Circles and Tangent Properties

A point B is 17cm away from the centre O of a circle. AB is the tangent to the circle at A. Given that AB = 15 cm, find the radius of the circle.

• 8 cm

• 9 cm

• 2 cm

• 16 cm

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Find the length of LK

• 24

• 20.25

• 17.5

• 12.32

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Using lines tangent to the circle, find the value of x.

• 57

• 137

• 47

• 257

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Assume that the lines that appear to be tangent are tangent. O is the center of the circle. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth.

• 16 in

• 8 in

• 11 in

• 6 in

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Is line segment AB tangent to the circle?

• Yes

• No

Using the tangent lines, find the value of x.

• 60

• 120

• 30

• 300

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Line segment AB is tangent to the circle.

• True

• False

Lines AO and BO are tangent. What is the measure of BO?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

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Point O is the center of each circle. Assume the lines that appear to be tangent are tangent. What is the value of the variable?

• 26

• 57

• 66

• 114

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What is the value of x?

• 22

• 25

• 15

• 20

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