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The Tangents Drawn at The Ends of
The Tangents Drawn at The Ends of
(Q.1) The tangents drawn at the ends of a diameters of a circle are: (1 Mark)
(A) normal(B) parallel to each other(C) equal to each other(D) Intersect each other
(Q.2) The tangent to a circle is …………… to the radius through the point of (1 Mark)
contact:
(A) parallel(B) coincident(C) perpendicular(D) Intersect
(Q.3) Two tangents are drawn at the end of a diameter of a circle. What is the (1 Mark)
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distance between diameter if the area of circle is 154 cm ?
(A) 7 cm(B) 14 cm(C) 21 cm(D) 28 cm
(Q.4) From a point Q the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and radius of (1 Mark)
circle is 7 cm then the distance of a Q from center is:
(A) 12 cm(B) 12.5cm(C) 25 cm(D) 50 cm
(Q.5) If two tangents from point P are drawn to circle at points Q and R, if they (1 Mark)
If in the given figure radius of smaller and larger circles be 4 and 5 cm.
(Q.11) (1 Mark)
Find the length of chord AB.
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In figure 1, two circles touch each other externally at C. Prove that the
(Q.30)
(2 Marks)
common tangent at C bisects the other two common tangents. [CBSE-
Outside Delhi
2007]
If a line touches a circle and from the point of contact a chord is drawn,
(Q.31) (5 Marks)
[CBSE-
prove that the angles which this chord makes with the given line are equal Outside Delhi
respectively to the angles formed in the corresponding alternate segments. 2007]
Use the above for the following:
In figure 3, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and PQ is the tangent to the circle at C. If BD is the diameter
and DCQ = 40 0 and ABD = 60 0, find
i. ADB ii. BCP
(3 Marks)
(Q.32) In Figure 3, AB =AC ,Prove that BE = EC [CBSE-DELHI
2006]
(Q.34) In figure, XP and XQ are two tangents to a circle with centre O from a (3 Marks)
[CBSE-DELHI
point X outside the circle. ARB is tangent to circle at R. 2003]
Prove that: XA + AR = XB + BR
(Q.35) In figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which angle B = 90o. If AD = 23 cm, (1 Mark)
[CBSE-DELHI
2008]
prove that TA + AR = TB + BR
(2 Marks)
(Q.39) In figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that ABP is an [CBSE-
equilateral triangle. Outside Delhi
2008]
(1 Mark)
[CBSE-
Outside Delhi
2008]
(Q.45) In figure, AQ and AR are tangents from A to the circle with centre O. P is a Top
(2 Marks)
(Q.11) In the given figure O is the centre of the circle. PQ and PR are tangents
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(Q.16)
(Q.17) A circle is inscribed in ∆ABC having sides AB = 15 cm, BC = 9 cm, AC =
12 cm. find AD, BE and CF.
(Q.18)
(Q.19)