Geometry Circle Problems
Geometry Circle Problems
Geometry-Circles
1. in the figure, there are nine circles, each of radius 1. Find the shaded area. a. 9 9 b. 36 9 c. 40 9 d. 10 10
e. 40 10
2. In the figure, TQ is the tangent to the tangent to the circle at A. If are AC = are BC and then QAC = a.
PAQ = 48 ,
42
b.
48
c.
66
d.
71
e.
84
b. 42
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4. In the figure, an equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 1. The circumference of the circle is greater than the perimeter of the triangle by a.
4 3 3
b.
3 3 2
c.
2 3
d.
3 3 2
e.
2 3 3
5. Three equal circles of radii 1 touch each other as shown in the figure, shaded area = a.
b.
c.
2 3
d.
e.
2 3
1 2
b. 1
d.
P = 48 , then ABC =
d.
b. 96
c. 106
114
e. 132
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b. 40
c. 45
e. 60
9. In the figure AB, AC and BC are three tangents touching the circle at D, E and F respectively. If AC = 24, BC = 18 and a. 3 b. 4
10. In the figure, TB touches the semi-circle at B. TA cuts the semi-circle at P such that TP = PA. If the radius of the semi-circle is 2, find the area of the shaded region. a. 12 b. 8 c. 6 d. 4 e.
2(4 )
11. In the figure, XPY and YQZ are semi-circles with areas A1 and A2 respectively.
XYZ = 60 and
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2: 3
b.
2 :3
c. 2 : 3
d.
2: 3
e.
3: 2
180 b
d.
360 b
e.
360 2b
13. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle BCD. ABC and EDC are straight lines. BC = DC and
c. 80
d. 90
e. 140
14. In the figure, TPA and TQB are tangents to the circle at P and Q respectively. If PQ = PR, which of the following must be true? I. APR = QRP
15. From a rectangular metal sheet of width 3 cm and length 40 cm, at most how many circles each of radius 1 cm can be cut? a. 20 b. 21 c. 22 d. 23 e.. 24
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b. 36
c. 60
d. 72
e. 120
17. In the figure, TP and TQ are tangent to the circle of radius 3cm. Find the length of the minor arc PQ. a. 3 cm b. 2 cm c.
3 cm 2
d.
cm
e.
cm
18. In the figure, the equilateral triangle ACE of side 4 cm is inscribed in the circle. Find the area of the inscribed regular hexagon ABCDEF. a.
8 3 cm2
b.
8 2 cm 2
c.
4 3 cm 2
d.
4 2 cm 2
e.
16 cm 2
e. 18
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20. In the figure, the circle is inscribed in a regular pentagon. P, Q and R are points of contact. Find a. 30 b. 32 c. 35 d. 36 e. 45
21. In the figure, ST is a tangent to the smaller circle. ABC is a straight line. If TAD = 2 x and
DPC = 2 x, find x .
a. 30 b. 36 c. 40 d. 42 e. 45
22. In the figure, the two circles touch each other at C. The diameter AB of the bigger circle is tangent to the smaller circle at D. If DE bisects ADC , find . a. 24 b. 38 c. 45 d. 52 e. 66
23. In the figure, O is the center of the circle. If the diameter AOB rotates about O, which of the following is/are constant? I. + II. AC + BD III. AC BD a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and II only e. I and III only
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d. 135
e. 140
25. In the figure, if arcBC : arcCA : arcAB = 1: 2 : 3, which of the following is/are true? I. A + B + C = 1: 2 : 3 II. a : b : c = 1: 2 : 3 III. sin A : sin B : sinC = 1: 2 : 3 a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and II only e. I, II and III
26. In the figure, TP and TQ are tangents to the circle at P and Q respectively. If M is a point on the minor arc PQ and PMQ = , PTQ = a.
b.
90
c.
180
d.
180 2
e.
2 180
27. In the figure, O is the center of the circle. AB touches the circle at N. Which of the following is/are correct? I. M, N, K, O are concyclic. II. HNB NKB III. ONAN = NOB a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and II only e. I, II and III
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19
b.
21
c.
2 6
d.
34
39
BAC =
3 2
b. 6
c.
3 3 2
d.
2 3
3 3
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ABC.
a. 50 b. 55 c. 60 d. 62.5
33. In the figure, CDEF is a sector of a circle which touched AB at E. If AB = 25 and BC = 15, find the radius of the sector. a. 9 b. 10 c. 11.25 d. 12 e. 12.5
34. In the figure, ABCD is a semi-circle, CDE and BAE are straight lines. If
CBD = 30 and
DEA = 22 , find x.
a. 38 b. 41 c. 44 d. 52 e. 60
AB = BC = CD, then x =
d. 144 e. 150
CAD =
a. 25
b. 40
c. 45
d. 50
e. 65
37. In the figure, O is the center of the circle, POQR is a straight line. TR is the tangent to the circle at T.
PRT =
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a. 20
b. 35
c. 45
d. 50
e. 70
38. In the figure, O is the center of the circle. Find the area of the major segment ABC.
a.
2 r 4 3 1
b.
3 2 r 4
c.
1 2 r 4 2
d.
3 1 2 r 4 2
e.
+ r2 4 2
39. In the figure, C1 and C2 are two circles. If area of region I : area of region II : area of region III = 2 : 1 : 3, then radius of C1 : radius C2 =
a. 9 : 16
b. 2 : 3
c. 3 : 4
d.
2: 3
e.
3: 2
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2 2 cm 6 3 2 cm 2 6
b.
2 2 cm 3
c.
2 3 cm 6
d.
2 3 cm 3
e.
d. 37.5
e. 40
42. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. PA is the tangent to the circle at A and CB // PA. Find x. a. 21 b. 24 c. 42 d. 45 e. 48
43. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. AP, AB and BR are tangents to the circle at P, Q and R respectively. Which of the following must be true? I. AP + BR = AB II. OQ bisects AOB III.
1 AOB = POR 2
b. II only c. I and II only d. I and III only e. I, II and III
a. I only
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44. In the figure, BEA is a semicircle. ABCD is a rectangle and DC touches the semicircle at E. Find the area of the shaded region. a. 9 b. 18 c. 36 d. 36 9 e. 36 + 9
45. In the figure, BCA is a semicircle. If AC = 6 and CB = 4, find the area of the semicircle. a.
5 2
b.
13 2
c. 10
d. 13
e. 26
47. In the figure, OXY is a sector with centre O. If Z is the mid point of YO, find area of triangle OXZ : area of sector OXY . a. 1 : 2 b.
2 : 3
c.
2 : 3
d.
3 : 2
e.
3 3 : 2
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48. In the figure, AC is the angle bisector of BAD. Which of the following statements must be true? I. BCE ADE II. ABC AED III. ABC BDA a. I only b. I and II only c. I and III only d. II and III only e. I, II and III
50. In the figure, the radii of the two circles are 3 cm and 1 cm respectively. Find the ratio of the area of the shaded part to that of the smaller circle. a. 2 : 1 b. 3 : 1 c. 4 : 1 d. 8 : 1 e. 9 : 1
51. In the figure, OABC is a sector. Find the area of the shaded region. 2 2 2 2 a. ( 2 ) cm b. ( 2 4 ) cm c. ( 4 8 ) cm d. ( 8 8 ) cm
e.
(8 16 ) cm2
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52. In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle and ABD is a straight line. CBD = a. 2 b. 4 c.
90 +
d.
180
e.
180 2
AB : BC : CD = 3: 5 :7, ADC =
e. 72
d. 49
54. In the figure, ABC is a semicircle. Find the area of the shaded part. a. 6 cm
2
b. 15 cm
c.
( 6 9 3 ) cm
d.
( 6 + 9 3 ) cm
e.
(12 9 3 ) cm
e. 78
56. In the figure, a square is inscribed in a circle with radius 1 cm. Find the area of the shaded region. a.
( 2 ) cm 2 ( 2 1) cm 2
b.
( 2 ) cm
c.
( 1) cm 2
d.
( 2 2 ) cm 2
e.
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57. In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle. Find the area of the shaded region correct to the nearest 0.01 cm 2 . a. 5.33 cm
2
b. 2.87 cm
c. 2.67 cm
d. 1.33 cm
e. 0.17 cm
d. 40
e. 60
d. 52
e. 64
60. In the figure, AT is tangent to the circle at T and ABC is a straight line. Find AT.
a. 9 cm
b. 12 cm
c. 15 cm
d. 16 cm
e. 20 cm
61. In the figure, O is the center of the circle. EAOB and EDC are straight lines. Find x.
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a. 40
b. 46
c. 57
d. 66
e. 68
62. In the figure, PXQ, QYR and RZP are semicircles with areas A1 If
cm 2 , A2 cm 2 and A3 cm 2 respectively.
A1 = 12 and A2 = 5, find A3
a. 13
b. 17
c. 169 d.
13
e.
169 8
63. In the figure, CAB is a semicircle and ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the area of ABCD.
a. 65
cm 2
b. 60
cm 2
c. 52
cm 2 DCE.
d. 32.5 cm
e. 30
cm 2
a. 70
b. 75
c. 90
d. 95
e. 105
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a. 56
b. 60
c. 63
d. 72
e. 84
66. In the figure, AEC is a diameter and DEB is a straight line. Find x.
a. 54
b. 70
c. 74
d. 92
e. 94
67. In the figure, OABC is a sector. Find the length of the arc ABC. a.
2 cm 3
b.
4 cm
c.
5 cm
d.
6 cm
e.
12 cm
68. In the figure, A, B and C are the centres of three equal circles, each of radius 1 cm. Find the area of the shaded region. a.
3 2 cm 2 2 3 2 2 4 cm
b.
3 3 2 2 4 cm
c.
3 2 + cm 2 4
d.
cm 2
e.
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a. 5.7 cm
b. 7.6 cm
c. 10.7 cm
d. 13.0 cm
e. 14.3 cm
70. In the figure, O is the center of the circle, AOB is a straight line and BCD is the tangent to the circle at C. Find x.
b. 53
c. 56
d. 59
e. 62
a.100
b. 105
c. 112.5
d. 130
e. 150
72. The figure shows a rectangular inscribed in a circle. Find the area of the shaded region correct to the nearest 0.1 a. 60.0
cm 2 .
b. 72.7
cm2
cm2
c. 132.7
cm2
d. 470.9
cm 2
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73. In the figure, OCD and OAB are two sectors. The length of
AB is
d.
8 a. cm 3
10 b. cm 3
c.
( 2 + 2 ) cm
4 cm
74. In the figure, O is the center of the semicircle ABCD and BC // AD. If
COD = 42 , then x =
a. 48
b. 63
c. 84
d. 90
a. 18
b. 20
c. 24
d. 25
76. In the figure, EAF is a common tangent to the circles at the point A. Chords AC and BC of the smaller circle are produced to meet the larger circle at G and D respectively. Which of the following must be true?
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3 cm2 2
b.
3 cm 2
AB = cm. Find the area of the sector. 9 2 2 c. cm d. 6 cm 2 BC = 7 and ACB = 55 , Find AB.
a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 14
79. The figure shows a circle with diameter AD. If AB = BC = CD, find x + y + z.
a. 315 b. 324 c. 330 d. 360 80. In the figure, XAB and XDC are straight lines. If DX = 5, AX = 6 and AB = 4, find CD.
a. 5
b. 7
c.
10 3
d.
81. In the figure, BE and BF are tangents to the circle at A and C respectively. If
ABC =
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a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50
82. In the figure, O is the center of the circle ABCD. If EAB and EDOC are straight lines and EA = AO, find
AEO.
a. 18
b. 24
c. 27
d. 36
a. 17.5
b. 27.5
c. 35
d. 55
84. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AC and BD meet at E. If AD = 4, AE = 2, EC = 5 and BE = 4, then BC=
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 10
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a. 24
b. 48
c.
d.
16
CD = 2 DA = 2 AB = 2 BC , then x =
a. 108
b. 112
c. 120
d. 144
87. In the figure, TS, SQ and QP are tangents to the circle at T, R and P respectively. If TS // PQ, TS = 3 and QP =12, then the radius of the circle is
a. 4.5
b. 6
c. 7.5
d. 9
88. In the figure, OAB is a sector of radius 2 cm. If the length of OAB is a.
3 cm 2 . 2
b.
3 cm 2 .
c.
4 cm 2 .
d.
89. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AB produced and DC produced meet at E. If AC and BD intersect at F, then ABD =
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a. 41
b. 52
c. 56
d. 60
90. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. If AC is a diameter of the circle and AB = BD, then CAD =
a. 18
b. 21
c. 27
d. 36
91. In the figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle at X and Y respectively. Z is a point lying on the circle. If BAC = 100 , then XYZ =
a. 40
b. 45
c. 50
d. 55
92. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and AOC is a straight line. If AB and BC are tangents to the circle such that AB = 3, and BC = 4, then the radius of the circle is
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5 2
CAE =
a. 45
b. 50
c. 55
d. 60
94. In the figure, O is the center of the circle. B and C are points lying on the circle. If OC = 2 cm and OA = 1 cm, then the area of the shaded region OABC is a.
cm 2
b.
2 cm2 3
c.
3 2 2 + 3 cm
d.
3+
2 3
2 cm
d. 80
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96. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. A and B are points lying on the circle. If AOC is a straight line and BC is a tangent to the circle, then the radius of the circle is a.
3 2
b.
c.
2 3
d.
3 3
97. In the figure, A, B, C and D are points lying on the circle. If AB = 5, AD = 3 and BD = 7, then
BCD =
a. 60 b. 85 c. 95 d. 120
98. In the figure, A, B and C are points lying on the circle. AB is a diameter of the circle. DB is the tangent to the circle at B. If ACD is a straight line with AC = 4 and CD = 2, then AB = a.
2 6
b.
4 3
c.
4 6
d.
8 3
99. In the figure, OAB and OCD are sectors with centre O. It is given that the area of the shaded region ABCD is 54 cm a. 15 cm
2
. If AC = 6 cm, then OA =
b. 21 cm c. 24 cm d. 30 cm
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d. 168
101. In the figure, AB is the tangent to the circle at B and ADC is a straight line. If AB : AD = 2 : 1 , then the area of ABD : the area of BCD = a. 1 : 2 b. 1 : 3 c. 1 : 4 d. 2 : 3
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