X CBSE (Third Reading) Class Work - 120

Geometry
1. In the given figure, DE || BC and all measurements are given in
centimetres. The length of AE is : [Board 2022-23, compt.]
(A) 2 cm
(B) 2·25 cm
(C) 2·5 cm
(D) 2·75 cm
2. The length of the tangent drawn from a point P, whose distance from the centre of a circle
is 25 cm, and the radius of the circle is 7 cm, is : [Board 2022-23]
(A) 22 cm (B) 24 cm (C) 25 cm (D) 28 cm
3. A vertical pole 10 m long casts a shadow of length 5 m on the ground. At the same time,
a tower casts a shadow of length 12·5 m on the ground. The height of the tower is :
(A) 20 m (B) 22 m (C) 25 m (D) 24 m [Board 2022-23]
4. If P is the mid-point of the line segment forming the points A(–2, 8) and B(–6, –4), then
the coordinates of P are : [Board 2022-23]
(A) (–4, 2) (B) (2, –4) (C) (6, 8) (D) (–6, 8)
5. In the figure, PA and PB are two tangents to the circle with
centre O such that  APB = 50°. Then, the measure of
 OAB is [Board 2022-23, compt.]
(A) 25° (B) 50°
(C) 75° (D) 100°

6. In the given figure,  ABC ~  QPR. If AC = 6 cm, BC = 5 cm, QR = 3 cm and PR = x;

then the value of x is : [Board 2022-23]

(A) 3.6cm (B) 2.5cm (C) 10cm (D) 3.2cm

7. The distance of the point (– 6, 8) from origin is : [Board 2022-23]
(A) 6 (B) -6 (C) 8 (D) 10
8. In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O.
If  OPQ = x,  POQ = y, then x + y is [Board 2022-23]
(A) 45
(B) 90
(C) 60
(D) 180

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9. In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with centre
O such that OT = 4 cm, ∠OTA = 30 , then length of TA is
(A) 2 3 cm [Board 2022-23]
(B) 2cm
(C) 2 2 cm
(D) 3 cm
10. In  ABC, PQ || BC. If PB = 6 cm, AP = 4 cm, AQ = 8 cm,
find the length of AC [Board 2022-23]
(A) 12cm
(B) 20cm
(C) 6cm
(D) 14cm

11. The point of intersection of the line represented by 3x - y = 3 and y-axis is given by
(A) (0, -3) (B) (0, 3) (C) (2, 0) (D) (-2, 0) [Board 2022-23]
12. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents from external
point P to a circle with centre C and Q is any point on the
circle. Then the measure of  AQB is [Board 2022-23]
(A) 62½° (B) 125°
(C) 55° (D) 90°

13. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at
the centre. [Board 2022-23]
14. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing on the top of the 75 m
high tower observes two cars at angles of depression of 30° and 60°, which are
approaching the foot of the tower. If one car is exactly behind the other on the same side
of the tower, find the distance between the two cars. [Board 2022-23]
15. The line segment joining the points A(4, -5) and B(4, 5) is divided by the point P such
that AP : AB = 2 : 5. Find the coordinates of P. [Board 2022-23]
16. Point P(x, y) is equidistant from points A(5, 1) and B(1, 5). Prove that x = y.
[Board 2022-23]
17. In the given figure, PT is a tangent to the circle centered
at O. OC is perpendicular to chord AB. Prove that PA.
PB = PC2 – AC2. [Board 2022-23]

18. One observer estimates the angle of elevation to the basket of a hot air balloon to be 60°,
while another observer 100 m away estimates the angle of elevation to be 30°. Find :
a. The height of the basket from the ground.
b. The distance of the basket from the first observer from the basket.
c. The horizontal distance of the second observer from the basket. [Board 2022-23]

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19. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius
4 cm such that the segments BD and DC are of lengths
10 cm and 8 cm respectively. Find the lengths of the sides
AB and AC, if it is given that area  ABC = 90cm 2 .
[Board 2022-23]

20. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB

and AC are tangents drawn to the circle from point A.
If  BAC = 65°, then find the measure of  BOC.
[Board 2022-23]

21. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and QPR is a
tangent to it at P. Prove that  QAP +  APR = 90 .
[Board 2022-23]

22. The tops of two poles of heights 20 m and 28 m are connected with a wire. The wire is
inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 30 . Find the length of the wire and the distance
between the two poles. [Board 2021-22]

23. In Figure, two circles with centres at O and O of radii 2r and r

respectively, touch each other internally at A. A chord AB of the
bigger circle meets the smaller circle at C. Show that C bisects AB.
[Board 2021-22]

24. In Figure 4, O is centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. PA

and BC are tangents to the circle at A and B
respectively. If OP = 13 cm, then find the length of
tangents PA and BC.
[Board 2021-22]

25. In Fig., AB is tower of height 50 m. A man

standing on its top, observes two cars on the
opposite sides of the tower with angles of
depression 30° and 45° respectively. Find the
distance between the two cars.
[Board 2021-22]

26. Diagonals AC and BD of trapezium ABCD with AB||DC

OA OB
intersect each other at point O. Show that = .
OC OD
[Board 2022-23]

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27. In the given figure, E is a point on the side CB produced of
an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = AC. If AD ⊥ BC and
EF ⊥ AC, then prove that  MBD ~  ECF.
[Board 2022-23]

28. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle

with centre O from an external point T. Prove that
 PTQ = 2  OPQ.
[Board 2022-23]

29. In Fig., if a circle touches the side QR of  PQR at S and

extended sides PQ and PR at M and N, respectively, then
1
Prove that PN = (PQ+QR+PR) [Board 2021-22]
2

30. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30 and the
angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60 . If the tower
is 50 m high, then find the height of the building. [Board 2021-22]

31. In Figure, a triangle ABC with  B = 90 is shown.

Taking AB as diameter, a circle has been drawn
intersecting AC at point P. Prove that the tangent drawn
at point P bisects BC.
[Board 2021-22]

32. The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a discus. The athlete
spins anti-clockwise around one and a half times through a circle, then releases the throw.
When released, the discus travels along tangent to the circular spin orbit.

[Board 2022-23]
In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a
circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is centre of the
circle and  ABO = 30°. PQ is parallel to OA.
Based on above information :
i. Find the length of AB.
ii. Find the length of OB.
iii. Find the length of AP.
Or
Find the length of PQ.
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33. Jagdish has a field which is in the shape of a right angled triangle AQC. He wants to
leave a space in the form of a square PQRS inside the field for growing wheat and the
remaining for growing vegetables (as shown in the figure). In the field, there is a pole
marked as O. [Board 2022-23]

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

i. Taking O as origin, coordinates of P are (–200, 0) and of Q are (200, 0). PQRS being a
square, what are the coordinates of R and S ?
ii. (a) What is the area of square PQRS ?
Or
(b) What is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS ?
iii. If S divides CA in the ratio K:1, what is the value of K, where point A is (200, 800) ?

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