MATHEMATICS

Xth CBSE

CIRCLE QUESTION-BANK

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CHAPTER

10 Circles

Mind–Maping

Cirele

Tangent to a circle Property of Tangent to a circle

De? nition Theorem Number of Tangents

and its from a point on a
Application circle

Length of the Theorem and its

Tangent Application

KEY POINTS
1. A circle is a collection of all those points in a plane which are at a constant
distance from a fixed point. The fixed point is called the centre and fixed
distance is called the radius.
2. Secant: A line which intesects a circle in two distinct points is called a secant
of the circle.

P Q

3. Tangent: It is a line that intersects the circle at only one point. The point
where tangent touches the circle is called the point of contact.
Here A is the poin of contact.
 P A B
4. Number of Tangent: Infinitely many tangents can be drawn on a circle.
5. Number of Secant: There are infinitely many secants which can be drawn on
a circle.
6. The proofs of the following theorems can be asked in the examination:–
(i) The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through
the point of contact.
(ii) The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
7. There is only one tangent at a point of the circle.
8. The tangent to a circle is a special case of the secant.
9. There is no tangent to a circle passing through a point lying inside the circle.
10. There is one and only one tangent to a circle passing through a point lying on
the circle.
11. There are exactly two tangents to a circle through a point lying outside the
circles.

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. In fig., ABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC.
A

3 cm 9 cm

N M

4 cm 6 cm

B C
L
2. The length of the tangent to a circle from a point P, which is 25 cm away from
the centre, is 24 cm. What is the radius of the circle.
3. In fig., ABCD is a cyclic quadrilatreral. If BAC = 50° and DBC = 60°,
then find BCD.

D C

60 °
50°
A B

4. In figure, O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P

makes an angles of 50° with PQ. Find POQ.
P
R
50°

5. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm,
then find the length of each tangent.
6. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then find the length of the
chord of one circle which is tangent to the other circle.
7. In the given figure, PQ is tangent to outer circle and PR is tangent to inner
circle. If PQ = 4cm, OQ = 3 cm and QR = 2 cm then find the length of PR.
Q

O P

R
8. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle, PA and PB are tangents to the
circle then find AQB. (CBSE 2016)
A

o
Q 40° P

B
9. In the given figure, If AOB = 125° then find COD.
B
A

125°

D C
10. If two tangent TP and TQ are drawn from an external point T such that
TQP = 60° then find OPQ.
P

O T
60°

Q
11. How many tangents can a circle have? (NCERT)
12. A tangent to a circle intersects it in points. (NCERT)
Q

O P
13.

QPO
If PQ is a tangent then find the value POQ + .
of
14. Choose the correct Answer.
A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the
centre O at a point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Length PQ is :
(a) 12 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 8.5 cm (d) 119 cm (NCERT)
15. A circle can have parallel tangents at the most. (NCERT)
16. The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called .
(NCERT)

SHORT ANSWER TYPE-I QUESTIONS

17. If diameters of two concentric circle are d1 and d2 (d2 > d1) and c is the
length of chord of bigger circle which is tangent to the smaller circle. Show
that d2 2 = c2 + d1 2.

18. The length of tangent to a circle of radius 2.5 cm from an external point P is 6
cm. Find the distance of P from the nearest point of the circle.

19. TP and TQ are the tangents from the external point T of a circle with centre O. If
OPQ = 30° then find the measure of TQP.

20. In the given fig. AP = 4 cm, BQ = 6 cm and AC = 9 cm. Find the semi
perimeter of ABC.

4 cm

R P

C Q B
6 cm
21. A circle is drawn inside a right angle triangle whose sides are a, b, c where c is
a+b–c
the hypotenuse, which touches all the sides of the triangle. Prove r =
where r is the radius of the circle. (NCERT Exampler, 22012)
22. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius
through the point of contact.
23. Prove that in two concentric circles the chord of the larger circle which is
tangent to the smaller circle is bisected at the point of contact.
24. In the given Fig., AC is diameter of the circle with centre O and A is point of
contact, then find x.

O B

40°
P Q
A

25. In the given fig. KN, PA and PB are tangents to the circle. Prove
that: KN = AK + BN.
A
K

O C P

N
B
26. In the given fig. PQ is a chord of length 6 cm and the radius of the circle is 6
cm. TP and TQ are two tangents drawn from an external point T. Find PTQ.

O T

Q
 SHORT ANSWER TYPE-II QUESTIONS
27. In the given figure find AD, BE, CF where AB = 12 cm, BC = 8 cm and
AC = 10 cm.

F E

A B
D

28. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external
point P. Prove that APB = 2 OAB (NCERT, Exemplar-2)

P
B
29. In the given fig. OP is equal to the diameter of the circle with centre O. Prove
that ABP is an equilateral triangle.

o
P

B
 PRACTICE-TEST
CIRCLES
Time : 1 Hr. M.M.: 20
SECTION-A
1. In the given figure find x, where ST is the tangent. 1

x-40° x
S
O

2. In the given figure if AC = 9, find BD. 1

A B C

3. In the given figure, ABC is circumscribing a circle, then find the length of BC. 1

A
3 cm

N M
4 cm 8 cm

B C
L
4. From the external point P tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If
PAB = 50°, then find AOB. (Delhi-2016, CBSE) 1

SECTION-B
5. If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle of
radius a and centre O is 60° then find the length of OP. (All India 2017) 2
6. In the following figure find x. 2

X x-1
x+ 1
O
P

B
7. Two concentric circle with centre O are of radii 6 cm and 3 cm. From an external
point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to these circle as shown in the figure.If
AP = 10 cm. Find BP 2

o P

SECTION-C
8. In the given figure, AB is a tangent to a circle with centre O. Prove BPQ =
PRQ. 3
R

O Q

A P B

9. In the given figure ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm,

such that the segment BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of
 contact D are of length 6 cm and 8 cm respectively, find side AB if the ar(ABC)
= 63 cm² 3

F E

B
6 cm

C
D 8 cm

SECTION-D
10. AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a tangent. If AOQ =
58° find ATQ. 4
B

O
58° Q

A T

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