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Class 9 Mathematics Exam Paper

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Perpendicular From the Centre to a Chord

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1) The radius of a circle is 15 cm and the length of one of its chord is 18 cm.
Find the distance of the sector with radius 10 cm and arc length 33 cm.

2) AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle which are on the opposite sides of
the centre such that AB = 16 cm and CD = 12 cm and the radius is 10 cm.
Find the distance between the chords.

C E D

A F B

3) The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord _________.

Choose the correct answer:

(a) is perpendicular to the chord

(b) bisects the chord
(c) is parallel to the chord
(d) does not pass through the chord

4) The length of the chord of a circle of radius 13 cm, at a distance of 5 cm from

the centre is _____.

Choose the correct answer:

a) 12 cm
b) 18 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 24 cm
5) If a line intersects two concentric circles with centre ‘O’ at A, B, C and D.
Prove that AB = CD.

6) In the given figure, CD is the diameter of the circle which meets

the chord AB in E, such that AE = BE = 4 cm. If CE = 3 cm,
find the radius of the circle.

E
A B
O

7) A chord is 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 17 cm.

Find the length of the chord.

8) A chord of length 16 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 10 cm.

Find the distance of the chord from the centre of the circle.

9) Find the length of a chord of a circle which is at a distance of 6 cm from the

centre of the circle of radius 10 cm.

10) Two concentric circles have the common centre ‘O’. A line ‘l’ intersects the
outer circle at A and B and the inner circle at C and D. If AB = a cm, and
1
CD = b cm, prove that AC = BD = (a –b ).
2

11) AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle lying on the opposite sides of the
centre. If AB = 10 cm, CD = 24 cm and radius is 13 cm, find the distance
between AB and CD.

12) AB and AC are equal chords of length 6 cm. in a circle with centre ‘O’ and
radius 5 cm. OA is perpendicular to BC. Find the perpendicular distance

i) from A to BC and
ii) from O to BC.
 A

B C
.
O

13) AB and CD are equal chords of a circle with centre ‘O’. MN is the line segment
joining the midpoints of AB and CD. Prove that AMN  CNM.

B D
O
.
M N

A C

14) AB and AC are two equal chords of a circle with centre ‘O’.
Prove that AO bisects BAC.

15) AB is the diameter of the circle with centre ‘O’. AC is the chord.
OD is perpendicular to AC. Prove that BC║OD and BC = 2OD.

C D A

O
B

16) Two equal chords AB and CD intersect at ‘E’.

Prove that EB = ED.

A B
.O E
D
C

17) An equilateral triangle of side 6 cm. is inscribed in a circle.

Find the radius of the circle.

18) In a circle with centre ‘O’, chords AP and PB are equal.

Prove that OP is the bisector of AOB.

19) In the given figure, chord AB at a distance of 9 cm from the centre O of the given
circle. If the radius of the circle is 41 cm, find the length of the chord AB.
 Choose the correct answer:

a) 40 cm
b) 80 cm
c) 50 cm
d) cannot be determined

20) In the given figure, if O is the centre of the circle and AB = CD, then OL : OM.

A L B

O D

Choose the correct answer:

a) 2:1
b) 1:2
c) 1:1
d) none of these

21) What is the relationship between chord of a circle and a perpendicular

drawn to it from the centre?

22) Two equal chords AB and CD of a circle when produced intersect at a point P.
Prove that PB = PD.
23) A chord whose midpoint is 15 cm away from the centre of the circle is
16 cm long. What is the radius of the circle?

24) The diameter and a chord of a circle have a common end point. If the length
of the diameter is 40 cm and the length of the chord is 24 cm, how far is the
midpoint of the chord from the centre?

25) The _____ to a chord from the centre of the circle bisects the chord.

Choose the correct answer:

a) perpendicular
b) radius
c) diameter

26) In a circle of radius 25 cm, AB and CD are parallel chords of length 14 cm and 48 cm
respectively. Calculate the distance between them if the chords are on the opposite
sides of the centre.

27) A chord is 10 cm in length, its distance from the centre of the circle
which has radius 13 cm is

Choose the correct option:

a) 12 cm
b) 10 cm
c) 15 cm
d) 13 cm

28) In a circle with centre O and radius is equal to 26 cm, AB is a chord of length 20 cm.
Find the distance of the chord from the centre.

29) The radius of a circle is 15 cm and the length of one of its chord is 18 cm.
Find the distance of the chord from the centre.

30) Two concentric circles with center O have A, B, C, D as the points of intersection
with line l as shown in the figure. If AD = 12 cm and BC = 8 cm, Find the lengths
of AB, CD, AC and BD.
31) In the given figure, OC is drawn perpendicular from the centre O of the circle to the
chord AB. If OB = 5 cm and OC = 3 cm, then the length of the chord AB is

Choose the correct option:

a) 3 cm
b) 4 cm
c) 6 cm
d) 8 cm

32) A circular park of radius 20 m is situated in a colony. Three boys

Logesh, Vignesh and Natlamai are standing on the circle and holding
ropes between each other. If the length of rope between Logesh and Vignesh
and Vignesh and Natlamai is 24 cm each, find the distance between Logesh and
Natlamai.

33) If two circles intersect at two points, prove that their centres lie on the
perpendicular bisector of the common chord.

34) Prove that, in a circle, the perpendicular from the centre to a

chord bisects the chord. In the adjacent figure,
If PQ = 16 cm, OR = 6 cm then find the value of OQ.
35) Two circles with centres 'P' and 'Q' intersect in 'A' and 'B' and 'M' is
the midpoint of AB. PM and QM are joined. Show that the points
P, M, Q are collinear.

36) In the given figure, two equal chords AB and CD of a circle with centre O
intersect at a point P inside the circle OM  AB, ON  CD and OP is joined.

Prove that
(a)  OMP   ONP
(b) PM = PN

37) AB and AC are two equal chords of a circle with centre O.

AB = AC = 6 cm. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, find the length of
chord BC.

38) AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle with centre 'O' such that
AB = 6 cm, CD = 12 cm. The distance between AB and CD is 3 cm.
Find the radius of the circle.
39) (a) State the converse of the property "The perpendicular from the
centre to a chord of a circle bisects the chord".
(b) A chord 30 cm long is 8 m away from the centre, Find the length of
another chord of the same circle whose distance from the centre is
15 cm (Draw diagram).

40) The radius of a circle is 13 cm and the length of one of its chord is 24 cm
Find the distance of the chord from the centre. (Draw a rough diagram)

41) Two parallel chords of a circle XY and PQ are at a distance of 3.2 cm and
5.8 cm respectively from the centre. Which is longer chord? Give reason.

42) In a circle of radius 13 cm, a chord is drawn at a distance of 12 cm

from the centre. Find the length of the chord.
 Answers

1) 12 cm

2) 14 cm

3) (b) bisects the chord

4) d) 24 cm

5)

Draw OM  AD.
Consider the inner circle with its chord BC.
BM = MC -----(1) (Perpendicular from the centre bisects the chord)
Similarly, on consider the bigger circle with its chord AD,
AM = MD -----(2)
(2)  (1)  AM  BM MD  MC
 AB  CD

1
6) 4 cm
6

7) 30 cm

8) 6 cm

9) length = 16 cm

10)
 l
A
x C
M
D
O y B

AM = BM and CM = DM (perpendicular bisects the chords)

AM - CM = BM - DM
AC = BD (1)
Now, AC + BD = a – b
2AC = a – b from (1)
1
AC  a  b   BD
2

11) distance = 17 cm

18
12) i) cm
5
7
ii) cm
5

13) Since OM is perpendicular to AB and ON is perpendicular to CD.

OMA  ONC  90 (1)
Since the chords AB = BC, OM = ON.
OMN  ONM (2)
From (1) and (2),
OMA – OMN  ONC – ONM
AMN  CNM

14)

A M
B
O

C
 Draw OM perpendicular to AB and ON perpendicular to AC.
We get AM = MB = AN = NC.
In ΔAMO and ΔANO,
AN = AM, AMO  ANO  90 and OA is common.
Therefore, by RHS congruence, ΔAMO  ΔANO .
By CPCT, OAN  OAM .
 AO bisects BAC.

15) Since OD is perpendicular to AC, OD will bisect AC.

In ΔABC applying mid point theorem, we get

BC || OD and BC  2OD

16) Join OE, Draw OM  AE and ON  CE .

In OME and ONE ,
OM = ON (Equal chords)
OME  ONE  90
OE = OE
 OME  ONE
 ME  NE (1)

Also, MB = ND ( ^ from the centre bisects chord) (2)

From (1) and (2)

EB = ED

17) radius = 2 3 cm

18)

M O
P

ΔPAB is an isosceles triangle and ΔOBA is also isosceles.

 OBA  OAB  x
 AOB  180  2 x
OM is perpendicular bisector of AB.
 BOM  AOM  90  x
 Therefore, OP is a bisector of AOB.

19) a) 80 cm

20) c) 1:1

21) The perpendicular drawn from the centre of the circle to the chord, bisects it.

22)

Let AB and CD be the equal chords of the circle and let them intersect at P.
Construction: Draw OM and OQ perpendicular to AB and CD respectively.
AM = BM (Perpendicular from the centre bisects the chord)
CQ = DQ (Perpendicular from the centre bisects the chord)
 AM  BM  CQ  DQ
Join PO.
Consider ∆OPM and ∆OPQ,
OP = OP (Common hypotenuse)
OM = OQ (Equal chords are at equidistant from the centre)
OMP  ONP  90 (By construction)
Therefore ∆OPM  ∆OPQ (By RHS congruence)
PM = PQ (Corresponding parts of congruent triangles)
PM + MB = PQ + QD
PB = PD

23) 17 cm

24) 16 cm

25) a) perpendicular

26) 31 cm

27) a) 12 cm

28) 24 cm

29) 12 cm
30) AB = 2 cm
CD = 2 cm
AC = 10 cm
BD = 10 cm

31) d) 8 cm

32)

38.4 cm

33)

Let the two circles with centres P and Q intersect at A and B.

AB is the common chord of the two circles.
Draw perpendiculars PM and QM from the centres P and Q.
Let M be the point of intersection of the common chord AB and the perpendicular
bisectors PM and QM.
AM = BM (The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord)
Therefore the centres, of two circles that intersects at two points, lie on the
perpendicular bisector
34) OQ = 10 cm

35) PMA = 90˚ and AMQ = 90˚. PMA + AMQ = 180˚

 P, M and Q are collinear
36) (a)  OMP =  ONP = 90°
OP is common
OM = ON
  OMP   ONP (RHS congruence property)
 (b) PM = PN (CPCT )

37) BC = 9.6 cm

38) Radius = 6.7 cm

39) (a) In a circle, the line joining the mid point of a chord to the centre is
perpendicular to the chord.
(b) 16 cm

40) The distance of the chord from the centre = 5 cm

41) XY is the longer chord.

Since the chord XY is closer to the centre of the circle that PQ .

42) 10 cm