Intersecting chords and secant-tangent: PA x PB = PC x PD = PT^2
This type of question, asked 3 times: CDS 1 2021, CDS 1 2025, CDS 2 2025. All 3 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
CDS 1 2021
86Let be a secant to a circle intersecting the circle at and . Let be the tangent segment. If cm and cm, then what is equal to?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
CDS 1 2025
12C is the centre of a circle of radius 20 cm. AB is a chord of length 32 cm. E is a point on AB such that CE = 13 cm. What is equal to ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
CDS 2 2025
87A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : AB and CD are chords of a circle intersecting at P. If square units, then what is equal to? Statement-I : units Statement-II : units Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?Tap an option to check your answer.