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7. Congruent arcs C D
Two arcs AB and CD are said to be congruent, if they have same O
degree measure.
AB CD Û m(AB) = m(CD) Û Ð AOB = Ð COD.
A B
B
8. Semi-circles
A diameter divides a circle into two equal arcs. Each of these two
O
arcs is called a semi-circle. A C
The degree measure of a semi-circle is 180°. In the given figure of a
circle with centre O,ABC as well as ADC is a semi-circle.
D
9. Concentric circles
Circles having same centre but different radii are called concentric
circles. O
C
14. Circum-circle : A circle which passes through all the three
verticles of a triangle. Thus the circumcentre is always equidistant
from the vertices of the triangle.
O
OA = OB = OC (circumradius) A B
15. Incircle : A circle which touches all the three sides of a triangle C
i.e., all the three sides of a triangle are tangents to the circles is
called an incircle. Incircle is always equidistant from the sides of a R Q
triangle.
OP = OQ = OR (inradius of the circle)
A P B
Q R
The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to chord bisects the chord.
If AB is a chord of a circle with centre O
then LA = LB. O
A B
L
R
4. The straight line drawn from the centre of a circle to bisect a chord,
is perpendicular to the chord.
If AB is chord of a circle with centre O and OL bisects AB. O
then OL ^ AB.
A B
L
5. Prove that one and only one circle, passing through three
non-collinear points. C
If three non-collinear points A, B, C.
Then one and only one circle can be drawn,
passing through A, B, and C. O
A B
A C
7. Chords of a circle that are equidistant from the centre of the circle, B D
are equal.
If AB and CD are two chords of a circle with centre O; L OM
OL ^ AB, OM ^ CD and OL = OM.
Then AB = CD
A C
A O B
C
O
D
D
A B
(iii)
(ii)
Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal. C
9.
If a circle with centre O and two angles ÐACB and ÐADB D
in the same segment of the circle. O
Then ÐACB = ÐADB.
A B
(i)
C D
A O B
(ii)
13. In equal circles (or in the same circle), if two arcs subtend equal
angles at the centre, they are equal.
O O'
If two equal circles C and C with O and O'
1 2
14. The tangent at any point of a circle and the radius through
the point are perpendicular to each other.
If a circle with centre O. AB is a tangent to the circle at a point O
P and OP is the radius through P
To prove : OP ^ AB.
A R B
P Q
15. If O be the centre of a circle and tangents drawn to the circle at the
points A and B of the circle intersect each other at P, then A
ÐAOB + ÐAPB = 180°.
O
P B
16. If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an exterior point, then
(i) the tangents are equal in length B
(ii) the tangents subtend equal angles at the centre
(iii) the tangents are equally inclined to the line joining the point and the
centre of the circle. P O
If PA and PB are two tangents drawn to a circle with centre O,
from an exterior point P. A
Then (i) PA = PB (ii) ÐAOP = ÐBOP,(iii) ÐAPO = ÐBPO.
17. If PA and PB are two tangents from a point to a circle with centre O A
touching it at A and B Prove that OP is perpendicular bisector of AB.
P C O
B
18. If two chords AB and CD of a circle, intersect A
inside a circle (outside the circle when produced B
at a point E), then AE × BE = CE × DE O D O
A E
E D
C B C
P
T
C
25. If two equal chords of a circle intersect within the D
circle, then that the line joining the point of
D M
intersection to the center makes equal
angles with the chords. i.e., Ð OPM = Ð OPN P O
C N
26. If diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral are diameters of the circle through C
the vertices of the quadrilateral, then it is a rectangle.
B
D
D E C
A B
A B
S
O
Q
A B
P
32. In the given figure, the incircle of D ABC touches the sides A
AB, BC and CA at the points P, Q, R respectively.
then AP + BQ + CR = BP + CQ + AR =1/2(Perimeter of D ABC)
P R
O
B C
Q
33. D R
C
S
Q
A
P B
34. In fig., XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre
X P A Y
O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at
A and X'Y' at B, then ÐAOB = 90°
O
C
X' Q B Y'
35. Two circles touch each other externally at a point C and P is a point on P
the common tangent at C. If PA and PB are tangents to the two circles,
then PA = PB. A
B
C
36. The line segment joining the points of contact of two parallel A P B
tangents passes through the centre.
E O
C Q D
CIRCLES & TANGENT TO THE CIRCLE EXERCISE
1. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. 6. In the adjoining figure, O is the centre of circle and
Radius of the circle is 17 cm. If OC = 8 cm, then diameter AC = 26 cm. If chord AB = 10 cm, then
the length of the chord AB is : the distance between chord AB and centre O of
the circle is :
(1) 35 cm
(1) 24 cm C
(2) 30 cm O
(2) 16 cm O
(3) 15 cm
A C B (3) 12 cm
(4) 18 cm A B
(4) none of the above M
2. In the given figure OM ^ AB, radius of the circle is
7. In the adjoining circle C (O, r) the degree measure
5 cm and length of the chord AB = 8 cm. Find the
of minor arc AB = 130°. Find the degree measure
measure of OM :
of major arc :
(1) 3 cm
(1) 230°
O
(2) 2.5 cm O
(2) 260°
r
(3) 2 cm (3) 310°
A M B A 130° B
(4) 6 cm (4) none of the above
3. In the given figure, two circles with their respective 8. If the diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral are equal,
centres intersect each other at A and B and AB then the quadrilateral is
intersects OO' at M, then m ÐOMA is : (1) rhombus (2) square
A
(1) 60° (3) rectangle (4) none
50°
(3) 80° (3) 100° O C
B C
(4) 45° B
(4) None of the above
23. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and 29. In the given f igure, AB is the diameter,
ÐAOC = 100°. Find the ratio of m ÐADC : m ÐABC m ÐBAD = 70° and m ÐDBC = 30°. Find m ÐBDC
D (1) 25°
(1) 5 : 6
C D
(2) 30°
(2) 1 : 2 O
(3) 40° 30°
(3) 5 : 13 B
70° A
A 100° C O
(4) 60°
(4) None of the above
B 30. Find the value of ÐDCE :
24. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and, A
(1) 100°
ÐAOB = 100°. Find m ÐBCD :
P (2) 80° O
(1) 80°
(3) 90° B 160° D
(2) 60° O (4) 75° C
E
(3) 50° 100° 31. 'O' is the centre of the circle, line segment BOD is
A B
(4) 40° the angle bisector of ÐAOC, m ÐCOD = 50°. Find
C D m ÐABC:
25. In the given figure, AB is the diameter of the circle. B
ÐADC = 120°, Find m ÐCAB. (1) 25°
D C
(1) 20° °
(2) 50° O
120
(2) 30° (3) 100° A 50° C
A B D
O
(3) 40° (4) 120°
(4) Can't be determined. 32. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and
ÐACB = 25°. Find ÐAOB :
26. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle.
ÐAOB = 70°, find m ÐOCD : (1) 25°
D C
(1) 70° (2) 50° O
(4) 110° 33. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle.
B
ÐAOB = 90°. Find m ÐAPB : P
27. In the given figure, ÐCAB = 40° and ÐAKB = 105°.
Find ÐKCD : (1) 130° A B
D
(1) 65° C (2) 150° 90°
(2) 35° K (3) 135° O
(3) 40° A 40° 105°
(4) can't be determined
(4) 72° B
34. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB
28. In the given figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle in
is tangent. AB = 12 cm and OB = 13 cm. Find OA:
which AB = AC and m ÐABC = 50°, m ÐBDC:
A (1) 6.5 cm
(1) 80°
D (2) 6 cm
(2) 60° O
(3) 65° B 50°
C (3) 5 cm 13
(2) 10 cm (3) 9 cm C
N O D
(3) 9 cm (4) 6 cm
41. In the given figure, tangent PT = 5 cm, PA = 4 cm,
(4) 6 cm P
Q find AB :
36. In the given figure, there are two circles with the
7
centres O and O' touching each other internally at (1) cm
4
P. Tangents TQ and TP are drawn to the larger circle T
11 B
and tangents TP and TR are drawn to the smaller (2) cm
4
circle. Find TQ : TR T A O
9 P
(3) cm
(1) 8 : 7 4
Q (4) can't be determined
(2) 7 : 8
R P 42. Two circles of radii 13 cm and 5 cm touch internally
(3) 5 : 4 O O'
each other. Find the distance between their centres
(4) 1 : 1 (1) 18 cm (2) 12 cm
37. In the given figure, PAQ is the tangent. BC is the (3) 9 cm (4) 8 cm
diameter of the circle. m ÐBAQ = 60°, find m ÐABC
43. Three circles touch each other externally. The
(1) 25° distance between their centre is 5 cm, 6 cm and
B 7 cm. Find the radii of the circles :
(2) 30° O
(1) 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm
(3) 45° C (2) 3 cm, 4 cm, 1 cm
A 60°
(4) 60° P Q (3) 1 cm, 2.5 cm, 3.5 cm
(3) 115° O
P
(4) 90°
A A B
39. In the given figure, AP = 2 cm, BP = 6 cm and
(1) AB + BC = CD + AD (2) AB + CD = BC + AD
CP = 3 cm. Find DP :
(3) BD = AC (4) none of the above
(1) 6 cm D B
45. O and O' are the centres of two circles which touch
(2) 4 cm O each other externally at P. AB is a common tangent.
(3) 2 cm Find ÐAPO:
P
A C (1) 90° (2) 120°
(4) 3 cm
(3) 60° (4) data insufficient
Class X
46. If AB is a chord of a circle, P and Q are two points 51. In a circle of radius 17 cm, two parallel chords are
on the circle different from A and B, then: drawn on opposite sides of a diameter. The distance
between the chords is 23 cm. If the length of one
(1) the angle subtended by AB at P and Q are either
chord is 16 cm, then the length of the other is :
equal or supplementary.
(1) 23 cm (2) 30 cm
(2) the sum of the angles subtended by AB at P and
Q is always equal two right angles. (3) 15 cm (4) none of these
(3) the angles subtended at P and Q by AB are 52. A circle has two parallel chords of lengths 6 cm and
always equal. 8 cm. If the chords are 1 cm apart and the centre
is on the same side of the chords, then a diameter
(4) the sum of the angles subtended at P and Q is
of the circle is of length:
equal to four right angles.
(1) 5 cm (2) 6 cm (3) 8 cm (4) 10 cm
47. In the given figure, AB and CD are two common
tangents to the two touching circles. If CD = 6 cm, 53. Three equal circles of unit radius touch each other.
then AB is equal to: Then, the area of the circle circumscribing the three
circles is :
(1) 9 cm
D p
(2) 15 cm (1) 6p (2 + 3 )2 (2) (2 + 3)2
6
(3) 12 cm
A C B p
(4) none of the above (3) (2 + 3)2 (4) 3p (2 + 3)2
3
48. In the given figure, CD is a direct common tangent
to two circles intersecting each other at A and B, 54. Through any given set of four points P,Q, R, S it is
possible to draw :
then:
(1) atmost one circle (2) exactly one circle
ÐCAD + ÐCBD = ?
(1) 120° A (3) exactly two circles (4) exactly three circles
(2) 90° 55. The number of common tangents that can be drawn
B to two given circles is at the most :
(3) 360°
C (1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
D
(4) 180°
56. ABC is a right angled triangle AB = 3 cm,
49. O and O' are the centres of circle of radii 20 cm BC = 5 cm and AC = 4 cm, then the inradius of the
and 37 cm. AB = 24 cm. What is the distance OO'? circle is
(1) 51 cm C
A
(2) 45 cm
C 5c
(3) 35 cm O O' m
4cm
(4) 48 cm B
A B
50. In a circle of radius 5 cm, AB and AC are the two 3cm
chords such that AB = AC = 6 cm. Find the length of (1) 1 cm
the chord BC.
(2) 1.25 cm
(1) 4.8 cm (2) 10.8 cm
(3) 1.5 cm
(3) 9.6 cm (4) none of these
(4) none of these
57. In the diagram, PQ and QR are tangents to the circle 62. The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and 8
centre O, at P and R respectively. Find the value of x. cm. AB is a diameter of bigger circle. BD is a tangent
(1) 25 R to the smaller circel touching it at D. Find the length
of AD.
(2) 35
20°
(1) 15 cm (2) 16 cm
S O 50° O
(3) 45 (3) 18 cm (4) 19 cm
x°
(4) 55 63. AB is the chord of a circle with centre O. AB is
P
produced to C, such that BC = OB. CO is joined
Passage : (58 & 59) If a chord is drawn through the point and produced to meet the circle in D. If ÐACD=y°
of a tangent to circle, then the angle which this chord makes and ÐAOD = x°, then
with the given tangent are respectively equal to the angles
formed in the corresponding alternate segment.
(1) 50° C
(2) 35°
B (1) 3x°=y° (2) x°=3y°
O
(3) 85° 35°
(3) x°=y° (4) x°=4y°
50° 64. In the adjoining figure, PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral
(4) 95° P A Q and the sides PS and QR are produced to meet at
59. In the fig., PQ is a tangent to the circle at P. QRS is B. Then out of the following the true statement is
a straight line. Find the value of x.
(1) 25°
(2) 30°
(3) 35°
(4) 40°
(1) PR= QS (2) PB=QB
60. AB and CD are two parallel of a circle such that
(3) PR=QB (4) none of these
AB=10 cm and CD = 24 cm. The chords are on
opposite sides of the centre and the distance 65. An equilateral triangle has side 2 3 cm. The radius
between them is 17 cm. Find the radius of the circle of its circumcircle will be
(1) 11 cm (2) 12 cm (1) 2 cm (2) 3 cm
(3) 13 cm (4) 14 cm (3) 3 cm (4) 4 cm
66. In the given figure, APB is tangent, ÐQPS = 80°,
61. In the fig, RTP and STQ are common tangents to
ÐPSQ=65° and ÐSQR = 25°, then
the two circels with centres A and B. The radii of
the two circles are 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. If
ST : TQ = 1 : 3 and RT = 4 cm. Find the length of
QT and AB.
(1) 11 cm, 12 cm
(2) 12 cm, 18 cm
(3) 18 cm, 12 cm
(1) ÐSPB = 35° (2) ÐAPQ = 65°
(4) 12 cm, 15 cm (3) ÐQSR = 55° (4) all of these
67. In a circle of radius 5 cm, AB and AC are two chords 69. The line AB is 6 m in length and is tangent to the
such that AB=AC=6 cm. The distance of the chord inner one of the two concentric circle at point C. It
BC from centre is is known that the radii of the two circles are integers.
The radius of the outer circle.
A
C
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