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V S AQ [1 mark cach] A

a
1. In Fig. 10.69, CP and CQ are tangents to
circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent P

P A

FIGURE 10.71
R
4. In Fig. 10.72, PAis a tangent from an extemal
point P to a circle with centre 0. IE

B ZPOB=115°, then find ZAPO.

A [CBSE OD (9q]
FIGURE 10.69

touching the circle at R. If CP =11 cm, and

BC=7 cm, then find the lerngth of BR.

[CBSE D 09]
2. In Fig. 10.70, AABC is circumscribing a circle.
B
Find the length of BC.
[CBSE 20*]
FIGURE 10.72
AABC if
A perimeter of
5.
In Fig. 10.73, find the
[CBSE SP21)
cm AP =28 cm.
4 A
11
cm
cm R M
B

t-
B P

FIGURE 10.70

FIGURE 10.73 drawn

3. In Fig. 10.71, tangents
PAand PB are tangents drawn two circleofradius
from a point P to 6. If the angle between
the circle with centre to a lengthof
ZAPB=60°, then what 0. If from an external point 'p' findthe
is ZAOB? 60° then [CBSESP201|
'r' and centre is
O

[CBSE D 09C] OP.

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10.74, CPand CQ are tangents from an 10.31
Fig. 8. In Fig,
point to circle with centre O. AB
a
n tC 10.75, PA
external
tangent wihich touches the circle at external and PB are
point P to tangents
another Find ZAOP the fromn an
s BR = 4cm, find circle
CP=11cm and the + 2OPA. with centre O.
BC [CBSE OD 101 [CBSE
kength of D 10C)

FIGURE
B
10.75

9. Fromn an
FIGURE 10.74 external point
are drawn P,tangents PA
to a circle and PB
ZPAB = 50°, thern with centre O.
find ZAOB. If
S A
0 I [CBSE 16]

[2 marks each]
,Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn from an
external point T to a circle
with centre O. as A
shown in Fig. 10.76. If
they are inclined to
each other at an
angle of 100°, then what is the D
value of ZPOQ?
[CBSE Sample Paper 2008]
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FIGURE 10.78

5. If d,d,(d, > d,) be the diameters of two

FIGURE 10.76 concentric circles and cbe the length of a
2, It trom an external point P
of a circle with chord of a circle which is tangent to the other
Centre O, two
tangents PO and circle, prove that d =+d,.
Such that PR are drawn
QPR =120 prove 6. Two concentriccircles are of radii 7 cm and
that2 PQ= PO.
3, [CBSE D 14]
r cm respectively, where r >7. chord of the
A
Ih Fig.10.77,
BOAis a diameter larger circle, of length 48 cm, touches the
We tangent of a circle and
at a point P meets smaller circle. Find the value of r.
T.fZPBO=30°. BA extended at
then find ZPTA. [CBSE D 11]

[Exemplar Problem]
7. In Fig. 10.79, there are two concentric circles
with centre O and of radii 5 cm and 3 cm.
From an external point P, tangents PA and PB
are drawn to these circles. If AP =12 cm, find
B30
the length of BP. [CBSE OD 10]
A A

4 hFig, FIGURE
10.77
10.78,
hetwo common
sect circles tangents AB and CDto
atE.Prove with centres and O, inter-
O,

that AB= CD. FIGURE 10.79

[CBSE OD 14]
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10.32
are common 12. In Fig. 10.83, perimeter of APOR
8. In Fig. 10.80, AB and CD
tangents to two circles of unequal radi. Find the length of tangent PA. is 20crm.
Prove that AB= CD. [Exemplar Problem]
A

FIGURE 10.80

9. In the above question, if radii of the two

circles are equal, prove that AB= CD. FIGURE 10.83

[Exemplar Problem] 13. Two concentric circles are

7 cm.
of radii 25 cm and
10. In Fig. 10.81, AB is
diameter of a circle Find the length of the chord of the
centered at O. BCis tangent to the circle at B. larger circle that touches the smaller cirde.
IfOP bisects the chord AD and ZAOP =60°
[CBSE 20C|
then find mZC. 14. In Fig. 10.84,
[CBSE 22*] TAand TB are two tangents to a

circle with centre at O. If Z0AB=15 then

find the value of ZATB. [CBSE 20)

40
B

B
FIGURE 10.81
FIGURE 10.82
11. In Fig. 10.82, XAY
is a tangent to the circle B
centered at O. If ZABO =
40° then find
mZBAY and mZAOB.
[CBSE 22] FIGURE 10.84

S A

1. In Fig. 10.85, PQis

II
tangent to a circle
[3 marks
eachl

centre O. If BOA is a
OAB=30°, with 3. In Fig. 10.87, is the centre of
O circle.
ZAOB. find ZABP and tPmeets
diameter and the tangent at the point find
[CBSE 14] then
BA extended at T. If LPBO =30°,
ZPTA.

A B 30°

FIGURE 10.85
FIGURE
2. A tangent 10.86
PT is drawn parallel
of a circle as to a FIGURE 10.87
shown in Fig. 10.86. chord AB
APB is an isosceles Prove that
triangle.
[NCT 13] IHint. Join OP)
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ABCD is a
quadrilateral in 10.33
10.88,
LADC =90°, BC=38 cm, CD=28 cm
which
cm. Find the radius of the circle
BP=25 38 cm
and
centre O [CBSE 14]
with
that the tangent drawn at the nmid-
Prove a circle is
5 an arc of parallel to the
point of
joining the end points
of the arc.
chord
[Exemplar Problem]
ABCDEE circumscribe a circle,
hexagon
lfa AB+ CD+ EF
=
BC+ DE + FA.
provethat FIGURE 10.88
[Exemplar Problem)

(4 marks each]
. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle
A and B
respectively. Another tangent
perpendicular to the radius through the intersects the line l at Dand mat atC
is E.Prove that
point of contact. [CBSED 13 ; 14; OD 11, 14]
ZDOE =90°.
[CBSE D 13]
2 Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn A
from an external point to a circle are equal.

[CBSE D 17, 18, 18C]

3. Prove that the line segment joining the points
of contact of two parallel tangents of a circle
passes through its centre. [CBSE D 14]
4 Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a
cirde is a rhombus. FIGURE 10.89
[CBSE D 13,
14; NCT 13] 11. Prove that the rectangle which circumscribes
5. Prove that in two concentriccircles,
the chord a circle is a square. [CBSE 14, SP 20")
of the larger circle, which touches the smaller
circle is
12. In Fig, 10.90, two tangents PQ and PR are
bisected at the point of contact.
drawn with centre O from an external point
[NCT 13] Prove that QPR =2200QR.
P.
[CBSE 22*]
6. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends
of a diameter
of a circle are parallel.
[NCT 14)
I. 1ne radij of two concentric circles are 13cm
and 8 cm.
ABis a diameter of
BD
a
the bigger circle.
is tangent to the smaller circle touching
it at D. Find
the length AD. [NCERT]
8. Let A
be one FIGURE 10.90
intersecting point of intersection of two cm, of
10.91, ABis a chord of length 9.6
circles with centres and Q. The O
13, In Fig. cm. The
tangents
at a circle with centre O
and radius 6
ircdes the two circles meet the
A
to intersect at P. Find
the
A and B
again at Band C, respectively. Let the tangents at
point [CBSE OD 09C]
Pbe located so length PA.
gram.
Prove
that AOPQis a parallelo-
triangle that P is the circumcentre of the
ABC.
9. AABC [NCERT] -
cm
circumscribes a
that circle of radius r such
LB-90°. 9.6
then If AB=3 cm and BC=4 cm,
10,
fnd the value
inFig. of r. [CBSE 22]
10.89,
to a circle land mare
two parallel tangents
with centre O, touching the circle at FIGURE 10.91
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10.34
BCis drawn at a
the centre of a circle of point Rlying
10.92, O is minor arc PQto intersect AP onthe
14. In Fig. a point such that OT =13 cm at Band AQatC,
radius 5 cm, is find the perimeter of the AABC.
T
AB is the
intersects the circle at E.If
and OT find the length of 17. If an isosceles triangle ABC,
tangent to the circle at E,
[Exemplar Problem] AB= AC=6cm, is inscribed
in a
in whih
AB. radius 9 cm, find the area in ircle
P
of the triangle of
A 12 [Exemplar
cm Problem
5 cm 18. PA and PB are tangents drawn to
circle ofa
5 cn
E
8 cm T centre 0 from an external
makes an angle of 30° with
point P.Chord
P.
AB
the radius at the
point of contact. If length
ofthe chord cm,
B
fnd the length of is 6
the tangent PA and
length of the radius OA. the
[CBSE SP
FIGURE 10.92 241

15. A triangle drawn to circumscribe a

ABC is
circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments
BDand DC into which BC is divided by the
point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and
7 cm, respectively. Find the sides ABand AC,

[Exemplar Problem]
16. A is a point at distance 13 cm from the
a
B
centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm. AP
and AQ
are the tangents to the circle at P
and Q. If a FIGURE 10.93