PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject: Mathematics Chapter 10: Circle

Std.: X Practice Sheet

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Q1. A line that intersects the circle at only one point is called as a
(a) secant (b) chord (c) tangent (d) segment

Q2. The number of tangents that can be drawn from an external point to a circle is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q3. The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is

(a) 6 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 8 cm

Q4. Which of the following statements is not true?

Statement 1: A line which intersects a circle at two points is called a secant of the
circle.
Statement 2: A line intersecting a circle at one point only is called a tangent to the
circle.
Statement 3: The point at which a line touches the circle is called the point of contact.
Statement 4: A tangent to the circle can be drawn from a point inside the circle.
(a) Statement 4 (b) Statement 2 (c) Statement 1 (d) Statement 3

Q5. The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to the circle
(a) are unequal (b) are sometimes (c) are equal (d) are not defined
equal

Q6. The length of tangent drawn from an external point P

on a circle with centre O is

(a) always greater (b) equal to OP (c) always less (d) insufficient
than OP than OP information

Q7. The length of a tangent drawn from a point at a distance of 10 cm of circle is 8 cm. The
radius of the circle is
(a) 4 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 7 cm

Q8. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle,

CA is tangent at A and CB is tangent at B drawn
to the circle. If ∠ACB = 75°, then ∠AOB =?

(a) 75° (b) 85° (c) 95° (d) 105°

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Q9. A tangent is drawn from a point at a distance of 17 cm from the centre of a circle of
radius 8 cm. The length of its tangent is
(a) 5 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 23 cm

Q10. In given figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a

circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent
touching the circle at R. If CP = 11 cm and
BC = 6 cm then the length of BR is

(a) 6 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 3 cm

Q11. In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠BAC
= 40°, then ∠BOC is equal to

(a) 40° (b) 50° (c) 140° (d) 150°

Q12. In the given figure, point P is 26 cm

away from the centre O of a circle and
the length PT of the tangent drawn from
P to the circle is 24 cm. Then the radius
of the circle is
(a) 25 cm (b) 26 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 10 cm

Q13. 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) 60° (c) 50° (d) 40°

Direction for questions 15 & 16: In question numbers 15 and 16, a statement of
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q14. Assertion (A): If in a circle, the radius of the circle is 3 cm and distance of a point from
the centre of a circle is 5 cm, then length of the tangent drawn from the same point will
be 4 cm.
Reason (R): (hypotenuse)2 = (base)2 + (height)2
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Q15. Assertion (A): PA and PB are two tangents to a circle with centre O. Such that
∠AOB = 1100, then ∠APB = 900.
Reason (R): The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through
the point of contact
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I] (2 marks each)

Q16. PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O. If ∠QPR = , find ∠QOR.

Q17. In the given figure, if AB = AC, prove that BE = EC. A

D F

B E C
Hint: Use the theorem of tangent lengths from a point outside the circle on the equation
AB = AC after subtracting AD from both sides of the equation.
X
Q18. In the figure, XP and XQ are tangents from X to
the circle with centre O. R is a point on the circle. A R
.B
Prove that XA + AR = XB + BR.
P . Q
.

Hint: Use the theorem of tangent lengths from a point outside the circle.

Q19. A circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD.

Prove that AB + CD = BC + DA.

Q20. In fig. given below XAY is a tangent to the circle centred at O. X

If ∠ABO = 40°, then find m∠BAY and m∠AOB.
A O
40°

Y B

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Q21. In the fig. given below, BOA is a diameter
of a circle and the tangent at P meets BA
extended at T. If ∠PBO = 30°, then find
∠PTA.

Q22. In the figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠APB = 50o.
Write the measure of ∠OAB.
A

P 50o . O

Q23. In figure, AOB is a diameter of a circle with centre O and AC is a tangent to the circle at
A
A. If ∠BOC = 130o, then find ∠ACO.

O
130o C

Section C: Short Answer Questions [Type II] (3 marks each)

Q24. Prove that tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point
of contact.

Q25. 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.

Q26. Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the chord
joining the end points of the arc.

Q27. A circle is touching the side BC of ∆ABC at P and

touching AB and AC produced at Q and R
respectively as shown in the figure below. Find the
length of tangent AQ if the perimeter of ∆ABC is
20 cm.
1
Hint: Prove that AQ = (perimeter of ∆ABC)
2

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Q28. Two concentric circles are of radii 25 cm and 7 cm. Find the length of the chord of the
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.

Q29. In the figure, and are two parallel tangents at A and B. The tangent at C makes an
intercept DE between and . Prove that ∠DFE .

l A D

F
C
m
B E
Hint: Use the theorem of tangent lengths from a point outside the circle.
T
Q30. In figure, O is the centre of a circle. PT
and PQ are tangents to the circle from an
external point P. If ∠TPQ = 70o, find R
O . 70o P
∠TRQ.

Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)

Q31. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

Q32. PA and PB are tangents drawn to a circle of centre O from an external point P. Chord
AB makes an angle of 30° with the radius at the point of contact. If length of the chord
is 6 cm, find the length of the tangent PA and the length of the radius OA.

Q33. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.

Q34. Prove that the rectangle which circumscribes a circle is a square.

Q35. Prove that the opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

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 Section E: Case Study Based Questions
Case Study I
Circles play an important part in our life. When a circular object is hung on the wall
with a cord at nail N, the cords NA and NB work like tangents. Observe the figure,
given that ∠ANO = 30 and OA = 5 cm.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

Q1. Find the distance AN.

Q2. Find the measure of ∠AOB.

Q3. Find the total length of cords NA, NB and the chord AB.
OR
Q4. If ∠ANO = 45°, then name the type of quadrilateral OANB. Justify your answer.

Case Study II
In an international school in Hyderabad organised an Interschool throwball Tournament
for girls just after the pre- board exam. The throw ball team was very excited. The team
captain Anjali directed the team to assemble in the ground for practices. Only three girls
Priyanshi, Swetha and Aditi showed up. The rest did not come on the pretext of
preparing for pre-board exam. Anjali drew a circle of radius 5 m on the ground. The
centre A was the position of Priyanshi. She marked a point N, 13 m away from centre A
as her own position. From the point N, she drew two tangential lines NS and NR and
gave positions S and R to Swetha and Aditi. Anjali throws the ball to Priyanshi,
Priyanshi throws it to Swetha, Swetha throws to Anjali, Anjali throws it to Aditi, Aditi
throws it to Priyanshi, Priyanshi throws it to Swetha and so on.

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Q1. What is the measure of ∠NSA?

Q2. Find the distance between Shwetha and Anjali.

Q3. If ∠SNR = θ, then find the measure of ∠RAS.

OR
Q4. If ∠SNR = θ, then ∠NAS =?

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