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If a chord AB subtends an angle of 60° at the centre of a circle, then angle between the tangents at A and B is also 60°.

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In  figure, PQL  and  PRM  are  tangents  to  the  circle  with centre O at the points Q and R, respectively and S is a point on the circle such that ∠SQL = 50° and ∠SRM = 60°. Then ∠QSR is equal to 40°.

 

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In Figure. BOA is a diameter of a circle and  the tangent at a point P meets BA extended at T. If ∠PBO = 30°, then ∠PTA is equal to 30°.

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In Fig. if PQR is the tangent to a circle at Q whose centre is O, AB is a chord parallel to PR and ∠BQR = 70°, then ∠AQB is equal to

 

(A) 20° (B) 40° (C) 35° (D) 45°

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In Fig. if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠APB = 50°, then ∠OAB is equal to

(A) 25° (B) 30° (C) 40° (D) 50°

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In Fig.  if O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes  an  angle  of  50°  with  PQ,  then ∠POQ is equal to

(A) 100° (B) 80° (C) 90° (D) 75°

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Mathematics

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At one end A of a diameter AB of a circle of radius 5 cm, tangent XAY is drawn  to  the  circle.  The  length  of  the  chord  CD parallel  to  XY  and  at  a distance 8 cm from A is

(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm

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From a point P which is at a distance of 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

 

(A) 60 cm2 (B) 65 cm2       (C)  30 cm2 (D) 32.5 cm2

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Mathematics

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In Fig. , AB is a chord of the circle and  AOC is its diameter such that  ∠ACB  =  50°.  If AT  is  the tangent to the circle at the point  A, then ∠BAT is equal to

(A) 65° (B) 60° (C) 50° (D) 40°

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In  Fig. ,  if ∠AOB  =  125°, then ∠COD is equal to

(A) 62.5° (B) 45° (C) 35° (D) 55°

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