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JEE Main · Maths · Conic Sections

Tangent at a point (T=0)

JEE Main asked Tangent at a point (T=0) once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 27 Jul 2022, Shift 2. It belongs to Circle Tangents, in Conic Sections (Maths).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
1
in 1 shift
Years
1 of 8
First asked
2022
the only year
Pattern
Occasional
asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2022. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Maths questions.

00.050.10’170’200’210.04’220’230’240’250’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20221 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

  • Ratio of segments cut by tangent to circle

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 0

The question was multiple choice.

Every question

The question

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 27 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q12A circle C1C_1 passes through the origin O and has diameter 4 on the positive xx-axis. The line y=2xy = 2x gives a chord OA of circle…MediumSingle correct

Shift: 27 Jul 2022, Shift 2.

Same topic

Other ideas in Circle Tangents

Circle Tangents has 19 ideas JEE Main has asked; 8 of them came up in more than one question. The 12 most asked are below.

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