1.

Find the length of tangent drawn to a circle with radius 7 cm from a point 25 cm away from the
centre.
(a) 24 cm (b) 27 cm (c) 26 cm (d) 25 cm

2. A point P is 26 cm away from the centre of a circle and the length of the tangent drawn from P to
the circle is 24 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
(a) 11 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 16 cm (d) 15 cm

3. From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If CD is the
tangent to the circle at a point E and PA = 14 cm, find the perimeter of the PCD.
(a) 28 cm (b) 27 cm (c) 26 cm (d) 25 cm
A A
C

E P 600 P
O.

D
B B
4. In the above sided figure, PA and PB are tangents such that PA = 9cm and APB = 600. Find the
length of the chord AB.
(a) 4 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 9 cm

5. In the below figure the circle touches all the sides of a quadrilateral ABCD whose three sides are
AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm, CD = 4 cm. Find AD.
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 9 cm

6. In the above sided Fig., if TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that
POQ = 110°, then PTQ is equal to
(a) 600 (b) 700 (c) 800 (d) 900

7. 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) 600 (b) 700 (c) 800 (d) 500

8. 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.
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

9. From a point P, 10 cm away from the centre of a circle, a tangent PT of length 8 cm is drawn.
Find the radius of the circle.
(a) 4 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

10. PT is tangent to a circle with centre O, OT = 56 cm, TP = 90 cm, find OP

(a) 104 cm (b) 107 cm (c) 106 cm (d) 105 cm
11. TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with center O so that angle POQ = 1300. Find
PTQ.
(a) 500 (b) 700 (c) 800 (d) none of these

12. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 40 cm and the distance of Q from the
center is 41 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 9 cm

13. The common point of a tangent to a circle with the circle is called
(a) centre (b) point of contact (c) end point (d) none of these.

14. The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
(a) half (b) one third (c) one fourth (d) equal

15. In below Fig, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AC and BD are its diagonals. If  DBC =
55° and BAC = 45°, find BCD.
(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) none of these

16. In above sided Fig, A,B and C are three points on a circle with centre O such that BOC = 30°
and AOB = 60°. If D is a point on the circle other than the arc ABC, find ADC.
(a) 45º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) none of these

1. Find the length of the tangent drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, from a point distant 5 cm from the
centre.

2. A point P is at a distance 13 cm from the centre C of a circle and PT is a tangent to the given
circle. If PT = 12 cm, find the radius of the circle.

3. From appoint Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the
centre of the circle is 25 cm. Find the radius of the circle.

4. The tangent to a circle of radius 6 cm from an external point P, is of length 8 cm. Calculate the
distance of P from the nearest point of the circle.

5. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the bigger circle, which touches the smaller
circle is bisected at the point of contact.
6. ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC, circumscribed about a circle. Show that BC is
bisected at the point of contact.
7. circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 6 cm, BC = 7cm and CD = 4
cm. Find AD.
8. TP and TQ are tangents to a circle with centre O at P and Q respectively. PQ = 8cm and radius of
circle is 5 cm. Find TP and TQ.

9. Find the perimeter of DEFG.

10. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a
point T. Find the length TP.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. If PQ and RS are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent X, with point
of contact C intersects PQ at A and RS at B. Prove that AOB = 90o.

14. The incircle of ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. If AB = AC,
prove that BD = DC.

15. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle with center O, such that APB = 1200. Prove
that OP = 2AP.

16. A circle is touching the side BC of ΔABC at P and is touching AB and AC when produced at Q
and R respectively. Prove that AQ = ½ (Perimeter of Δ ABC).

17. In figure, a circle is inscribed in a ABC having sides AB = 12 cm, BC = 8cm and AC = 10cm.
Find AD, BE and CF.
OR
18. If AB, AC, PQ are tangents in below figure and AB = 5 cm, find the perimeter of APQ.

19. From a point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If OP = diameter of
the circle, show that APB is an equilateral triangle.

20. In fig. ABC is a right triangle right angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm. Find the
radius of its incircle.

21. In the below figure, ABC is circumscribed, find the value of x.

22. In the above right-sided figure, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed, find the value of x.

23. If an isosceles triangle ABC, in which AB = AC = 6 cm, is inscribed in a circle of radius 9 cm, find
the area of the triangle.

24. A is a point at a distance 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm. AP and AQ are the
tangents to the circle at P and Q. If a tangent BC is drawn at a point R lying on the minor arc PQ to
intersect AP at B and AQ at C, find the perimeter of the ABC.

25. The tangent at a point C of a circle and a diameter AB when extended intersect at P.

If  PCA = 1100, find CBA

26. In the below figure from an external point A, tangents AB and AC are drawn to a circle. PQ is a
tangent to the circle at X. If AC = 15 cm, find the perimeter of the triangle APQ.

1. Ferris wheel (or a big wheel in the United Kingdom) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating
upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars,
cabins, tubs, capsules, gondolas, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they
are kept upright, usually by gravity. After taking a ride in Ferris wheel, Aarti came out from the crowd
and was observing her friends who were enjoying the ride. She was curious about the different angles
and measures that the wheel will form. She forms the figure as given below.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) In the given figure find ∠ROQ.
 (ii) Find ∠RQP
(iii) Find ∠RSQ

Find ∠ORP.
Or,

2. The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a discus. The athlete spins anti-
clockwise around one and a half times through a circle, and then releases the throw. When released, the

circle of radius 75 cm Point O is centre of the circle, ∠ABO = 30° and PQ is parallel to OA.
discus travels along tangent to the circular spin orbit. In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a

Based on above information answer the following:

(i) Find the length of AB.
(ii) Find the length of OB.
(iii) Find the length of AP.
Or,
Find the length of PQ.
3. In a city, a circular park is situated with centre O. There are two exit gates P and Q which are at equal
distance from a tree (say R) outside the park. Lines PR and QR are tangents to the circular park. Lines
PR and QR are tangents to the circular park. If radius Page 187 of 307 of Circular Park is 15 meter and
distance of centre to the tree is 25 meter then answer the following questions?

Based on above information answer the following:

(i) What is the distance between gate P and tree R?
(ii) Find ∠OPR.
(iii) What is the area of ∆ ROQ?
Or,
If ∠PRQ = 300 then find ∠ POQ=?
4. A sea is in the shape of a circle of radius 10km. A concentric circular island is also made up artificially to
attract the tourists. If radius of island is 8km then answer the following questions

Based on above information answer the following:

(i) If ∠ APB=40° find ∠AOP?
(ii) Find AP.
(iii) Find the length of the chord AB of larger circle which touch the smaller circle?
 Or,
A person is standing at a point P outside the sea such that AP and BP are tangents to the sea. Can you find
the distance of the person from centre of the sea?
5. The chain and gears of bicycle or motorcycle or belt around pulleys are some real life illustrations of
tangents to the circle. One such fig is shown below in which PI and PA are tangents to the gears of

bicycle.

Based on the information exhibit in fig. answer the following questions?

(i) If PI = 20 cm then find PA.
(ii) If PO=16cm then find IA.
(iii) If arc IZA subtend an angle of 2600 at the centre of the circle, then find IPA.
Or,
PI=2x + 8, then find x.