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The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle from a point inside the circle is . (Write the answer in words)

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Important Questions on Theorems regarding Tangent to a Circle

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Prove that the tangent and the radius through the point of contact of a circle are perpendicular to each other.

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If two circles touch each other externally then the point of contact will lie on the line segment joining the two centres -Prove it.
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Number of tangents drawn from a point inside the circle is:
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Let R denote the circular region in the xy- plane bounded by the circle x2+y2=36. The lines x=4 and y=3 divide R into four regions Ri, i=1, 2, 3, 4. If Ri denotes the area of the region Ri and if R1>R2>R3>R4, determine |R1|-|R2|-|R3|+|R4|. (Here Ω denotes the area of the region Ω in the plane)
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If PAB is a secant to a circle which intersects the circle at A and B, and PT is a tangent to the circle, then prove that PA×PB=PT2
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If a quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed about a circle with centre O, prove that AB+CD=BC+DA
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Draw a circle with radius 2.5 cm. Draw a triangle of two angles 50° and 60°  with all its sides touching a circle.
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The radius of a circle with centre O is 5 cmP is a point at a distance 13 cm from OPQ and PR are two tangents to this circle. Find the area of the quadrilateral PQOR.

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The length of the radii of two circles are 8 cm and 3 cm, the distance between the centres is 13 cm. What is the length of the direct common tangent of the two circles?
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A straight line which passes through two points on a circle is 
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From a point P outside a circle, PAB is a secant and PT is a tangent to the circle, where A, B and T are points on the circle. If PT=5 cm, PA=4 cm and AB=x cm, then x is equal to :

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In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and x2+y2=25 is the equation of the circle. What is the radius of the circle?

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A line which intersects a circle in two distinct points is called the _____ of the circle.
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In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and x2+y2=25 is the equation of the circle. Write the equation of the circle whose centre is at origin and the radius is 3.

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A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a secant.

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The perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle to a chord bisect the chord.

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Prove that if two tangents are drawn to a circle from a point outside it, then they make equal angles at the centre.
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In the given figure, QRN=40°, PQR=46° and MN is a tangent at R. What is the value(in degrees) of x, y and z respectively?

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How many tangents can be drawn to two circles, whose radii are equal to 4 cm and 5 cm respectively and the distance between the two centres is 5 cm.