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Circle By : P.K Sir

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and To a circle with centre at O, two tangents AP and
QOR  50 , then what is the value of RPQ (in AQ are drawn from an external point A. If the
degree)? PAQ  80 , then the POQ is:
O QOR  50 A
RPQ AP AQ PAQ  80
POQ
(a) 90° (b) 80°
(c) 70° (d) 100°
PA and PB are tangents to a circle with center O,
from a point P outside the circle, A and B are points
(a) 15° (b) 25° on the circle. C is a point on arc AB, if
(c) 20° (d) 30° ACB  71 , then APB is equal to:
PA PB O
In the given figure O is the centre of the circle. If
angle P R Q = 64°, then what is the measure of P A B C
angle OPQ ? ACB  71 APB
O PRQ
° OPQ (a) 38° (b) 39°
(c) 55° (d) 32°
AB is a chord of a circle in minor segment with
centre O. C is a point on the minor arc of the circle
between the points A and B. The tangents to the
circle at A and B meet at the point P. If
ACB  102 , then what is the measure of
(a) 26° (b) 32° APB ?
(c) 64° (d) 60° AB O C
In a circle with center O, a tangent drawn from A B
point A intersects the extended diameter PQ at point A B P
B. If BAQ  105 , then what is the value of ACB  102 APB
APQ ?
O A (a) 27° (b) 29°
PQ B (c) 24° (d) 23°
BAQ  105 APQ In a circle with center O, two chords AB and CD
intersects at P If AOD  100 and BOC  70
then find APC ?
O P
AOD  100 BOC  70
APC
(a) 65° (b) 60° (a) 75° (b) 80°
(c) 55° (d) 75° (c) 85° (d) 95°

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 In the given fig. O is the center of circle, Find  ? In the given fig., O is the centre of the circle. Circle
O  has 3 tangents. If QPR  64 then what is the
value of QOR ?
O
QPR  64 QOR

(a) 10° (b) 15°

(c) 20° (d) 8°
PAT is a tangent to a circle at point A on it, and AB
is a chord such that BAT  72 . If C is a point on (a) 64° (b) 58°
the circle such that CBA  58 , then what is the (c) 48° (d) 56°
measure of CAB ? In the given, O is the centre of the circle. Then
PAT A AB x  y
is equal to -
BAT  72 C z
CBA  58 CAB x  y
O
z
(a) 50° (b) 62°
(c) 48° (d) 60°
Find the value of x (angle CAB = 2x)?
x angle CAB = 2x

(a) 22.5° (b) 12.5° (a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 36° (d) 20° (c) 3/2 (d) 4/3
PAB and PCD are two secants of a circle. BC is x– y
In the given fig, AD = CB, find ?
the diameter of circle with center O. If z
PBC  42 and BPD  26 then find the x– y
AD CB
measure of CAD ? z
PAB PCD BC
O CAD

(a) 22° (b) 16° (a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 1.5 (d) 1.25
(c) 34° (d) 24°

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 In PCD , if PC=8cm PD = 9 cm and CD=7cm In the given figure, AD and AE are two tangents of
then find radius of circle = ? a circle such that AB = 8cm, AC = 3cm and BC =
7 cm, then find the length of DE ?
PCD PC cm PD cm AB cm AC cm
CD cm BC cm DE

(a) 8 cm (b) 9 cm
(c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm
(a) 2 5 (b) 12 / 5 Triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle at B. A
semicircle is drawn with diameter BC such that it
(c) 18 / 6 (d) 8/ 3 cuts AC at X. If AB a and AX = b. What is radius
A circle touches the side BC of ABC at P and of the semicircle drawn?
also touches AB and AC produced at Q and R, ABC B BC
respectively. If the perimeter of ABC =14.1 cm, AC
then the length (in cm) of AQ will be: X AB = a AX = b
ABC BC P
AB AC Q a a2 – b2 b a2 – b2
(a) (b)
R ABC cm 2b 2a
cm a b2 – a 2 a a2 – b2
(c) (d)
(a) 10.3 (b) 7.05 2b 4b
(c) 6.25 (d) 9.15 Two circles touch each other at point X. A common
tangent touch them at two distinct points Y and Z.
PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle with centre If another tangent passing through X cut YZ at A
O and radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q and XA =16 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of
intersect at a point T. The length of TP is ? YZ ?
PQ X
P Q X Z
T TP X
YZ A
XA cm YZ
20 21 (a) 36 (b) 24
(a) cm (b) cm
3 4 (c) 40 (d) 32
10 15 Three circles with radii r1, r2 and r3 (where r1<r2
(c) cm (d) cm <r3) are placed as shown in the given figure. What
3 4
is the value of r2 ?
Chord AB of a circle of radius 10 cm is at a distance r r
8 cm from the centre O. If tangents drawn at A and r r
B intersect at P, then the length of the tangent AP
(in cm) is:
cm AB O cm
A B
P AP

(a) 4 (b) 15 (a) r1r 3 (b) r1  r 3

(c) 3.75 (d) 7.5
r1  r 3 2r1r 3
(c) (d)
2 r1  r 3
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 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AB =16.5
r1  r 2
If CPF  60 then ? cm, BC = x cm, CD = 11 cm, AD = 19.8 cm, and
r3 BD is bisected by AC at O, what is the value of x?
r1  r 2 ABCD AB cm
CPF  60 BC x cm CD cm AD cm
r3
AC BD O X

(a) 12.4 cm (b) 13.8 cm

(c) 13.2 cm (d) 12.8 cm
A triangle PQR is inscribed in a circle. The angle
bisector of P meets QR at S and circle at T. If
PS = 6 cm, ST = 4 cm and PQ = 5 cm, then find the
value of PR ?
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3 PQR P
QR S T
(c) 3 / 4 (d) 3 / 2
PS ST PQ
The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and
PR
8cm. AB is a diameter of the bigger circle and BD
is a tangent to the smaller circle touching it at D (a) 12 cm (b) 9 cm
and meets the bigger circle at E. Point A is joined to (c) 7.5 cm (d) 15 cm
D. The length of AD is- Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect externally
AB at P. If CD = 11.6 cm. PD = 6. 4 cm and PB = 7.2
BD cm. then AB (in cm)
D AB CD P
A D CD cm PD cm PB
AD cm AB cm
(a) 20 cm (b) 19 cm (a) 12 (b) 4. 8
(c) 18 cm (d) 17 cm (c) 8. 8 (d) 16
In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in Chord AB of a circle is produced to a point P, and C
quadrilateral ABCD. If AB= 2x + 3, BC = 3x–1, is a point on the circle such that PC is a tangent to
CD = x + 6 and DA = x + 4, then what is the value the circle. If PC = 18 cm, and BP = 15 cm, then AB
of x ? is equal to:
ABCD AB P
AB x BC x CD C PC
x DA x x PC BP AB

(a) 6.2 cm (b) 8.5 cm

(c) 5.8 cm (d) 6.6 cm
P is a point outside the circle at a distance of 6.5cm
from centre O of the circle. PR be a secant such
that it intersects the circle at Q and R. if PQ =
4.5cm and QR = 3.5cm then what is the radius of
circle ?
(a) 3 (b) 4.5 O cm P PR
(c) 6 (d) 6.5 Q R
PQ cm QR cm

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 (a) 2.1 (b) 2
(c) 1.5 (d) 3
In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. Its
two chords A B and CD intersect each other at the
point P within the circle. If AB = 15 cm, PB = 9 cm,
CP = 3 cm, then find the length of PD.
O AB
CD P
AB cm PB cm CP
cm PD
(a) 144 (b) 96
(c) 98 (d) 100
AB and CD are two parallel chords on the opposite
sides of the centre of the circle. If AB=10 cm,
CD =24 cm and the radius of the circle is 13 cm,
the distance between the chords is:
AB CD
(a) 16 cm (b) 18 cm AB cm CD cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 22 cm cm
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Diagonals AC and
BD intersect at E at right angle. If EA² + EB2
(a) 17 cm (b) 15 cm
+EC 2+ED 2 = 64 then find the radius of the
circumscribed circle. (c) 16 cm (d) 18 cm
ABCD AC BD Two chord AB || CD is AB = 36cm, CD = 48cm
E EA 2
EB2 chords are opposite sides of centre. Distance
between both chords is 42cm. Find radius of circle.
EC2 ED2
AB cm CD cm AB ||CD
(a) 8 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 6
cm
Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at E and
(a) 28 (b) 30
are perpendicular to each other. Segments AE, EB
and ED are of lengths 2cm, 6cm and 3cm (c) 32 (d) 34
respectively. Then the length of the diameter of the There are two identical circle of radius 10cm. If the
circle (in cm) is: length of DCT is 26cm, then what is the length of
AB CD TCT ?
E AE EB ED cm
cm cm cm

(a) 2 69 (b) 4 23
1
(a) 65 (b) 65
2 (c) 4 46 (d) 3 46
Two circles of radius 8 cm and 6 cm touch each
3 65 3 65 other externally. The length of the direct common
(c) (d)
4 2 tangent is:-
Chord AB and CD intersect at 90°. If AD = 16cm cm cm
and BC = 12cm, then find the area of circle.
AB CD °
AD cm BC cm (a) 13.86 (b) 14.96
(c) 12.83 (d) 10.12

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 In the given figure below, two congruent circles with Two circles of radii 10cm and 17cm intersects each
radius 5cm have two common tangents AB and CD other at points A and B respectively. If the distance
respectively. these tangents touch the circles at A, between their centers is 21cm, then find length of
C, B and D respectively. if the length of CD is 24cm, their common chord AB.
what is the length of tangent AB ? cm cm
A B
AB CD AB
A C B D
CD AB (a) 15 cm (b) 16 cm
(c) 18 cm (d) 14 cm
Two equal circles of radius 8 cm intersects each
other such that each passes through the center of
the other. The length of the common chord is ?

(a) 30 cm (b) 25 cm
(a) 8 cm (b) 8 3 cm
(c) 26 cm (d) 27 cm
The radius of two circles is 3 cm and 4 cm.The (c) 4 3 cm (d) 8 2 cm
distance between the centres of the circles is 10 Two intersecting circles have a common chord of
cm. What is the ratio of the length of direct common length 24cm. The radii of the circle are 20cm and
tangent to the length of the transverse common 37cm. Find the distance between the centres of
tangent ? circles.
cm cm
cm

(a) 51 cm (b) 49 cm
(a) 51 : 68 (b) 33 : 17 (c) 48 cm (d) 52 cm

(c) 66 : 51 (d) 28 : 17
Two circles having radius 'a' cm and 'b' cm touch
each other externally. Another circle whose radius
is 'c' cm, touches both the circles and also their
common tangent. Then which statement will be
true:-
'a' cm 'b' cm

'c' cm

(a) a b c
(b) a b c
(c) ab  bc  ac
1 1 1
(d)  
a b c

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