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CIRCLE By : P.k Sir

PQ and RS are two parallel tangents to a circle of Two circle touch each other externally at P. APB
radius r. a third tangent QTS with T is a point of and CPD are two straight lines intersecting the first
tangency is drawn as shown in figure .if PQ = 32cm circle at A and C and the second at B and D and
and RS =12. 5cm then find circumference of circle passing through P. if AP=15cm ,CP = 12cm and
PQ RS, r PD = 10cm Find length PB?
P
T QTS PQ
APB CPD
RS
A C B D
AP cm CP cm PD cm PB

(a) 8 cm (b) 30 cm
(c) 12. 5 cm (d) 10. 33 cm
In the given figure find PC ?
PC
(a) 36  (b) 40 
(c) 32  (d) 45 
A triangle PQR is inscribed in a circle. The angle
bisector of P meets QR at S and circle at T. If
PS = 6 cm, ST = 4 cm and PQ = 5 cm, then find the
value of PR?
PQR P (a) 21. 33 (b) 6. 25
QR S T (c) 6 (d) 6. 75
PS ST PQ Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect externally
PR at P. If CD = 11.6 cm. PD = 6. 4 cm and PB=7.2
cm. then AB (in cm)
(a) 12 cm (b) 9 cm
AB CD P
(c) 7. 5 cm (d) 15 cm
CD cm PD cm PB
Two circles intersect at P and Q. PQ when extended
to both sides, meet two direct common tangents AB cm AB cm
and CD at X and Y respectively. If AX = 4 cm and (a) 12 (b) 4. 8
PQ = 15 cm, find XY? (c) 8. 8 (d) 16
P Q PQ In a circle, chords PQ and TS are produced to meet
AB at R. If RQ = 14.4 cm, PQ = 11.2 cm, and SR =
CD X Y AX 12.8 cm, then the length of chord TS is:
PQ XY PQ TS
R RQ cm PQ cm
SR cm TS

(a) 18 cm (b) 14. 2 cm

(c) 12. 4 cm (d) 16 cm
(a) 19 cm (b) 18 cm Chord AB of a circle is produced to a point P, and C
(c) 17 cm (d) 15. 5 cm is a point on the circle such that PC is a tangent to

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 the circle. If PC = 18 cm, and BP = 15 cm, then AB Two circles touch each other at point C. If AB =
is equal to: 8cm and DE = 15cm, then BD = ?
AB P C
C PC AB cm DE cm BD
PC BP AB

(a) 6. 2 cm (b) 8. 5 cm
(c) 5. 8 cm (d) 6. 6 cm
Diameter AB of a circle with centre O is produced
to a point P such that PO = 16.8 cm, PQR is a
secant which intersects the circle at Q and R such
(a) 2 120 cm (b) 19 cm
that PQ = 12 cm, and PR = 19. 2 cm, the length of
AB is:- (c) 23 cm (d) 17 cm
O AB P In the given fig, AB is tangent to circle. If AC = BC
PO PQR = 9cm and CD = 7cm, then AD = ?
Q R AB
PQ PR AB AC= BC cm CD cm AD

(a) 14. 2 (b) 15. 2

(c) 15. 8 (d) 14. 4
Two circles intersect each other at point B and C
respectively. PQ is direct common tangent to both
circles. Line CB, when extended, meets PQ at point
A. If PQ = 12cm, AB = 4cm, then find the length of
BC.
B C (a) 12 cm (b) 8 cm
PQ CB (c) 16 cm (d) 10 cm
A PQ PQ In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. Its
AB BC two chords A B and C D intersect each other at the
point P within the circle. If AB = 15 cm, PB = 9 cm,
CP = 3 cm, then find the length of PD.
O AB
CD P
AB cm PB cm, CP cm
PD

(a) 8 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 4. 5 cm (d) 5 cm
P is a point outside the circle at a distance of 6.5cm
from centre O of the circle. PR be a secant such
that it intersects the circle at Q and R. if PQ =4.5cm
and QR = 3.5cm then what is the radius of circle?
O cm P PR (a) 16 cm (b) 18 cm
Q R (c) 20 cm (d) 22 cm
PQ cm QR cm Two chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at a
point O inside the circle. It is given that AO = 1cm,
(a) 2. 5 (b) 2 AB = 13cm, CD = 8cm. What is the ratio between
(c) 1. 5 (d) 3 the larger and smaller section among CO and OD?

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 O AB CD
AO AB
CD CO OD

(a) 11 : 5 (b) 9 : 7
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 5 : 3
A chord of length 5cm subtends an angle of 60° at
the centre of a circle. The length, in cm, of a chord
that subtends an angle of 120° at the centre of same (a) 144 (b) 96
circle is:
(c) 98 (d) 100
°
AB and CD are two parallel chords on the opposite
sides of the centre of the circle. If AB=10 cm,
° CD =24 cm and the radius of the circle is 13 cm,
the distance between the chords is:
(a) 5 3 (b) 2 AB CD
AB cm CD cm
(c) 8 (d) 6 2
cm
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Diagonals AC and
BD intersect at E at right angle. If EA2 + EB2
+EC 2 +ED² = 64 then find the radius of the (a) 17 cm (b) 15 cm
circumscribed circle. (c) 16 cm (d) 18 cm
ABCD AC BD Two chord AB || CD is AB = 36cm, CD=48cm
E EA 2
EB2 chords are opposite sides of centre. Distance
EC2 ED2 between both chords is 42cm. Find radius of circle.
AB cm CD cm AB||CD
(a) 8 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 6
cm
Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at E and
are perpendicular to each other. Segments AE, EB (a) 28 (b) 30
and ED are of lengths 2cm, 6cm and 3cm (c) 32 (d) 34
respectively. Then the length of the diameter of the There are two identical circle of radius 10cm. If the
circle (in cm) is: length of DCT is 26cm, then what is the length of
AB CD TCT?
E AE, EB ED cm
cm cm cm

1 (a) 2 69 (b) 4 23
(a) 65 (b) 65
2 (c) 4 46 (d) 3 46
3 65 3 65 Two circles of radius 8 cm and 6 cm touch each
(c) (d)
4 2 other externally. The length of the direct common
Chord AB and CD intersect at 90°. If AD = 16cm tangent is:-
and BC = 12cm, then find the area of circle. cm cm
AB CD °
AD cm BC cm
(a) 13. 86 (b) 14. 96
(c) 12. 83 (d) 10. 12

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 In the given figure below, two congruent circles with
radius 5cm have two common tangents AB and CD
respectively. these tangents touch the circles at A,
C, B and D respectively. if the length of CD is 24cm,
what is the length of tangent AB?

AB CD
A C B D (a) 1. 25cm (b) 1. 36cm
CD AB (c) 1. 44cm (d) 2. 12cm
Two circles of radii 10cm and 17cm intersects each
other at points A and B respectively. If the distance
between their centers is 21cm, then find length of
their common chord AB.
cm cm
A B
(a) 30cm (b) 25cm AB
(c) 26cm (d) 27cm
The radius of two circles is 3 cm and 4 [Link] (a) 15 cm (b) 16 cm
distance between the centres of the circles is 10 (c) 18 cm (d) 14 cm
cm. What is the ratio of the length of direct common
Two equal circles of radius 8 cm intersects each
tangent to the length of the transverse common
other such that each passes through the center of
tangent?
the other. The length of the common chord is?

(a) 8 cm (b) 8 3 cm
(a) 51 : 68 (b) 33 : 17
(c) 4 3 cm (d) 8 2 cm
(c) 66 : 51 (d) 28 : 17
Two intersecting circles have a common chord of
Two circles having radius 'a' cm and 'b' cm touch length 24cm. The radii of the circle are 20cm and
each other externally. Another circle whose radius 37cm. Find the distance between the centres of
is 'c' cm, touches both the circles and also their circles.
common tangent. Then which statement will be
cm cm
true:-
cm
'a' cm 'b' cm

(a) 51 cm (b) 49 cm
'c'cm
(c) 48 cm (d) 52 cm

(a) a b c (b) a b c
1 1 1
(c) ab  bc  ac (d)  
a b c
Find the radius of smaller circle with center Q ?
Q

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