CH-10 CIRCLES

1. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AB is a chord and AT is the

tangent at A. If ∠AOB = 100°, then calculate ∠BAT.

2. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O. If ∠APB
= 60°, then calculate ∠OAB.

3. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and PT is the

tangent at P. If ∠POQ = 70°, then calculate ∠TPQ

4. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at its centre. Calculate

the length of the chord (in cm)
5. In the given figure, PQ R is a tangent at a point C to a circle with centre O. If AB
is a diameter and ∠CAB = 30°. Find ∠PCA.

6. In the given figure, a circle touches the side DF of AEDF at H and touches ED
and EF produced at K&M respectively. If EK = 9 cm, calculate the perimeter of
AEDF (in cm).
7. In the given figure, AP, AQ and BC are tangents to the circle. If AB = 5 cm, AC
= 6 cm and BC = 4 cm, then calculate the length of AP (in cm).

8. In the given figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P
to a circle with centre C and radius 4 cm. If PA ⊥ PB, then find the length of
each tangent.

9. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that
∠APB = 50°. Write the measure of ∠OAB.

10. In the given figure, PQ is a chord of a circle with centre O and PT is a tangent. If
∠QPT = 60°, find ∠PRQ.

11. In the given figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC touch a circle at
P, Q and R respectively. If PA = 4 cm, BP = 3 cm and AC = 11 cm, find the
length of BC (in cm).
12. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, BC = 12 cm and AB = 5 cm.
Calculate the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle (in cm).

13. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD touching its
sides AB, BC, CD and AD at P, Q, R and S respectively. If the radius DA of the
circle is 10 cm, BC = 38 cm, PB = 27 cm and AD ⊥ CD, then calculate the
length of CD.

14. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
15. In the figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a tangent. If
∠AOQ = 58°, find ∠ATQ.

16. Two concentric circles are of radii 7 cm and r cm respectively, where r > 7. A
chord of the larger circle, of length 48 cm, touches the smaller circle. Find the
value of r.
17. In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD
whose sides are AB = 6 cm, BC = 9 cm and CD = 8 cm. Find the length of side
AD.

18. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

 Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external
point T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2∠OPQ.

Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius
through the point of contact.

Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal.

19. In the given figure, an isosceles ∆ABC, with AB = AC, circumscribes a circle.
Prove that the point of contact P bisects the base BC.

20. In the given figure, a circle inscribed in ∆ABC touches its sides AB, BC and AC
at points D, E & F K respectively. If AB = 12 cm, BC = 8 cm and AC = 10 cm,
then find the lengths of AD, BE and CF.

21. In the figure, a ∆ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm, such that
the segments BD and DC are respectively 6 cm 9 cm of lengths 6 cm and 9 cm.
If the area of ∆ABC is 54 cm2, then find the lengths of sides AB and AC.
22. In Figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with lo, centres
O1 and O2 intersect at E. Prove that AB = CD.

23. If from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two tangents PQ and PR are
drawn such that ∠QPR = 120°, prove that 2PQ = PO.
24. In figure given, AOB is a diameter of a circle with centre O and AC is a tangent
to the circle at A. If ∠BOC = 130°, then find ∠ACO.

25. If given figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre O, such that AP =
5 cm and ∠APB = 60°. Find the length of chord AB.

26. In given figure, there are two concentric circles of radii 6 cm and 4 cm with
centre O. If AP is a tangent to the larger circle and BP to the smaller circle and
length of AP is 8cm, find the length of BP

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28. In given figure, AB is a chord of a circle, with centre O, such that AB = 16 cm
and radius of circle is 10 cm. Tangents at A and B intersect each other at P. Find
the length of PA

29. In the given figure, two circles touch each other at the point C. Prove that the
common tangent to the circles at C, bisects the common tangent at P and Q.

30. Two concentric circles of radii a and b (a > b) are given. Find the length of the
chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
31. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius
through the point of contact.