JEE Main 2026 — Coordinate Geometry

The distance between the points (3, 4) and (6, 8) is:

Let the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _{3} \log _{5} \log _{7}\left(9 x-x^{2}-13\right)$ be the interval $(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})$. Let the hyperbola $\frac{x^{2}}{\mathrm{a}^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{\mathrm{~b}^{2}}=1$ have eccentricity $\frac{\mathrm{n}}{3}$ and the length of the latus rectum $\frac{8 \mathrm{~m}}{3}$. Then $\mathrm{b}^{2}-\mathrm{a}^{2}$ is equal to :

If P is a point on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=4, \mathrm{Q}$ is a point on the straight line $5 x+y+2=0$ and $x-y+1=0$ is the perpendicular bisector of PQ, then 13 times the sum of abscissa of all such points P is $\_\_\_\_$.

Let the image of parabola $x^{2}=4 y$, in the line $x-y=1$ be $(y+a)^{2}=b(x-c)$, $a, b, c \in \mathrm{~N}$. Then $a+b+c$ is equal to

Let a point $A$ lie between the parallel lines $L_{1}$ and $L_{2}$ such that its distances from $L_{1}$ and $L_{2}$ are 6 and 3 units, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the equilateral triangle $A B C$, where the points $B$ and C lie on the lines $\mathrm{L}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{L}_{2}$, respectively, is :

In an equilateral triangle $PQR$, let the vertex $P$ be at $(3, 5)$ and the side $QR$ be along the line $x + y = 4$. If the orthocentre of the triangle $PQR$ is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $9(\alpha + \beta)$ is equal to:

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}$ be vectors such that $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}|=\sqrt{29}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}} \times(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})=(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}) \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}$. If $\lambda_{1}, \lambda_{2}\left(\lambda_{1}>\lambda_{2}\right)$ are the possible values of $(\vec{c}+\vec{d}) \cdot(-7 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})$, then the equation $\mathrm{K}^{2} x^{2}+\left(\mathrm{K}^{2}-5 \mathrm{~K}+\lambda_{1}\right) x y+\left(3 \mathrm{~K}+\frac{\lambda_{2}}{2}\right) y^{2}-8 x+12 y+\lambda_{2}=0$ represents a circle, for K equal to :

From the point $(-1, -1)$, two rays are sent making angles of $45°$ with the line $x + y = 0$. These rays get reflected from the mirror $x + 2y = 1$. If the equations of the reflected rays are $ax + by = 9$ and $cx + dy = 7$, $a, b, c, d \in \mathbf{Z}$, then the value of $ad + bc$ is _______.

Let the mid points of the sides of a triangle $ABC$ be $\left(\dfrac{5}{2}, 7\right)$, $\left(\dfrac{5}{2}, 3\right)$ and $(4, 5)$. If its incentre is $(h, k)$, then $3h + k$ is equal to :

Let $\mathrm{A}(1,0), \mathrm{B}(2,-1)$ and $\mathrm{C}\left(\frac{7}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$ be three points. If the equation of the bisector of the angle ABC is $\alpha x+\beta y=5$, then the value of $\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}$ is

A rectangle is formed by the lines $x=0, y=0, x=3$ and $y=4$. Let the line L be perpendicular to $3 x+y+6=0$ and divide the area of the rectangle into two equal parts. Then the distance of the point $\left(\frac{1}{2},-5\right)$ from the line $L$ is equal to :

Let $P$ be a moving point on the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 6x - 8y + 21 = 0$. Then, the maximum distance of $P$ from the vertex of the parabola $x^2 + 6x + y + 13 = 0$ is equal to:

Let the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=4$ intersect $x$-axis at the points $\mathrm{A}(\mathrm{a}, 0), \mathrm{a}>0$ and $\mathrm{B}(\mathrm{b}, 0)$. Let $\mathrm{P}(2 \cos \alpha, 2 \sin \alpha)$, $0<\alpha<\frac{\pi}{2}$ and $\mathrm{Q}(2 \cos \beta, 2 \sin \beta)$ be two points such that $(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{\pi}{2}$. Then the point of intersection of AQ and BP lies on :

Let $\mathrm{S}=\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}:\left|\frac{z-6 i}{z-2 i}\right|=1\right.$ and $\left.\left|\frac{z-8+2 i}{z+2 i}\right|=\frac{3}{5}\right\}$. Then $\sum_{z \in \mathrm{~s}}|z|^{2}$ is equal to

Let $y=x$ be the equation of a chord of the circle $\mathrm{C}_{1}$ (in the closed half-plane $x \geq 0$) of diameter 10 passing through the origin. Let $\mathrm{C}_{2}$ be another circle described on the given chord as its diameter. If the equation of the chord of the circle $\mathrm{C}_{2}$, which passes through the point $(2,3)$ and is farthest from the center of $\mathrm{C}_{2}$, is $x+a y+b=0$, then $a-b$ is equal to

Let A be the focus of the parabola $y^{2}=8 x$. Let the line $y=\mathrm{m} x+\mathrm{c}$ intersect the parabola at two distinct points $B$ and $C$. If the centroid of the triangle $A B C$ is $\left(\frac{7}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$, then $(B C)^{2}$ is equal to :

Let the ellipse $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^{2}}{144}+\frac{y^{2}}{169}=1$ and the hyperbola $\mathrm{H}: \frac{x^{2}}{16}-\frac{y^{2}}{\lambda^{2}}=-1$ have the same foci. If e and L respectively denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of H, then the value of $24(\mathrm{e}+\mathrm{L})$ is :

Let the line $y-x=1$ intersect the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{2}+\frac{y^{2}}{1}=1$ at the points A and B. Then the angle made by the line segment AB at the center of the ellipse is :

The distance between the parallel lines 3x + 4y - 7 = 0 and 3x + 4y + 8 = 0 is:

Let chord PQ of length $3\sqrt{13}$ of the parabola $y^2 = 12x$ be such that the ordinates of points $P$ and $Q$ are in the ratio $1:2$. If the chord PQ subtends an angle $\alpha$ at the focus of the parabola, then $\sin\alpha$ is equal to:

Let PQ be a chord of the hyperbola $\frac{x^{2}}{4}-\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$, perpendicular to the x -axis such that OPQ is an equilateral triangle, O being the centre of the hyperbola. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is $\sqrt{3}$, then the area of the triangle OPQ is

Let $x = 9$ be a directrix of an ellipse $E$, whose centre is at the origin and eccentricity is $\dfrac{1}{3}$. Let $P(\alpha, 0)$, $\alpha > 0$, be a focus of $E$ and $AB$ be a chord passing through $P$. Then the locus of the mid point of $AB$ is :

Let S and $\mathrm{S}^{\prime}$ be the foci of the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{25}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}=1$ and $\mathrm{P}(\alpha, \beta)$ be a point on the ellipse in the first quadrant. If $(\mathrm{SP})^{2}+\left(\mathrm{S}^{\prime} \mathrm{P}\right)^{2}-\mathrm{SP} \cdot \mathrm{S}^{\prime} \mathrm{P}=37$, then $\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}$ is equal to :

If the chord joining the points $\mathrm{P}_{1}\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right)$ and $\mathrm{P}_{2}\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right)$ on the parabola $y^{2}=12 x$ subtends a right angle at the vertex of the parabola, then $x_{1} x_{2}-y_{1} y_{2}$ is equal to

For some $\theta \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$, let the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola $x^{2}-y^{2} \sec ^{2} \theta=8$ be $e_{1}$ and $l_{1}$, respectively, and let the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $x^{2} \sec ^{2} \theta+y^{2}=6$ be $e_{2}$ and $l_{2}$, respectively. If $e_{1}^{2}=e_{2}^{2}\left(\sec ^{2} \theta+1\right)$, then $\left(\frac{l_{1} l_{2}}{e_{1} e_{2}}\right) \tan ^{2} \theta$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$

Let a circle of radius 4 pass through the origin O, the points $\mathrm{A}(-\sqrt{3} a, 0)$ and $\mathrm{B}(0,-\sqrt{2} b)$, where $a$ and $b$ are real parameters and $a b \neq 0$. Then the locus of the centroid of $\triangle O A B$ is a circle of radius

Let the line $L_1 : x + 3 = 0$ intersect the lines $L_2 : x - y = 0$ and $L_3 : 3x + y = 0$ at the points $A$ and $B$, respectively. Let the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines $L_2$ and $L_3$ intersect the line $L_1$ at the point $C$. Then $BC^2 : AC^2$ is equal to:

Let O be the vertex of the parabola $x^{2}=4 y$ and Q be any point on it. Let the locus of the point P, which divides the line segment OQ internally in the ratio $2: 3$ be the conic C. Then the equation of the chord of $C$, which is bisected at the point $(1,2)$, is :

Let $y^{2}=12 x$ be the parabola with its vertex at O. Let P be a point on the parabola and A be a point on the $x$-axis such that $\angle \mathrm{OPA}=90^{\circ}$. Then the locus of the centroid of such triangles OPA is :

If the points of intersection of the ellipses $x^{2}+2 y^{2}-6 x-12 y+23=0$ and $4 x^{2}+2 y^{2}-20 x-12 y+35=0$ lie on a circle of radius $r$ and centre $(a, b)$, then the value of $a b+18 r^{2}$ is

Let each of the two ellipses $\mathrm{E}_{1}: \frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1,(a>b)$ and $\mathrm{E}_{2}: \frac{x^{2}}{\mathrm{~A}^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{\mathrm{~B}^{2}}=1,(\mathrm{~A}<\mathrm{B})$ have eccentricity $\frac{4}{5}$. Let the lengths of the latus recta of $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ be $l_{1}$ and $l_{2}$, respectively, such that $2 l_{1}^{2}=9 l_{2}$. If the distance between the foci of $E_{1}$ is 8, then the distance between the foci of $E_{2}$ is

Let the centre of the circle $x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy + 25 = 0$ be in the first quadrant and lie on the line $2x - y = 4$. Let the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle be $27\sqrt{3}$. Then the square of the length of the chord of the circle on the line $x = 1$ is _______.

Let a circle pass through the origin and its centre be the point of intersection of two mutually perpendicular lines $x + (k-1)y + 3 = 0$ and $2x + k^2 y - 4 = 0$. If the line $x - y + 2 = 0$ intersects the circle at the points A and B, then $(AB)^2$ is equal to:

The eccentricity of an ellipse $E$ with centre at the origin $O$ is $\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ and its directrices are $x = \pm \dfrac{4\sqrt{6}}{3}$. Let $H: \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ be a hyperbola whose eccentricity is equal to the length of semi-major axis of $E$, and whose length of latus rectum is equal to the length of minor axis of $E$. Then the distance between the foci of $H$ is :

Let PQ and MN be two straight lines touching the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-6 y-3=0$ at the points A and B respectively. Let O be the centre of the circle and $\angle \mathrm{AOB}=\pi / 3$. Then the locus of the point of intersection of the lines PQ and MN is :

An equilateral triangle OAB is inscribed in the parabola $y^{2}=4 x$ with the vertex O at the vertex of the parabola. Then the minimum distance of the circle having $A B$ as a diameter from the origin is

Let the locus of the mid-point of the chord through the origin O of the parabola $y^{2}=4 x$ be the curve S. Let P be any point on S. Then the locus of the point, which internally divides OP in the ratio $3: 1$, is :

If the line $\alpha x+2 y=1$, where $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$, does not meet the hyperbola $x^{2}-9 y^{2}=9$, then a possible value of $\alpha$ is:

Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1,(a>b)$, be 30. If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function $f(t)=-\frac{3}{4}+2 t-t^{2}$, then ($a^{2}+b^{2}$) is equal to

Let the set of all values of $r$, for which the circles $(x+1)^{2}+(y+4)^{2}=r^{2}$ and $x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-2 y-4=0$ intersect at two distinct points be the interval $(\alpha, \beta)$. Then $\alpha \beta$ is equal to

Let $P(3\cos\alpha, 2\sin\alpha)$, $\alpha \neq 0$, be a point on the ellipse $\dfrac{x^2}{9}+\dfrac{y^2}{4}=1$, $Q$ be a point on the circle $x^2+y^2-14x-14y+82=0$ and $R$ be a point on the line $x+y=5$ such that the centroid of the triangle $PQR$ is $\left(2+\cos\alpha, 3+\dfrac{2}{3}\sin\alpha\right)$. Then the sum of the ordinates of all possible points $R$ is:

Let the foci of a hyperbola coincide with the foci of the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{36}+\frac{y^{2}}{16}=1$. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is 5, then the length of its latus rectum is :

Let $\mathrm{A}(1,2)$ and $\mathrm{C}(-3,-6)$ be two diagonally opposite vertices of a rhombus, whose sides AD and BC are parallel to the line $7 x-y=14$. If $\mathrm{B}(\alpha, \beta)$ and $\mathrm{D}(\gamma, \delta)$ are the other two vertices, then $|\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta|$ is equal to

Let ABC be an equilateral triangle with orthocenter at the origin and the side BC on the line $x+2 \sqrt{2} y=4$. If the co-ordinates of the vertex A are $(\alpha, \beta)$, then the greatest integer less than or equal to $|\alpha+\sqrt{2} \beta|$ is

Consider the circle $C: x^2+y^2-6x-8y-11=0$. Let a variable chord AB of the circle C subtend a right angle at the origin. If the locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin on the chord AB is the circle $x^2+y^2-\alpha x - \beta y - \gamma = 0$, then $\alpha + \beta + 2\gamma$ is equal to ________.

Let one end of a focal chord of the parabola $y^{2}=16 x$ be $(16,16)$. If $\mathrm{P}(\alpha, \beta)$ divides this focal chord internally in the ratio $5: 2$, then the minimum value of $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to :

Let the directrix of the parabola $P: y^2 = 8x$, cut $x$-axis at the point $A$. Let $B(\alpha, \beta)$, $\alpha > 1$, be a point on $P$ such that the slope of $AB$ is $3/5$. If $BC$ is a focal chord of $P$, then six times the area of $\triangle ABC$ is :

Let $A,B$ be points on the two half-lines $x-\sqrt{3}|y|=\alpha$, $\alpha>0$ at a distance of $\alpha$ from their point of intersection $P$. The line segment $AB$ meets the angle bisector of the given half-lines at the point $Q$. If $PQ=\dfrac{9}{2}$ and $R$ is the radius of the circumcircle of $\triangle PAB$, then $\dfrac{\alpha^2}{R}$ is equal to ______

Let $(h, k)$ lie on the circle $\mathrm{C}: x^{2}+y^{2}=4$ and the point $(2 h+1,3 k+2)$ lie on an ellipse with eccentricity $e$. Then the value of $\frac{5}{e^{2}}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.

If a straight line drawn through the point of intersection of the lines $4x+3y-1=0$ and $3x+4y-1=0$, meets the co-ordinate axes at the points P and Q, then the locus of the mid point of PQ is:

If the eccentricity $e$ of the hyperbola $\dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$, passing through $(6, 4\sqrt{3})$, satisfies $15(e^2 + 1) = 34e$, then the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola $\dfrac{x^2}{b^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{2(a^2+1)} = 1$ is:

Let $A,B$ and $C$ be the vertices of a variable right angled triangle inscribed in the parabola $y^2=16x$. Let the vertex $B$ containing the right angle be $(4,8)$ and the locus of the centroid of $\triangle ABC$ be a conic $C_o$. Then three times the length of latus rectum of $C_o$ is ______

Let $\mathrm{P}(10,2 \sqrt{15})$ be a point on the hyperbola $\frac{x^{2}}{\mathrm{a}^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{\mathrm{~b}^{2}}=1$, whose foci are S and $\mathrm{S}^{\prime}$. If the length of its latus rectum is 8, then the square of the area of $\Delta \mathrm{PSS}^{\prime}$ is equal to :

Let O be the vertex of the parabola $y^2=4x$ and its chords OP and OQ are perpendicular to each other. If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment PQ is a conic C, then the length of its latus rectum is:

Let A be the point $(3, 0)$ and circles with variable diameter AB touch the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 36$ internally. Let the curve C be the locus of the point B. If the eccentricity of C is $e$, then $72e^2$ is equal to _______.

Let the parabola $y = x^2 + px + q$ passing through the point $(1, -1)$ be such that the distance between its vertex and the $x$-axis is minimum. Then the value of $p^2 + q^2$ is:

Let $H: \dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ be a hyperbola such that the distance between its foci is $6$ and the distance between its directrices is $\dfrac{8}{3}$. If the line $x=\alpha$ intersects the hyperbola $H$ at the points $A$ and $B$ such that the area of the triangle $AOB$ is $4\sqrt{15}$, where $O$ is the origin, then $\alpha^2$ equals

Let an ellipse $\dfrac{x^2}{a^2} + \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$, $a < b$, pass through the point $(4, 3)$ and have eccentricity $\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$. Then the length of its latus rectum is :

An ellipse has its center at $(1,-2)$, one focus at $(3,-2)$ and one vertex at $(5,-2)$. Then the length of its latus rectum is :

Among the statements $(S 1)$ : If $A(5,-1)$ and $B(-2,3)$ are two vertices of a triangle, whose orthocentre is $(0,0)$, then its third vertex is $(-4,-7)$ and (S2) : If positive numbers 2a, b, c are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the lines $\mathrm{ax}+\mathrm{by}+\mathrm{c}=0$ are concurrent at $(2,-2)$,

Let the point $P$ be the vertex of the parabola $y = x^2 - 6x + 12$. If a line passing through the point $P$ intersects the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 2x - 4y + 3 = 0$ at the points $R$ and $S$, then the maximum value of $(PR + PS)^2$ is :

Let a circle $C$ have its centre in the first quadrant, intersect the coordinate axes at exactly three points and cut off equal intercepts from the coordinate axes. If the length of the chord of $C$ on the line $x + y = 1$ is $\sqrt{14}$, then the square of the radius of $C$ is _______.

Consider the parabola $P : y^2 = 4kx$ and the ellipse $E : \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} + \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$. Let the line segment joining the points of intersection of $P$ and $E$, be their latus rectums. If the eccentricity of $E$ is $e$, then $e^2 + 2\sqrt{2}$ is equal to _____.

Let a focus of the ellipse $E: \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} + \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ be $S(4, 0)$ and its eccentricity be $\dfrac{4}{5}$. If the point $P(3, \alpha)$ lies on $E$ and $O$ is the origin, then the area of $\triangle POS$ is equal to:

Let the angles made with the positive $x$-axis by two straight lines drawn from the point $\mathrm{P}(2,3)$ and meeting the line $x+y=6$ at a distance $\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$ from the point P be $\theta_{1}$ and $\theta_{2}$. Then the value of $\left(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2}\right)$ is:

Let the eccentricity $e$ of a hyperbola satisfy the equation $6e^2 - 11e + 3 = 0$. If the foci of the hyperbola are $(3, 5)$ and $(3, -4)$, then the length of its latus rectum is :

Let $C$ be a circle having centre in the first quadrant and touching the $x$-axis at a distance of $3$ units from the origin. If the circle $C$ has an intercept of length $6\sqrt{3}$ on $y$-axis, then the length of the chord of the circle $C$ on the line $x - y = 3$ is :

Let the line $x - y = 4$ intersect the circle $C: (x-4)^2 + (y+3)^2 = 9$ at the points $Q$ and $R$. If $P(\alpha, \beta)$ is a point on $C$ such that $PQ = PR$, then $(6\alpha + 8\beta)^2$ is equal to __________.

If the line $\alpha x+4 y=\sqrt{7}$, where $\alpha \in \mathbf{R}$, touches the ellipse $3 x^{2}+4 y^{2}=1$ at the point P in the first quadrant, then one of the focal distances of $P$ is :

Let O be the origin, and P and Q be two points on the rectangular hyperbola $xy = 12$ such that the mid point of the line segment PQ is $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, -\dfrac{1}{2}\right)$. Then the area of the triangle OPQ equals:

Let the vertex $A$ of a triangle $ABC$ be $(1, 2)$, and the mid-point of the side $AB$ be $(5, -1)$. If the centroid of this triangle is $(3, 4)$ and its circumcenter is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $21(\alpha + \beta)$ is equal to:

Suppose that two chords, drawn from the point $(1, 2)$ on the circle $x^2 + y^2 + x - 3y = 0$ are bisected by the $y$-axis. If the other ends of these chords are $R$ and $S$, and the mid point of the line segment $RS$ is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $6(\alpha + \beta)$ is equal to:

Let $\dfrac{x^2}{f(a^2+7a+3)} + \dfrac{y^2}{f(3a+15)} = 1$ represent an ellipse with major axis along $y$-axis, where $f$ is a strictly decreasing positive function on $\mathbb{R}$. If the set of all possible values of $a$ is $\mathbb{R} - [\alpha, \beta]$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ is equal to: