WorksheetsCircle Tangents Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The maximum number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle from an external point is
1
2
3
4
In the figure, AP and BP are tangents and ∠APB=80°, then ∠AOB is equal to
80°
100°
180°
360°
Two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
unequal
parallel
equal
perpendicular
In the adjacent figure ∠ADB=50°, then ∠ACB is
90°
180°
65°
360°
In the figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. AB is another tangent touching the circle at R. If CP=12cm, BC=7cm then the length of BR is
5cm
7cm
12cm
19cm
PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at the point P, if triangle OPQ is an isosceles triangle then ∠POQ is equal to
90°
60°
45°
30°
TA and TB are tangents to a circle from an external point T. If ∠ATB=60° then the triangle TAB is
right angled triangle
equilateral triangle
obtuse angled triangle
isosceles triangle
The length of a tangent drawn from a point 8cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6cm is
10cm
5cm
2√7 cm
√7cm
The angle between the tangent and a non-centric end of the radius is
90°
180°
45°
360°
The maximum number of parallel tangents a circle can have
1
2
0
Infinite
The angle between two radii of a circle is 130°, then the angle between the tangents at their point of intersection (contact) is
90°
50°
70°
40°
PA is a tangent to a circle from a point P with centre O, if PA=4cm and OP=5cm then the radius OA is
2cm
4cm
1.5cm
3cm
In fig. PQ and PR are tangents drawn from P to a circle with centre O. If ∠OPQ=35°, then
a=30°, b=60°
a=35°, b=55°
a=40°, b=50°
a=45°, b=45°
In the given figure three tangents TP, TQ and AB are respectively drawn at a point P, Q and R to a circle. The semiperimeter of triangle TAB is equal to
3TA
2TQ
4AB
TP
If the radii of two concentric circles are 6cm and 10cm, then the length of each chord of one circle which is tangent to the other circle is
8cm
16cm
10cm
6cm
If O is the centre of a circle PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50° with PQ then ∠POQ is equal to
100°
80°
90°
75°
A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If AB=13cm, BC=14cm and AE=7cm then AC is equal to
12cm
15cm
11cm
16cm
In a given figure PQ and PR are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠QPR=70°, then ∠OQR is equal to
25°
35°
40°
20°
The distance between two parallel tangents in a circle of radius 3.5cm is
7cm
14cm
3.5 cm
1.75 cm
In the given figure AB is a chord of a circle and AC is its diameter such that ∠ACB=50°. If AT is the tangent to a circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal to
65°
60°
50°
40°
AT is a tangent to a circle at A with centre O from an external point T such that OT=8cm and ∠OTA=30°, the length of AT (in cm) is
2
3√2
4√3
4
In the fig. RQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If SQ=6cm, QR=4cm then OR is
4cm
6cm
5cm
3cm
In the figure. If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with the centre ‘O’ so that ∠POQ=110°, then ∠PTQ is equal to
70°
60°
80°
90°
In figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre C and radius 4cm. If PA⊥PB, then the length of each tangent is
3cm
4cm
5cm
6cm
In the figure, PR=4cm and QR=3cm, then AB+CD is
7cm
8cm
16cm
14cm
In figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O. If ∠APB=60°, then ∠OAB is
30°
15°
60°
90°
In the adjacent figure, AP=3cm and PC=8cm. then the length of tangent CD is
3cm
5cm
8cm
11cm
In the figure given below PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. CD is a third tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA=10cm and DQ=2cm., then the length of PD is
8cm
9cm
4cm
7cm
In the given figure, AB is tangent to the circle at the point P on the circle. PQ is a chord. If ∠BPQ = 62° then ∠PRQ is
28°
118°
124°
62°
AP and BP are tangents to a circle. If ∠AOB = x°, the value of ∠APB
(x-180)°
(180-x)°
(90-x)°
(90+x)°
