Tangent to a Circle

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Tangent to a Circle: Overview

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

Important Questions on Tangent to a Circle

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If AP=12 cm, OP=13 cm, then CD=?

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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°.

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In the following figure, PQ is the tangent to the circle at A, DB is the diameter and O is the centre of the circle. If ADB = 30° and CBD = 60°, calculate PAD.

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The given figure shows a circle with centre O and BCD is tangent to it at C. Show that ACD+BAC=90°.

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In the given figure, MN is the common chord of two intersecting circles and AB is their common tangent. Prove that the line NM produced bisects AB at P.
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In two concentric circles, prove that all chords of the outer circle, which touch the inner circle, are of equal length.

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Two parallel tangents of a circle meet a third tangent at points P and Q. Prove that PQ subtends a right angle at the centre.
 

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Tangents AP and AQ are drawn to a circle, with centre O, from an exterior point A. Prove that PAQ = 2OPQ.
 

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In figure, O is the centre of the circle and from an exterior point 'P' two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle at A and B respectively then prove that PAOB is a cyclic quadrilateral. 
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A circle touches all sides of a quadrilateral. Prove that the angle made by opposite sides at the centre are supplementary.

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A circle with centre at 'O' touches the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD internally in such a way that it divides AB in 3:1 and AB= 8 cm. If the radius of the circle is x cm, where OA = 10 cm, find the value of x.

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The tangent of length 4 cm is drawn to a circle, which is 10 cm away from the centre of the circle. If the radius of the circle is k21 cm. Find the value of k.

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The common point of tangent line and circle is known as point of _____ . 

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A circle can have _____ parallel tangent lines.

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_____ tangent line(s) can be drawn from a point situated on circle. (Mention the answer in words)

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"LM and XY" two tangents at the points "P" and "Q" on the circle if "PQ" is diameter then LMXY.

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A tangent line XY, touches a circle at point P whose center is O and Q is any other point on the tangent line, then OP=OQ .

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Tangent of circle is the line which intersect the circle at two points.