Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4B 12 More about Basic Properties of Circles

 Consolidation Exercise 12C (Level 1)

[In this exercise, unless otherwise stated, O is the centre of a circle.]

In each of the following figures, TA is the tangent to the circle at A. Find the unknowns. [Nos. 1–12]
1. 2. 3. B

O O O b

a B a
b
a c 70
T T T
A A A

4. 5. 6.

O O O
d f 25
B B C D B
x
32 y
T T T
A A A
OBT is a straight line. BCD and OCA are straight lines. OBT is a straight line.

7. B 8. C 9.

C
h
O O
B O D

a B
h b e
T T T
A A A
AOB is a straight line. ABCD is a square and OBT is a straight line.
AOC is a straight line.

10. B 11. B 12. B

30
O 13 cm
6 cm O O
C
2 cm x cm C E
y cm
C
A k cm T T T
A 2 3 cm D 5 cm A 8 cm

BOA and OCT are straight lines. BOA and BCT are straight lines. BOA, BCD, DAT and OET
are straight lines.

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Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4B 12 More about Basic Properties of Circles

In each of the following figures, T is a point on the circle and PTR is a straight line. Determine whether PR
is the tangent to the circle at T. [Nos. 13–18]
13. 14. 15. A
Q D

O 28 O 25
O B
20
S 50
62 140 65 C
P R P Q R P R
T T T
OSQ is a straight line. ABC, DBT and AOT are
straight lines.

16. 17. A 18.

A

27 O
B 13 cm
O 5 cm O
P
B T 2a Q
C
36 3a a
P R 12 cm R P R
T T

ABT and OBCR are straight lines. AOT and ABR are straight lines. OQR is a straight line.

19. In the figure, BT touches the circle at T. AT is a diameter of the circle. A

ACB is a straight line and COT = 68.

(a) Find BAT.
O
(b) Find ABT.
C 68

B T

20. In the figure, PR touches the circle at T. DBC is a straight line. D B

DBA = 70 and CTR = 65. 70 C

(a) Find ATC. O

A
(b) Find ATO.

65
P R
T

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21. In the figure, PR touches the circle at T. AT is a diameter of the circle. A

If CTR + ABC = 180, find ATC. B

O C

P R
T

22. In the figure, TA is the tangent to the circle at A. AOB = 130 and B
BTA = 54.
(a) Find BAT. O
130
(b) Find ABT.
54
A T

23. In the figure, TB is the tangent to the circle at T. It is given that O, A, B

and T are concyclic. A
(a) Find OAB. O
(b) Determine whether AB is the tangent to the circle at A.

B
T

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