Free Printable Tangent to a circle

1.

A tangent is a.......

a)

Line that passes through two points of a circle

b)

A line that intersect at one point of a circle

c)

A line that is perpendicular to the radius of a circle

d)

A line that is drawn outside of a circle

2.

How many tangents can a circle have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

infinite

3.

A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ......

a)

chord

b)

arc

c)

tangents

d)

secant

4.

A circle can have ...............tangents drawn parallel to a given tangent.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

infinite

d)

no

5.

The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called ...................

a)

vertex

b)

Point of contact

c)

centre

6.

there is/are ............... tangent at a point of the circle.

a)

infinite

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

7.

The tangent at any point of a circle is............................. to the

radius through the point of contact.

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

coincident

d)

intersecting

8.

1. AP is a tangent to the circle at P on the circle with radius O. P A If ∠ A = $50^o$ , Find the measure of ∠ O.

a)

$90^o$

b)

$50^o$

c)

$40^o$

d)

$130^o$

9.

In figure, O is the centre of the circle with radius 5cm. If AB= 8 cm, Find the length of tangent AC.

a)

13

b)

12

c)

$\sqrt{89}$ cm

d)

$\sqrt{39}$ cm

Tangent to a circle

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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