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Circles
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10.2 Tangent to a Circle
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Exercise 10.1
Practice · 7
- Ex 10.1 Q1How many tangents can a circle have?
- Fill in the blanks :Ex 10.1 Q2 (i)A tangent to a circle intersects it in ______ point(s).
- Ex 10.1 Q2 (ii)A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ______.
- Ex 10.1 Q2 (iii)A circle can have ______ parallel tangents at the most.
- Ex 10.1 Q2 (iv)The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called ______.
- Ex 10.1 Q3A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q so that OQ cm. Length PQ is :
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- Ex 10.1 Q4Draw a circle and two lines parallel to a given line such that one is a tangent and the other, a secant to the circle.
10.3 Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle
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Solved Examples
Worked · 3
- 10.2 Eg.1Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the smaller circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
- 10.2 Eg.2Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that PTQ OPQ.
- 10.2 Eg.3PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T (see Fig. 10.10). Find the length TP.
Exercise 10.2
Practice · 13
- In Q.1 to 3, choose the correct option and give justification.Ex 10.2 Q1From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. The radius of the circle is
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- Ex 10.2 Q2In Fig. 10.11, if TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that POQ , then PTQ is equal to
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- Ex 10.2 Q3If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle of , then POA is equal to
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- Ex 10.2 Q4Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
- Ex 10.2 Q5Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes through the centre.
- Ex 10.2 Q6The length of a tangent from a point A at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
- Ex 10.2 Q7Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
- Ex 10.2 Q8A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle (see Fig. 10.12). Prove that AB CD AD BC
- Ex 10.2 Q9In Fig. 10.13, XY and XY are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and XY at B. Prove that AOB .
- Ex 10.2 Q10Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the centre.
- Ex 10.2 Q11Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
- Ex 10.2 Q12A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm respectively (see Fig. 10.14). Find the sides AB and AC.
- Ex 10.2 Q13Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
What the board has asked from this chapter
Questions per paper · 67 papers · 2022 to 2026
2022: 2.8 questions per paper. 2023: 1.9 questions per paper. 2024: 1.6 questions per paper. 2025: 1.4 questions per paper. 2026: 1.7 questions per paper
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- 2In the given figure, PQ and PR are tangents to a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm. If , then the length of each tangent is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 4In the given figure, PQ is tangent to the circle with centre O. S is a point on the circle such that . The m is
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Tangent to a Circle - 4If PQ and PR are tangents to the circle with centre O and radius 4 cm such that , then the length OP is
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 5PQ is tangent to a circle with centre O. If , and , then relation between a and b is
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Tangent to a Circle - 8From an external point P, a tangent PT has been drawn to a circle with centre at O and radius 3 cm, intersecting its concentric circle at A and B. If AB = 8 cm and OA = AP, the length PQ equals.
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Tangent to a Circle - 12If TP and TQ are two tangents to a circle with centre O from an external point T so that , then is equal to :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 12In the given figure, PT is a tangent to the circle with centre O and radius r. If , then the length of OP is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 13In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If , then is equal to :
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Tangent to a Circle - 13In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If , then equals :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 14PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If , then equals :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 14PQ is tangent to a circle with centre O. If , then is
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If , then is equal to :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.19Assertion (A) : Radius is the smallest distance of a tangent from the centre of the circle. Reason (R) : Radius is perpendicular to the tangent.
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Tangent to a Circle - 24In the given figure, a circle with centre O is inscribed inside . A and B are the points of tangency. Find .Tangent to a Circle
- 25Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 4 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.Tangent to a Circle
- 25In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. PQ and PR are tangents. Show that the quadrilateral PQOR is cyclic.Tangent to a Circle
- 29 (a)Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 29 (A)In the given figure, is a right triangle in which , AB = 4 cm and BC = 3 cm. Find the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle ABC.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 29 (B)In the given figure, if a circle touches the side QR of at S and extended sides PQ and PR at M and N respectively, then prove that :Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31 (a)Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. Prove that .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31 (a)Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.Tangent to a Circle
- 31 (b)If a regular hexagon ABCDEF circumscribes a circle, then prove that AB + CD + EF = BC + DE + FA.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31 (b)In the given figure, PA is the tangent to the circle with centre O such that OA = 10 cm, AB = 8 cm and . Find the length of PB.Tangent to a Circle
- 33In the given figure, TP and TQ are tangents to a circle with centre M, touching another circle with centre N at A and B respectively. It is given that MQ = 13 cm, NB = 8 cm, BQ = 35 cm and TP = 80 cm. (i) Name the quadrilateral MQBN. (ii) Is MN parallel to PA ? Justify your answer. (iii) Find length TB. (iv) Find length MN.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 35PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. AB is another tangent to the circle at C which lies on OP. If OP = 13 cm, then find the length AB and PA.Number of Tangents from an External Point
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- 2In the adjoining figure, AP and AQ are tangents to the circle with centre O. If reflex , the value of is
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 5In the adjoining figure, AC is diameter of larger circle with centre O. AB is tangent to smaller circle with centre O. If OD = r, then BC is equal to :
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Tangent to a Circle - 7The tangents drawn at the extremities of the diameter of a circle are always :
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Tangent to a Circle - 7In the given figure, RS is the tangent to the circle at the point L and MN is the diameter. If , then is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 8If tangents PA and PB drawn from an external point P to the circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of as shown in the given figure, then the measure of is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 9In the adjoining figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle with centre O such that . If cm, then the diameter of the circle is
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 10Which of the following statements is false ?
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 10For a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm, which of the following statements is true ? P : Distance between every pair of parallel tangents is 5 cm. Q : Distance between every pair of parallel tangents is 10 cm. R : Distance between every pair of parallel tangents must be between 5 cm and 10 cm. S : There does not exist a point outside the circle from where length of tangent is 5 cm.
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Tangent to a Circle - 11In the adjoining figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle with centre O. The measure of angle APB is
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 11In the adjoining figure, TS is a tangent to a circle with centre O. The value of is
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the adjoining figure, the sum of radii of two concentric circles is 16 cm. The length of chord AB which touches the inner circle at P is 16 cm. The difference of the radii of the given circles is
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the adjoining figure, AB is the chord of larger circle which touches the smaller circle at P. If length of AB = diameter of inner circle = 2r, then the diameter of larger circle is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the adjoining figure, AB is the chord of the larger circle touching the smaller circle. The centre of both the circles is O. If AB = 2r and OP = r, then the radius of larger circle is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 15A parallelogram having one of its sides 5 cm circumscribes a circle. The perimeter of parallelogram is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 16In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If , then is equal to :
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Tangent to a Circle - In question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option :19Assertion (A) : A line drawn perpendicular to the tangent at point of contact passes through the centre of the circle. Reason (R) : Lengths of tangents drawn from external point to a circle are equal.
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Tangent to a Circle - Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.20Assertion (A) : If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, then they subtend equal angles at the centre of the circle. Reason (R) : A parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - In question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option :20Assertion (A) : Tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter of a circle are always parallel to each other. Reason (R) : The lengths of tangents drawn to a circle from a point outside the circle are always equal.
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Tangent to a Circle - 25A person is standing at P outside a circular ground at a distance of 26 m from the centre of the ground. He found that his distances from the points A and B on the ground are 10 m (PA and PB are tangents to the circle). Find the radius of the circular ground.Tangent to a Circle
- 25At point A on the diameter AB of a circle of radius 10 cm, tangent XAY is drawn to the circle. Find the length of the chord CD parallel to XY at a distance of 16 cm from A.Tangent to a Circle
- 26 (a)In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and BCD is tangent to it at C. Prove that .Tangent to a Circle
- 27In the given figure, PB is a tangent to the circle with centre O at B. AB is a chord of the circle of length 24 cm and at a distance of 5 cm from the centre of the circle. If the length PB of the tangent is 20 cm, find the length of OP.Tangent to a Circle
- 31In the adjoining figure, XY and are parallel tangents to a circle with centre O. Another tangent AB touches the circle at C intersecting XY at A and at B. Prove that AB subtends right angle at the centre of the circle; or .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31In the adjoining figure, TP and TQ are tangents drawn to a circle with centre O. If and , then find the value of .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31Rectangle ABCD circumscribes the circle of radius 10 cm. Prove that ABCD is a square. Hence, find the perimeter of ABCD.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31In the given figure, PC is a tangent to the circle at C. AOB is the diameter which when extended meets the tangent at P. Find and , if .Tangent to a Circle
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- 2In the given figure, PT is tangent to a circle with centre O. Chord PQ subtends an angle of at the centre. The measure of is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 9Maximum number of common tangents that can be drawn to two circles intersecting at two distinct points is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 10In the given figure, if PT is a tangent to a circle with centre O and , then the measure of is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the given figure, tangents PA and PB to the circle centred at O, from point P are perpendicular to each other. If PA = 5 cm, then length of AB is equal to
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 15In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle. If , then the measure of is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 16In the given figure, RJ and RL are two tangents to the circle. If , then the measure of is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 17In the given figure, AT is tangent to a circle centred at O. If , then is equal to
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Tangent to a Circle - 18In the given figure, QR is a common tangent to the two given circles touching externally at A. The tangent at A meets QR at P. If AP = cm, then the length of QR is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 18In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. MN is the chord and the tangent ML at point M makes an angle of with MN. The measure of is :
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Tangent to a Circle - In Q. No. 19 and 20 a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.19Assertion (A) : The tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter of a circle, are parallel. Reason (R) : Diameter of a circle is the longest chord.
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Tangent to a Circle - 21 (a)If two tangents inclined at an angle of are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then find the length of each tangent.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 21In the given figure, is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC, if AR = 4 cm, BR = 3 cm and AC = 11 cm.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 24In the given figure, AB and CD are tangents to a circle centred at O. Is ? Justify your answer.Tangent to a Circle
- 24In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. If , then find the value of x.Tangent to a Circle
- 28 (a)In the given figure, PQ is tangent to a circle centred at O and ; show that BP = BQ.Tangent to a Circle
- 28 (b)In the given figure, AB, BC, CD and DA are tangents to the circle with centre O forming a quadrilateral ABCD. Show thatNumber of Tangents from an External Point
- 30 (A)In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre O. AQ, BP and PQ are tangents to the circle. Prove that .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 30 (B)A circle with centre O and radius 8 cm is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which P, Q, R, S are the points of contact as shown. If AD is perpendicular to DC, BC = 30 cm and BS = 24 cm, then find the length DC.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 30From an external point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle with centre O. Prove that OP is the perpendicular bisector of chord AB.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31Prove that the tangents drawn at the end points of a chord of a circle makes equal angles with the chord.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- A backyard is in the shape of a triangle ABC with right angle at B. AB = 7 m and BC = 15 m. A circular pit was dug inside it such that it touches the walls AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively such that AP = m. Based on the above information, answer the following questions :38 (i)Find the length of AR in terms of x.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- A backyard is in the shape of a triangle ABC with right angle at B. AB = 7 m and BC = 15 m. A circular pit was dug inside it such that it touches the walls AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively such that AP = m. Based on the above information, answer the following questions :38 (ii)Write the type of quadrilateral BQOR.Tangent to a Circle
- A backyard is in the shape of a triangle ABC with right angle at B. AB = 7 m and BC = 15 m. A circular pit was dug inside it such that it touches the walls AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively such that AP = m. Based on the above information, answer the following questions :38 (iii) (a)Find the length PC in terms of x and hence find the value of x.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- A backyard is in the shape of a triangle ABC with right angle at B. AB = 7 m and BC = 15 m. A circular pit was dug inside it such that it touches the walls AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively such that AP = m. Based on the above information, answer the following questions :38 (iii) (b)Find x and hence find the radius r of circle.Number of Tangents from an External Point
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- 5In the given figure, PQ is tangent to the circle centred at O. If , then the measure of will be
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Tangent to a Circle - 7PQ is tangent to a circle centered at O. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, then the length of the tangent PQ is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 8In the given figure, cm. If cm, then the length of BP is :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 11In the given figure, AB is a tangent to the circle centered at O. If cm and , then the radius of the circle is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 12The length of tangent drawn to a circle of radius 9 cm from a point 41 cm from the centre is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 13In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and PQ is the chord. If the tangent PR at P makes an angle of with PQ, then the measure of is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If , , then is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 14In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents from external point P to a circle with centre C and Q is any point on the circle. Then the measure of is
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 15In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm, , then length of TA is :
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Tangent to a Circle - 15In the given figure, the quadrilateral PQRS circumscribes a circle. Here PA + CS is equal to :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 16In the given figure, AC and AB are tangents to a circle centered at O. If , then is equal to :
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 16In the given figure, PT is a tangent at T to the circle with centre O. If , then is equal to :
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Tangent to a Circle - Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying 1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.19Assertion (A) : A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact. Reason (R) : The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
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Tangent to a Circle - Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying 1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.20Assertion (A) : If PA and PB are tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O, then the quadrilateral AOBP is cyclic. Reason (R) : The angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the centre.
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Number of Tangents from an External Point - 22In the given figure, PT is a tangent to the circle centered at O. OC is perpendicular to chord AB. Prove that .Tangent to a Circle
- 24In the given figure, PA is a tangent to the circle drawn from the external point P and PBC is the secant to the circle with BC as diameter. If , then find the measure of , where O is the centre of the circle.Tangent to a Circle
- 25In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents drawn to the circle from point A. If , then find the measure of .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 25In the given figure, PQ is a chord of the circle centered at O. PT is a tangent to the circle at P. If , then find .Tangent to a Circle
- 27From an external point, two tangents are drawn to a circle. Prove that the line joining the external point to the centre of the circle bisects the angle between the two tangents.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 29 (a)Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 29 (b)In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which . If AD = 17 cm, AB = 20 cm and DS = 3 cm, then find the radius of the circle.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 31In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and QPR is a tangent to it at P. Prove that .Tangent to a Circle
- 32 (B)A circle touches the side BC of a at a point P and touches AB and AC when produced at Q and R respectively. Show that (Perimeter of ).Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 33 (a)A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC are of lengths 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. Find the lengths of the sides AB and AC, if it is given that area .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 33 (b)Two circles with centres O and of radii 6 cm and 8 cm, respectively intersect at two points P and Q such that OP and are tangents to the two circles. Find the length of the common chord PQ.Tangent to a Circle
- 33 (A)Prove that a parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 33 (B)In the given figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle such that . A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find the measure of .Number of Tangents from an External Point
- The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a discus. The athlete spins anti-clockwise around one and a half times through a circle, then releases the throw. When released, the discus travels along tangent to the circular spin orbit. In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is centre of the circle and . PQ is parallel to OA. Based on above information :38 (a)find the length of AB.Tangent to a Circle
- The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a discus. The athlete spins anti-clockwise around one and a half times through a circle, then releases the throw. When released, the discus travels along tangent to the circular spin orbit. In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is centre of the circle and . PQ is parallel to OA. Based on above information :38 (b)find the length of OB.Tangent to a Circle
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- 4 (a)In Fig. 1, AB is diameter of a circle centered at O. BC is tangent to the circle at B. If OP bisects the chord AD and , then find .Tangent to a Circle
- 5In Fig. 1, there are two concentric circles with centre O. If ARC and AQB are tangents to the smaller circle from the point A lying on the larger circle, find the length of AC, if AQ = 5 cm.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 4 (b)In Fig. 2, XAY is a tangent to the circle centered at O. If , then find and .Tangent to a Circle
- 6In Figure 2, PQ and PR are tangents to the circle centred at O. If , then prove that ORPQ is a square.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 6Two concentric circles are of radii 4 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.Tangent to a Circle
- 11 (a)In Figure 3, two circles with centres at O and of radii 2r and r respectively, touch each other internally at A. A chord AB of the bigger circle meets the smaller circle at C. Show that C bisects AB.Tangent to a Circle
- 11 (a)In Fig.-2, if a circle touches the side QR of at S and extended sides PQ and PR at M and N, respectively, then prove thatNumber of Tangents from an External Point
- 11In Fig. 4, PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q meet at a point T. Find the length of TP.Tangent to a Circle
- 11 (b)In Fig. 3, a triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 6 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the area of is , find the lengths of sides AB and AC.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 11 (b)In Figure 4, O is centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. PA and BC are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively. If OP = 13 cm, then find the length of tangents PA and BC.Number of Tangents from an External Point
- 12In Figure 1, a triangle ABC with is shown. Taking AB as diameter, a circle has been drawn intersecting AC at point P. Prove that the tangent drawn at point P bisects BC.Number of Tangents from an External Point
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Question 1
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29 (B)In the given figure, if a circle touches the side QR of at S and extended sides PQ and PR at M and N respectively, then prove that :Question 2
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14In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If , then is equal to :Tap an option to check your answer.
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4If PQ and PR are tangents to the circle with centre O and radius 4 cm such that , then the length OP isTap an option to check your answer.
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31 (a)Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. Prove that .Question 5
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2In the given figure, PQ and PR are tangents to a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm. If , then the length of each tangent is :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
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25Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 4 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.Question 7
Asked 2 times: 2023*, 2026 (* = numbers or wording changed that year)
25In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. PQ and PR are tangents. Show that the quadrilateral PQOR is cyclic.Question 8
Asked 2 times: 2025*, 2026 (* = numbers or wording changed that year)
13In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If , then is equal to :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
Asked 2 times: 2024, 2025
Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below.20Assertion (A) : Tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter of a circle are always parallel to each other. Reason (R) : The lengths of tangents drawn to a circle from a point outside the circle are always equal.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
Asked 2 times: 2023, 2025* (* = numbers or wording changed that year)
31Rectangle ABCD circumscribes the circle of radius 10 cm. Prove that ABCD is a square. Hence, find the perimeter of ABCD.