Chapter – 10 Circles

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[1 Mark Questions]
1. In figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with
centre C and radius 4 cm. if PA ⊥ 𝑃𝐵, then find the length of each tangent.

2. If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵=500, find the
∠𝑂𝐴𝐵.

3. In figure, a circle with centre O is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD such that, it touches
the sides BC, AB, AD and CD at points P, Q, R and S respectively. If AB = 29 cm, AD=
23 cm ∠𝐵 = 900 and DS = 5 cm, then find the radius of the circle.

4. Find the distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 0.5m.

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 [2 Mark Questions]
1. In the given figure, PQ is chord of length 8 cm of the circle of radius 8 cm. TP and TQ
are tangents to the circle at points P and Q respectively. Find ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄.

2. Tangents PA and PB are drawn from an external point P to two concentric circles with
centre O and radii 8 cm and 5 cm respectively, as shown in figure. If AP = 15 cm, then
find the length of BP.

3. In the figure, quadrilateral ABCD circumscribes the circle. Find the length of the side
CD.

4. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. find the length of the chord of the
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
5. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
6. In figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a tangent. If ∠𝐴𝑂𝑄 =
580, find ∠𝐴𝑇𝑄.

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7. In figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with centres O1 and O2

intersect at E. prove that AB = CD.

8. TP is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If ∠𝑇𝑂𝑄 = 1200, find the diameter of the
circle, when OT = 10 cm.

9. In figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC, touch a circle at P, Q and R
respectively. If PA = 4 cm, BP = 3 cn and AC = 11 cm, find the length of BC (in cm).

10. T ` At is a tangent drawn to the circle with centre O. If ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 500, find ∠𝐵𝐴𝑇 and
∠𝐵𝐶𝐴. Also find ∠𝐷𝐴𝐵 + ∠𝐷𝐶𝐵.

11. If from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two tangent PQ and PR are drawn
such that ∠𝑄𝑃𝑅 = 1200, prove that 2PQ = PO.

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12. In figure, if length of AB is 9 cm, then find the length of CP.

13. In given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle drawn from an external point P. CD is
the third tangent touching the circle at Q. if PA = 15 cm find the perimeter of ∆𝑃𝐶𝐷.

14. In figure, O is the centre of a circle. PT and PQ are tangents to the circle from an external
point P. if ∠𝑇𝑃𝑄 = 700, find ∠𝑇𝑅𝑄.

15. If from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn
such that ∠𝑄𝑃𝑅 = 1200, prove that 2PQ = PO.
16. The diameter of the wheel of a bus is 140 cm. How many revolutions per minute must the
wheel make in order to keep a speed of 66 km per hour?

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17. In the given figure, PQ is chord of length 6cm of the circle of radius 6 cm. TP and TQ are
tangents to the circle at points P and Q respectively. Find ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄.

18. In the figure, if O is the centre of the circle and ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄 = 200, find ∠𝑃𝑅𝑄.

19. FG is a tangent to the circle with centre A. If ∠𝐷𝐶𝐵 = 150 and CE = DE, find ∠𝐵𝐶𝐸 and
∠𝐺𝐶𝐸.

20. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. find the length of the chord of the
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
21. PA is a tangent to the circle with centre O. if BC = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm and ∆ABC ~∆𝑃𝐴𝑂
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then find OA and #" .

22. If a, b and c are the sides of a right angled triangle, where c is hypotenuse, then prove that
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the radius r of the circle which touches the sides of the triangle is given by r = )
23. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
24. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. PA and PB are tangents segments. Show that
AOBP is a cyclic quadrilateral.

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 [3 Mark Questions]
1. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
2. In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre O and AT is a tangent.
Calculate the numerical value of x.

3. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle with centre O, such that ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵 = 1200.
Prove that OP = 2AP.
4. In the given figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and QC is a tangent to
the circle at C. if ∠𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 300, then find ∠𝐶𝑄𝐴 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐴.

5. If angle between two tangents drawn from a point P to a circle of radius ‘a’ and centre O
is 600 then prove that AP = a√3.

6. DA and DB are the tangents drawn from D, to the circle with centre O, at A and B
respectively. If ∠𝐴𝐷𝑂 =350 , find ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 .

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7. PA and PB are tangents from P to the circle with centre O. At the point M, a tangent is
drawn cutting PA at K and PB at N. prove that KN = AK + BN.

8. In figure, PQ and PR are tangents to the circle with centre O and S is a point on the circle
such that ∠𝑆𝑄𝐿 = 500 and ∠𝑆𝑅𝑀 = 600. Find ∠𝑄𝑆𝑅.

[4 Mark Questions]
1. In figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of triangle ABC touch a circle with centre O and
radius r at R, Q and R respectively.

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Prove that:

(i) AB + CQ = AC + BQ
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(ii) Area (∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) = ) (perimeter of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) x r
2. Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the chord
joining the end points of the arc.
3. In figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn for man external point p to a circle with centre
O, such that ∠𝑅𝑃𝑄 = 300. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find ∠𝑅𝑄𝑆.

4. A circular target of radius 11 cm consists of an inner circle of radius 5 cm and three

concentric circles with same centre of radii 7 cm, 9 cm and 10 cm dividing the target into
four regions. If a shot hit the target, find probability of hitting each region. If you shoot
the target 121 times, what is your expectation? Can you improve your performance?
5. Prove that a tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
6. In figure, two tangents AB and AC are drawn to a circle with centre O such that ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 =
1200. Prove that OA = 2AB.

7. If the tangents are drawn from an external point, show that

(i) They subtend equal angles at the centre, and
(ii) They are equal inclined to the line segment joining the centre to that point.
8. In figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that ABP is a equilateral triangle.

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9. Draw a circle of diameter 6 cm. mark a point Q which is 8 cm away from its centre O.
construct tangents QA and QB. Measure their lengths.
10. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the
point of contact.
Using the above, do the following:
In figure, O is the centre of the two concentric circles. AB is a chord of the larger circle
touching the smaller circle at C. prove that AC = BC.

11. Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the chord
joining the end points of the arc.
12. In two concentric circles, prove that all chords of the outer circle, which touch the inner
circle are of equal length.
13. Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an external points to a circle are equal.
14. A triangle PQR is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 8 cm such that the segments
QT and TR, into which QR is divided by the point of contact T, are of lengths 14 cm and
16cm respectively. If area of ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 is 336 sq. cm, find the sides PQ and PR.
15. Prove that the opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
16. Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are included to each other at an
angle of 600.
17. In figure, l and m are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O, touching the circle at
A and B respectively. Another tangent at C intersects the line l at D and m at E. prove
that ∠𝐷𝑂𝐸 = 900.

18. Prove that the rectangle circumscribing a circle is a square.

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19. In figure a triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 2 cm such that the
segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 4
cm and 3 cm respectively. If area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 21 cm2, then find the lengths of sides AB
and AC.

20. In the given figure, PT is a tangent and PAB is a secant. If PT = 6 cm and AB = 5 cm,
then find the length of PA.

21. People of village want to construct a road nearest to a circular village Rampur. The road
cannot pass through the village. But the people want the road should be at the shortest
distance from the centre of the village.
(a) Which road will be the nearest to the centre of village?
(b) If the road start from point O which is outside the circular village and touch the
boundary of the circular village at point A such that OA = 20 cm. if the straight
distance of the point O form the centre of the village C is 25 cm. then find the shortest
distance of the road from the centre of the village.
(c) Which method should be apply to find the shortest distance?
(d) Which value is depicted by the people of village?

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 Answers
[1 Mark Questions]
1. Ans. PA = PB = 4 cm 2. Ans. 250 3. Ans. 11 cm

[2 Mark Questions]
1. Ans. 1200
2. Ans. BP = 2√66 𝑐𝑚 12. Ans. CP = 4.5 cm
3. Ans. CD = 6 cm 13. Ans. 30 cm
4. Ans. 8 cm 14. Ans. 350
5. 15.
6. Ans. 610 16. Ans. 250
7. 17. Ans. 1200
8. Ans. 10 cm 18. Ans. 400
9. Ans. BC = 10 cm 19. Ans. ∠𝐵𝐶𝐸 = 300, ∠𝐺𝐶𝐸 = 450,
10. Ans. ∠𝐵𝐴𝑇 = 400, ∠𝐵𝐶𝐴 = 400, 20. Ans. 8 cm
+
∠𝐷𝐴𝐵 + ∠𝐷𝐶𝐵 =1800 21. Ans.
,
11.

[3 Mark Questions]
1. 5.
2. Ans. 580 6. Ans. ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 1100
3. 7.
4. Ans. 300, 600 8. Ans. 700

[4 Mark Questions]
1.
2.
3. Ans. 300
4. Ans. p1 = 25/121(first region) , p2 = 24/121(second region) , p3 32/121(third region), p4 =
19/121 (4th region)
9. Ans. 5.29 cm
14. Ans. PQ = 26 cm, PR = 28 cm

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20. ans. 4 cm
21.
(a) Ans. Rampur
(b) Ans. 15 cm
(c) Ans. Tangent to circle and Pythagoras theorem
(d) Ans. Self

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