
The tangent to a circle is a special case of the secant when the two endpoints of corresponding chord coincide

Important Questions on Circles

A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a secant.




In the figure, is the centre of the circle and is the equation of the circle. What is the radius of the circle?






In the given figure are two tangents to the circle with centre , touching at respectively. If , find in degrees.

What is the circumference of the largest circle which can be inscribed in a square of side ? ()

In the figure, is the centre of the circle and is the equation of the circle. Write the equation of the circle whose centre is at origin and the radius is .






In the given figure and are two tangents to the circle with centre , touching at and respectively. If and , find and

