Practice problems on circles (unit 4.

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1. If circle A has a radius that is twice the length of the radius of circle B,
then the following must be true:
I. The area of circle A is two times the area of circle B.
II. The circumference of circle A is two times the circumference of circle
B.
III. The area of circle A is four times the area of circle B.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) II and III only

2. In the figure below, which of the following must be true?

I. a=60
II. c–d=50
III. b=120
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
 (D) I and II only
(E) None of the above

3. If a circle is divided into eight congruent sectors and each sector has an
area of 8π, what is the radius of the circle?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 18
(E) 32

4. If a sector has an arc length of π and a radius of 10, what is the size of its
central angle (in degrees)?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 18
(E) 20

5. Billy ordered a pizza with a crust that is 10π inches long. What is the area
of the pizza?
(A) 5π
(B) 10π
(C) 15π
(D) 20π
(E) 25π

6. A tangent is drawn to a circle from an external point that is 20 inches from

the center of the circle. If the external point is 10 inches from the point of
tangency, what is the radius of the circle?
(A) 10
(B)
(C)
 (D) 20
(E) Cannot be determined

7. About 20% of the clothes that Rachel has are from Italy. If she were to
construct a circle graph of her clothes, what would be the size (in
degrees) of the central angle representing Italy?
(A) 20
(B) 36
(C) 40
(D) 72
(E) 80

8. About 20% of the clothes that Rachel has are from Italy. If she were to
construct a circle graph of her clothes using a circle with a radius of 3
inches, what would be the area (in square inches) of the portion of the
circle representing Italy?
(A) 0.2π
(B) 0.6π
(C) 1.8π
(D) 2π
(E) 20π

9. About 20% of the clothes that Rachel has are from Italy. If she were to
construct a circle graph of her clothes using a circle with a radius of 1
inch, what would be length of the arc of the portion of the circle
representing Italy?
(A) 0.2π
(B) 0.4π
(C) π
(D) 2π
(E) 4π

10. If a sector of a circle has an area of π units squared and the measure of its
central angle (in degrees) is an integer, then the radius of the circle must
 be:
(A) π
(B) π2
(C) 6
(D) 10
(E) 36

11. In the diagram below, find the value of x (in degrees).

(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
(E) 60

12. A circle graph is to be constructed from the data below. What is the size (in
degrees) of the angle representing math majors?

Major Number of Students

Math 50
Science 150
Business 300
Other 400

(A) .05
(B) 5
(C) 10
 (D) 20
(E) 50

13. If a circle is tangent to the x-axis at x=5 and is tangent to the y-axis at y=–5,
what is the equation of the circle?
(A) x2 + y2 = 25
(B) (x + 5)2 + (y + 5)2 = 25
(C) (x + 5)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25
(D) (x – 5)2 + (y + 5)2 = 25
(E) (x – 5)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25