Theorems on circles - class-X
Description: theorems on circles | |
Number of Questions: 86 | |
Created by: Gagan Singh | |
Tags: symmetry circle maths tangents and intersecting chords geometrical constructions tangents and secants to a circle circle and tangent |
The range of values of $\lambda$ for which the circles $ { x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ and ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2\lambda y+5=0$ have two common tangents only is-
The range of values of x for which the circles ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ and$ { x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+2xy+5=0\quad$ have two on tangents only is=
Intercept of a tangent between two parallel tangents to a circle subtends a right angle at the centre.
In the given figure, $AD\ and AE$ are the tangents to a circle with centre $O\ and BC$ touches the circle at $F$. If $AE=5\ cm$ then perimeter of $\triangle ABC$ is
$\overline { M N }$ and $\overline { M Q }$ are two tangents from a point $M$ to a circle with centre $0$ If $m \angle N O Q = 120 ^ { \circ } ,$ then ?
If $\triangle ABC$ is isoscles with $AB=AC$ and $C(O,r)$ is the incircle of the of the $\triangle BAC=30^{o}$. The tangent at $C$ intersects $AB$ at a point $D$, then $L$ trisects $BC$.
The chord of contact of the pair of tangents to the circle $x^2+y^2=1$ drawn from any point on the line $2x+y=4$ passes through a fixed point.
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:
Circles ${ C } _{ 1 },{ C } _{ 2 },{ C } _{ 3 }$ have their centres at $\left( 0,0 \right) ,\left( 12,0 \right) ,\left( 24,0 \right) $ and have radii $1,2$ and $4$ respectively. Line ${t} _{1}$ is a common internal tangent to ${C} _{1}$ and ${C} _{2}$ and has a positive slope and line ${t} _{2}$ is a common internal tangent to ${C} _{2}$ and ${C} _{3}$ and has a negative slope. Given that lines ${t} _{1}$ and ${t} _{2}$ intersect at $(x,y)$ and that $x=p-q\surd r$, where $p,q$ and $r$ are positive integers and $r$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, find $p+q+r$.
For the two circles ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=16$ and ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2y=0$ there is/are
From a point outside a circle, one tangent and one secant are drawn. The length of exterior part of secant is $7$ cm and that of interior part is $9$ cm. Find the length of tangent segment.
Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Construct a pair of tangents to it, the angle between which is $60^0$. Also justify the construction. Measure the distance between the centre of the circle and the point of intersection of tangents.
From a point A which is at a distance of 10 cm from the center O of a circle of radius 6 cm, the pair of tangents AB and AC to the circle are drawn. Then the area of Quadrilateral ABOC is:
If the angle between two radii of a circle is $140^{\circ}$, then the angle between the tangents at the ends of the radii is :
The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
If two tangents inclined at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then the length of each tangent is equal to:
From point $P$ outside a circle, with a circumference of $10$ units, a tangent is drawn. Also from $P$ a secant is drawn dividing the circle into unequal arcs with lengths $m$ and $n$. It is found that $t$, the length of the tangent, is the mean proportional between $m$ and $n$. If $m$ and $t$ are integers, then $t$ may have the following number of values.
Tangents at the end points of the diameter of a circle intersect at angle Q Q is equal to
A pair of tangents are drawn from a point $P$ to the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} = 1$. If the tangents make an intercept of $2$ on the line $x = 2$, the locus of $P$ is
A family of linear functions is given by $f(x) = 1 + c(x + 3)$ where $c \in R$. If a member of this family meets a unit circle centred at origin in two coincidence points then 'c' can be equal to
A tangent from $P$, a point in the exterior of a circle touches circle at $Q$. If $OP=13$, $PQ=5$, then the diameter of the circle is ______________
Tangents $TP$ and $TQ$ are drawn from a point $T$ to circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=a^{2}$. If the point $T$ lies on the line $px+qy=r$, then locus of the centre of circumcircle of $\triangle TPQ$ is
Tangents PA and PB are drawn to the cicle $S\, \equiv \,{x^2}\, + \,{y^2}\, - \,2y\, - \,3\, = \,0$ from the point $P(3, 4)$. Which of the following alternative(s) is/are correct ?
If $OA$ and $OB$ are the tangents to the circle ${x}^{2}+{y}^{2}-6x-8y+21=0$ drawn from the origin $O$, then $AB$ equals
If 't$ _{1}$','t$ _{2}$','t$ _{3}$'are the lengths of the tangents drawnfrom centre of ex-circle to the circum circle of the $ \Delta A B C $, then- $ \frac { 1 } { t _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { t _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { t _ { 3 } ^ { 2 } } = $
Consider a circle $x^2+y^2=3$. Secants are drawn from (-2,0) to the circle which make an intercept of $2\sqrt{2}$ units on the circle. Identify the correct statements ?
From a point P outside of a circle with center at O, tangent segments $PA$ and $PB$ are drawn. If $ \dfrac { 1 }{ \left( { OA }^{ 2 } \right) } +\dfrac { 1 }{ \left( { PA }^{ 2 } \right) } =\dfrac { 1 }{ 16 } $ then the length of the chord AB is ..
Parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a ?
$y=mx+b$ is a tangent to the circle ${x}^{2}+{y}^{2}-6x=16\ if\ \left (3\ m+b\right)^{2}=5\left (1+{m}^{2}\right)$.
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral in which $A B | C D , A B \perp A D \text { and } A B = 3 C D$. The area of quadrilateral $ABCD$ is $4.$ The radius of a Circle touching all the sides of quadrilateral is = ?
The tangents drawn from origin to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2ax-2by+{ b }^{ 2 }=0$ are perpendicular to each other, if
Opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the center of the circle.
If from a point P, two perpendicular tangents are drawn to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x + 2y = 0$, then the coordinates of point P cannot be
Let $C _1$ and $C _2$ be two non concentric circles with $C _2$ lying inside $C _1$. A circle C lying inside $C _1$ touches $C _1$ internally and $C _2$ externally. The locus of the centre of the circle C is :
Let $C$ be the circle described $(x+a)^{2}+y^{2}=r^{2}$ where $0<r<a$ Let $m$ be the slope of the line through the origin that is tangent to $C$ at a point in the first quadrant. Then
Lines are drawn from the point $P(-1,3)$ to the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-2x+4y-8=0$, which meets the circle at two points A and B. The minimum value of $PA+PB$ is
A curve is such that the midpoint of the mid-point of the tangent intercepted between the point where the tangent is drawn and the point where the tangent is drawn and the point where the tangent meets y-axis, lies on the line $y=x$. If the curve passes through $(1,0)$, then the curve is
The locus of the centre of a circle touching the lines $x+2y=0$ and $x-2y=0$ is
Consider a circle, $x^{2}+y^{2}=1$ and point $P\left(1,\sqrt{3}\right).PAB$ is secant drawn from $P$ intersecting circle in $A$ and $B$ (distinct) then range of $\left|PA\right|+\left|PB\right|$is
The number of tangents to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-8x-6y+9=0$ which passes through the point $(3,-2)$ is
Tangents drawn from the origin to the circle $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}-2px-2qy+q^{2}=0 $ are perpendicular to each other if
If the distance from the origin of the centers of the three circles ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+2{ a } _{ i }x={ a }^{ 2 }\left( i=1,2,3 \right) $ are in G.P., then the length of the tangent drawn to them from any point on the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }={ a }^{ 2 }$ are in
Two $ \displaystyle \perp $ tangents to the circle $ \displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=a^{2} $ meet at a point P. The locus of P has the equation
The circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ cuts the line joining the points $A(1,0)$ and $B(3,4)$ in two points P and Q. Let $\dfrac { BP }{ PA } =\alpha$ and $\dfrac { BQ }{ QA } =\beta$. Then $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are roots of the quadratic equation
If the length of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+15x-17y+c^{2}=0$ to the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+15x-17y+21=0 \ is \ \sqrt{5}$ units , then $c$ is equal to
The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangent from the point $(4, 5)$ to the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}-4x-2y-c=0$ with a pair of radii joining the points of contacts of these tangents is $8$ sq. units. The value of $c$ is
A line is drawn through the point $P(3, 11)$ to cut the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}= 9$ at $A$ and $B$. Then $PA\cdot PB$ is equal to
If $t _{i}$ is the length of the tangent to the circle $ x^{2}+ y^{2} + 2g _{i} x + 5 =0; i =1,2,3$ from any point and $g _{1}, g _{2}$ and $g _{3} $ are in A.P. and $A _{i} = (g _{i},- t _{i}^{2})$, then
If the area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangent from the origin to the circle $x^{2} +y^{2} +6x -10y
+ c = 0$ and the pair of radii at the points of contact of these tangents to tbe circle is $8$ square units. then $c$ is a root of the equation
The tangents drawn from the origin to the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} - 2px - 2qy + q^{2} = 0$ are perpendicular if
The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle ${(x-7)}^{2}+{(y+1)}^{2}=25$ equals-
The tangents drawn from the origin to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }-2rx-2hy+{h}^{2}=0$ are perpendicular if-
If the tangents $PA$ and $PB$ are drawn from the point $P(-1,2)$ to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+x-2y-3=0$ and $C$ is the center of the circle, then the area of the quadrilateral $PACB$ is
In a right-angled triangle ABC, $\angle B=90^{o}, BC = 12 cm $ and $AB = 5 cm$.The radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle (in cm) is
In the given figure, if $PA$ and $PB$ are tangents to the circle with centre $O$ such that $\angle APB=54^{\circ},$ then $\angle OAB$ equals
ABC is a right angled triangle right angled at B such that $BC = 6$ cm and $AB = 8$ cm. A circle with center O is inscribed in $\displaystyle \Delta ABC$. The radius of the circle is
The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle $\displaystyle \left ( x-7 \right )^{2}+\left ( y+1 \right )^{2}=25 $ equals
If two tangents inclined at an angle $\displaystyle 60^{\circ}$ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm then length of each tangent is equal to
Consider a curve $a{ x }^{ 2 }+2hxy+b{ y }^{ 2 }=1$ and a point $P$ not on the curve. A line drawn from the point $P$ intersect the curve ar point $Q$ and $R$. If the product $PQ.PR$ is independent of the slope of the line, then the curve is
If $5x-12y+10=0$ and $12y-5x+16=0$ are two tangents
to a circle then radius of the circle is
The equation to the locus of the point of intersection of any two perpendicular tangents to $x^{2}+ y^{2} = 4$ is
If ${ \theta } _{ 1 },{ \theta } _{ 2 }$ be the inclinations of tangents drawn from the point $P$ to the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }={ a }^{ 2 }$ and $\cot { { \theta } _{ 1 } } +\cot { { \theta } _{ 2 } } =k$, then the locus of $P$ is
The angle between the tangents from the origin to the circle $(x-7)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}=25$ is
The number of tangents that can be drawn from (1, 2) to $x^2+y^2=5$ is
Two secants PAB and PCD are drawn to a circle from an outside point P. Then, which of the following is true?
Two tangents are drawn to a circle and the angle between them is $\displaystyle { 30 }^{ \circ }$. What is the angle between the radii that are drawn at the point of contact of these two tangents.
$ABC$ is a right triangle with $\angle A = 90^{\circ}$. Let a circle touch tangent $\overline {AB}$ at A and tangent $\overline {BC}$ at some point D. Suppose the circle intersects $\overline {AC}$ again at E and $CE = 3 cm, CD = 6 cm$, find the measure of BD
The value of $k$ for which two tangents can be drawn from $(k , k)$ to the circle $x^2 + y^2 + 2x + 2y 16 = 0$ is
The area of the triangle formed by the tangents from the point $( 4, 3 )$ to the circle $x^{2} + y^{2} = 9$ and the line joining their points of contact is
The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle ${ \left( x-7 \right) }^{ 2 }+{ \left( y+1 \right) }^{ 2 }=25$ equals
For the circle ${ x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }={ r }^{ 2 }$, find the value of $r$ for which the area enclosed by the tangents drawn from the point $P(6,8)$ to the circle and the chord of contact is maximum.
Write True or False and justify your answer in each of the following :
To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at an angle of $60^0$, it is required to draw tangents at endpoints of those two radii of the circle, the angle between them should be
If two tangents inclined at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then length of the tangent is equal to :
The equation of tangent to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 36$ which are incline at the angle of ${45^ \circ }$ to the $x-$axis are
A tangent drawn from the point (4, 0) to the circle $\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=8 $ touches it at a point A in the first quadrant. The coordinates of another point B on the circle such that $AB$ = 4 are
A parabola $y = ax^2 + bx + c$ crosses the x-axis at $(\alpha, 0)$ $(\beta, 0)$ both to the right of the origin. A circle also passes through these two points. The length of the tangent from the origin to the circle is
From a point $R(5, 8)$ two tangents $RP$ and $RQ$ are drawn to a given cirlce $S = 0$ whose radius is $5$. If circumcentre of the triangle PQR is $(2, 3)$, then the equation of circle $S= 0$ is
The radius of the circle touching the straight lines $x-2y-1=0$ and $3x-6y+7=0$ is
For what positive value(s) of K will the graph of the equation $2x + y = K$ be tangent to the graph of the equation $x^2+ y^2= 45$?
AB and CD are two chords of a circle which when produced to meet at a point P such that AB = 5 cm, AP = 8 cm and CD = 2 cm then PD =
If the line $\displaystyle ax+by + c =0$ touches the circle $\displaystyle x^2 + y^2 -2x = \frac{3}{5}$ and is normal to the circle $\displaystyle x^2 + y^2 + 2x - 4y + 1 =0$, then $(a,b)$ are