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ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOIDA

CLASS X: MATHEMATICS
ACTIVITY 4 – CIRCLES
OBJECTIVE: To verify that the lengths of tangents to a circle from some external point are equal.
MATERIAL REQUIRED: Glazed papers of different colours, geometry box, sketch pen, scissors, cutter
and glue.

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION
1. Draw a circle of any radius, say a units, with centre O on a coloured glazed paper of a convenient
size [see Fig. 1].
2. Take any point P outside the circle.
3. Place a ruler touching the point P and the circle, lift the paper and fold it to create a crease passing
through P [see Fig. 2]
4. Created crease is a tangent to the circle from the point P. Mark the point of contact of the tangent
and the circle as Q. Join PQ [see Fig. 3].
5. Now place ruler touching the point P and the other side of the circle, and fold the paper to create
a crease again [see Fig. 4].
6. This crease is the second tangent to the circle from the point P. Mark the point of contact of the
tangent and the circle as R. Join PR [see Fig. 5].
7. Join the centre of the circle O to the point P [see Fig. 6].

DEMONSTRATION
1. Fold the circle along OP.
2. We observe that Q coincides with R. Therefore, QP = RP, i.e., length of the tangent QP = length of the
tangent RP. This verifies the result.
OBSERVATION
On actual measurement:
1. Length of tangent QP = ...............
2. Length of tangent RP = ............... So, length of tangent QP = length of tangent .................

APPLICATION
This result is useful in solving problems in geometry and mensuration.

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