Tangent [Intro. to Engineering] Quiz

How is a normal to a tangent drawn?

• Angle bisector

• Perpendicular bisector

• Rectangle

• Semicircle

To draw a tangent to an arc of unknown radius and centre through any point on the arc we use ________

• Angle bisectors

• Semicircles

• Arc

• Perpendicular bisector

How many tangents can be drawn from a point outside a given circle?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

How many internally common tangents can two circles have?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

In how many ways can there be a common tangent between two circles?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

The line perpendicular to a tangent and is passing through the point of contact is called as _____

• Perpendicular bisector

• Angle bisector

• Normal

• Tangent

In the following figure, the tangent at point A can be drawn by _______

• Angle bisector

• Perpendicular bisector

• Rectangle

• Arc

A tangent to a circle is a line which touches the circle at one and only one point.

• True

• False

How many tangents to a given circle, can we draw parallel to a given line?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In the following figure, how will make a tangent from the point outside the circle?

• By drawing a semicircle with diameter as OA

• By drawing a perpendicular bisector

• By drawing an angle bisector

• By drawing circle with the same radius from A