In the xy-plane let $A = (- 2, 0), B = (2, 0)$ . Define the set S as the collection of all points C on the circle $x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 = 4$ such that the area of the triangle ABC is an integer. The number of points in the set S is

Let the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 2ax + 2by$ intersect the x-axis at point $A(\alpha, 0)$ and y-axis at point $B(0, \beta)$, where $\alpha\beta \neq 0$. If the point $C(p, q)$ lies on the chord AB, then $\frac{p+\alpha}{a} + \frac{q+\beta}{b}$ equals

A circle touches the y-axis at $(0, 4)$ and passes through the point $(-2, 0)$. Then the radius of the circle is

The shortest distance from the point $(-4,3)$ to the circle $(x^2 + y^2 = 1)$ is __________.

If the shortest distance of a given point to a given circle is $4 \, \text{cm}$ and the longest distance is $9 \, \text{cm}$, then the radius of the circle is

A chord is drawn inside a circle, such that the length of the chord is equal to the radius of the circle. Now, two circles are drawn, one on each side of the chord, each touching the chord at its midpoint and the original circle. Let k be the ratio of the areas of the bigger inscribed circle and the smaller inscribed circle, then k equals

Which of the following straight lines are both tangent to the circle $x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 - 6x + 4y - 12 = 0$?