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Shown below is a circle and 2 congruent squares (PQRS & QTUR). ST, SU and UT are tangents to the circle. The side length of the square is 10 cm.

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Find the radius of the circle. Show your work.

Important Questions on Circles

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In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre O. AP, BQ and PRQ are tangents. Prove that POQ = 90°.

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In the given figure, PQ, PR and ST are tangents to the same circle. If P = 40° and QRT = 75°, find a, b and c.

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In a right triangle ABC, a circle with a side AB as diameter is drawn to intersect the hypotenuse AC in P. Prove that the tangent to the circle at P bisects the side BC.

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Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
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The radius of the incircle of a triangle is 4 cm and the segment into which one side is divided by the point of contact are 6 cm and 8 cm. Determine the other two sides of the triangle.
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In the figure below, O is the centre of two concentric circles. PQR is an equilateral triangle such that its vertices and sides touch the bigger and smaller circles respectively. The difference between the area of the bigger circle and the smaller circle is 616 cm².
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Find the perimeter of PQR. 

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Shown below is a circle with centre M. PQ is a secant and KML = θ

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i) Show that, when θ=0° PQ becomes a tangent to the circle.

ii) What is the point of contact of the tangent in part i) with the circle?

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Shown below is a circle whose centre is unknown.

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State true or false for the statements below and give valid reasons.

i) The centre of the circle can be found using any 2 tangents.
ii) The centre of the circle can be found using any 2 chords.