Advanced Level Problem Solving (ALPS-11)_Paper
Advanced Level Problem Solving (ALPS-11)_Paper
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*1. The equations of two equal sides AB and AC of an isosceles triangle ABC are x + y = 5 and 7x – y = 3 respectively.
If the area of the triangle ABC is 5 square unit, then the possible equations of the side BC is(are) :
(A) x – 3y + 1 = 0 (B) 3x + y – 2 = 0 (C) x – 3y + 21 = 0 (D) 3x + y – 12 = 0
*2. A line passing through the origin O has point A and B in the same direction such that OA AB r . Through
points A and B two lines are drawn making equal angle tan 1 3 with the line AB. Then points which lies on the
locus of point of intersection of the lines is/are:
(A) tan tan 4 cos ec2 (B) tan tan sec 2 tan2
tan 2 sin 2
(C) tan tan 2 (D)
tan 2 sin 2
*4. If 4l 2 5m2 6l 1 0 and the line lx my 1 0 touches a fixed circle, then:
(A) centre of circle is at (3, 0) (B) the radius of circle is 5
(C) The radius of circle is 3 (D) the circle passes through (1, 1)
*5. Chords of the circle x 2 y 2 9 are drawn such that segments intercepted from the chords by the curve
y 2 4 x 4 y 0 subtend right angle at the origin. If the locus of the middle points of the chords with respect to
circle is a curve S, then:
(A) S is a pair of line
(B) S is a circle
(C) S passes through the origin
(D) S meets the given circle x 2 y 2 9 at A and B and the tangents at A and B to the circle x 2 y 2 9
intersect at (4, 4)
S ' cos 2 x 2 2h 'cot xy sin 2 y 2 16 x 32 y 19 0 intersect at four concyclic points, then: (where
[0, / 2] )
(A) h + h’ = 0 (B) h – h’ = 0 (C) /4 (D) None of these
*7. The equation of the directrix of the parabola with vertex at the origin and having the axis along the x-axis and a
common tangent of slope 2 with the circle x 2 y 2 5 is/are : [, ]
(A) x = 10 (B) x = 20 (C) x = –10 (D) x = –20
8. For which of the following hyperbolas, we can have more than one pair of perpendicular tangents?
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) x2 y2 4 (D) xy 44 [, ]
4 9 4 9
*9. Coordinates of the feet of normal drawn from the point (7, 14) to the parabola x 2 8 x 16 y 0 is/are:
For Questions 10 - 12
Two tangents to a parabola are x y 0 and x y 0. If (2, 3) is focus of the parabola, then :
6 10 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
13 13 13
1 1
12. If P, Q are ends of focal chord of the parabola, then
SP SQ
2 13 2 13
(A) (B) 2 13 (C) (D) None of these
3 5
13. A line intersects the x-axis at A(7, 0) and y-axis B(0, 5). A variable line PQ perpendicular to AB intersects the
x-axis at P and the y-axis at Q. If AQ and BP intersect at R, show that the locus of R is x2 + y2ax + by = 0. Then the
value of (a – b) is :
14. The vertices B and C of a triangle ABC lie on the lines 3 y 4 x and y 0 respectively and the side BC passes
2 2 h
through the point , . If ABOC is a rhombus, O being the origin and the coordinates of A are h,k , then is
3 3 k
equal to______.
15. Let P (a, b) be a variable point satisfying 4 a 2 b2 9 and b2 4ab a 2 0 . Let R be the complete region
represented in x-y plane in which P can lie, if m be the minimum value of a b for all position of P lying in
region R. Then [m] is __________. (Where [.] represents G.I.F.)
The number of possible integral values of m for which the circle x y 4 and x y 6 x 8 y m 0
2 2 2 2 2
16.
have exactly two common tangents is ___________. [, ]
x2 y 2
17. Find the number of distinct normals that can be drawn to the ellipse 1 from the point P(0, 6).
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18.
If the point 2 , 2 is a point lying interior of the region bounded by the parabola y 2 2 x and the chord
joining the point (2, 2) and (8, –4), then the number of the integral values of is ____.
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a b c
19. If 2 where a, b, c > 0, then family of lines ax b y c 0 passes through the point:
bc c b
(A) (1, 1) (B) (1, –2) (C) (–1, 2) (D) (–1, 1) [, ]
*20. A line ‘L’ is drawn from (4, 3) to meet the lines L1 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 and L2 3x + 4y + 15 = 0 at points A and B
respectively. From point ‘A’, a line perpendicular to L is drawn meeting the line ‘L2’ at A1. Similarly, from point
‘B’ a line perpendicular to L, is drawn meeting the line L1 at B1. Thus a parallelogram AA1BB1 is formed. If the area
of the parallelogram AA1BB1 is least, the equation of the line L is/are :
(A) x – 7y + 17 = 0 (B) x + 7y + 1 7 = 0 (C) 3x + y – 31 = 0 (D) 7x + 2y – 31 =0
*21. A line ‘L’ passes through the point 2 ,3 and making intercept of length 3 units between the lines 2x y 2 0
and 4x 2 y 10 0 then which of the following may be true about the line L:
3
(C) having slope (D) Perpendicular to 2x y 2 0
4
π
*22. The equation of a circle in which the chord joining the points (1, 2) and (2, –1) subtends an angle of at any
4
point on the circumference is
(A) x2 y2 5 0 (B) x2 y2 6x 2y 5 0
2 2 2 2
(C) x y 6x 2y 15 0 (D) x y 7x 2y 14 0
*23. A and B are two points in xy plane, which are 2 2 unit distance apart and subtend an angle of 90° at C 1, 2 on
the line x y 1 0 which is larger than any angle subtend by the line segment AB at any other point on the line.
The equation of the circle through the points A, B and C is:
(A) x2 y 2 6 x 7 0 (B) x2 y 2 4 x 2 y 3 0
(C) x2 y 2 6 y 7 0 (D) x2 y 2 4 x 2 y 3 0
y4
*24. If largest and smallest value of is p and q where x, y satisfy x 2 y 2 2 x 6 y 9 0 then which of the
x 3
following is true:
4 4 4
(A) pq (B) q 1 (C) p (D) pq
3 3 3
*25. Tangent is drawn at any point ( x1 , y1 ) other than vertex on the parabola y 2 4ax. If tangents are drawn from
2 2 2
any point on this tangent to the circle x y a such that all the chords of contact pass through a fixed point
( x2 , y2 ), then : [, ]
y1
(A) x1 , a, x2 are in G.P. (B) , a, y2 are in G.P.
2
y1 x1
(C) 4, , are in G.P. (D) x1 x2 y1 y2 a2
y2 x2
(A) one of the directrix is x = 21/5 (B) length of latus rectum = 9/2
(C) foci are (6, 1) and (–4, 1) (D) eccentricity is 5/4
1 1
*27. The values of a for which y ax 2 ax ,x ay 2 ay touch each other is/are
24 24
2 3 13 601 13 601
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 12 12
1
28. In triangle ABC if the median to side BC has length 11 6 3 2 and it divides angle A into angles 30º and
45º. Then length of side BC is ___________.
29. If A line is passing through the point P 1, 2 cutting the lines x y 5 0 and 2 x y 7 at A and B respectively
such that the harmonic mean of PA and PB is 10. If equation of line is
a 1 b 25
y 2 tan sin 1 sin x 1 . The a b is ______.
146 146 41
30. ABCD is rectangle a circle passing through C touches AB and AD at M and N respectively. If the perpendicular
distance of MN from C is 5 then the area of rectangle is___.
31.
Let PT be a tangent from the point P 5,3 3 to the circle x 2 y 2 4 x 6 y 3 0 , with centre C, at T and AB
is secant which passes through P such that BT is the normal at T. If Ar CAB Ar CAT , then find the
25
value of 15 ([.] denotes G.I.F).
32. If e be the eccentricity of a hyperbola and f(e) be the eccentricity of its conjugate hyperbola, then the value of
3
f f f ............... f (e)
de is (n is even)
n times
1
x y x2 y 2
33. The straight line 1 intersects the ellipse 1 at two points A and B, there is a point P on this
4 3 16 9
ellipse such that the area of PAB is equal to 6
2 1 . Then the number of such points P is____.
(A) The number of integral values of ‘a’ for which point (a, a2) lies (p) 0
completely inside the triangle formed by lines x 0, y 0, 2 y x 3
(B) A point on the line x y 4 which lies at a unit distance from the line (q) 1
4x 3 y 10 has the coordinates (α,β) then possible value of α β
(D) In a triangle ABC, the bisector of angles B and C lie along the lines (s) 4
y x and y 0 . If A is (1, 2) then 10 d(A, BC) equals (where d(A,
BC) denotes the perpendicular distance of A from BC.)
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35. Two vertices of a triangle are (5, –1) and (–2, 3). If orthocenter of the triangle is origin, then the co-ordinates of
third vertex is : []
(A) (4, 7) (B) (3, 7) (C) (–4, –7) (D) (4, –7)
*36. If the angle bisector AD of the angle A of the triangle ABC divides the side BC into two segments BD = 4, DC = 2,
then:
(A) 2<b<6 (B) 4 < c < 12 (C) 3<b<6
(D) Maximum value of altitude through A is 4
(B) The radius of the smallest circle touching all the four circles is 2 1a
(C) Area of region enclosed by four given circles with co-ordinate axes is 4 π a 2 sq.units
(D) The centres of four circles are the vertices of a square
*39. A variable circle passes through the origin O and cuts off portions OP and OQ from X-axis and Y-axis respectively
such that m(OP) n(OQ) is equal to unity. If the circle passes through a fixed point x1 , y1 other than O, then:
(A) x12 y12 m2 n2 (B) x1 y1 m n (C) mx1 ny1 1 (D) nx1 my1 0
*40. If the focus of the parabola x2 ky 3 0 is (0, 2), then a value of k is/are: []
*41. Circles are drawn on chords of the rectangular hyperbola xy 4 parallel to the line y x as diameters. All such
circles pass through two fixed points whose coordinates are
(A) (2, 2) (B) (2, –2) (C) (–2, 2) (D) (–2, –2)
x2 y2
*42. If P is any point on the ellipse 1 , whose foci are S1 and S2 . Let PS1S2 and PS2 S1 then,
a2 b2
1 e a 2 b2 2
a a b
2
(C) tan .tan (D) tan .tan
2 2 1 e 2 2 b2
43. In a triangle ABC if AC = 3, BC = 4 and median AD and BE are perpendicular to each other, be the area of the
triangle ABC. Then the value of [ ] is ______. (where [.] denotes the greatest integer) : [, ]
44. If the straight line through the point P 3, 4 makes an angle with the x-axis and meets the line
6
45. Through the point of intersection P of the circle x 2 y 2 1 and x 2 y 2 2 x 4 y 1 0 a common chord APB is
drawn terminating on the two circles such that the chords AP and BP of the given circles subtend equal angles at
the respective centres. If the coordinates of P are integral and the equation of the chord is y 2mx 1 then the
value of m is _____.
If the two circles x 1 y 3 r 2 (r > 0) and x 2 y 2 8 x 2 y 8 0 intersect in two distinct points, then
2 2
46.
the number of odd positive integral values of r is____ . [, ]
x2 y 2
47. A normal to the hyperbola 1 has equal intercepts on positive x and y-axes. If this normal touches the
4 1
x2 y2
ellipse 2
2
1 , then find [ a 2 b2 ] ([.] represents greatest integer function). []
a b
48. The length of the sub-tangent to the hyperbola x2 4 y 2 4 corresponding to the normal having slope unity is
1
, then k is equal to _____.
k
49. MATCH THE FOLLOWING :
Column 1 Column 2
ABCD is a square of unit area, if a circle touches two sides of ABCD and passes
(C) (r) 3 2
through exactly one of its vertices. Then the radius of this circle is
(t) 2 2
(12 x 5 y 3)2
50. Consider the parabola ( x 1)2 ( y 2)2 :
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Column 1 Column 2
(B) Locus of foot of perpendicular from focus upon any tangent (q) 5x 12 y 29 0
(C) Line along which minimum length of focal chord occurs (r) 12x 5 y 3 0
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51. It is desired to construct a right angled triangle ABC C π / 2 in xy-plane so that its sides are parallel to co-
ordinates axes and the medians through A and B lie on the lines y 3x 1 and y mx 2 respectively. The values
of ‘m’ for which such a triangle is possible is/are :
(A) –12 (B) 12 (C) 4/3 (D) 1/12
52. m, n are integer with 0 < n < m. A is the point (m, n) on the Cartesian plane. B is the reflection of A in the line y = x.
C is the reflection of B in the y-axis, D is the reflection of C in the x-axis and E is the reflection of D in the y-axis.
The area of the pentagon ABCDE is :
(A) 2m m n (B) m m 3n (C) m 2m 3n (D) 2m m 3n
*53. If the bisectors of the interior angle A of Δ ABC divides BC into segments BD = 4, DC = 2. If the length of the
altitude AE 10 and if AB and AC are integer. Then the possible length of the side AC is(are) :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5
*54. The centroid of an equilateral triangle is 0, 0 . If two vertices of the triangle lies on x y 2 0 , then:
(D)
vertices on the given line are 1 3 ,1 3 and 1 3 ,1 3
*55. If the circle x 2 y 2 2 x 2 y 1 0 is inscribed in a triangle whose two sides are co-ordinate axes and one side
has negative slope cutting intercepts a and b on positive x and positive y axis, then :
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) 1
a b 2 2 a b
a b
1 1 1 1 1 1
(C) 1 (D) 1
2
a b a b a b2
*56. If two points A 2, and B 4, are such that the triangle AOB is the right-angle triangle right angle at O. If
S 0 be the equation of the locus of the foot of the perpendicular P drawn to AB from the point O :
59. Let C1, C2, C3 be centres of circles S1, S2, S3 respectively, then which of the following must be true:
(A) C3C1 C3C2 5 (B) C3C1 C3C2 3 (C) C3C1 C3C2 3 (D) C3C1 C3C2 1
x2 y2
60. If the ellipse y2 1 meets the ellipse x 2 2
1 in four distinct points and a b2 5b 7, then b does
4 a
not lie in [, ]
*61. If y = 2 be the directrix and (0, 1) be the vertex of the parabola x 2 λy μ 0 then : []
*63. A line 3x y 8 touches a hyperbola H 0 at P 1,5 meets its asymptotes at A and B . If AB 2 10 ,C 1,1 be
the centre of hyperbola, e and l are eccentricity and latus rectum of hyperbola then
7 5
(A) e (B) e (C) l 2 (D) l2 2
2 2
64. In a triangle ABC, the coordinates of A is (1, 2) and the equations to the medians through B and C are
x y 5 and x 4 . If coordinate of B is x1 , y1 and co-ordinate of C is x2 , y2 then x1 y2 x2 y1 equals____.
[, ]
65. A line through A 5, 4 meets the lines x 3 y 2 0 , 2x y 4 0 and x y 5 0 at B, C and D
2 2 2
15 10 6
respectively. If equation of line is 2 x by c 0 then value of 2 b c is______.
AB AC AD
66. A circle S, whose radius is 1 unit, touches the X-axis at point A. The centre Q of S lies in the first quadrant. The
tangent from the origin O to the circle touches it at T and a point P lies on it such that the triangle OAP is a right-
angled triangle at A and its perimeter is 8 unit. The length of QP is _____.
67. If k be the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola 16 x 2 9 y 2 32 x 36 y 164 0 , then find 3k/8. []
3
68. If the normals to curve y x2 at the points P, Q and R pass through the point 0 , , then the radius of the circle
2
circumscribing PQR is___. [, ]
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*69. The lines L1 and L2 denoted by 3x 10 xy 8 y 2 14 x 22 y 15 0 intersect at the point P and have gradients m1
2
and m2 respectively. The acute angle between them is . Which of following relations hold good :
5 3 2
(A) m1 m2 (B) m1m2 (C) θ sin 1
4 8 5 5
(D) Sum of the abscissa and ordinate of point P is –1.
*70. In a ABC equation of median and altitude from vertex C and B are x 2 0 and x y 2 0 respectively,
vertex A is at the origin, then:
*71. The locus of points of intersection of the tangents to x 2 y2 a 2 at the extremities of a chord of circle
x2 y2 a 2 which touches the circle x 2 y2 2ax 0 is(are):
2 2
(A) y2 a a 2x (B) x2 a a 2y (C) x2 y2 x a (D) x2 y2 y a
*72. If the C1 ,C2 ,C3 and C are four circles of radius r1 ,r2 ,r3 ,r respectively as shown in figure:
r2 r1
(B) tan
2 2 r1r2
2r13 / 2 r21/ 2
(C) PQ
r2 r1
r3
(D) If r1 2 and r1 r2 r3 14 then 2
r2
*73. The extremities of latus rectum of a parabola are (1, 1) and (1, –1), then the equation of the parabola can be :
(D) Locus of excentre of the circle described opposite to S ' , is tangent at vertex
*75. Two tangents 2 x y 2 and x 2 y 3 to a parabola touching it at A 2,2 and B 5,1 respectively. If focus of
parabola is S , and latus rectum length is L, then:
27 3 27 2
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) L (D) L
25 25
76. A straight line through the point A 2, 3 cuts the lines x 3 y 9 and x y 1 0 at B and C respectively. If
AB.AC 20 , then product of slopes of line is____.
77. If 6a2 3b2 c2 7ab ac 4bc 0 , then the family of lines ax by c 0 is concurrent at ordered pairs
A,B and C,D , A 0 then the value of A B C D is______.
78. CD is the common chord of the two circles of equal radii touching a line L at A and B. Let C be closer to the line L
than D. The ratio of the radii of circumcircles of the triangle ACB and ADB is _____.
79. From a point P three normal are drawn to the parabola y 2 4ax , such that the product of slopes of two of the
normal is p. If the locus of P is a part of the parabola, then p equal to []
80. Consider a parabola 4 y x 2 and point B 0,1 . Let A1 x1 , y1 , A2 x2 , y2 ,.............., An xn , yn are n points on
r n
1
the parabola such that xr 0 and OBAr r 1, 2,3,.........,n then lim BAr is equal to ____.
2n n n
r 1
(A) Two perpendicular straight lines are drawn from the origin to make an iscosceles (p) 5
triangle together with the line 2 x y 5 Then the area of triangle is
(B) Let the line 2 x y 4 meet x-axis at A and y-axis at B, and the perpendicular (q) 5
bisector of AB meets the horizontal line through (0, –1) at C. Let G be the
centroid of the triangle ABC. Then perpendicular distance from G to AB equals
(C) The number of integral points inside the triangle made by the line (r) 3
3x 4 y 12 0 with the coordinate axes which are equidistant from at least two
sides is/are (an intergral point is a point both of whose coordinates are integers)
(D) The line x c cuts the triangle with corners (0, 0), (1, 1) and (9, 1) into two (s) 1
regions. For the area of the two regions to be the same c must be equal to :
Column 1 Column 2
If the line 2x y 1 0 is tangent to the circle at the point (2, 5) whose centre lies
(A) on the line x 2 y 4 , then radius of this circle is (p) 6 26
Triangle ABC is right angled at A. The circle with centre A and radius AB cuts BC and
(B) AC internally at D and E respectively. If BD = 20 and DC = 16 then the length AC (q) 1
equals
Let C be the circle of radius unity centred at the origin. If two positive numbers
(C) x1 and x2 are such that the line passing through (x1, –1) and (x2, 1) is tangent to C then (r) 3 5
x1 x2 is:
1 1 1 1
If a, , b, , c, and d , are four distinct points on a circle of radius 4 units
(D) a b c d (s) 2
then, abcd is equal to
(t) 2 2
(A) Points from which perpendicular tangents can be drawn to parabola y 2 4x (p) (–1, 2)
(B) Points from which only one normal can be drawn to parabola y 2 4x (q) (3, 2)
(D) Points from which tangents cannot be drawn to parabola y 2 4x (s) (5, –2)
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x y x y
*84. Line 1 cuts the coordinate axes at A(a, 0) and B(0, b) and the line 1 at A ' a ', 0 and
a b a' b'
B 0, b . If the points A, B, A , B are concyclic then the orthocenter of the triangle ABA is : [, ]
aa ' bb '
(A) 0, 0 (B) 0, b ' 0,(C) (D) 0,
b a
*85. A ray of light is sent along the line x 2 y 8 . After refracting across the line x y 1 it enters the opposite side
after turning by 15° away from the line x y 1 . Then the equation of line along which refracted ray travels will:
5 3 6 5 3 6
(A) have slope (B) have slope
3 13
13 3 50 50 3 31
(C) pass through 0, (D) pass through 0 ,
3 3 39
and BD is x 2 y 2 by 0 intersect at X and Y the line XY meets BC at Z. Let P be a point on XY other than Z, the
line CP intersects the circle with diameter AC at C and M, and line BP intersects the circle with diameter BD at B
and N and the equation of line AM and DN are bx cy a 0 and cx ay b 0 respectively, then which of the
following is true (where is a cube root of unity)
x2 y2
91. There are exactly two points on the ellipse 1 whose distance from its centre is same and is equal to
a2 b2
a2 2b 2
. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is : []
2
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 3 3 2
92. If S1 and S2 are the foci of the hyperbola whose transverse axis length is 4 and conjugate axis length is 6, S3 and S4
are the foci of the conjugate hyperbola, then the area of the quadrilateral S1S2S3S4 is :
(A) 24 (B) 26 (C) 22 (D) None of these
*93. Parabola y 2 4 x and the circle having its centre at (6, 5) intersect at right angle. Possible point of intersection of
these curves can be : [, ]
x2 y 2
*94. From point (2, 2) tangents are drawn to the hyperbola 1 then point of contact lies in
16 9
(A) I quadrant (B) II quadrant (C) III quadrant (D) IV quadrant
*95. Let P x1 , y1 and Q x2 , y2 , y1 0, y2 0 be the end points of the latus rectum of the ellipse x2 4 y 2 4 . The
equation of the parabolas with latus rectum PQ are: [, ]
(A) x2 2 3 y 3 3 (B) x2 2 3 y 3 3
(C) x2 2 3 y 3 3 (D) x2 2 3 y 3 3
96. A right angled triangle ABC C is constructed so that its sides are parallel to coordinate axes and the
2
medians through A and B lie on the lines y 3x 1and y mx 2 respectively. Then product of values of m for
which such a triangle is possible is____.
97. The centres of two circles C1 and C2 each of unit radius are at a distance 6 unit from each other. Let P be the mid-
point of the line segment joining the centres of C1 and C2 . If a common tangent to C1 and C2 passing through P is
also a common tangent to C2 and C , then the radius of the circle C is _____.
98. Tangent is drawn at any fixed point x1 , y1 on the parabola y 2 4ax . Now tangents are drawn from any point on
this tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 so that all the chords of contact pass through a fixed point x2 , y2 .
2
x y1
ka , then k equals to
2
If 4 1
x2 2
y
x 4 2 y 3 2
99. If the equation on reflection of 1 about the line x y 2 0 is
16 9
k k
16 x 2 9 y 2 k1 x 36 y k2 0 then 1 2 is___ .
100
Column 1 Column 2
Consider 3 non-collinear points A, B, C with coordinates (0, 6), (5, 5) and (–1, 1)
(A) respectively. If the equation of a line tangent to the circle circumscribing the triangle (p) –1
ABC and passing through the origin is ax by 0 then b a is
From (3, 4) chords are drawn to the circle x 2 y2 4x 0 . The locus of the mid
(B) (q) 9
points of the chords is x a x b y y c 0 , then the value of a b c is
A foot of the normal from the point (4, 3) to a circle is (2, 1) and a diameter of the
(C) circle has the equation 2x y 2 0 . Then the equation of the circle (r) 14
2 2
is x y ax b 0 , then a b is
(t) 1