All-in-one Exam Pack Chapter 11 Geometry

11D Basic Properties of Circles

Conventional Questions
Modified Exam Questions (HKCEE 2006  HKDSE 2018)
1. In the figure, O is the centre of the semicircle PQRS. If PQ // OR and QPS = 74, find QSR.
R

74
P O S

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2. In the figure, BD is a diameter of the circle ABCD. AC and BD intersect at E. If AC = CD and

ABD = 48, find BDC.
A
B
48

E
C

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3. In the figure, PQ, PS and QR are chords of the circle. PR and QS intersect at T. It is given that
PT = QR = 20 cm and QT = 16 cm.

S
T

R
Q

(a) Write down a pair of similar triangles in the above figure. Also find PS.
(b) Suppose that ST = 15 cm. Are PR and QS perpendicular to each other? Explain your
answer.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2012 Paper 1 Q08

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4. In the figure, BCED is a circle. ED produced and CB produced meet at A. It is given that
CAE = 38°, CDE = 62° and CD = DE.
E
D
A 62°
38°

Find ABE and BEC.

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5. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle which passes through A, B, C and D. Suppose
AC = BD.

O
B

C
D

(a) Prove that AOC  BOD.

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(b) It is given that COD = 45, BC : CD = 2 : 3 and OD = 9 cm. Find the area of the sector
OABCD in terms of .
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6. In the figure, PQRS is a circle. It is given that PS // QR. PR and QS intersect at point U. ST is a
tangent of the circle at S.
Q

P 

U R


T
S

Express  and  in terms of .

Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2018 Paper 1 Q08

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Extra EYA or Section B Questions

7. In the figure, BCD is a straight line. ACD = 110, AB = AD and AC = CD. Is BC a diameter
of the circle? Explain your answer.
A

110
B D
C

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8. The figure shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

A

3x

D
5x

4x 6x

B C

(a) Find x.
(b) Is ABCD a cyclic quadrilateral? Explain your answer.
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9. In the figure, AC and BD meet at E. It is given that AB  13 cm, AE  5 cm and DC  26 cm.

D
A

E
B

(a) Write down a triangle that is similar to ABE.

(b) Hence find DE.
(c) Suppose that the perimeter of CDE is 60 cm. Is BD perpendicular to AC? Explain your
answer.
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10. In the figure, AB  ADC and AB // DC. It is given that ABD  40.
D

40

(a) Find ADC.

(b) Suppose that AC and BD intersect at E. Is ABE a right-angled triangle? Explain your
answer.
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11. In the figure, AB  AC and BAC = 40.
A

40

B C

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(a) Find AB : BC .
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(b) Let D be a point on BC such that AD is the angle bisector of BAC. Is AD a diameter of
the circle? Explain your answer.
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12. In the figure, a circle passes through A, I and C, where I is the incentre of ABC. D is a point
 
on the circle such that AC  CD . It is given that ABC = 56.

D A

I 56 B

(a) Find ADC.

(b) Is ACD equal to ABC? Explain your answer.
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MC Questions
Modified Exam Questions (HKCEE 2006  HKDSE 2018)
13. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABC. If OBC = 47 and OCA = 18, then AOB =

A O

18
47
B
C

A. 56.
B. 58.
C. 61.
D. 65.
Public Exam Reference: HKCEE 2006 Paper 2 Q46

14. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCD. If BCD = 87 and OAB = 56, then
AOD =

A
56
O

B 87

A. 106.
B. 118.
C. 161.
D. 174.
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15. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. If BC = BD, AD // BC and ACB = 26, then ACD =
D
A

26 C

A. 26.
B. 32.
C. 51.
D. 64.
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16. In the figure, AD is a diameter of the circle ABCD. It is given that XBCY is a straight line. If
AD = 34 cm and BC = 16 cm, then AX + DY =

X B C Y

A. 25 cm.
B. 30 cm.
C. 40 cm.
D. 50 cm.
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17. In the figure, ABCDE is a circle. AD and BE intersect at F. If AD // BC, CBD = 22 and
DFE = 72, then DAE =
E

D
72
F
A C
22

A. 22.
B. 28.
C. 47.
D. 50.
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18. In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle. If AD = CD, then BDC =

C

D 122

A B

A. 23.
B. 26.
C. 29.
D. 32.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE Sample Paper Paper 2 Q21

19. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCDE. If ABE = 38 and CDE = 99, then
AOC =
E
D
99
O

A 38
C
B

A. 142.
B. 137.
C. 122.
D. 118.
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20. In the figure, O is the centre of the semicircle ABCD. AC and BD intersect at E. If AD // OC,
then AEB =
D
C
E

32
A O B

A. 116.
B. 118.
C. 119.
D. 122.
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21. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCD. If CD = 3 AB = 3 BC , then BCD =
 
D
A
140

A. 84.
B. 88.
C. 92.
D. 96.
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22. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCD. If OAB = 36, ABC = 98 and
ODC = 57, then BCD =

D
A
57
36
O
98
B
C

A. 169.
B. 144.
C. 119.
D. 92.
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23. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AC and BD intersect at E. If AD = CD and AD // BC, then
CDE =
D
A

84
E

B C

A. 42.
B. 48.
C. 54.
D. 84.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2013 Paper 2 Q19

24. In the figure, AD is a diameter of the circle ABCDE. If AEB = 26, then BCD =
A
E

C
D

A. 103.
B. 116.
C. 128.
D. 154.
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25. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle PQRSTU. ABC intersects the circle at P, Q, R, S, T
and U. If BOC = 134 and PQ = RS = TU, then BAC =
A

P
U

O
Q

B
R T
S C

A. 88.
B. 73.
C. 67.
D. 46.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2014 Paper 2 Q21

26. In the figure, BE is a diameter of the circle ABCDE. If BAD = 62° and BC = CD , then
 
CDE =
F E
A

62°

B
C

A. 115°.
B. 118°.
C. 121°.
D. 124°.
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27. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus. C is the centre of the circle BDE and ADE is a straight line.
BE and CD intersect at F. If BEA = 35°, then ABE =
E D A

C B

A. 55°.
B. 70°.
C. 75°.
D. 85°.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2016 Paper 2 Q22

28. In the figure, BE meets AC at F. If AE = AB = BC and BAE = 140, then CDE =

C

F
A

A. 40.
B. 60.
C. 70.
D. 80.
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29. In the figure, PQRS is a circle. PQ produced and SR produced meet at the point T. It is given
that PR  RT, RPS  50 and PTS  25. Find PSQ.
T

Q R

P S

A. 25
B. 55
C. 80
D. 105
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