ASSIGNMENT CIRCLES CLASS X

1. A point P is 26 cm away from the centre O of a circle and the length PQ of the tangent
segment drawn from P to the circle is 10 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
2. A circle is touching the side BC of ABC at P and touching AB and AC produced at Q and R
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respectively. Prove that AQ = (Perimeter of ABC).
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A

B P C
Q R

3. The incircle of ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and F respectively. Show that
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AF + BD + CE = AE + BF + CD = (Perimeter of ABC)
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4. ABCD is a quadrilateral such that A = 90°. A circle with center O, touches the sides AB, BC,
CD and DA at E, F, G, H respectively. If CD = 30 cm, AD = 15 cm and CF = 20 cm, find the
radius of the circle.
5. A circle is inscribed in a ABC having sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm as shown. Find the length
of AD, BE and CF.
C
12
m
8c

F E
m

D
A B
10 cm

6. ABC is a right angle triangle, right angled at A, AB = 6 cm and AC = 8 cm. A circle with
centre O is inscribed inside the triangle. Calculate the value of ‘r’, the radius of inscribed circle.
7. Circles are drawn from the three vertices of a ABC (as shown); taken as centre to touch each
other externally. If the sides of the triangle are 4 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm, find the radii of the circles.

B C

8. In two concentric circles, prove that a chord of larger circle which is tangent to smaller is
bisected at the point of contact.
9. Prove that tangents drawn at the ends of a chord of a circle make equal angles with chord.

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 10. P and Q are centres of circles of radii 9 cm and 2 cm respectively. PQ = 17 cm. R is the
centre of a circle of radius x cm which touches the above circles externally. Given that
PRQ = 90°, write an equation in x and solve it.
11. Two tangent segment BC, BD are drawn to a circle with centre O such that DBC = 120°.
Prove that BO = 2.BC.
12. In the given figure, XP and XQ are two tangents to a circle with O from a point X outside the
circle. ARB is tangent to circle at R. Prove that XA + AR = XB + BR
X

A R
B
P Q
O

13.The four sides AB, BC, CD and DA of a quadrilateral ABCD touches a circle at the points P,
Q, R and S respectively. If AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and CD = 4 cm, find AD.
C
m
4c
R
D
Q
7 cm

A B
P
6 cm

14. In the given figure, two circles with centres X and Y touch externally at P. If tangents AT and
BT meet the common tangent at T, then prove that AT = BT.
T

A
B
X P Y

15. The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and 8 cm. AB is a diameter of a bigger circle.
BD is a tangent to the smaller circle, touching it at D. Find the length AD.

B D

ANSWERS
1. 24 cm 4. 3 cm 5. AD = 3 cm, BE = 7 cm and CF= 5 cm 6. 2 cm
7. 3 cm, 5 cm and 1 cm 10. x2 + 11x – 102 = 0; x = 6 13. 3 cm 15. 19 cm

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