Pushpalatha Vidya Mandir

#02 Circles - Board Questions

Student Name : Date : 22/03/2022
Standard : X Division :
Instructions for Student :

 
1 In   the   figure,   PQ   is  a  tangent   at  a  point  C  to  a  circle   with   center  O.  

If   AB   is  a  diameter   and  ∠ CAB   =  30°,   find  ∠ PCA.

2  In   the   figure,   tangents    PQ   and   PR    are   drawn   from   an   external   point  P   to  a  circle   with   centre  O  such   that  ∠ RPQ   =  30°.  A  chord   RS   is   drawn   paralle

3 In   figure,   from   an   external   point  P,   two   tangents

PT   and   PS   are   drawn   to  a  circle   with   centre  O  and  

radius  r.   If   OP   =  2r,   show   that  ∠  OTS   =  ∠  OST   =  30°.

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

5   Show that tangent lines at the end points of a diameter of a circle are parallel.

6 In   the   following   figure,   two   tangents   RQ   and   RP

are   drawn   from   an   external    point  R  to   the   circle

with   centre  O.   If  ∠ PRQ   =  120˚,   then   prove

that   OR   =   PR   +   RQ.

7 From an external point P, two tangents PA and PB are drwn to the circle with centre O. Prove that OP is the perpendicular bisector of AB,
 

8 In   the   figure,   AB   is  a  diameter   of  a  circle   with   centre  O  and   AT   is  a  tangent.   If  ∠ AOQ   =  58°,   find  ∠ ATQ.
9 ∆  PQR    is    an   isosceles   triangle   in   which   PQ   = PR, circumscribed  
about  a  circle,   as   shown   in   the   given   figure.   Prove   that   the   base  

is   bisected   by   the   point   of   contact.

10 From the figure, ZM and ZN are tangents from Z to the circle with centre O . R is a point on the circle . Prove that ZX + XO= ZY + YO

11 Prove that the segment joining the points of contact of two parallel tangents passes through the centre.

12Two   tangent   segments   PA   and   PB   are   drawn   to  a  circle   with  O  such
that  ∠ APB   =  120°. Prove   that   OP   =  2 AP.

13  In the figure, PA and PB are tangents from an external point P to a circle with centre O.LN touches the circle at M. Prove that PL + LM = PN + MN.
 

14In the 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  X and Y.

15 A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
16 A  circle   is   touching   the   side   BC   of   ∆ ABC   at  P  and   touching   AB   and  
AC   produced   at  Q  and  R  respectively.

1
Prove   that   AQ   =  
2
(Perimeter   of   ∆ ABC).  

17 
Two   tangents   TP   and   TQ   are   drawn   to  a  circle   with   centre  O  from   an  

external   point  T.   Prove   that  ∠  PTQ   =  2 ∠  OPQ.

18  In the given figure, AB is a chord of length 16 cm of a circle of radius 10 cm , the tangents at A and B intersect at a point P. find the length of PA.

19Prove that  a line drawn through the end point of a radius and perpendicular to it is a tangent to the circle.

20 
In   the   figure,  l  and  m  are   two   parallel   tangents   at  A  and  B.   The   tangents

at  c  makes   an   intercept   DE   between  l  and  m.   Prove   that  ∠ DFE   =  90°.

21If all the sides of a parallelogram touch a circle, show that the parallelogram is a rhombus. Prove that a paralleogram circumscribing a circle  is a rhombus.

22 A circle touches the sides of a quadrilateral ABCD at P, Q, R, S respectively. Show that the angles subtended at the centre by a pair of opposite sides are supplementary.

23  A  triangle   PQR   is   drawn   to   circuscribe  a  circle   of   radius  8  cm   such  
that   the   segments   QT   and   TR,   in   to   which   QR   is   divided   by   the   point  o

f   contact  T,   are   of   lengths  14  cm   and  16  cm   respectively. If   areas   of  

∆ PQR   is  336  cm 2
,   find   the   sides   PQ   and   PR.

24Prove   that   the   tangent   drawn   at   the   midpoint   of

an   arc   of  a  circle   is   parallel   to   the   chord   joining

the   end   points   of   the   arc.

25A  circle   inscribed   in  a  ∆ ABC   having   side  8  cm,  10  cm   and  12  cm   as
shown   in   the   figure  .   Find    AD,   BE   and   CF.