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

Important Questions on Circle

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Chord AB of a circle is produced to a point P, and C is a point on the circle such that PC is a tangent to the circle. If PC=18 cm and BP=15 cm then AB is equal to:
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AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O. The tangent at a point C on the circle meets AB produced at Q. If CAB=42, then what is the measure of CQA?
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From a point P which is at a distance of 10 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 6 cm, a pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle at point Q and R respectively, are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral PQOR is equal to ______.
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Consider the following diagram in which AB is the tangent to circle. Find the length of OQ(in cm) if the measure of the largest chord of that circle is 6 cm and PQ is 4 cm.

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Draw a circle of radius 4.8 cm. Take a point on the circle. Draw the tangent at that point using tangent chord theorem.
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In the figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to the circle with centre O. If POB=110°, then the measure of APO is:
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Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. and then draw a tangent at any point of it. 

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In the given figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre O. If APB=62 then the measure of AQB is:

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Two chords AB and CD of a circle are produced to intersect each other at a point P outside the circle. If AB=7cm, BP=4.2 cm and PD=2.8 cm, then the length of CD is:
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How many tangents can a circle have?
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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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How many tangents are there to a circle, passing through a point lying on the circle?

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From an external pointT, two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle having its centre ate O. Prove that PTQ=2OPQ.

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In the figure, chord BC is extended to P. Tangent from P to the circle is PA. AQ is the bisector of BAC. Write one pair of equal angles from the figure.

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

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A tangent to a circle intersects it in _____ point.
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PAQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O,at a point A on it,AB is a chord such that BAQ=x°x<90. C is a point on a major arc AB such that ACB=y°.If ABO=32°,then the value of x+y  is:
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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.