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Assignment Class X Circles

This document contains 15 geometry problems involving circles. The problems cover topics such as finding radii of circles given tangent lengths, relationships between sides of inscribed and circumscribed circles, properties of tangents drawn to circles, and equations relating radii of intersecting or concentric circles. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Assignment Class X Circles

This document contains 15 geometry problems involving circles. The problems cover topics such as finding radii of circles given tangent lengths, relationships between sides of inscribed and circumscribed circles, properties of tangents drawn to circles, and equations relating radii of intersecting or concentric circles. The answers to the problems are provided.

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ASSIGNMENT CIRCLES CLASS X

1. A point P is 26 cm away from the centre O of a circle and the length PQ of the tangent
segment drawn from P to the circle is 10 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
2. A circle is touching the side BC of ABC at P and touching AB and AC produced at Q and R
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respectively. Prove that AQ = (Perimeter of ABC).
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A

B P C
Q R

3. The incircle of ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. Show that
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AF + BD + CE = AE + BF + CD = (Perimeter of ABC)
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4. ABCD is a quadrilateral such that A = 90°. A circle with center O, touches the sides AB, BC,
CD and DA at E, F, G, H respectively. If CD = 30 cm, AD = 15 cm and CF = 20 cm, find the
radius of the circle.
5. A circle is inscribed in a ABC having sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm as shown. Find the length
of AD, BE and CF.
C
12
m
8c

F E
m

D
A B
10 cm

6. ABC is a right angle triangle, right angled at A, AB = 6 cm and AC = 8 cm. A circle with
centre O is inscribed inside the triangle. Calculate the value of ‘r’, the radius of inscribed circle.
7. Circles are drawn from the three vertices of a ABC (as shown); taken as centre to touch each
other externally. If the sides of the triangle are 4 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm, find the radii of the circles.

B C

8. In two concentric circles, prove that a chord of larger circle which is tangent to smaller is
bisected at the point of contact.
9. Prove that tangents drawn at the ends of a chord of a circle make equal angles with chord.

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10. P and Q are centres of circles of radii 9 cm and 2 cm respectively. PQ = 17 cm. R is the
centre of a circle of radius x cm which touches the above circles externally. Given that
PRQ = 90°, write an equation in x and solve it.
11. Two tangent segment BC, BD are drawn to a circle with centre O such that DBC = 120°.
Prove that BO = 2.BC.
12. In the given figure, XP and XQ are two tangents to a circle with O from a point X outside the
circle. ARB is tangent to circle at R. Prove that XA + AR = XB + BR
X

A R
B
P Q
O

13.The four sides AB, BC, CD and DA of a quadrilateral ABCD touches a circle at the points P,
Q, R and S respectively. If AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and CD = 4 cm, find AD.
C
m
4c
R
D
Q
7 cm

A B
P
6 cm

14. In the given figure, two circles with centres X and Y touch externally at P. If tangents AT and
BT meet the common tangent at T, then prove that AT = BT.
T

A
B
X P Y

15. The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and 8 cm. AB is a diameter of a bigger circle.
BD is a tangent to the smaller circle, touching it at D. Find the length AD.

B D

ANSWERS
1. 24 cm 4. 3 cm 5. AD = 3 cm, BE = 7 cm and CF= 5 cm 6. 2 cm
7. 3 cm, 5 cm and 1 cm 10. x2 + 11x – 102 = 0; x = 6 13. 3 cm 15. 19 cm

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