CLASS – X (CIRCLE) DPPS-2

Q.1 In the figure, BOA is a diameter of the circle with center O and the tangent
at a point P meets BA extended at T. if ABP  40  , find PTA.

ANS:


Q.2 AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle such that BAC  30 . If the
tangent at C intersects AB produced at D, prove that BC = BD. ANS:

Q.3

In figure , O is the center of the circle and TP is the

tangent to the circle from an eternal point T. If PBT  30 , prove that
 BA : AT  2 : 1 .

Q.4 In fig. tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point P to a circle with
center O, such that  RPQ = 30°. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent
PQ. Find  RQS.

Q.5 In the given figure Q is the center of the circle. Determine AQB and
AMB, if PA and PB are tangents and, APB  75

ANS:

Q.6 PT and QT are two tangents to the circle. If PTQ  50  , find PSQ and OPQ
 ANS:

Q.7

In the given figure , PA and PB are two tangents to the

circle with centre O. If APB  50 then what is the measure of OAB .
Sol:

Construction: Join OB
We know that the radius and tangent are perpendicular at their point of contact

Q.8

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

tangents to the circle from an external point P. If TPQ  70 then what is the
measure of TRQ .

Sol: Construction: Join OQ and OT

 We know that the angle subtended by an arc at the center is double the angle
subtended by the arc at any point on the remaining part of the circle.

Q.9 If PT is a tangent to a circle with center O and PQ is a chord of the circle such
that If TPQ  70 then what is the measure of POQ .
Sol:
We know that the radius and tangent are perpendicular at their point of contact.

Q.10 In fig. two circles with centers A and B and of radii 5 cm and 3 cm touch
each other internally. If the perpendicular bisector of segment AB meets

the bigger circle in P and Q, find the length of PQ. Ans 4 6cm
Q.11 In fig. circles C(O, r) and C(O’ r/2) touch internally at a point A and AB is a
chord of the circle C(O, r) intersecting C(O’ r/2) at C. Prove that AC = CB.

Q.12 In Fig. 4, O is the center of two concentric circles of radii 6 cm and 4 cm, PQ
and PR are tangents to the two circles from an external point P. If PQ = 10
cm, find the length of PR (upto one decimal place).

Ans 2 30cm  10.94cm

Q.13 Two concentric circles are of radii 10 cm and 8 cm. RP and RQ are tangents
to the two circle from R. If the length of RP is 24 cm, find the length of RQ.
 Ans 6 17
Q.14 Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm and center at O. two
tangents PA and PB are drawn to two circles from an external point P such
that AP = 12 cm (see figure) ,find the length of BP.

ANS:
Q.15 The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and 8 cm . AB is a diameter of
the bigger circle . BD is tangent to the smaller circle touching it at D . Find

the length of AD . ANS AE = 16 ; BD  DE  105 ;

AD2  AE 2  DE 2  AD  361  19
Q.16 The radii of two concentric circles are 16 cm and 10 cm . AB is a diameter of
the bigger circle . BD is tangent to the smaller circle touching it at D . Find

the length of AD . ANS AE = 20 ; BD  DE  156 ;

AD 2  AE 2  DE 2  AD  456  2 114
Q.17 In given figure, PQ is a chord of length 8 cm in a circle of radius 5 cm. the
tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T. find the length of TP.

ANS:
Q.18 PQ is a chord of length 4.8 cm of a circle of radius 3cm. The tangents at P and
Q intersect at a point T as shown in the figure. Find the length of TP.

Sol:
Let TR = y and TP= x
We know that the perpendicular drawn from the center to me chord bisects It.

Now, in right triangle POR

By Using Pythagoras theorem, we have

OR = 1.8
Now, in right triangle TPR
By Using Pythagoras theorem, we have

Again, In right triangle TPQ

By Using Pythagoras theorem, we have
 Solving (1) and (2), we get
x = 4 cm and y = 3.2 cm
Q.19 In the given figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn to a circle with center O
and radius r. if OP = 2r, show that APB is equilateral.

ANS:

Q.20 Two circle with center O and O’ of radii 3cm and 4cm respectively intersect at
two points P and Q such that OP and O’P are tangents to the two circles. Find
the length of the common chord PQ. ANS:

Q.21 Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend

 supplementary angles at the center. ANS:

Q.22 Prove that the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segments joining the
point of contact at the center. ANS:

Q.23 In the given figure, PA and PB are the tangent segments to a circle with centre
O. Show that he points A, O, B and P are concyclic.

Sol:

Q.24 Prove that the tangents at the extremities of any chord makes equal angle with
 the chord. ANS:
Q.25 Two tangents BC and BD are drawn to a circle with center O from a point B,
such that CBD  120. prove that OB = 2BC.
Q.26 If PA and PB are two tangents drawn from a point P to circle with center O
Touching it at A and B, prove that OP is the perpendicular bisector of AB.

ANS:
Q.26 In two concentric circles, prove that the chord of larger circle which is
tangent to smaller circle is bisected at the point of contact. ANS:

Q.27 Two concentric circles are of radii 6.5 cm and 2.5 cm. Find the length of the
chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.

Sol:
We know that the radius and tangent are perpendicular at their point of contact
In right triangle AOP
Since, the perpendicular drawn from the center bisects the chord.  PA 
PB  6 cm
Now, AB = AP+ PB  6 6 12 cm . Hence, the length of the chord of the
larger circle is 12cm.
Q.28

In fig. , l is a line perpendicular to OM intersecting the two

concentric circles, whose common center is O, at the point A, B, C and D.
Show that AB = CD.
Q.29 Two concentric circle with center O have A, B, C, D as the points of
intersection with the line l which is perpendicular to OM as shown in fig. If
AD = 12 cm and BC = 8 cm, find the lengths of AB, CD, AC and BD.

Ans CD=2cm, AB =2cm, AB=10cm,BD=10cm

Q.30 Two concentric circles are of radii 5cm and 3cm. Find the length of the chord of
the larger circle (in cm) which touches the smaller circle.

Sol:
Given Two circles have the same center O and AB is a chord of the larger
circle touching the smaller circle at C; also. cm and OA = 5cm , OC = 3cm
.

Q.31 Given two concentric circles of radii 12 cm and 8 cm, find the length of a chord
of large circle which touches the smaller one. ans 8 5  8  2.23  17.84
Q.32 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. ans 2 a 2  b2
Q.33 Two tangent TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with center O, from an
external point T. prove that PTQ  2OPQ
 ANS:
Q.34 Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to
the chord joining the end points of the arc.

Q.35 In figure, AB and CD are two parallel tangents to a circle with center O, ST is
tangents segment between the two parallel tangents touching the circle at

Q. show that SOT  90 

ANS :
Q.36 Prove that the tangents at the extremities of any chord make equal angles
with the chord.
Sol. Let AB be a chord of a circle with center O, and let AP and BP be the
tangents at A and B respectively. Suppose, the tangents meet at point P. Join

OP. Suppose OP meets AB at C.

We have to prove that
PAC  PBC

In triangles PCA and PCB

PA = PB [ Tangent from an external point are equal]
APC  BPC [ PA and PB are equally inclined to OP]
And PC = PC [Common]
So, by SAS criteria of congruence
PAC  BPC

 PAC  PBC [By CPCT]

Q.37 Prove that the segment joining the points of contact of two parallel
tangents passes through the center.
Sol. Let PAQ and RBS be two parallel tangents to a circle with center O.
Join OA and OB. Draw OC PQ Now, PA CO

 PAO  COA  1800 [Sum of co-interior angle is 1800]

 900  COA  1800 [ PAO  90]
0
 COA  90
Similarly, COB  900
 COA  COB  900  900  1800
Hence, AOB is a straight line passing through O.
Q.38 Prove that a tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point
of contact.
OBJECTIVE
Q.1

In given figure, O is the center of the circle, PQ is a chord and

the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50  with PQ. The POQ is equal to;
(A) 100 (B) 80  (C) 90  (D) 75 ANS : A
Q.2 Two parallel lines touch the circle at point A and B. if area of the circle is
25  CM 2 , then AB is equal to:
(A)5 cm (B) 8cm (C) 10cm (D) 25cm ANS : D
Q.3

In the figure given below, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC

is its diameter such that ACB  50  , if AT is the tangent to the circle at the point
A, then BAT is equal to
(A) 65 (B) 60  (C) 50  (D) 40 ANS : C
Q.4 If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60  are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm,
then the length of each tangents is equal to
3
(A) 3 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 3 3 cm ANS : D
2
Q.5 To construct two tangents to a circle from an external point, inclined to each
other at an angle of 70  it is required to draw tangents at the ends of two radii,
the angle between which is
(A) 70  (B) 100 (C) 110 (D) 180 ANS : C
Q.6 from an external point T, TP and TQ are two tangents to a circle with center O
so that POQ  110 , then, PTQ is:
(A) 60  (B) 70  (C) 80  (D) 90  ANS : B
Q.7 A circle is inscribed in a ABC having sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm . The
length of AD, BE and CF (in cm) are:
(A) 7, 5, 3 (B) 8, 4, 2 (C) 6,6,4 (D) 2, 8, 4 ANS : A
Q.8

In fig. 1 are two concentric circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. PQ

is a chord of larger circle which touches the smaller. The length of the PQ is
(A) 3 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 8 cm ANS : D
Q.9 In given figure, O is the center of a circle of radius 6 cm. at a distance of 10 cm
from O, a point P is taken. Two tangent PQ and PR are drawn to the circle from
this point. Then area of quadrilateral PQOR is:
(A) 60 cm 2 (B) 28 cm 2 (C) 48 cm 2 (D) 30 cm 2 ANS : C
Q.10

In the above given figure , PT is a tangent of circle with

center O and TPO  25. the value of x is
(A) 25  (B) 65 (C) 115 (D) 90  ANS : B
Q.11 The distance between the point of contact of two parallel tangents to given
circle of radius 6 cm is
(A) 6 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 9 cm (D) 18 cm ANS : B
Q.12 To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at an
angle of 60  , it is required to draw tangents at end point of those two radii of the
circle, the angle between which should be:
(A) 135 (B) 90  (C) 60  (D) 120 ANS : D
Q.13 The number of parallel tangent at most a circle can have on a diameter is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 3 ANS : B
Q.14 AT is a tangent to a circle at A with center O from an external point T, such that
 OT = 8 cm and OTA  30 , the length of AT (in cm) is:
(A) 2 (B) 3 2 (C) 4 3 (D) 4 ANS : C
Q.15 From a point P, which is at a distance of 13 cm from the center O of a circle of
radius 5 cm, the pair of Tangents PQ and PR is drawn to the circle. Then the are
2
of the quadrilateral PQOR (in cm ) is:
(A) 60 (B) 65 (C) 30 (D) 32.5 ANS : A
Q.16 If angle between two radii of a circle is 130 , the angle between the tangents at
the ends of the radii is:
(A) 90  (B) 50  (C) 70  (D) 40 ANS : B
Q.17 Tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are:
(A) Coinciding (B) parallel (C) intersecting (D) perpendicular ANS : B
Q.18 A tangent PT from an outside point P is drawn to a circle with center O. If PT =
4 cm and P lies 5 cm away from the center, the radius of the circle is
(A)3 cm (B) 4.5 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 5 2  4 2 cm ANS : A
Q.19 PT is a tangent to a circle whose center is O. IF PT = a units and radius is r units
then, how far are P from O?
(A) a 2  r 2 (B) a 2  r 2 (C) r 2  a 2 (D) 2 x ANS : A
Q.20

In the figure , if O is the center of the circle, AB is a chord

and the tangent at A makes an angle of 60  with AB, then AOB is equal to:
( A) 120 (B) 100 (C) 30  (D) 90  ANS : A
Q.21 PT is a tangent to the circle with the center O from a point P. if OT = 12 cm and
PT = 16 cm, then the measure of OP is:
(A) 20 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 16 cm ANS : A
Q.22 PA and PB are tangents to the circle with center O such that APB  70 , then
OAB is equal to:
(A) 35  (B) 10  (C) 110 (D) 55  ANS : C
Q.23 O is the center of two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 10 cm. AB is a chord
of outer circle which touches the inner circle. The length of chord AB is:
(A) 51 cm (B) 2 51 cm (C) 51 cm (D) 102 cm ANS : B
Q.24 If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with the center O such that APB  50 ,
then OAB is equal to
(A) 25 (B) 30  (C) 40 (D) 50  ANS : A
Q.25

In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle

drawn from an external point P. CD is a third tangent touching the circle at Q. if
PB = 12 cm and CQ = 3cm , then the length of PC (in cm) is :
(A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 9 (D) 12 ANS : A
Q.26 O is the center of a circle. A and B are the points on the circumference of the
circle. C is a point out side the circle. CA is tangent at A and CB is tangent at B
Drawn to the circle. If ACB  75 , then AOB 
 
(A) 75 (B) 95 (C) 105 (D) 65 ANS : C
Q.26
Two tangent BC and BD are drawn to a circle with center O such that
DBC  120 . then OB is equal to:
1 1
(A) 2BC (B) BC (C) BC (D) BC ANS : A
2 3
Q.27 To construct two tangent to a circle of radius 3 cm, inclined to each other at 60  ,
we shall draw two radii, at the center making an angle of:

(A) 60  (B) 90  (C) 120 (D) 30 ANS : C
Q.28

In given figure, if AP is a tangent to the circle with center

O such that OP = 4 cm and OPA  30 , then AP is equal to:
(A) 4 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 2 3 cm (D) 4 3 cm ANS : C
Q.29 AB is the diameter and TB is the tangent to the circle. If Q is a point on TB,
then QA is equal to:
(A) AB 2  QB 2 (B) AB 2  QB 2 (C) 4 AB 2  QB 2 (D) AB 2  4QB 2 ANS : B
Q.30 The common point of the tangent to a circle and the circle, is called :
(A)The point of contact(B)the center
(C)the origin(D)the end point of tangent ANS : A
Q.31 If PA and PB are two tangents from a point P to circle with center O and are

inclined to each other at an angle of 80 , then POA is equal to:
  
(A) 50 (B) 60 (C) 70  (D) 80 ANS : A
Q.32

In the given fig ., CP and CQ are tangents to a circle

with center O and line segment AB touches the circle at R with CP = 11cm, AR
= 3cm, BC = 7 cm, then BR Is equal to:
(A) 4 cm (B) 3 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 10 cm ANS : A
Q.33 If O is the center of a circle, PQ is chord and the tangent PR at P make an angle
of 60  with PQ, then POQ is equal to :
  
(A) 30 (B) 120 (C) 100 (D) 110 ANS : B
Q.34 PA is a tangent to a circle from a point A with center O. find the radius OA if
PA = 4 cm and OP = 5 cm.
(A) 2 cm (B) 3 cm (C) 1.5 cm (D) none ANS : B
Q.35 To a circle, two tangents are to be drawn which are inclined at angle - of 70  . For
that we have two draw perpendiculars to two radii which are at an angle of
(A) 110 (B) 120 (C) 90  (D) 70  ANS : A
Q.36

In the given are three tangents TP, TQ and AB are

respectively drawn at the point P, Q and R to a circle. The semi - perimeter of
TAB is equal to
(A) 3 TA (B) TP (C) 4 AB (D) 2 TQ ANS : B
Q.37 If two tangent inclined at an angle of 90  , are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm,
the length of each tangent is
(A)2 cm (B) 3 cm (C) 4 cm (D0 1 cm ANS : B
Q.38 In which of the following cases construction of a triangle is possible, when its
sides are
(A)2.5cm, 3.5cm, 6cm(B)2.5cm, 3cm, 6 cm

(C)2.5cm,4.5cm,6.5cm,(D) 2.5cm, 2.5cm 6cm ANS : C

Q.39 The pair of tangents PQ and PR drawn from an external; point P to a circle with
center O are inclined to each other at 90  . If length of each tangents is 5 cm, then
the radius (in cm) of the circle is:
(A)10 (B) 7.5 (C) 5 (D) 2.5 ANS : C
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