DSE 15 Circle (Geometry)

Section A1
[PP]
7. In Figure 1 , BD is a diameter of the circle ABCD . If AB  AC and  BDC  36 , find  ABD .
(4 marks)

Figure 1

[2012]
8. In Figure 1 , AB , BC , CD and AD are chords of the circle. AC and BD intersect at E . It is given that
BE  8 cm , CE  20 cm and DE  15 cm .

Figure 1

(a) Write down a pair of similar triangles in Figure 1 . Also find AE .

(b) Suppose that AB  10 cm . Are AC and BD perpendicular to each other? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

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 [2015]
8. In Figure 1 , ABCD is a circle. E is a point lying on AC such that BC  CE . It is given that
AB  AD ,  ADB  58 and  CBD  25 .

Figure 1

Find  BDC and  ABE . (5 marks)

[2018]
8. In Figure 1 , ABCDE is a circle. It is given that AB // ED . AD and BE intersect at the point F .

Figure 1

Express x and y in terms of  . (5 marks)

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 Section A2
[PP]
14. In Figure 3 , OABC is a circle. It is given that AB produced and OC produced meet at D .

Figure 3

(a) Write down a pair of similar triangles in Figure 3 . (2 marks)

(b) Suppose  AOD  90 . A rectangular coordinate system, with O as the origin, is introduced in
Figure 3 so that the coordinates of A and D are  6 , 0  and  0 ,12 respectively. If the ratio of
the area of  BCD to the area of  OAD is 16 : 45 , find
(i) the coordinates of C ,
(ii) the equation of the circle OABC .
(7 marks)

[2019]
13. In Figure 1 , O is the centre of circle ABCDE . AC is a diameter of the circle. BD and OC intersect at
the point F . It is given that  AED  115 .

Figure 1

(a) Find  CBF . (3 marks)

(b) Suppose that BC / / OD and OB  18 cm . Is the perimeter of the sector OBC less than 60 cm ?
Explain your answer. (5 marks)

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 Section B
[2020]
18. In Figure 2 , U , V and W are points lying on a circle. Denote the circle by C . TU is the tangent to C at
U such that TVW is a straight line.

Figure 2

(a) Prove that UTV ~ WTU . (2 marks)

(b) It is given that VW is a diameter of C . Suppose that TU  780 cm and TV  325 cm .
(i) Express the circumference of C in terms of  .
(ii) Someone claims that the perimeter of UVW exceeds 35 m . Do you agree? Explain your
answer.
(5 marks)

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