
What is the difference between a chord and an intersecting line (Secant) ? Explain with help of a figure.
Important Questions on Circle




Consider the following diagram in which is the tangent to circle. Find the length of if the measure of the largest chord of that circle is and is




Draw a circle of radius . and then draw a tangent at any point of it.

In the given figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre O. If then the measure of is:




From a point outside a circle, is a secant and is a tangent to the circle, where and are points on the circle. If and , then is equal to :

How many tangents are there to a circle, passing through a point lying on the circle?

From an external point, two tangents and are drawn to a circle having its centre ate. Prove that .

In the figure, chord is extended to . Tangent from to the circle is . is the bisector of . Write one pair of equal angles from the figure.

The length of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.



In the given figure, and is a tangent at . What is the value(in degrees) of and respectively?


