Circle and Line

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Circle and Line: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Tangent: Special Case of Secant, Interaction between a Line and a Circle, Secant of a Circle, Tangent to a Circle, Parallel Tangents to a Circle, Point of Contact of a Tangent to a Circle, Normal to a Circle, etc.

Important Questions on Circle and Line

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P, Q, R are three point on a circle centre O, XT tangents touch circle at P. If the TPR=630 then find the POR?

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In the given figure, tangents PQ & PR are drawn to a circle such thatRPQ=30° . A chord RS is drawn parallel to PQ. Find the RQS.
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Let ABCD be a circumscribed (or tangential) quadrilateral. Prove that the circles in the two triangles ABC and ADC are tangent to each other.

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Draw a tangent at any point P on the circle having radius 3 units

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The tangent to a circle is a special case of the secant when the two endpoints of corresponding chord coincide

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The tangent to a circle is a special case of the secant.

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The distance between two parallel tangents to a circle of radius 6 cm is _____ cm.

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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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The distance of a point P lying outside of a circle from the centre of that circle is 10 cm. If the length of the tangent of the circle drawn from P is 8 cm, then find the diameter (in cm) of the circle.

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In the figure, if AD=15 cm, CF=12 cm and BE=7 cm, then the perimeter of the triangle ABC is _____cm.

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How many tangents can you draw to a circle from a point outside the circle at a fixed distance?

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In the given figure PQ and RS are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting PQ at A and RS at B. Then AOB=_____°.

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A straight line which passes through two points on a circle is

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The number of tangents to a circle drawn from a point outside the circle is:

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A straight line passing through a point on a circle is

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How many tangents can be constructed from a point inside the circle?

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In the given figure, find TP if AT=16cm and AB=12cm. (in cm)

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The tangent to a circle is a special case of the secant, when the two end points of its corresponding chord coincide.

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In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and AB=15 cm and AC=7.5 cm. If the radius of the circle is r cm, then find the value of r.

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The radius of a circle is 8 cm. If the length of a tangent drawn to this circle from a point at a distance of 10 cm from its centre is k cm, then find the value of k.