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Draw a circle and two lines parallel to a given line drawn outside the circle such that one is a tangent and the other, a secant to the circle.

Important Questions on Tangents and Secants to a Circle

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Calculate the length of tangent from a point 15 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 9 cm.

Express your answer in centimetre(cm).

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Prove that the tangents to a circle at the endpoints of a diameter are parallel.
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If AP and AQ are the two tangents a circle with centre O so that POQ=110°,  then PAQ is equal to

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If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle of 80°, then POA is equal to

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Two concentric circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm are drawn. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.

Express your answer in centimetres(cm).

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Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
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A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of length 9 cm and 3 cm respectively (See adjacent figure). Find the sides AB and AC.

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In a right triangle ABC, a circle with a side AB as diameter is drawn to intersect the hypotenuse AC in P. Prove that the tangent to the circle at P bisects the side BC.

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