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A circle has a centre O and radii OQ and OR. Two tangents, PQ and PR, are drawn from an external point P.

In addition to the above information, which of these must also be known to conclude that the quadrilateral PQOR is a square?

i) OQ and OR are at an angle of 90°.

ii) The tangents meet at an angle of 90°.

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Important Questions on Circles

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Raghav drew the following figure on a board where a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral.

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(Note: The figure is not to scale)

Then he wrote the following relationships.

i) ZW+WX=XY+YZ

ii) ZY+WX=ZW+YX

Which of the above relationships is/are DEFINITELY true?

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In the figure below, PXY is formed using three tangents to a circle centred at O.

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(Note: The figure is not to scale)

Based on the construction, the sum of the tangents PA and PB is_____the perimeter of PXY.

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Here is a circle with centre O.

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Manu wants to draw a tangent RS  to the circle.
What is the number of points at which the line RS will meet the circle?

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Anu says, 'A circle of radius 10 cm can have 100 tangents.' Is Anu correct? Give a reason to justify your answer.
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PQ is a chord of length 16 cm of a circle of radius 10 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T. as shown in the figure.

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Find the length of TP.

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AB is a diameter of a circle and AC is its chord such that BAC=30°. If the tangent at C intersects AB extended at D, then BC=BD
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In figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre 0 such that OT=4 cm and OTA=30°. Then, AT is equal to

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Tangents PA and PB inclined at an angle 60° as shown in the figure, the ratio of lengths of OA, OP and AP is

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