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Coordinate Geometry PYQ — Page 3

JEE Main MathematicsCoordinate Geometry previous year questions with solutions.

All Coordinate Geometry Questions (615)

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 :

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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:

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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:

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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

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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 _______.

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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 _______.

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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 :

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

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

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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:

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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

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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 :

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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:

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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:

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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

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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 $\_\_\_\_$.

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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:

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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 _______.

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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 $\_\_\_\_$

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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 _____.

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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 ________.

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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

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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 :

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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 $(2,-2)$,

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