Circle – a plane curve that is the locus of all points in the If a secant and tangent segment are drawn

wn to a circle from Problems for Practice:

plane equidistant from a given point called center. the same external point, the product of the length of the 1. The distance between the center of the circles which are
Area = πr2 Circumference = 2πr secant segment and its external part equals the square of the mutually tangent each other externally are 10 cm, 12 cm and
length of the tangent segment. 14 cm respectively. Find the area of the largest circle.
(AB)2 = AD x AC Answer: 64π cm2
2. In the previous problem, compute the area enclosed
between the points of tangency of the three circles.
Sample Problems:
Answer: 5.08 cm2
Situation 1:
3. Two circles are concentric. The chord of the bigger circle is
In triangle ABC, c = 5 cm and a = 7 cm. The distance from the
tangent to the smaller circle and measures 10 cm. What is the
incenter of the circle to the side BC is 1.477 cm. If the area of area outside the smaller but inside the bigger circle?
the triangle is 16.25 cm2, Answer: 25 cm2
1. Compute the side b. 4. A sector of central angle 60o is circumscribed about a circle.
2. Find the radius of the circle which is escribed outside the If another circle is placed tangent to the first circle and the
Two Chords Rule: triangle if it is tangent to side a. radii of the sector, what will be the radius of this circle in
If two chords intersect in a circle, 3. How far is the point of intersection of the perpendicular terms of the radius R of the sector?
the product of the lengths of the bisectors of the sides to the side a? Answer: R/9
segments of one chord equal the 5. A line PT is drawn tangent to a circle at point P. Triangle
product of the segments of the 4. A regular hexagon having an area of 93.53 cm2 is inscribed PQR is inscribed in the circle with chord PQ making an angle
other. in a circle. Find the area of the regular octagon that will θ with the tangent line PT. In triangle PQR, if P : Q : R = 2 : 3
a x b = c x d circumscribe this circle. : 4, find the value of θ.
Answer: 800
6. A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and 12
Two Secants Rule: Situation 3:
miles from the point of tangency, another road opens
Chords AB and CD intersect each other at O inside the circle.
towards the lake. From the intersection of the two roads to
AO = 8 cm, CO = 12 cm, DO = 20 cm and AB = diameter of
the periphery of the lake, the length of the new road is 11
the circle.
miles. If the new road will be prolonged across the lake, find
5. Compute the diameter of the circle.
the length of the bridge constructed.
6. Compute the length of arc AC.
Answer: 2.09 miles
7. Determine the area of OCA.
7. In the figure shown below, find the total length of rope in
contact with the cylinders.
8. Two circles have radii of 6 cm and 8 cm and their centers
If two secant segments are drawn to a circle from the same Answer: 490.04 mm
are 20 cm apart. Find the lengths of the common external
external point, the product of the length of one secant tangent and the common internal tangent.
segment and its external part is equal to the product of the
length of the other secant segment and its external part. 9. A chord 4m long is tangent to the point of intersection of
the two inner circles which are tangent internally to the
AC x AB = AE x AD biggest circle and are tangent externally to each other. The
centers of the two inner circles lie on the diameter of the
Secant – Tangent Rule: biggest circle. Compute the area between the biggest circle
and the two inner circles.
A. 0.5π C. π
B. 2π D. 4π