Worksheet- 12
Circles
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1) A circle touches the side BC of a ABC at appoint P and touches AB and AC when produced at Q and R
respectively. Show that AQ = (Perimeter of ABC).
2) Given two concentric circles of radii a and b where a > b, find the length of a chord of larger circle which
touches the other.
3) The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and 8 cm. AB is a diameter of the bigger circle. BD is a tangent
to the smaller circle touching it at D. Find the length AD.
4) The in circle of ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. Show that AF + BD + CE =
AE + BF + CD = (Perimeter of ABC).
5) BC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC, circumscribed about a circle. Show that BC is bisected at the
point of contact.
6) In Fig., a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠B =900 .
If AD = 23 cm, AB = 29 cm and DS = 5 cm, find the radius (r) of the circle.
7) An isosceles triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. If AB = AC = 13 cm and BC = 10 cm, find the radius of the
circle.
8) The incircle of ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. If AB = AC, prove that BD =
CD.
9) XP and XQ are tangents from X to the circle with O, R is a point on the circle and a tangent through R
intersect XP and XQ at A and B respectively. Prove that XA + AR = XB + BR.
10) TP and TQ are tangents to a circle with centre O at P and Q respectively. PQ = 8cm and radius of circle is 5
cm. Find TP and TQ.
11) In the given figure, PT is tangent to a circle with centre O, PT = 36 cm, AP = 24 cm.
Find the radius of the circle.
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12) In the given figure, find the actual length of sides of ∆OTP.
13) In the given figure, find the value of x.
14) In the given figure ,find the perimeter of DEFG
15) PA and PB are the two tangents to a circle with centre O in which OP is equal to the diameter of the
circle. Prove that APB is an equilateral triangle.
16) Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle with centre O, such that ∠APB = 1200. Prove that OP =
2AP.
17) In the given figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. A circle
through B touches the side AC at D and intersect the side AB at P. If D is the
midpoint of side AC, Then prove that AB = 4AP.
18) In the given figure, find the value of AB where PT = 5cm
and PA = 4cm.
19) Prove that “If a line touches a circle and from the point of contact a chord is drawn, the angle which this
chord makes with the given line are equal respectively to the angles formed in the corresponding
alternate segments.”
20) Prove that “If a line is drawn through an end point of a chord of a circle so that the angle formed by it
with the chord is equal to the angle subtend by chord in the alternate segment, then the line is a tangent
to the circle.”
21) Two circles intersect in points P and Q. A secant passing through P intersects the circles at A and B
respectively. Tangents to the circles at A and B intersect at T. Prove that A, Q, T and B are concyclic.
22) In the given figure TAS is a tangent to the circle, with centre O, at the point A. If
∠OBA =320 , find the value of x and y.
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23) In the given figure. PT is a tangent and PAB is a secant to a circle. If
the bisector of ∠ATB intersect AB in M, Prove that: (i) ∠PMT = ∠PTM
(ii) PT = PM
24) In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. AC is a diameter of
the circle. MN is tangent to the circle at D, ∠CAD= 400 , ∠ACB = 550
Determine ∠ADM and ∠BAD.
25) The diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD intersect at E. Show that the circumcircle of ADE and BCE touch
each other at E.
26) If PA and PB are tangents from an outside point P, such that PA = 10 cm and ∠APB =600 . Find the length of
chord AB.
27) From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If CD is the tangent to
the circle at a point E and PA = 14 cm, find the perimeter of PCD.
28) Prove that the tangents at the extremities of any chord make equal angles with the chord.
29) In fig. ABC is a right triangle right angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm.
Find the radius of its incircle.
30) In the below figure, ABC is circumscribed, find the value of x
31) In the above right-sided figure, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed,
find the value of x.
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32) In the above right sided figure, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed and AD DC,
find the value of x if the radius of incircle is 10 cm.
33) If an isosceles triangle ABC, in which AB = AC = 6 cm, is inscribed in a circle of radius 9 cm, find the area of
the triangle.
34) The tangent at a point C of a circle and a diameter AB when extended
intersect at P. If ∠PCA = 1100, find CBA
35) AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O such that ∠BAC = 30°. The tangent at C
intersects extended AB at a point D. Prove that BC = BD.
