Section A (1 Mark each)

Q1. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q from the centre is 25 cm. The radius of the circle is:

Q2. If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that $\angle POQ = 110^\circ$, then $\angle PTQ$ is equal to:

Q3. The length of a tangent from a point A at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm. The radius of the circle is:

Q4. Assertion (A): If a line intersects a circle at two distinct points, it is called a secant.
Reason (R): A tangent to a circle intersects the circle at exactly one point.

Section B (2 Marks each)

Q5. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.

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Q6. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.

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Q7. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that $AB + CD = AD + BC$.

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Section C (3 Marks each)

Q8. 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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Q9. XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X'Y' at B. Prove that $\angle AOB = 90^\circ$.

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Section D (5 Marks)

Q10. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. Using this, show that if a parallelogram circumscribes a circle, it is a rhombus.

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Section E (4 Marks)

Q11. Case Study:

A circular park has a radius of 20 m. Two straight paths, which are tangents to the circular boundary of the park, meet at a point P outside the park. The distance of point P from the centre of the park is 50 m.

(i) Find the length of each path (tangent) from point P to the point of contact with the park.

(ii) If the two paths are inclined to each other at an angle of $60^\circ$ instead, find the distance of P from the centre.

(iii) What is the perimeter of the quadrilateral formed by the two tangents and the two radii joining the points of contact?

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