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Explain converse of theorem on angle between tangent and secant with an example.

Important Questions on Circle

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If the power of the point (1,6) with respect to the circle x2+y2+4x-6y-a=0 is -16 then a'' equals
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Let A, B, C be three points on a circle of radius 1 such that ACB=π4. Then the length of the side AB is
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Let ABCD be a trapezium in which ABCD and ADAB. Suppose ABCD has an incircle which touches AB at Q and CD at P. Given that PC=36 and QB=49, find PQ.
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In parallelogram ABCD, AC=10 and BD=28. The points K and L in the plane of ABCD move in such a way that AK=BD and BL=AC. Let M and N be the midpoints of CK and DL, respectively. What is the maximum value of cot2BMD2+tan2ANC2?
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Tangents to a circle at points P and Q on the circle intersect at a point R. If PQ=6 units and PR=5 units, then the radius of the circle is
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The points C and D on a semicircle with AB as diameter are such that AC=1,CD=2 and DB=3. Then, the length of AB lies in the interval.
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In the circle given below, let OA=1 unit, OB=13 unit and PQOB. Then, the area of the triangle PQB (in square units) is :

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Prove that, “the lengths of the two tangent segments to a circle drawn from an external point are equal”.

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Suppose S1 and S2 are two unequal circles; AB and CD are the direct common tangents to these circles. A transverse common tangent PQ cuts AB in R and CD in S. If AB=10 units, then RS is -
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On the circle with center O, points A,B are such that OA = AB. A point C is located on the tangent at B to the circle such that A and C are on the opposite sides of the line OB and AB=BC. The line segment AC intersects the circle again at F. Then the ratio BOF:BOC is equal to -

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In an acute-angled triangle ABC, the altitudes from A, B, C when extended intersect the circumcircle again at points A1, B1, C1 respectively. If ABC=45°, then A1B1C1 equals
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In the following figure, point ‘A’ is the centre of the circle. Line MN is tangent at point M. If AN=10 cm and MN=6 cm, determine the radius of the circle.

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If the angle between two radii of a circle is 130°, the angle between the tangents at the ends of radii is

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A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q so that OQ=12 cm. Length PQ is
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If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60°are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then length of each tangent is equal to

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In the figure, PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O. If QPR=46°, then QOR is
 

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Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the centre.
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Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact of the tangent to a circle passes through the centre.
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From a point P which is at a distance 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral PQOR is

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If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that APB=50°, then OAB is equal to