Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4B 12 More about Basic Properties of Circles

 Consolidation Exercise 12E (Level 1)

In each of the following figures, AB is the tangent to the circle at C. Find the unknowns. [Nos. 1–12]
1. E 2. A
3. D
D c
a A
b
40 C E
C
D 35
E 40
A 25 B B G
C B F
FG is the tangent to the
circle at F.

4. D 5. D 6.
63
E
d E E
e F
A D 54

C 64 f
A B A B
B C C
AD is the tangent to the DE is a diameter of
circle at E. the circle.

7. D 8. D 9.
g D
28

80 E
E E
h 32 k
A B A B A B
C C C
DEB is a straight line. AED is a straight line. AED is a straight line and ED
is a diameter of the circle.

10. F 11. E F 12.

m 35
E
E F
D p
D m
n D 105
140 70 q
A B A C B A B
C C
CEF is a straight line. ADF is the angle bisector of
EFC.

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13. In the figure, AC and EG are the tangents to the circle at B and F A
respectively. BD // EG and DFG = 65. Find ABD.
B D

65
E G
F

14. In the figure, DF is the tangent to the circle at E. AB is a diameter of the

circle. AF and BE intersect at C. AED = 35 and BCF = 76. B
(a) Find BAC.
(b) Find AFE. A
C 76
35
D F
E

15. In the figure, D is a point on the circle. CDE is a straight line. A

ABD = 113 and ADC = 67. Determine whether CE is the tangent
to the circle at D.
113
67
C B E
D

16. In the figure, C is a point on the circle. BED is a straight line. A is a A

point on the major arc BE. BC = DC, EAB = 74 and EBC = 24. 74

Determine whether DC is the tangent to the circle at C. B

24
E
D C

17. In the figure, C is a point on the circle. EA // CB, CA = CB, ECD = 40 A B
and ABC = 70. Determine whether DC is the tangent to the circle 70
at C.
E

40
D C

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18. In the figure, CE touches the circle at D. AB // CE and ADB = 60.

A B
(a) Find ABD.
(b) Is △ABD an equilateral triangle? Explain your answer.

60
C E
D

19. In the figure, AF is the tangent to both circles. BCA and DEA are
B
straight lines. Let BAF = x. D
(a) Express AEC and ADB in terms of x. C
E
(b) Determine whether BD is parallel to CE.

F
A

20. In the figure, CD touches the circle at D. ABC is a straight line.

A
CB = 3 cm and BA = 9 cm.
(a) Is it true that △BCD ~ △DCA? Explain your answer. 9 cm

(b) Find the length of CD.

B
3 cm
C D

21. In the figure, BD is the tangent to the circle at C. CA // DE, CA = 8 cm A

and DE = 2 cm.
(a) Name a triangle which is similar to △ACE.
8 cm
(b) Find the length of CE.
E
2 cm
B D
C

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