 5 0 and cutting an intercept 1 on

the c-axis.

POLAR FORM

1. Find the polar co-ordinates ofthe points whose cartesian co-ordinate are (3,-4) and (-3, 4)

2. Transform the equation r = a into cartesian form.

3. Transform the equation r = 2acos39 into cartesian form.

4. Transform the equation+ l into polar form.

5. Transform the equation 2+3y+2y = 1 into polar form.

6. Convert r = 4tanßsec9 into its equivalent cartesian equation.

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 7. Sketch the curves given by the following polar equation:

(a) r= 3(1 + cos@)

(b) r = 4cos20

(c)r= 2(1 - sin6)

1
(d) r = 3cos9
2

CIRCLE

. Find the centre and the radius of the circle 2 +y-8t-12y + 15=U.
5 0 and
8x + 6y-
=

2. Find the equation of the circle concentric with the circle 2+y -

passing through the point (-2, -7).

+ 3y = 0
3. Find the equation of the circle passing through the point
of intersection of *

and
and 27 -1y =
0 and whose centre is the point of intersection of lines c +y+1 = 0

-2y +4 = 0.

30 and 4r-3y + 10 =
0 having
equation of the circle touching the lines 47 3y =

4. Find the

the centre on the line 2c + y = 0

its centre lies the line y =t -

1. Find the equation of
5. A circle has radius of 3units and on

the circle if it passes through (7,3).

of diameter are (2,3) and (6,9).

6. Find the equation of the circle when the end-points
a

7. Find the equation of a circle passing through (1,2), (4,5) and (0,9).

2+y- 2a -2ay +a 0 touches both the co-ordinate axes.

8. Show that the circle
=

9. Discuss the position of the points (1,2) and (6,0) with respect to the circle 2+y2 -

4+

2y-11 = 0.

lies inside the circler+y-47 +2y- 11

=
0, then find range of A
10. Ifthe point (A,-A)
11. If the circle +y+2x+3yy +1 = 0 cuts the circle * +y+4z+3y +2 0 in two points,

find the equation of the circle as AB as a diameter.

say A and B,

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TANGENT LINE TO A CIRCLE

1. Prove that the line y =

t+2 touches the circle z2 +? = 2. Find its point of contact.

2. Find the equation of the tangents to the circle 2 +y =

9 at (2,4).
3. Find the equation of the tangents to the circle +y =9 at z= 2.

4. Find the
equation of the tangents to the circle +y = 9 at (y
=4)
. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle ? + ? = 4 parallel to the line 3 + 2 y + 5=0

. Find the equation ofthe tangent to the circle 2 + ? = 9 perpendicular to the line 4z+3y =0.

7. Find the equation of the tangents to the circle 2+ y 25 through (7,1).

COMMON CHORD, cOMMON TANGENT AND RADICAL AXIS TO A CIRCLE

1. Pind the equation of the common chord of the circles + y ? +3 + 5y +4 = 0 and

+ + 5 +3y +4 =0.
2. Find the lengths of the common chord of the circles +y+3x +5y +4 =
0 and z+y+
5x +3y + 4 = 0.

3. Find the equation of the circle whose diameter is the chord of the circles
common
+y+
2cx +3y +1 =
0 and s+y+ 4x +3y +2 =
0

4. Find the common tangent to the circles

+y-2at-6y+9 =
0 and a+y+6x-2y+1 =
0
intersect.

5. Find the circle whose diameter is the common chord of the circles
+y+2x +3y +1= 0
and +y + 4r +3y +2 = 0

6. Find the equation of circle

a
passing throught the points of intersection of the circles r2+
+13a-3y =
0 and 2a+2 +4x 7y-25 -

=
0 and the point (1,1)
7. Find the radical axis of the two circles
'+y+47+ 6y +9 =
0 and
2+y2+3x+8y+10 =
0
and hence show that the radical axis is
perpendicular to the line
connecting the centre of
two circles.

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TOUCHING CIRCLES

2 +1 +14 dy + 22 0 c h
2 +y2 10z + 41
-

1. Show that the circles

-

20 =
0 and
ol the commo)
each other. Find the coordinates of the point of contact and the equnation

tangent at the point of contact.

=l
2. Find the equation of a circle with center (4,3) touching the cirele " + y*

3. If two circles 2+y+ c2 = 2 and 2+1? +2 =

2by touches ench other cxternally, prove

11 1
that t

a" +1= 1 and passes through

4. Find the equation of the smaller circle that touches the circle

the point (4,3).

ORTHOGONAL CIRCLES

+ 0
0 and a* +* /
-

1. Find the angle at which the circles 2 +y2 + r +y =

+2b»1y + = 0 interseet
two circles +2+2a1t +2b1/ +C1 = 0 and +1+2a 2
2. If the
orthogonally, prove that aja2 + b1b2 =
C1 t c2

4: + 101 +16 0 cut orthogonally,

If two circles 22+2y2 3ar +6y +k =0 and 2+y
-
=

3.

find the value of k.

and centre lies on the line y = u. If it cuts the circle

4. A circle passes through the origin

a+-47 6y + 18 =
0 orthogonally, find its equation.

0 and
of the circle which cut the circle *+2 + 4 6y +9
- =

5. Find the locus of the centres

2+y-57 +4 2 =
0 orthogonally.

6. Two circles having the radii ri and r2 intersect orthogonally, find the length of the common

chord.

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