
Two concentric circles of radii and () are given. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.

Important Questions on Circles


Write true or false and justify your answer in the following statement:
If a chord subtends an angle of at the centre of a circle, then the angle between the tangents at A and B is also .

Write true or false and justify your answer in the following statement:
The angle between two tangents to a circle may be .

Write true or false and justify your answer in the following statement:
If angle between two tangents drawn from a point to a circle of radius and centre is , then .

In the adjoining figure, and are two tangents from an external point to a circle with centre and radius . If , then find the length of each tangent.

In the figure given below, is a tangent to a circle with centre . If , find and .

In the figure given below, is the centre of a circle. is a chord and is a tangent at . If , then find .
