Practice Sheet Circle Theorem Mathematics D

3.8 Angles and Circles 1

1. Find the angles marked with a letter in each of the following diagrams. (In each
case O is the centre of the circle.)

(a) a (b)
c 32˚
55˚

O
b O

a b
62˚

(c) (d)
e d

O b a b 72˚ c
d e O
c

57˚ a

(e) (f)
c

O b O c
25˚ b
a
80˚ 50˚
a

2. Find the angles marked with a letter in each diagram below. (In each case O is the
centre of the circle.)

(a)

B
30˚
O
a

A
AB is a tangent

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(b) B

70˚ b
O

A a
C
AB and AC are tangents

3. Find the angles marked with letters in each of the following diagrams. (In each
case O is the centre of the circle.)

(a) (b)

O O b
a 105˚

37˚ b a

(c) (d)

O 39˚ O
61˚
b
52˚
b
a a

4. Find the diameter of each circle below. (In each case O is the centre of the
circle.
7
(a) 8 6 (b)
O
8
O

(c)
25
O B

24

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5. In the diagram, lines ABC and ED are parallel. D

Not to scale
EOB is a diameter of the circle,
centre O.
C
Angle OED = 35° 35 x y
E B
O
(a) Find the size of
(i) angle x z
ii) angle y A
(b) Write down the size of angle z. Give a reason for your answer.
(OCR)

3.9 Angles and Circles 2

1. In each of the following circles, find the angles marked with letters.

(a) (b) (c)

f 40˚
a
22˚ 75˚
d
28˚

h
b 48˚
31˚ c g

2. In each of the following circles, O is the centre. Find the angles marked with a
letter.

(a) (b) (c)

x
25˚

O 110˚ O
O
O 240˚
a p

3. In each of the following figures, find the value of x. In each case, O is the centre of
the circle .

(a) (b) (c)

x
40˚

x
O
O O
O O
40˚
x 60˚

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(d) (e) (f)

O 40˚ O
O x x O
O
110˚

(g) (h) (i)

40˚

x O 230˚
O O O
O

x
x

(j) (k) (l)

x
x

O 70˚ O
50˚ O 98˚
x 21˚

(m) (n) (o)

x
x
30˚

O 80˚
O O
30˚
x 50˚

(p) (q) (r)

110˚
x 20˚
x

O
100˚
x
68˚
70˚

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4. In the diagram, AB is a diameter of the circle. A

Given that
angle BAP = 24° 24˚

and angle BPA = 35° ,

O
find angle BQX. Q

X 35˚
B P

5. In the diagram, A

ˆ = 25°
APC B
and ˆ = 16° .
BCD
X
25˚ P
ˆ .
Find AXB 16˚ D
C

D
6. In the diagram,
ˆ = 54°
ADB 54˚
C
ˆ = 58°
ACD 58˚

and ˆ = 80° .
CBP
80˚
ˆ . A P
Find APD B

7. In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. C

AB ad CD intersect outside the circle at P. D
P
Given that 32˚ O
84˚
ˆ = 84°
AOC B
and ˆ = 32° ,
BOD A
ˆ .
find APC

8. In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. D

Chords AB and CD intersect inside the circle at P.
OB is perpendicular to CD.
Given that O 59˚
B
81˚
ˆ = 81° and ˆ = 59° , P
AOC BOD
ˆ .
find APC A
C

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9. In the diagram, B

AB = BC
A
54˚
CD = DA
and ˆ = 54° .
BAC

ˆ .
Find the value of ACD
D
C

10. In the diagram,

A B
ˆ = 65°
DAC
65˚
ˆ = 41°
ACB
and ˆ = 27° .
BDC 41˚

27˚ C
ˆ .
Find ABD D

R
11. Q
In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle
and RPS ˆ = 40° .
40˚
P S
O
ˆ and ORS
Calculate PQR ˆ .

12. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle, ABC.

Given that CAO ˆ = 20° and CBO ˆ = 30° , O
ˆ . 20˚
find ACB 30˚

A B

13. A, B, C and D are points on a circle. AB is equal in length and parallel to CD.
Lines AD and BC intersect at E. Angle EDC = 35°

B (a) Write down the size of angle ABE.

Not to scale Give a reason for your answer.
(b) (i) Find the size of angle AEC.
E D
A 35 Show all your working clearly.
(ii) What does this tell you about
point E?
C Give a reason for your answer.
(OCR)

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3.10 Circles and Tangents

1. Given that PAT is a tangent to the circle with centre O, find the values of x, y and z.

(a) (b)
y

x
O O

70˚ 40˚ x
T A P T A P

(c) (d)
y z
y
z
36˚
O O

x 34˚
68˚ 62˚ x
T A P T A P
P
(e) (f)
44˚

O
O A
30˚
55˚
x y
x y
T A P

T
2. In the diagram, AB is the tangent to the circle at P and PX is a diameter.
Given that BPQˆ = 42° , find PQ̂X , PXQ ˆ and XPQ ˆ .

O Q

42˚
A B
P

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3. In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. AB is the tangent to the circle at X,
CXBˆ = 60° and CXD ˆ = 22° . What is the size of XCD ˆ ?

22˚

60˚
A B
X

4. ˆ = 30°
In the diagram, ATB is the tangent to the circle at point T. Given that PNM
and TMP ˆ = 97° , find MTBˆ .
P

N 33˚
97˚ M
O

A B
T

5. Given that PAT is a tangent at A to the circle with the centre O, find the value of x
and of y in each case.
(a) (b)
x

x
O O

y
24˚
y
25˚ 32˚
T P T P
A A
(c) (d)

y x

O O 38˚

46˚

33˚ x y
T P T P
A A

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(e) (f)

38˚
x
O
O y

10˚
y 72˚ x 65˚
T P T P
A A

(g) (h) y

x
O
x O
28˚

64˚ y 38˚
T P T P
A A
(i)

32˚

x
T P
A

6. Given that PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O, find the value of x
and of y in each case.

(a)
B

O x 20˚
P

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(b)
B
y

O 22˚
x P

A (c)
B

O x y 48˚ P

(d) A
B

3 cm x cm

O 50˚ P

A
(e)
B
x

O 72˚ P

(f) A
B

O 150˚ y P
x

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7. Find the length x in each case.

(a) (b)
2.4 cm
x 1.7 cm
5.2 cm
3.2 cm
1.8 cm
x 3.8 cm

(c) A

x B
6 cm

C TC is a tangent.

8 cm

(d)
T

7 cm

A C TC is a tangent.
x B 3 cm

8. If BP = 8 cm, DC = 7 cm and CP = 9 cm, calculate the lengths of

(a) chord AB
(b) tangent PT. A T

P
C
D

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9. STP is a tangent to the circle, centre O. Q is a point on the circumference of the

circle. OQP is a straight line. OP = 26 cm and TP = 24 cm.

S T P

Q Diagram not
accurately drawn

(a) Angle OTP = 90° Give a reason why.

(b) Work out the radius OQ of the circle.
(c) Work out the area of the circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.
(Edexcel)
B
10. In the diagram, A, B and C are points
on the circumference of a circle,
centre O. 50 P
O
PA and PB are tangents to the circle.
C
Angle POB = 50° .
(a) (i) Work out the size of angle BPO. A Diagram not
accurately drawn
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
(b) (i) Work out the size of angle ACB.
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
(Edexcel)
B
11. A, B and C are points on the circumference
Not drawn
of a circle with centre O. accurately
BD and CD are tangents. A q
O p
Angle BDC = 40° . 40 D

(a) (i) Work out the value of p.

(ii) Hence write down the
C
value of q. T
(b) The tangent DB is extended to T.
62
B
The line AO is added to the diagram. Not drawn
accurately
Angle TBA = 62° .
A x
(i) Work out the value of x. O
40 D
(ii) Work out the value of y.
y

C (AQA)

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12. (a)
Not drawn
accurately
O is the centre of the circle.
72 a
Calculate the value of a.
O

B
(b) O is the centre of the circle. Not drawn x
accurately
A, B, C and D are points on the
circumference.
O
Angle AOC = 126° 126
(i) Calculate the value of x. A
C
(ii) Calculate the value of y. y
D
(c) P, Q and R are points on the circumference of the circle.
NPT is the tangent to the circle at P.

Q Not drawn
accurately

70 R

z 52
N P T

Calculate the value of z. Give a reason for each step of your working.
(AQA)

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