Questions
Questions
5. In the figure, MN and PQ are the arcs of two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 3.5 cm
respectively and ∠MON = 30°. Find the area of the shaded region.
6. A play ground is in the form of a rectangle having semi-circles on the shorter sides as
shown in the figure. Find its area when the length of the rectangular portion is 38 m and the
breadth is 10 m. [use π = 3.14]
7. A bicycle wheel makes revolutions per minute to maintain a speed of 8.91 km per hour.
Find the diameter of the wheel.
8. Find the area of the shaded region in the given figure, if PQ = 24 cm, PR = 7 cm and O
is the centre of the circle.
9. In the figure, from a rectangular region ABCD with AB = 20 cm, a right triangle AED
with AE = 9 cm and DE = 12 cm, is cut off. On the other end, taking BC as diameter, a
semi-circle is added on outside the region. Find the area of the shaded region.
10. In the figure, two concentric circles with centre O, have radii 21 cm and 42 cm. If
5. In the figure, MN and PQ are the arcs of two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 3.5 cm
respectively and ∠MON = 30°. Find the area of the shaded region.
6. A play ground is in the form of a rectangle having semi-circles on the shorter sides as
shown in the figure. Find its area when the length of the rectangular portion is 38 m and the
breadth is 10 m. [use π = 3.14]
7. A bicycle wheel makes revolutions per minute to maintain a speed of 8.91 km per hour.
Find the diameter of the wheel.
8. Find the area of the shaded region in the given figure, if PQ = 24 cm, PR = 7 cm and O
is the centre of the circle.
9. In the figure, from a rectangular region ABCD with AB = 20 cm, a right triangle AED
with AE = 9 cm and DE = 12 cm, is cut off. On the other end, taking BC as diameter, a
semi-circle is added on outside the region. Find the area of the shaded region.
10. In the figure, two concentric circles with centre O, have radii 21 cm and 42 cm. If
1. In the figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If ∠POB = 115° then find ∠APO.
2. In the following figure, PA and PB are tangents drawn from a point P to the circle with centre O. If ∠APB = 60°,
then what is ∠AOB?
3. In the figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent touching the circle at R.
If QC = 11 cm, BC = 7 cm then find, the length of BR.
6. From a point P, the length of the tangent to a circle is 15 cm and distance of P from the centre of the circle is 17
cm, then what is the radius of the circle?
7. The two tangents from an external point P to a circle with centre O are PA and PB. If ∠APB = 70°, then what is
the value of ∠AOB?
8. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2
∠OPQ.
9. A circle is touching the side BC of a ��ABC at P and touching AB and AC produced at Q and R.
Prove that:
10. In two concentric circle, a chord of the larger circle touches the smaller circle. If the length of this chord is 8 cm
and the diameter of the smaller circle is 6 cm, then find the diameter of the larger circle.
11. In the following figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn to a circle with centre O, from an external point P
such that PA = 5 cm and ∠APB = 60°. Find the length of chord AB.
12. In the following figure, AB is a chord of length 9.6 cm of a circle with centre O and radius 6 cm.
13. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. prove that
∠APB = 2∠OAB
1. Prove that:
2. Sin 3θ= cos (θ-6°) and 3θ and θ-6° are acute angles, find value of θ. . . (AI CBSE 2008)
4. If tan A=b/a, where a and b are real numbers, find value of sin2A. (AI CBSE 2007)
5. Prove that:
10. If sec4A=cosec(A-20°), where 4A is a acute angle, find the value of A. (CBSE 2008)
14. ABC is an isosceles triangle, in which AB = AC, circumscribed about a circle. Show that BC is bisected at the
point of contact.
15. Prove that the angle between the two tangents to a circle drawn from an external point is supplementary to the
angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the centre.
Or
Two tangents PA and PB are drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O. Prove that AOBP is a
cyclic quadrilateral.