SSC/MATHS/201707/GEOMETRY-III/E&H/37&38
LECTURE- 37 & 38
GEOMETRY-III ( -III)
Q.1. Two circles cut each other at points P and Q. Centres of two circles are respectively A and B and
PA is perpendicular to PB. If AB intersects segment PQ at R and ratio of the radius of two circles
are respectively 16 : 9 then AR : BR is-
P Q A B PA
PB AB PQ R
16 : 9 AR : BR
(A) 4 : 3 (B) 16 : 9 (C) 256 : 81 (D) 2 : 3
Q.2. In the given figure length of side AC is/ AC
25 E
F
B 12 D 9 C
(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 21 (D) 18
Q.3. PQ is a line segment of 12 cm whose midpoint is R. Taking PR, RQ and PQ as diameters
semicircles are drawn at the same side of PQ. The area of the circle that touches all the three
circles is-
PQ, 12 R PR, RQ PQ
PQ
9
(A) 2sq. cm (B) 4sq. cm (C) 6 sq. cm sq. cm
(D)
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Q.4. The length of two perpendicular chords of a circle are respectively 2a and 2b. If distance of its
point on intersection from the centreis c, then what is the radius of circle?
2a 2b
c
a2 b 2 c 2 a2 b 2 c 2 a2 b 2 c 2 a2 b 2 c 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
Q.5. In figure A and B are centres of the circles. If AR = a, RB = b then which of the following is equal
to a-b?
A B AR = a, RB = b a-b
P
r1 r2
A R B
Q
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r r2
2 2
r r2
2
1
2
2r1r2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
r 21 r 2 2 r 21 r 22 r 21 r 22
Q.6. A circle with radius r has a chord PQ whose length is 2a. The tangents drawn at points P and Q
to the circle meet at T, what is the length of TP?
r a PQ P Q T
TP
ar 2ar r 2 a2 ar
(A) (B) (C) (D)
r a 2 2
r a 2 2
r a 2 2
r a
Q.7. In the figure given below what is the measure of BYX ?
BYX
A
B
0
45
0
50
X Y
(A) 850 (B) 500 (C) 450 (D) 900
Q.8. In the figure given below, what is the measure of CBA?
CBA ?
0
0
(A) 300 (B) 450 (C) 500 (D) 600
Q.9. In a circle with centre O, AOC is the diameter of circle, BD is chord which intersect diameter and
O joines to B and C joines to D. If AOB = 1300 then BDC equals to-
O AOC BD O B
C D AOB = 130 0
BDC
(A) 30 0 (B) 250 (C) 500 (D) 600
Q.10. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Tangents at A and C intersect at P. If ABC = 1000 then what is the
measure of APC?
ABCD A C P ABC = 1000 APC
(A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 400
Q.11. In the adjacent figure, YAX is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If BAX = 700 and BAQ = 400
then what is the value of ABQ?
O YAX BAX = 700 BAQ = 400
ABQ
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(A) 200 (B) 300 (C) 350 (D) 400
Q.12. In the adjacent figure O is the centre of the circle. At a point T on the circle tangent UTV is draw.
If VTR = 520 and triangle PTR is an isosceles triangle such that TP = TR then x+y+z is
equal to -
O T UTV VTR =
520 PTR TP = TR x+y+z
(A) 1750 (B) 2080 (C) 2180 (D) 2500
Q.13. In the adjacent figure, AOB = 460 , AC and OB mutually intersect at right angle. What is the
measure of OBC where O is the centre of the circle.
AOB = 460 , AC OB O
OBC
O
C
A B
(A) 440 (B) 460 (C) 670 (D) 78.50
Q.14. In the given figure AB is a diameter of the circle and CD is perpendicular to AB. If AB = 10 cm and
AE = 2 cm then what is the length of ED?
AB CD, AB AB=10 AE=2 ED
(A) 5 cm (B) 4 cm 10 cm
(C) (D) 20 cm
Q.15. In the given figure A and B are extremities of a diameter of a circle with centre P and C is a point
on the circumference of the circle in such that ABC = 350 . What is the measure of PCA ?
A B P C ABC
= 35 PCA
0
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(A) 25 (B) 30 (C) 35 (D) 55
Q.16. ABCD is a quadrilateral whose sides touch a given circle. Which of the following is true regarding
above statement?
ABCD
(A) AB + AD = CB+CD (B) AB : CD = AD : BC (C) AB + CD = AD + BC (D) AB : AD = CB : CD
Q.17. In the figure given below O is the centre of the circle while AC and BD intersect at P. If AOB =
1000 and DAP = 300 then what is the measure of APB?
O AC BD P AOB = 1000
DAP = 300 APB
A
D
O E
P
C
B
(A) 770 (B) 80
0 (C) 850 (D) 900
Q.18. If radii of two circles are respectively 6 cm and 3 cm and length of transverse common tangent to
the two circle is 8 cm, then what is the distance between centres of the two circles?
6 3
8
(A) 14 cm (B) 145 cm (C) 155 cm (D) 13 cm
Q.19. Two circles touch each other internally. Their radii are respectively 4 cm and 6 cm. What is the
length of chord of outer circle which touch outside the inner circle.
4 6
(A) 4 5 cm (B) 4 3 cm (C) 6 3 cm (D) 8 2 cm
Q.20. Centres of two circles whose radii are respectively 4.5 cm and 3.5 cm are 10 cm apart. What is
the length f transverse common tangent to the two circle?
4.5 3.5
(A) 8 cm (B) 7 cm (C) 6 cm (D) None of these
Q.21. Two unequal circles touch each other externally at point P. If APB and CPD are two secants
intersecting circles at A, B, C and D then which of the following is true?
P APB CPD A, B,
C D
(A) ACBD is a parallelogram / ACBD
(B) ACBD is a trapezium / ACBD
(C) ACBD is a rhombus/ ACBD
(D) None of the above /
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