VAKHARIA ACADEMY DATE:

10 (English)
TIME: 1hr

Maths – Circles
MARKS: 20

SEAT NO:

1. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is
25 cm. The radius of the circle is (1 mark)
(A) 7 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 24.5 cm

2. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle of 80°,
then Ð POA is equal to (1 mark)
(A) 50° (B) 60° (C) 70° (D) 80°

3. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
(2 marks)

4. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that

AB + CD = AD + BC (2 marks)

5. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. (2 marks)

6. In two concentric circles, a chord of length 24 cm of larger circle becomes a tangent to the smaller circle
whose radius is 5 cm. Find the radius of the larger circle. (2 marks)

7. A circle touches the side BC of a ∆ABC at a point P and touches AB

and AC when produced, at Q & R respectively.
Show that AQ = ½ (perimeter of ∆ABC). (3 marks)

8. Tangents AP and AQ are drawn to circle with centre O, from an

external point A. Prove that ∠PAQ=2∠OPQ (3 marks)

9. In the adjoining Fig, XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle
with centre O and
another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A
and X’Y’ at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°. (4 marks)