MATHEMATICS

Daily Practice Problems

ZENITH (CLASS X)
TOPIC : CIRCLE DPP -48
Q.1 In the given figure AOB, chord AB subtends angle equal to 60º at the centre of the circle. If OA = 5
cm, then length of AB (in cm) is :

5 5 3 5 3
(A) cm (B) cm (C) 5 cm (D) cm
2 2 4

Q.2 The radius of a circle 13 cm and the length of one of its chords is 10 cm. Find the distance of the chord
from the centre.
(A) 5cm (B) 12 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 6 cm

Q.3 Find the angle marked as x in each of following figures where O is the centre of the circle :

(A) 50° (B) 70° (C) 35° (D) 90°

Q.4 Find the angle marked as x in each of following figures where O is the centre of the circle :

(A) 70° (B) 50° (C) 35° (D) 90°

Q.5 Find the angle marked as x in each of following figures where O is the centre of the circle :

(A) 35° (B) 45° (C) 90° (D) 55°

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Q.6 Find the angle marked as x in each of following figures where O is the centre of the circle :

(A) 25° (B) 60° (C) 45° (D) 30°

Q.7 In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. The value of x is :

(A) 140º (B) 70º (C) 290º (D) 210º

Q.8 AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle such that AB = 10 cm and CD = 24 cm. If the chords are
on the opposite side of the centre and the distance between them is 17 cm, find the radius of the circle.
(A) 15 cm (B) 17 cm (C) 12 cm (D) 13 cm

Q.9 A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle such that AB is a diameter and ADC = 130º. Find
BAC.
(A) 40° (B) 70° (C) 60° (D) 90°

Q.10 Two concentric circles with centre O have A, B, C, D as the points of intersection with the line l as
shown in Fig. If AD = 12 cm and BC = 8 cm, find the lengths of AB, CD, AC and BD.

(A) 1 cm, 2 cm, 7 cm, 10 cm (B) 2 cm, 2 cm, 10 cm, 10 cm

(C) 2 cm, 1 cm, 8 cm, 8 cm (D) 3 cm, 2 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm

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 MATHEMATICS
Daily Practice Problems
ZENITH (CLASS X)
TOPIC : CIRCLE DPP -49
Q.1 Find the angle marked as x in each of following figures where O is the centre of the circle :

(A) 110° (B) 55° (C) 90° (D) 45°

Q.2 A, B, C are three points on the circumference of a circle with centre O such that OAC = 53° and
CBO = 32°, then AOB =
(A) 100° (B) 120° (C) 150° (D) 170°

Q.3 In figure, O is centre, then AEB =

B
C
50°
E
O
D
A
(A) 60° (B) 65° (C) 70° (D) 75°

Q.4 In figure, PQ is a diameter of a circle with centre at O and OR  PQ, where R is a point on the circle.
If S is another point on the circle such that RPS = 32°, then QRS is :

O Q
P
32°
S
R
(A) 13° (B) 26° (C) 45° (D) None of these

Q.5 In the adjoining figure, chord ED is parallel to the diameter AC of the circle. If CBE = 65°, then what
is the value of DEC ?
B
65°
O
A C

E D
(A) 35° (B) 55° (C) 45° (D) 25°

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Q.6 In the given figure, O is the centre. If A is any point on minor arc BC, then BAC – OBC is equal to

A
C
B

(A) 45° (B) 135° (C) 150° (D) 90°

Q.7 One circle has a radius of 5 and its centre at (0, 5). A second circle has a radius of 12 and its centre at
(12, 0). What is the length of a radius of a third circle which passes through the centre of the second
circle and both the points of intersection of the first two circles.
13 5
(A) 13 (B) 15 (C) (D)
2 2

Q.8 Suppose Q is a point on the circle with centre P and radius 1, as shown in the figure; R is a point outside
the circle such that QR = 1 and QRP = 2°. Let S be the point where the segment RP intersects the
given circle. Then measure of RQS equals

Q
1 1
2°
R 1 P
S

(A) 86 (B) 87 (C) 88 (D) 89°

Q.9 In an acute-angled triangle ABC, the altitudes from A, B, C when extended intersect the circumcircle
again at points A1, B1, C1, respectively. If ABC = 45° then A1B1C1 equals
(A) 45°(B) 60° (C) 90°(D) 135°

Q.10 Let ABCD be a square of side length l, and a circle passing through B and C, and touching AD. The
radius of circle is
3 1 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 2 2 8

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 MATHEMATICS
Daily Practice Problems
ZENITH (CLASS X)
TOPIC : CIRCLE DPP -50
Q.1 In figure, if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that APB = 50°, then OAB is
equal to
A

P 50° O

B
(A) 25° (B) 30° (C) 40° (D) 50°

Q.2 In figure, if PQR is the tangent to a circle at Q whose centre is O, AB is a chord parallel to PR and
BQR = 70°, then AQB is equal to
A B

O
70°
P Q R
(A) 20° (B) 40° (C) 35° (D) 45°

Q.3 In figure. if AOB = 125°, then COD is equal to

A

B
125°
O

D C
(A) 62.5° (B) 45° (C) 35° (D) 55°

Q.4 In figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent
to the circle at the point A, then BAT is equal to
C

50°

O B

A T
(A) 65° (B) 60° (C) 50° (D) 40°
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Q.5 In figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and OTA = 30°.
Then AT is equal to

O
4c
m
30°
A T
(A) 4 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 2 3 cm (D) 4 3 cm

Q.6 In figure, if O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50° with
PQ, then POQ is equal to
P
50° R

(A) 100° (B) 80° (C) 90° (D) 75°

Q.7 In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. TD is a tangent. If AHD = 36°, CDT is:
T D P
36° C
A H
B

(A) 120° (B) 116° (C) 106° (D) 126°

Q.8 Three circles each of radius 1 touch one another externally and they lie between two parallel lines. The
minimum possible distance between the lines is
1
(A) 2  3 (B) 3  3 (C) 4 (D) 2 
3
Q.9 A circle of radius r' is drawn in a sector of angle 60º of a larger circle of radius r as shown in the adjacent
figure. The smaller circle is tangent to the two bounding radii and the arc of the sector. The radius of the
smaller circle is:
A

r'
r
r'
60º
O r B
r r 2 3r r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 5 2

Q.10 Tangents to a circle at points P and Q on the circle intersect at a point R. If PQ = 6 and PR = 5 then the
radius of the circle is
13 15 16
(A) (B) 4 (C) (D)
3 4 5
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 MATHEMATICS
Daily Practice Problems
ZENITH (CLASS X)
TOPIC : CIRCLE DPP -51

Q.1 In the following fig., if PA = 8 cm, PD = 4 cm, CD = 3 cm, then AB is :

A
B
P C
D

(A) 3 cm (B) 3.5 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 4.5 cm

Q.2. In fig., PT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and OTP = 30°. Then PT is
equal to :

O 30°
T
4 cm

(A) 2 cm (B) 2 3 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 4 3 cm

Q.3 Find the actual lengths of sides of OTP?

T
x–3
x–1

x+1
P
O

(A) PO = 10; PT = 6; OT = 8 (B) PO = 8; PT = 10; OT = 6

(C) PO = 10; PT = 8; OT = 6 (D) PO = 13; PT = 12; OT = 5

Q.4 ABC is a right-angled triangle with BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm. A circle with centre O and radius x cm
has been inscribed in ABC as shown in figure. The value of x is :
A

8cm
R
x
P x O
x
B Q C
6cm
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 4 cm

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Q.5 A circle in inscribed in a ABC having sides BC = 8 cm, AC = 10 cm and AB = 12 cm as shown in
fig. Find AD, BE and CF.
C

F E

A B
D
(A) AD = 7 cm; BE = 5 cm; CF = 3 cm (B) AD = 8 cm; BE = 7 cm; CF = 6 cm
(C) AD = 5 cm; BE = 3 cm; CF = 7 cm (D) AD = 8 cm; BE = 8 cm; CF = 8 cm

Q.6 O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. T is a point such that OT = 13 cm and OT intersects the circle
at E. If AB is the tangent to the circle at E, find length of AB.
11 20 20
(A) cm (B) cm (C) cm (D) 12 cm
3 7 3

Q.7 In fig., 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 = 7 cm, then find the length of BR.
P
A

C R
O

B
Q
(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 7 cm

Q.8 In fig., if tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle such that APB = 30° and chord AC is drawn
parallel to the tangent PB, then ACB =

C A

30°
P
B
(A) 60° (B) 90° (C) 75° (D) None of these

Q.9 If PA and PB are tangents drawn from point P outside the circle such that PA = 10 cm and APB = 60°,
then the length of chord AB is :
(A) 6 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 10 cm (D) None of these

Q.10 In the given fig., ABC is circumscribed touching the circle at P, Q and R. If AP = 4 cm, BP = 6 cm,
AC = 12 cm, then find the radius of circle.
A

P R

r
B C
Q
2 6 3 6
(A) cm (B) 4 6 cm (C) 3 6 cm (D) cm
3 2
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 MATHEMATICS
Daily Practice Problems
ZENITH (CLASS X)
TOPIC : CIRCLE DPP -52
Q.1 If four sides of quadrilateral ABCD are tangential to a circle, then
(A) AC + AD = BD + CD (B) AB + CD = BC + AD
(C) AB + CD = AC + BC (D) AC + AD = BC + DB

Q.2 If angle between two radii of a circle is 80°, then the angle between the tangents at the ends of the radii
is :
(A) 120° (B) 100° (C) 90° (D) 80°

Q.3 In fig. BOA is a diameter of a circle with centre O and the tangent at a point P meets BA extended at T.
If ABP = 40°, then PTA is equal to :
P

40°
B T
O A

(A) 40° (B) 20° (C) 30° (D) 10°

Q.4 In fig., PQ and PR are tangents drawn from P to a circle with centre O. If OPQ = 35°, then find the
value of a and b.

b 35°
O a P

(A) 30°, 60° (B) 35°, 55° (C) 40°, 50° (D) 45°, 45°

Q.5 In fig., there are two concentric circles with centre O. PR and PQS are tangents to the inner circle from
point P lying on the outer circle. If PR = 7.5 cm, then PS is equal to :
S

Q
P O
R

(A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm

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Q.6 ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm. A circle with centre
O is inscribed in ABC. The radius of the circle is :
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 4 cm

Q.7 In fig., if AD, AE and BC are tangents to the circle at D, E and F respectively. Then

D
C

A F
O

B
E

(A) AD = AB + BC + CA (B) 2AD = AB + BC + CA

(C) 3AD = AB + BC + CA (D) 4AD = AB + BC + CA

Q.8 In fig. AB is a chord of length 16 cm of a circle of radius 10 cm. The tangents at A and B intersect at a
point P. Find the length of PA.

P L O

20 50 40
(A) cm (B) cm (C) cm (D) 10 cm
3 3 3

Q.9 In the diagram, PQ and QR are tangents to the circle with centre O at P and R respectively. Find the
value of x.

R
20°

S O 50° Q

x°
P
(A) 25° (B) 35° (C) 45° (D) 55°

Q.10 In the given diagram, PQ and RS are common tangents to the two circles with centres C and D. Find the
area of trapezium RSDC.
Q

P
D
13cm
C 9cm
4cm
R S
(A) 84 cm2 (B) 68 cm2 (C) 92 cm2 (D) 78 cm2

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