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Chapter 10.

Circles
Worksheet
Multiple choice questions
1. If angle between two radii of a circle is 130º, the angle between the tangents at the ends
of the radii is:
(A) 900 (B) 500 (C) 700 (D) 400
2. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord of one
circle which is tangent to the other circle is
(A) 3 cm (B) 9 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 1 cm
3. In Fig., AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 50°. If AT is the
tangent to the circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal to
(A) 65° (B) 50° (C) 60° (D) 40°

4. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm,
the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral
PQOR is
(A) 60 cm2 (B) 65 cm2 (C) 30 cm2 (D) 32.5 cm2
5. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then length of
each tangent is equal to

(A) 1.5√3 𝑐𝑚 (B) 6 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 3√3 𝑐𝑚


6. At one end A of a diameter AB of a circle of radius 5 cm, tangent XAY is drawn to the
circle. The length of the chord CD parallel to XY and at a distance 8 cm from A is
(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm
7. In Fig., AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and ∠OTA = 30°.
Then AT is equal to

(A) 4 cm (B) 2√3 cm (C) 2 cm (D) 4 √3 cm

8. If two tangents inclined at an angle 120° are drawn to a circle of radius 6 cm, then length
of each tangent is equal to

(A) √3 cm (B) √2 cm (C) 2√3 cm (D) 6√3 cm


Assertion Reason
Each of the following questions contains Assertion and Reason and has following four
choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), only one of which is the correct answer. Mark the correct
choice.
(a) Assertion is true, Reason is true; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.
(b) Assertion is true, Reason is true; Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false, Reason is true.
9. Assertion (A): PA and PB are two tangents to a circle with centre O such that ∠ AOB =
1000, then ∠ APB = 800.
Reason (R): The length of the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal.
10. Assertion (A): Two tangents inclined at an angle of 600 are drawn to a circle of radius 3
cm, then length of each tangent is equal to 2√3 𝑐𝑚.
Reason (R): Two tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter are always parallel.
11. In figure, there are two concentric circles, with centre O and of radii 5 cm and 3 cm.
From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to these circles. If AP = 12 cm, find
the length of BP.

12. In figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD whose sides are AB =
6 cm, BC = 9 cm and CD = 8 cm. Find the length of side AD.

13. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle with


centre O, such that APB = 120°. Prove that OP = 2AP.
14. In the figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which B = 90°. If AD = 23 cm,
AB = 29 cm and DS = 5 cm, find the radius (r) of the circle.

Case study based question


15. A backyard is in the shape of a triangle with right angle at B, AB = 6 m and BC=8 m. A
pit was dig inside it such that it touches the walls AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively
such that AP = x metre.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) Find the length of AR (ii) Find the length of BQ.
(iii) Find the length of CQ. (iv) Find the radius of the pit.

Answers:
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (a) 10. (d)

11. 4√10 cm 12. 5 cm 14. 11 cm 15. (i) 4 cm (ii) 2 cm (iii) 6 cm (iv) 2 cm

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