Q1:

IPMAT Indore 2026

Circles

Hard

Let ABCD be a rectangle with AB = 72 cm and BC = 30 cm. A circle passing through points A and C cuts the side AB at P such that AP = 56 cm. The radius, in cm, of the circle is

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Option 1
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 1

Q2:

IPMAT Indore 2026

Circles

Hard

Let the circle x2+y2=2ax+2byx^2 + y^2 = 2ax + 2by intersect the x-axis at point A(α,0)A(\alpha, 0) and y-axis at point B(0,β)B(0, \beta), where αβ≠0\alpha\beta \neq 0. If the point C(p,q)C(p, q) lies on the chord AB, then p+αa+q+βb\frac{p+\alpha}{a} + \frac{q+\beta}{b} equals

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Option 3
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 2

Q3:

IPMAT Indore 2026

Circles

Medium

A person walks one lap along a circle at a speed vv. Thereafter, he runs one lap along the boundary of the largest square that can be inscribed in the circle at a speed 3v3v. The ratio of the time he walks to the time he runs is

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Option 4
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 3

Q4:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Circles

Medium

A circle of radius 1313 cm touches the adjacent sides AB and BC of a square ABCD at M and N, respectively. If AB = 1818 cm and the circle intersects the other two sides CD and DA at P and Q, respectively, then the area, in sq. cm, of triangle PMD is

Q5:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Circles

Medium

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

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Option 2
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2025 MCQ question 5

Q6:

IPMAT Indore 2024

Circles

Easy

If the shortest distance of a given point to a given circle is 4 cm4 \, \text{cm} and the longest distance is 9 cm9 \, \text{cm}, then the radius of the circle is

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Option 4
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2024 MCQ question 6

Q7:

IPMAT Indore 2024

Circles

Hard

If θ\theta is the angle between the pair of tangents drawn from the point (0,72)(0,\frac{7}{2}) to the circle x2+y2−14x+16y+88=0x^2 + y^2 - 14x + 16y + 88 = 0, then tan⁡θ\tan \theta equals

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Option 4
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2024 MCQ question 7

Q8:

IPMAT Indore 2023

Circles

Medium

Which of the following straight lines are both tangent to the circle x2+y2−6x+4y−12=0x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 - 6x + 4y - 12 = 0?

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Option 1
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2023 MCQ question 8

Q9:

IPMAT Indore 2023

Circles

Hard

In the xy-plane let A=(−2,0),B=(2,0)A = (- 2, 0), B = (2, 0) . Define the set S as the collection of all points C on the circle x2+y2=4x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 = 4 such that the area of the triangle ABC is an integer. The number of points in the set S is

Q10:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Circles

Medium

The shortest distance from the point (−4,3)(-4,3) to the circle (x2+y2=1)(x^2 + y^2 = 1) is __________.

Q11:

IPMAT Indore 2019

Circles

Hard

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

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Option 4
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2019 MCQ question 11

Q12:

IPMAT Indore 2019

Circles

Hard

The circle x2+y2−6x−10y+k=0x^2 + y^2 - 6x - 10y + k = 0 does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes. If the point (1,4)(1, 4) does not lie outside the circle, and the range of kk is (a,b](a, b], then a+ba + b is

Q13:

IPMAT Indore 2019

Circles

Hard

On a circular path of radius 6 m a boy starts from a point AA on the circumference and walks along a chord ABAB of length 3 m. He then walks along another chord BCBC of length 2 m to reach point CC. The point BB lies on the minor arc ACAC. The distance between point CC from point AA is

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Option 1
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2019 MCQ question 13