Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle
Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Position of a Point with Respect to a Circle, Method to Find Length of the Tangent from an External Point to a Circle & Property Related to Length of Tangents from an External Point to a Circle etc.
Important Questions on Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle
Prove that the point lies within the circle

Find the position of the point with respect to the circle .

Find the position of the point with respect to the circle

Find the position of the point with respect to the circle

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

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

In the given figure, and are tangents to the circle with centre . If , then

In the given figure, is the centre of the circle and and . If the radius of the circle is , then find the value of .

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

In the given figure, tangent and find

In the given figure, two circles touch each other externally at point . is the direct common tangent of these circle prove that tangent at point bisect .

In the figure, if then prove that .

From the given figure, prove that Also, show that .

If the sides of a parallelogram touch a circle, prove that the parallelogram is a rhombus.

Two circle touch each other internally. Show that the tangent drawn to the two circle from any point on the common tangent, are equal in length.

Prove that the perimeter of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the diameter of its incircle and twice the diameter of its circumcircle.

In the figure, chords and intersect each other at point
If show that

In the given figure, diameter and chord of a circle meet at is a tangent to the circle at Find and the length of tangent

In the given figure, two circles touch each other externally at point is the direct common tangent of these circles Prove that angle

In the figure below, centre of the circle is and tangents drawn from point touch the circle at and respectively. Prove that is the bisector of line .
