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EXERCISE FOR PRACTICE

Q01. Consider fig1. PT is tangent to a circle with centre O, OT  56 cm , TP  90 cm . Determine OP.
Also state which theorem have you used?  Ans.106 cm

Q02. Consider fig2. PT is tangent to a circle with centre O, PT  36 cm , AP  24 cm . Determine the

radius of the circle.  Ans.15 cm

Q03. From a point P, 10 cm away from the centre of a circle, a tangent PT of length 8 cm is drawn.
Find the radius.  Ans.6 cm
Q04. Draw a circle with centre O. Draw diameter AB. Now draw tangents at the end points of diameter.
Are these parallel or intersecting? Justify your answer.  Ans. Parallel
Q05. TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that POQ  130 . Find PTQ .
 Ans. 50o
Q06. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 40 cm and the distance of Q from the centre
is 41 cm. Find the radius of circle.  Ans.9 cm
Q07. The common point of a tangent to a circle with the circle is called ________.
 Ans. Point of contact
Q08. Find the actual lengths of sides of triangle OTP in the fig3.
Given OT  x  6, OP  x  2 and PT  x  1 .  Ans.OT  5 cm, TP  12 cm, OP  13 cm

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Q09. The length of a tangent from a point A at a distance 5 cm from the centre is 4 cm. Find the radius
of the circle.  Ans.3 cm
Q10. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the bigger circle, which touches the smaller
circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
Q11. PQR circumscribes a circle of radius r such that Q  90 , PQ  3 cm and QR  4 cm .
Determine the radius r.  Ans.1 cm
Q12. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
OR
If all the sides of a parallelogram touch a circle, show that the parallelogram is a rhombus.
Q13. ABC is an isosceles triangle, in which AB  AC , circumscribed about a circle. Show that BC is
bisected at the point of contact.
Q14. In fig4, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which B  90 . If AD  23 cm ,
AB  29 cm and DC  5 cm , find the radius r of the circle.  Ans.11 cm

Q15. An isosceles triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. If AB  AC  13 cm and BC  10 cm , find the

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radius of circle.  Ans. 24 cm
Q16. TP and TQ are tangents to a circle with centre O at P and Q respectively. PQ  8 cm and radius
 20
of circle is 5 cm. Find the lengths of TP and TQ.  Ans.TP  TQ  3 cm
Q17. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the smaller
circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
Q18. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that
the measure of angle PTQ is twice the measure of angle OPQ.
Q19. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn from an external point T to a circle with centre O, as shown
in fig5. If they are inclined to each other at 100 then what is the value of POQ ?  Ans.80

Q20. The incircle of triangle ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. If
AB  AC , prove that BD  CD . Consider fig6.

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Q21. A circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD with AB  6 cm , BC  7 cm and
CD  4 cm . Find the length of side AD. See fig7.  Ans.3 cm

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