Perpendicular from the Centre to a Chord

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Perpendicular from the Centre to a Chord: Overview

This topic contains concepts like Perpendicular from the Centre to a Chord and Distance of a Point from a Line.

Important Questions on Perpendicular from the Centre to a Chord

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The perpendicular distance of a chord from the centre of a circle is 6 cm. If the length of the chord is 2 cm less than thrice the perpendicular distance, what is the radius of the circle?

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In the figure ,O is the centre of the circle of radius 5 cmOPAB, OQCD, ABCD, AB=6 cm, CD=8 cm. Then PQ is:

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Find the length of a chord which is at a distance of 5 cm from the centre of a circle of radius 13 cm. (Write the answer in cm)

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In the given figure, CD is the perpendicular bisector of the chord AB.If AB=2 cm, CD=4 cm and the radius of the circle is r cm, then find the value of r in decimal.

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In the above figure O is the center of the circle. Select the following statements as true and false : i AC=CB ii AB=12AC iii AB=2AC iv OC=OA2-AC2 v AC=OA2+OC2

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A 8 cm long chord is drawn in a circle. Whose distance from the centre is 3 cm. Find the length of another chord drawn in this circle whose distance from the centre is 4 cm. (Write your answer without unit)

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A 10 cm long chord is drawn in a circle whose distance from the centre of the circle is 12 cm. Find the radius of the circle. (Write your answer without unit)

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In the following figure, O is the centre of circle with radius 13 cm. If length of OM is 5 cm then find the length of AB. (Write your answer without unit)

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In the following figure, O is centre of the circle with radius 5 cm. Length of the chord of the circle is AB is 6 cm. If OMAB then find length of OM. (Write your answer without unit)

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In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle and diameter AB bisects the chord CD at a point E such that CE=ED=8 cm and EB=4 cm. The radius of the circle is r cm. The value of r2 is

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In the given figure, CD is the diameter of a circle with centre O and CD is perpendicular to chord AB. If AB=12 cm and CE=3 cm, then radius of the circle is r cm. The value of 2r is

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AB and CD are two chords of a circle such that AB=6 cm, CD=12 cm and ABCD. If the distance between AB and CD is 3 cm, find the radius of the circle.

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The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord _____
the chord.

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 The distance of a perpendicular from the centre of a circle to the chord if the diameter of the circle is 30 cm and its chord is 24 cm.

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Two circle of radii 5cm and 3cm are concentric. Calculate the length of a chord of the outer circle which touches the inner circle. 

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Two circles with centres A and B, and radii 5 cm and 3 cm, touch each other internally. If the perpendicular bisector of the segment AB meets the bigger circle in P and Q, and the length of PQ is 4k cm. Find k.

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The side of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle of diameter 10$ \sqrt{3}$ cm is _____ cm.

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Two chords AB and AC of a circle are equal. Prove that the centre of the circle lies on the bisector of angle BAG.
 

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Radius OA=5 cm and chord AB=8 cm. From the center O the perpendicular radius OCD is drawn on the chord. The measure of the line segment CD will be

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The centre O of the circle in above figure whose chord AB=30 mm and diameter AC=34 mm. The distance of the chord from the centre will be OD.