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Friday, 9 October

JEE Main Maths · Conic Sections

Condition of tangency

Condition of tangency (Conic Sections) was asked 2 times in 2 JEE Main shifts, 2020–2024, out of the 42 shifts Lumi analysed. 2 of the 2 had a numerical answer.

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2020–2024
Usual format
Numerical value
Multi-step
Pattern
Occasional
repeats across shifts

How it is asked

  • Tangent point from circle centre and line
  • Count integer parameters for line meeting circle

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 2Hard 0

Where it sits

Chapter: Conic Sections. Topic: Circle Tangents, 17 questions over 10 ideas.

Other repeat ideas in this topic

Every time it came

All 2 questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

  1. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q27Equations of two diameters of a circle are 2x−3y=52x-3y=5 and 3x−4y=73x-4y=7. The line joining the points (−227,−4)\left(-\frac{22}{7},-4\right) and…MediumNumerical value
  2. 2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q74The number of integral values of k for which the line, 3x+4y=k3x+4y=k intersects the circle, x2+y2−2x−4y+4=0x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-4y+4=0 at two distinct points is…MediumNumerical value