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One-half of the whole arc of a circle is called a . (semicircle, quarter circle)

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Important Questions on Circles

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Two circles, both of radii ‘a’ touch each other and each of them touches internally a circle of radius 2a. Then the radius of the circle which touches all the three circles is
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‘O’ is the centre of the circle. The area of the shaded region in the given figure is 126 cm2 , PQ = PR then the diameter QR is:

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A square is inscribed in a circle of radius ‘a’. Another circle is inscribed in that square and again a square is inscribed in this circle. The side of this square is:- 
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In the given figure TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle with centre O, touching at A and C respectively. If BCQ=55° and BAP=60°, findAOC.

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A sector is cut from a circle of radius 21 cm. If the length of the arc of the sector is 55 cm, then what is the area of the sector?
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In the given figure, three circles with centres A, B, C respectively touch each other externally. If AB=5cm, BC=7cm and CA=6cm, then the radius of the circle with centre A is

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In the given figure, ABCDE is a pentagon inscribed in a circle such that AC is a diameter and side BCAE. If BAC=50°, find giving reason EDC.

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From the figure of O,r match the following. The correct option is _____

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1 AC¯ABC                 a2r

2OA length                      br

3AC¯ length                      cπr+2r

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Chords AB and CD are intersecting at P. AB=10 centimetres, PB=4 centimetres and PD=3 centimetres. What is the length of PA?

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In the figure given below O is the centre of the circle. If the QR=OP and angle ORP=20°. Find the value of x giving reasons.

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A, B and C are three points on a circle such that the angles subtended by the chords AB and AC at the centre O are 80° and 120°, respectively. The value of BAC is:
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In the given figure, ABCDE is a pentagon inscribed in a circle such that AC is a diameter and side BCAE. If BAC=50°, find giving reason

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The length of a arc of a sector of angle θ of circle with radius r is:
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In the figure given below, O is the centre of the circle and AB is a diameter. If AC=BD and AOC=72°. Find ABD in degrees.

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In the figure given below, O is the centre of the circle and AB is a diameter. If AC=BD and AOC=72°. Find ABC.

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In the figure given below, O is the centre of the circle and AB is a diameter. If AC=BD and AOC=72°. Find BAD.

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In the figure, a, b, c are the sides of a right triangle where c is the hypotenuse. Prove that the radius r of the circle which touches the sides of the triangle is given by r=a+b+c2.

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The radius of the circle is 20 cm.The distance between two equal and parallel chords is 24 cm. Find the length of the chord.
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Two chords AB and CD of a circle with centre O intersect each other at P. If APC=95° and AOD =110°, then BOC is: