The length of the common chord of the circles of radii 15 and 20,

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631.

The radius of the larger circle lying in the first quadrant and touching the line 4x + 3y - 12 =0 and the co-ordinate axes,is

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

  • 8


632.

The parabola with directrix x + 2y - 1 = 0 and focus (1, 0) is

  • 4x2 - 4xy + y2 - 8x + 4y + 4 = 0

  • 4x2 + 4xy + y2 - 8x + 4y + 4 = 0

  • 4x2 + 5xy + y2 + 8x - 4y + 4 = 0

  • 4x - 4xy + y - 8x - 4y + 4 = 0


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633.

The length of the common chord of the circles of radii 15 and 20, whose centres are 25 unit of distance apart, is

  • 12

  • 16

  • 24

  • 25


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24

Given, r1 = 15 unitr2 = 20 un itC1C2 = 25unitsLet  AC2D = θThen, in right angled triangle ADC2,AD = r2sinθ ADr2 = sinθ     . . . iNow, in right angled triangle ADC1AD = r1sin90 - θ  ADr1 = cosθ     . . . iiOn squaring and adding eqs i and  ii, we getAD21r12 + 1r22 = 1 AD2r12 + r22r12r22 = 1 AD2 = r12r22r12 + r22 AD = 225 × 400225 × 400 AD = 15 × 2025 = 12Thus, length of common chord = 2AD= 2 × 12= 24 unit


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634.

Let M be the foot of the perpendicular from a point P on the parabola y = 8(x - 3) onto its directrix and let S be the focus ofthe parabola. If  SPM is an equilateral triangle, then P is equal to

  • (43, 8)

  • (8, 43)

  • (9, 43)

  • (43, 9)


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635.

Consider the circle x2 + y - 4x - 2y + c = 0 whose centre is A(2, 1). If the point P(10, 7) is such that the line segment PA meets the circle in Q with PQ = 5, then c is equal to

  • - 15

  • 20

  • 30

  • - 20


636.

The foci of the ellipse x216 + y2b2 = 1 and the hyperbola x2144 - y281 = 125 coincide. Then, the value of b2 is 

  • 5

  • 7

  • 9

  • 1


637.

The tangents to the parabola y = 4ax from an external point P make angles θ1 and θ2, with the axis of the parabola. Such that tanθ1 + tanθ2 = b where b is constant. Then P lies on

  • y = x + b

  • y + x = b

  • y = xb

  • y = bx


638.

The area (in sq. units) of the largest rectangle ABCD whose vertices A and B lie on the x-axis and vertices C and D lie on the parabola, y = x2 – 1 below the x-axis, is

  • 133

  • 43

  • 433

  • 233


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