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Circles Assignment

The document contains 18 multiple choice questions about properties of circles and tangents. Some key details assessed include: determining radius of a circle given distance from center and tangent length; calculating angle measures involving tangents and circles; relationships between sides of figures involving tangents; and properties of common tangents to circles. An answer key is provided with the correct response for each question.

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Circles Assignment

The document contains 18 multiple choice questions about properties of circles and tangents. Some key details assessed include: determining radius of a circle given distance from center and tangent length; calculating angle measures involving tangents and circles; relationships between sides of figures involving tangents; and properties of common tangents to circles. An answer key is provided with the correct response for each question.

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CIRCLES

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE


1. A point P is 10 cm from the centre of a circle. The length of the tangent drawn from P to the circle is 8 cm. The radius
of the circle is equal to
(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 6 cm (D) None of these.

2. A point P is 25 cm from the centre of a circle. The radius of the circle is 7 cm and length of the tangent drawn from P
to the circle is x cm. The value of x =
(A) 20 cm (B) 24 cm (C) 18 cm (D) 12 cm.

3. In fig, O is the centre of the circle, CA is tangent at A and CB is tangent at B drawn to the circle. If ACB = 75°, then AOB
=
(A) 75°
B
(B) 85°
O
(C) 95°
(D) 105° 75°
A C
4. In figure 10.75, PA and PB are the two tangents drawn to the circle. 0 is the centre of the circle. A and B are the points
of contact of the tangents PA and PB with the circle. If OPA = 35°, then POB =
(A) 55° B
(B) 65°
O
(C) 75°
35°
(D) 85° A P

5. In fig, O is the centre of the circle. PQ is tangent to the circle and secant PAB passes through the centre O. If PQ
= 5 cm and PA = 1 cm, then the radius of the circle is
Q
m
5c
A
P 1cm B
O

(A) 8 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 6 cm

6. 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 such that OQ =
12 cm. Length PQ is

(A) 12 cm (B) 13 cm (C) 8.5 cm (D) 1 19 cm

7. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. The radius
of the circle is
(A) 7 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 24.5 cm.

8. The length of the tangent from a point A at a circle, of radius 3 cm, is 4 cm. The distance of A from the centre of the circle
is
(A) 7 cm (B) 7cm (C) 5 cm (D) 25 cm
9. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of 80° then POA
is equal to
(A) 50° (B) 60° (C) 70° (D) 80°

10. If TP and TQ are two tangents to a circle with centre O so that POQ = 110°, then, PTQ is equal to
(A) 60° (B) 70° (C) 80° (D) 90°

11. PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at the point P. If OPQ is an isosceles triangle, then OQP is equal to
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°

12. Two circle touch each other externally at C and AB is a common tangent to the circles. Then, ACB =
(A) 60° (B) 45° (C) 30° (D) 90°

13. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm. A circle with centre O is
inscribed in ABC. The radius of the circle is
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 4 cm

14. PQ is a tangent drawn from a point P to a circle with centre O and QOR is a diameter of the circle such that POR =
120° , then OPQ is
(A) 60° (B) 45° (C) 30° (D) 90°

15. If four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD are tangential to a circle, then


(A) AC + AD = BD + CD (B) AB + CD = BC + AD
(C) AB + CD = AC + BC (D) AC + AD = BC + DB

16. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm is
(A) 7 cm (B) 2 7 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 5 cm

17. AB and CD are two common tangents to circles which touch each other at C. If D lies on AB such that CD = 4 cm,
then AB is equal to
(A) 4 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 12 cm

18. In the adjoining figure, if AD, AE and BC are tangents to the circle at D, E and F respectively. Then,

D
C

A F O

B
E

(A) AD = AB + BC + CA (B) 2AD = AB + BC + CA


(C) 3AD = AB + BC + CA (D) 4AD = AB + BC + CA

OBJECTIVE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE


Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans . C B D A B D A C A B
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ans . B D B C B B C B

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