CHAPTER – 10 CIRCLES

1. Prove that “The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of
contact”.

2. Prove that “The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.”

3. Prove that “The centre lies on the bisector of the angle between the two tangents drawn from an
external point to a circle.”

4. Find the length of the tangent drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, from a point distant 5 cm from the
centre.

5. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the bigger circle, which touches the smaller
circle is bisected at the point of contact.
Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
6. OR
If all the sides of a parallelogram touch the circle, show that the parallelogram is a rhombus.

7. The incircle of ∆ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. If AB =
AC, prove that BD = CD.

8. In the below figure, find the actual length of sides of OTP.

9. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that
PTQ = 2OPQ.

10. In Fig., a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which B  900 . If AD = 23 cm, AB =

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11. A circle is touching the side BC of ΔABC at P and is touching AB and AC when produced at Q
and R respectively. Prove that AQ = ½ (Perimeter of Δ ABC).

12. If PQ and RS are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent X, with point
of contact C intersects PQ at A and RS at B. Prove that AOB = 90o.

13. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn from a external point T to a circle with centre O, as shown in
fig. If they are inclined to each other at an angle of 1000 then what is the value of POQ ?

14. The incircle of ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. If AB = AC,
prove that BD = DC.
15. Two circles intersect in points P and Q. A secant passing through P intersects the circles at A an
B respectively. Tangents to the circles at A and B intersect at T. Prove that A, Q, T and B are
concyclic.
16. In the figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. A circle through B touches the
side AC at D and intersect the side AB at P. If D is the midpoint of side AC, Then AB = 4AP.

17. A circle is inscribed in a ABC having sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm as shown in fig. Find AD,
BE and CF.

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18. In fig. ABC is a right triangle right angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm. Find the
radius of its incircle.

19 In the above right sided figure, find the value of x.

20. Find the perimeter of DEFG.

21. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a
point T. Find the length TP.

22. Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes through the
centre.

23. The length of a tangent from a point A at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm.
Find the radius of the circle.

24. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.

25. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC

26. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the
centre.

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27. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles
at the centre of the circle.
OR
A circle touches all the four sides a quadrilateral ABCD. Prove that the angles subtended at the
centre of the circle by the opposite sides are supplementary.

28. PA and PB are the two tangents to a circle with centre O in which OP is equal to the diameter of
the circle. Prove that APB is an equilateral triangle.

29. Prove that the intercept of a tangent between two parallel tangents to a circle subtends a right
angle at the center of the circle.

30. In the below figure, ABC is circumscribed, find the value of x.

31. In the above right-sided figure, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed, find the value of x.

32. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and
DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm
respectively. Find the sides AB and AC.

33. In figure, chords AB and CD of the circle intersect at O. OA = 5cm, OB = 3cm and OC = 2.5cm.
Find OD.

A
D
5 cm

2.5 cm
3 cm
C
B
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34. In figure. Chords AB and CD intersect at P. If AB = 5cm, PB = 3cm and PD = 4cm. Find the
length of CD.
A
5 cm

B
3 cm

P
4 cm D
C

35. In the given figure. PT is a tangent and PAB is a secant to a circle. If the bisector of ATB
intersect AB in M, Prove that: (i) PMT  PTM (ii) PT = PM

36. In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. AC is a diameter of the circle. MN is
tangent to the circle at D, CAD  400 , ACB  550 Determine ADM and BAD
37. In the figure. Find the value of AB Where PT = 5cm and PA = 4cm.

38. In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD whose sides are
AB = 6cm, BC = 7cm and CD = 4cm. Find AD.

39. Prove that “If a line touches a circle and from the point of contact a chord is drawn, the angle
which this chord makes with the given line are equal respectively to the angles formed in the
corresponding alternate segments.”

40. Prove that “If a line is drawn through an end point of a chord of a circle so that the angle formed
by it with the chord is equal to the angle subtend by chord in the alternate segment, then the line
is a tangent to the circle.”
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