ANGLE PROPERTIES OF A CIRCLE

1. The figure below shows a circle center O and AOC is a straight line. PB is a tangent to the circle at B
and angle PBC = 38°.

Giving reasons for each answer, find the size of

(a) Angle BDC (2marks)

(b) Angle ACB (2marks)

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 2. In the figure below AOC is a diameter of the circle centre O. AB=BC and ∠ACD=35 is a tangent to
the circle at B. G is a point on minor arc CD.

Calculate the size of the following angles giving reasons in each case.

(a) <BCD. (2marks)

(b) Obtuse angle BOD.. (2marks)

(c) <BAD. (2marks)

(d) ∠CGD. (2marks)

(e) <AEB. (2marks)

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 3. In the figure below O is the center of the circle. Angle SPQ-53" and angle PQO-30°

(i) Giving reasons find the size of angles:

(a) SOQ. (2marks)

(b) PSO. (2marks)

(c) SRT. (2marks)

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 4. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. PQ is a tangent to the circle at N. Angle NCD is 10 0
and angle ANP is 30º.

(i) Giving reasons, calculate;

a) Angle DON (2marks)

b) Angle DNQ (2marks)

c) Angle DBA (2marks)

d) Angle ONA (2marks)

e) Angle ODN (2marks)

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 5. In the figure below, angle DCB=420

Giving reasons, determine the size of:

(a) Angle CBD (2marks)

(b) Angle ODB (2marks)

(c) Angle BAD (2marks)

(d) Angle ABC (2marks)

(e) Angle ODA (2marks)

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 6. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. Angle AEB = 50°, angle EBC = 80° and angle
ECD=30°. Giving reasons calculate:

(a) Angle CDE

(b) Angle DFE

(c) Obtuse angle COE (2marks)

(d)Angle ADE (2marks)

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 7. In the figure below QT is a diameter of a circle centre O. Chord PT produced and RS produced
intersect externally at point U. ∠PTQ=360°, <RQT=780° and SRT = 42°.

Giving reasons, calculate the size of

(a) <RST (2marks)

(b) <TUS (2marks)

(c) Reflex <ROT (2marks)

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(d) <PQT (2marks)

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 8. In the figure below XC is a tangent to the circle ABYC at C and Y is the midpoint of arc BC.

If <BXC=28° and BCA=2<ACX. Find, giving reasons for your answer:

a) (i) CBA (2marks)

(ii) <CBY (2marks)

(iii) < BYC (2marks)

b) Given that AX = 10cm and XC = 12cm calculate the length of BX. (2marks)

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 9. In the figure below, AT and AD are tangents to the circle at B and D respectively. DEF is a straight
line, < CBT = 600 , < FAD = 480 and < ADF = 420

Calculate giving reasons, the value of:

a) <DCE (2marks)

b) <BCE (2marks)

c) <DCB (2marks)

d) <DEC (2marks)

c) <BEF (2mark)

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 10. In the figure below AOC is a diameter, ADG and BCFG are straight lines, angle ACB=420,
angle CAE=740 and angle DEC=360

Find the following angles, giving reasons in each case.

(1) Angle CDE (2marks)

(ii) Angle BDC (2marks)

(iii) Angle DCA (2marks)

(iv) Reflex angle COE (2marks)

e) Angle DGF (2marks)

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 11. Below is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle of centre O and radius 6cm. Angle CDE = 60°

Giving reasons find.

i) Angle ABC (2marks)

ii) Angle CAO (2marks)

iii) Angle ACD given angle CAD = 20° (2marks)

(b) Find the area of the major segment subtended by the major are ABC (Use π=3.142) (2marks)

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 12. In the figure below AOD is a diameter of the circle centre O. BC is a chord parallel to AD and FE is
a tangent to the circle at E.

Given that OF bisects ∠AOB and M is the intersection of BC and OE and ∠EBC=BOE=200. Giving
reasons find the following angles.

(i) <COE (2marks)

(ii) <BEC (2marks)

(iii) <BEF (2marks)

(iv) <OMB (2marks)

(v) <OFE (2marks)

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 13. In the figure below POR is the diameter of circle centre O, PQ=QR and <SPR = 580. TQU is a
tangent to the circle at Q. V is a point on the minor arc SR.

(a) Calculate the size of the following angles giving reasons for your answer.

(i) <OPS (2marks)

(ii) Reflex <QOS (2marks)

(iii) <OVS (2marks)

(iv) <QVR (2marks)

(b) Given that SR=5cm and RV=4cm find UQ. (2marks)

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 14. In the figure below is the centre of the circle PQ and PR are the tangents. Angle PQS=40° and angle
PRS = 30°.

Find giving reasons the following angles

i) RTQ (2marks)

ii) ORQ (2marks)

iii) RPQ (2marks)

iv) RSQ (2marks)

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 15. In the figure below ABC is a tangent to the circle centre O. DOG is a diameter, angle DGF=60 0 angle
DBC=48° and angle DFE= 25°. Giving reasons, find the size of angles.

i) FEB (2 marks)

ii) Obtuse FOB (2 marks)

i) EBD (2 marks)

iv) BCD (2 marks)

v) OBE (2 marks)

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 16. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. PQR is a tangent to the circle at Q. Angle PQS=28°,
angle UTQ=54° and UT=TQ.

Giving reasons, determine the size of

i) Angle STQ (2marks)

ii) Angle TQU (2marks)

iii) Angle TQS

iv) Reflex angle UOQ (2marks)

v) Angle TQR (2marks)

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