
If line is a secant of the circle where points are on the circle and the line is such that it touches the circle at point , and where point is in the corresponding alternative segment then line is tangent to the circle at point .



Important Questions on Circle







Prove that, “the lengths of the two tangent segments to a circle drawn from an external point are equal”.

On the circle with center , points are such that . A point is located on the tangent at to the circle such that and are on the opposite sides of the line and . The line segment intersects the circle again at . Then the ratio is equal to -

Suppose are two unequal circles; and are the direct common tangents to these circles. A transverse common tangent cuts in and in . If units, then is -


In the following figure, point ‘’ is the centre of the circle. Line is tangent at point . If and , determine the radius of the circle.


If and are tangents to the circle with centre such that then is equal to


is a tangent to a circle with center at the point . If is an isosceles triangle, then is equal to

In the figure, and are tangents drawn from to a circle with centre . If then

From a point which is at a distance from the centre of a circle of radius the pair of tangents and to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral is


In figure, is a tangent to the circle with centre . If and then

