Tangent to a Circle

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Tangent to a Circle: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Tangent to a Circle, Parallel Tangents to a Circle, Point of Contact of a Tangent to a Circle & Property Related to Tangent and Radius of a Circle etc.

Important Questions on Tangent to a Circle

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A circle with centre O is shown below.

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Which of the following statement is true?

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If AP=12 cm, OP=13 cm, then CD=?

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O is the centre of the circle  in the figure. PQ is the tangent to the circle and P is the tangent point of contact. What is the value of OPQ?

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O is the center of the circle in the figure, and some line segments have been drawn. Find the two tangents to the circle

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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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The angle between a tangent to a circle and the radius drawn at the point of contact is

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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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The length of the tangent to a circle from a point 17 cm from its centre is 8 cm. Find the radius of the circle (in cm).

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In the following figure, point A is the centre of the circle. Line MN is tangent at point M. If AN=12 cm and MN=6 cm, determine the radius of the circle in cm3=1.73

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A point P is 25 cm from the centre O of the circle. The length of the tangent drawn from P to the circle is 24 cm. Find the radius of the circle (in cm).

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Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle in cm.

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From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. The radius of the circle is

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A straight line passing through a point on a circle is

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From a point Q the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. Find the radius of circle in cm.

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A circle with centre O touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD internally in such a way that it divides AB in 3:1 and AB=12 cm, then find the radius of circle where OA=15cm.

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In the figure given above, M is the centre of the circle and KL is a tangent segment. L is a point of contact. If MK=12, KL=63, then find the radius of the circle.

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

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In the following figure, PQ and PR are tangents to the circle, with centre O. If QPR = 60°, calculate QOR.

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In a triangle ABC, the incircle with centre O touches BC, CA and AB at points P, Q and R respectively. Calculate QOR, given that A = 60°.