JINGLE BELLS PUBLIC SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT
Class – X
Subject – Mathematics (Circle)

1. A circle has a number of tangents equal to

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) Infinite
2. The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm
3. In the given figure, if ∠RPS
RPS = 25°, the value of ∠ROS is

(a) 135° (b) 145° (c) 165° (d) 155°

4. A tangent is drawn from a point at a distance of 17 cm of cir circle
cle C(0, r) of radius 8 cm. The length of its tangent is
(a) 5 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 23 cm
5. The length of tangents drawn from an external point to the circle
(a) are equal (b) are not equal (c) sometimes are equal (d) are not defined
6. Number of tangents drawn at a point of the , circle is/are
(a) one (b) two (c) none (d) infinite
7. The tangents
angents drawn at the extremities of the diameter of a circle are
(a) perpendicular (b) parallel (c) equal (d) none of these
8. Tangents from an external point to a circle are
(a) equal (b) not equal (c) parallel (d) perpendicular
9. The length of a tangent drawn from a point at a distance of 10 cm of circle is 8 cm. The radius of the circle is
(a) 4 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 7 cm
10. In given figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent touching the circle at R.
If CP = 11 cm and BC = 6 cm then the length of BR is

(a) 6 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 3 cm

11. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm, the pair of tangents
PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral PQOR is
(a) 60 cm² (b) 65 cm² (c) 30 cm² (d) 32.5 cm²
12. The line which intersect the circle at only one point is called as
a) Secant b) Tangent c) Both a and b d) None
13. There is _____ tangent at a point of the circle
a) Infinite b) Only one c) many d) None
14. The tangent is the special case of the secant when the two end points of its corresponding
a) Chord coincide b) Chord not coincide c) Both a and b d) None
15. The tangent at any point of a circle is ______ to the radius through the point of contact
a) Parallel b) Perpendicular c) Intersecting d) None
16. There is no tangent to a circle passing through a point
a) Lying on the circle b) Lyin
Lying inside the circle c) Lying outside the circle d) None
17. There are exactly two tangents to a circle through a point
a) Lying inside the circle b) Lying outside the circle c) Lying on the circle d) None
18. How many tangents are possible to draw through a point which is lying inside the circle?
 a) One and only one b) Exactly two c) No tangent d) None
19. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AB is a chord and AT is the tangent at A. If ∠AOB = 100°, then
calculate ∠BAT.

20. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and PT is the tangent at P. If ∠POQ = 70°, then
calculate ∠TPQ.

21. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at its centre. Calculate the length of the chord (in cm).
22. In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle with centre o such that ∠BAC
BAC = 40°. Then calculate
∠BOC.

23. In the given figure, AP, AQ and BC are tangents to the circle. If AB = 5 cm, AC = 6 cm and BC = 4 cm, then
calculate the length of AP (in cm).

24. In the given figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre C and
radius 4cm.If PA ⊥ PB, then find the length of each tangent.

25. In the given figure, PA and

d PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠APB
APB = 50°. Write the measure
of ∠OAB.
26. From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre 0. If ∠PABPAB = 50°, then find ∠AOB.
27. In the given figure, PQ is a chord of a circle with centre O and PT is a tangent. If ∠QPT
QPT = 60°, find ∠PRQ.

28. In the given 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 cm and AC = 11 cm, find the length of BC (in cm).

29. Find the perimeter (in cm) of a square circum scribing a circle of radius a cm.
30. In the figure, a ∆ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm, such that the segments BD and DC are
respectively 6 cm 9 cm of lengthss 6 cm and 9 cm. If the area of ∆ABC is 54 cm2, then find the lengths of sides AB
and AC.

31. From a point T outside a circle of centre O, tangents TP and TQ are drawn to the circle. Prove that OT is the right
bisector of line segment PQ.
32. From a point Q, thee length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. Find
the radius of the circle.
33. In figure given, AOB is a diameter of a circle with centre O and AC is a tangent to the circle at A. If ∠BOC = 130°,
then find ∠ACO.

34. If given figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre O, such that AP = 5 cm and ∠APB = 60°. Find the
length of chord AB.
35. In given figure, from an external point P, two tangents PT and PS are drawn to a circle with centre O and radius
r.If PO = 2r, show that ∠OTS =∠OST
OST = 30°.

36. In given figure, there are two concentric circles of radii 6 cm and 4 cm with centre O. If AP is a tangent to the
larger circle and BP to the smaller circle and length of AP is 8cm, find the length of BP

37. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
38. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
39. In given figure, two equal circles, with centres O and O’, touch each oother
ther at X. OO’ produced meets the circle
with centre O’ at A. AC is tangent to the circle with centre O, at the point C. O’D is perpendicular to AC. Find the
value of DO’/CO.

40. Two concentric circles of radii a and b(a > b) are given. Find the length of th
thee chord of the larger circle which
touches the smaller circle.
41. In figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O, such that ∠RPQ = 30°.
A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find ∠RQS.

42. In figure, O is thee centre of the circle and TP is the tangent to the circle from an external point T. If ∠PBT = 30°,
prove that BA: AT = 2:1
 43. In figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with Centers O 1 and O2 intersect at E. Prove that AB =
CD.

44. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the centre
of the circle.

Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the
correct choice as:
a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but Reason is correct
(e) Both assertion and reason are wrong.
1. Assertion: AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle whose diameter is AC. than AB ≠ CD.
Reason: Perpendicular from the centre of a circle does not bisect the chord.
2. Assertion: Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal.
Reason: In cyclic quadrilateral, opposite angles are supplementary.
3. Assertion: Perpendicular bisectors of two chords of a circle intersect at its centre.
Reason: A line drawn through the centre of a circle to bisect a chord is perpendicular to the chord.
4. Assertion: If a sector of a circle of diameter 21 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre, then its area is 85.5
cm2
Reason: In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle
5. Assertion: Area of a segment of a circle is less than the area of its corresponding sector.
Reason: The area of the circle inscribed in a square of side a cm, πa2 cm2.
6. Assertion: Perimeter of a semi circle, (πr+d) units.
Reason: Area of circle is πr2.
7. Assertion: If the circumference of a circle is 88 cm, then its radius is 14 cm.
Reason: 2π r is circumference of a circle.
8. Assertion: measure of a semicircle of an angle is 90°
Reason: Concentric circles are circles having same centre.
9. Assertion: If length of a tangent from an external point to a circle is 8 cm, then length of the other tangent from
the same point is 8 cm.
Reason: length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is equal.
10. Assertion: If in a cyclic quadrilateral, one angle is 40°, and then the opposite angle is 140°
Reason: Sum of opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to 360°
11. Assertion: there can be infinite numbers of equal chords of a circle.
Reason: A circle has only finite number of equal chords.