1. If $$a>2b>0$$    then the positive value of $$m$$ for which $$y = mx - b\sqrt {1 + {m^2}} $$     is a common tangent to $${x^2} + {y^2} = {b^2}$$   and $${\left( {x - a} \right)^2} + {y^2} = {b^2}$$    is :

A. $$\frac{{2b}}{{\sqrt {{a^2} - 4{b^2}} }}$$
B. $$\frac{{\sqrt {{a^2} - 4{b^2}} }}{{2b}}$$
C. $$\frac{{2b}}{{a - 2b}}$$
D. $$\frac{b}{{a - 2b}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{2b}}{{\sqrt {{a^2} - 4{b^2}} }}$$
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2. The curve described parametrically by $$x = 2 - 3\,\sec \,t,\,y = 1 + 4\,\tan \,t$$       represents :

A. An ellipse centered at $$\left( {2,\,1} \right)$$  and of eccentricity $$\frac{3}{5}$$
B. A circle centered at $$\left( {2,\,1} \right)$$  and of radius $$5$$ units
C. A hyperbola centered at $$\left( {2,\,1} \right)$$  & of eccentricity $$\frac{8}{5}$$
D. A hyperbola centered at $$\left( {2,\,1} \right)$$  & of eccentricity $$\frac{5}{3}$$
Answer :   A hyperbola centered at $$\left( {2,\,1} \right)$$  & of eccentricity $$\frac{5}{3}$$
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3. Let $$P$$ be the point $$\left( {1,\,0} \right)$$  and $$Q$$ a point on the locus $${y^2} = 8x.$$   The locus of mid point of $$PQ$$  is :

A. $${y^2} - 4x + 2 = 0$$
B. $${y^2} + 4x + 2 = 0$$
C. $${x^2} + 4y + 2 = 0$$
D. $${x^2} - 4y + 2 = 0$$
Answer :   $${y^2} - 4x + 2 = 0$$
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4. Let $$a$$ and $$b$$ be non-zero real numbers. Then, the equation $$\left( {a{x^2} + b{y^2} + c} \right)\left( {{x^2} - 5xy + 6{y^2}} \right) = 0$$       represents :

A. four straight lines, when $$c = 0$$  and $$a,\,b$$  are of the same sign
B. two straight lines and a circle, when $$a = b,$$  and $$c$$ is of sign opposite to that of $$a$$
C. two straight lines and a hyperbola, when $$a$$ and $$b$$ are of the same sign and $$c$$ is of sign opposite to that of $$a$$
D. a circle and an ellipse, when $$a$$ and $$b$$ are of the same sign and $$c$$ is of sign opposite to that of $$a$$
Answer :   two straight lines and a circle, when $$a = b,$$  and $$c$$ is of sign opposite to that of $$a$$
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5. The line joining $$\left( {5,\,0} \right)$$  to $$\left( {10\,\cos \,\theta ,\,10\,\sin \,\theta } \right)$$    is divided internally in the ratio $$2 : 3$$  at $$P$$. If $$\theta $$ varies, then the locus of $$P$$ is :

A. a pair of straight lines
B. a circle
C. a straight line
D. None of these
Answer :   a circle
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6. The locus of the vertices of the family of parabolas $$y = \frac{{{a^3}{x^2}}}{3} + \frac{{{a^2}x}}{2} - 2a$$     is :

A. $$xy = \frac{{105}}{{64}}$$
B. $$xy = \frac{3}{4}$$
C. $$xy = \frac{{35}}{{16}}$$
D. $$xy = \frac{{64}}{{105}}$$
Answer :   $$xy = \frac{{105}}{{64}}$$
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7. The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the centre of the ellipse $${x^2} + 3{y^2} = 6$$   on any tangent to it is -

A. $${\left( {{x^2} + {y^2}} \right)^2} = 6{x^2} + 2{y^2}$$
B. $${\left( {{x^2} + {y^2}} \right)^2} = 6{x^2} - 2{y^2}$$
C. $${\left( {{x^2} - {y^2}} \right)^2} = 6{x^2} + 2{y^2}$$
D. $${\left( {{x^2} - {y^2}} \right)^2} = 6{x^2} - 2{y^2}$$
Answer :   $${\left( {{x^2} + {y^2}} \right)^2} = 6{x^2} + 2{y^2}$$
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8. The normal to the curve, $${x^2} + 2xy - 3{y^2} = 0,$$    at $$\left( {1,\,1} \right)$$

A. meets the curve again in the third quadrant.
B. meets the curve again in the fourth quadrant.
C. does not meet the curve again.
D. meets the curve again in the second quadrant.
Answer :   meets the curve again in the fourth quadrant.
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9. The locus of the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines
$$\eqalign{ & \left( {1 + p} \right)x - py + p\left( {1 + p} \right) = 0, \cr & \left( {1 + q} \right)x - qy + q\left( {1 + q} \right) = 0, \cr} $$
and $$y=0,$$  where $$p \ne q,$$  is :

A. a hyperbola
B. a parabola
C. an ellipse
D. a straight line
Answer :   a straight line
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10. The curve represented by $$x = 2\left( {\cos \,t + \sin \,t} \right),\,y\, = 5\left( {\cos \,t - \sin \,t} \right)$$         is :

A. a circle
B. a parabola
C. an ellipse
D. a hyperbola
Answer :   an ellipse
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