GYAN BHARTI SCHOOL

MATHS ASSIGNMENT- SS1

TOPIC- CIRCLE & PARABOLA
DATE OF UPLOADING: 03.12.2023 DATE OF DISCUSSION: 08.12.2023
1.Find the centre and radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y = 8.
2. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (20, 3), (19, 8) and (2, –9). Find its
centre and radius.
3. Find the equation of the circle in the first quadrant touching each coordinate axis at a distance of
one unit from the origin.
4. Find the equation of the circle having centre (1, –2) and passing through the point of intersection of
the lines 3x + y = 14 and 2x + 5y = 18.
5. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the point (4, 5) and has its centre at (2, 2).
6.A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the line y = x – 1. If it passes through the point (7,
3), then find its equation.
7. If (–1, 4) and (3, –2) are end points of a diameter of a circle, then find the equation of this circle.
8. If x + y = 6 and x + 2y = 4 are equations of two diameters of a circle. If its radius is 10, then find its
equation.
9. Find the equation of the circles touching the lines x = 0, y = 0 and x = c.
10. If the lines 3x – 4y + 4 = 0 and 6x – 8y – 7 = 0 are tangents to a circle, then find the radius of the
circle.
11. If the equation of the parabola is x2 = – 8y, find coordinates of the focus,the equation of the
directrix and length of latus rectum.
12. Find the area of the triangle formed by the lines joining the vertex of the parabola x2 = 12y to the
ends of its latus rectum.
13. Find the equations of the lines joining the vertex of the parabola y2 = 6x to the points on it which
have abscissa 24.
14. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is the point (2, 3) and directrix is the line x – 4y + 3
= 0 is
15. Find the equation of each of the following parabolas
(a) Directrix x = 0, focus at (6, 0) (b) Vertex at (0, 4), focus at (0, 2)
(c) Focus at (–1, –2), directrix x – 2y + 3 = 0
HOTS
16.A circle of radius 6 units touches the coordinate axes in the first quadrant. Find the equation of its
image in the line mirror y = 0.
17. A circle of radius 2 lies in the first quadrant and touches both the axes. Find the equations of the
circle with centre at (6, 5) and touching the above circle externally.
18. Find the equation of a circle which touches the coordinate axes and the line
x + y =1 and has its centre situated remote from the origin with respect to the given line.
19. The towers of a bridge, hung in the form of a parabola, have their tops 30 m above the roadway
and are 200 metres apart. If the cable is 5 cm above the roadway at the centre of the bridge, find the
length of the vertical supporting cable 30 metres from the centre.
20. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is (1, –1) and whose vertex is (2, 1). Also, find its
axis and latus–rectum.
 MCQ
1. PQ is a double ordinate of the parabola y 2 = 4ax. The locus of the points of trisection of PQ is
(a) 9y 2 = 4ax (b) 9x 2 = 4ay
(c) 9y 2 + 4ax = 0 (d) 9x 2 + 4ay = 0
2. If the vertex of a parabola be at origin and directrix be x + 5 = 0, then its latus rectum is
(a) 5 (b) 10
(c) 20 (d) 40
3. The latus rectum of a parabola whose directrix is x + y − 2 = 0 and focus is (3, – 4), is
(a) −3√2 (b) 3√2
(c) −3/√2 (d) 3/√2
4. The equation of the lines joining the vertex of the parabola y 2 = 6x to the points on it whose abscissa
is 24, is
(a) y ± 2x = 0 (b) 2y ± x = 0
(c) x ± 2y = 0 (d) 2x ± y = 0
5. The points on the parabola y 2 = 36x whose ordinate is three times the abscissa are
(a) (0, 0), (4, 12) (b) (1, 3), (4, 12)
(c) (4, 12) (d) None of these
6. The points on the parabola y 2 = 12x whose focal distance is 4, are
(a) (2, √3), (2, −√3) (b) (1, 2√3), (1, −2√3)
(c) (1, 2) (d) None of these
7. The focal distance of a point on the parabola y 2 = 16x whose ordinate is twice the abscissa, is
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 12
8. The co-ordinates of the extremities of the latus rectum of the parabola 5y 2 = 4x are
(a) (1/5, 2/5), (−1/5, 2/5) (b) (1/5, 2/5), (1/5, −2/5)
(c) (1/5, 4/5), (1/5, −4/5) (d) None of these
9. A parabola passing through the point (−4, −2) has its vertex at the origin and y-axis as its axis.
The latus rectum of the parabola is
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 12
10. The focus of the parabola x 2 = −16y is
(a) (4, 0) (b) (0, 4)
(c) (–4, 0) (d) (0, –4)
 ANSWER
1. (1, –2) and √13. 2. (x – 7)2 + (y – 3)2 = 132 3. (x – 1)2 +(y – 1)2 = 1
4. x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y – 20 = 0, 5. (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 13. 6. x2 + y2 – 14x – 12y + 76 = 0
7. (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 13 8. x2 + y2 – 16x + 4y – 32 = 0 9. 4x2 + 4y2 – cx ± cy + c2 = 0
10. 3/4
12. 18 sq units. 13. 2y = ± x. 14. 16x2 + y2 + 8xy – 74x – 78y + 212 = 0
HOTS
16. . x + y – 12x + 12y + 36 = 0, 17. (x – 6) + (y – 5)2 = 32
2 2 2

1 2 1 2 1 2 29
18. (x − 2−√2) + (y − 2−√2) = (2−√2) , 19. m, 20. 4x2 + y2 – 4xy + 8x + 46y – 71 = 0
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1 a 2 c 3 b 4 b,c
5 a 6 b 7 b 8 b 9 b
10.d