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How many tangents can a circle have?
Fill in the blanks: (i) A tangent to a circle intersects it in ………… point(s). (ii) A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ………… ....
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...
Draw a circle and two lines parallel to a given line such that one is a tangent and the other, a secant to the circle.
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...
In figure, if TP and TQ are the 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°
If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle of 80°, then ∠POA is equal to (a) 50° (b) 60° (c)...
Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes through the centre.
The length of a tangent from a point A at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle (see figure). Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.
In figure, XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle , x with centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A...
Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment...
Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D...
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
