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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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The angle between a tangent to a circle and the radius drawn at the point of contact is
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From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. The radius of the circle is

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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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In the figure, XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X'Y' at B then AOB=

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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).