# ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 15 Circles Ex 15.3

## ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 15 Circles Ex 15.3

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 15 Circles Ex 15.3

Question 1.
Find the length of the tangent drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, from a point distant 5 cm from the centre.
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Question 2.
A point P is at a distance 13 cm from the centre C of a circle and PT is a tangent to the given circle. If PT = 12 cm, find the radius of the circle.
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Question 3.
The tangent to a circle of radius 6 cm from an external point P, is of length 8 cm. Calculate the distance of P from the nearest point of the circle.

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Question 4.
Two concentric circles are of the radii 13 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the chord of the outer circle which touches the inner circle.
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Question 5.
Two circles of radii 5 cm and 2-8 cm touch each other. Find the distance between their centres if they touch:
(i) externally
(ii) internally.
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Question 6.
(a) In figure (i) given below, triangle ABC is circumscribed, find x.
(b) In figure (ii) given below, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed, find x.

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Question 7.
(a) In figure (i) given below, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed; find the perimeter of quadrilateral ABCD.
(b) In figure (ii) given below, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed and AD ⊥ DC ; find x if radius of incircle is 10 cm.

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Question 8.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, O is the centre of the circle and AB is a tangent at B. If AB = 15 cm and AC = 7.5 cm, find the radius of the circle.
(b) In the figure (ii) given below, from an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle. CE is a tangent to the circle at D. If AP = 15 cm, find the perimeter of the triangle PEC.

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Question 9.
(a) If 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
$$r= \frac { a+b-c }{ 2 }$$
(b) In the given figure, PB is a tangent to a circle with centre O at B. AB is a chord of length 24 cm at a distance of 5 cm from the centre. If the length of the tangent is 20 cm, find the length of OP.

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Question 10.
Three circles of radii 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm touch each other externally. Find the perimeter of the triangle obtained on joining the centres of these circles.
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Question 11.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, the sides of the quadrilateral touch the circle. Prove that AB + CD = BC + DA.
(b) In the figure (ii) given below, ABC is triangle with AB = 10cm, BC = 8cm and AC = 6cm (not drawn to scale). Three circles are drawn touching each other with vertices A, B and C as their centres. Find the radii of the three circles

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Question 12.
(a) ln the figure (i) PQ = 24 cm, QR = 7 cm and ∠PQR = 90°. Find the radius of the inscribed circle ∆PQR

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, two concentric circles with centre O are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to these circles. If AP = 12cm, find BP.

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Question 13.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, AB = 8 cm and M is mid-point of AB. Semi-circles are drawn on AB, AM and MB as diameters. A circle with centre C touches all three semi-circles as shown, find its radius.

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, equal circles with centres O and O’ touch each other at X. OO’ is produced to meet a circle O’ at A. AC is tangent to the circle whose centre is O. O’D is perpendicular to AC. Find the value of :
(i) $$\\ \frac { AO’ }{ AO }$$
(ii) $$\frac { area\quad of\quad \Delta ADO’ }{ area\quad of\quad \Delta ACO }$$

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Question 14.
The length of the direct common tangent to two circles of radii 12 cm and 4 cm is 15 cm. Calculate the distance between their centres.
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Question 15.
Calculate the length of a direct common tangent to two circles of radii 3 cm and 8 cm with their centres 13 cm apart.
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Question 16.
In the given figure, AC is a transverse common tangent to two circles with centres P and Q and of radii 6 cm and 3 cm respectively. Given that AB = 8 cm, calculate PQ.
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Question 17.
Two circles with centres A, B are of radii 6 cm and 3 cm respectively. If AB = 15 cm, find the length of a transverse common tangent to these circles.
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Question 18.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, PA and PB are tangents at a points A and B respectively of a circle with centre O. Q and R are points on the circle. If ∠APB = 70°, find (i) ∠AOB (ii) ∠AQB (iii) ∠ARB
(b) In the figure (ii) given below, two circles touch internally at P from an external point Q on the common tangent at P, two tangents QA and QB are drawn to the two circles. Prove that QA = QB.

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Question 19.
In the given figure, AD is a diameter of a circle with centre O and AB is tangent at A. C is a point on the circle such that DC produced intersects the tangent af B. If ∠ABC = 50°, find ∠AOC.

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Question 20.
In the given figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point P to a circle such that ∠RPQ = 30°. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ, Find ∠RQS

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Question 21.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, PQ is a tangent to the circle at A, DB is a diameter, ∠ADB = 30° and ∠CBD = 60°, calculate (i) ∠QAB (ii) ∠PAD (iii) ∠CDB.

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. The tangent to the circle at B meets DC produced at F. If ∠EAB = 85° and ∠BFC = 50°, find ∠CAB.

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Question 22.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, O is the centre of the circle and SP is a tangent. If ∠SRT = 65°, find the value of x, y and z. (2015)
(b) In the figure (ii) given below, O is the centre of the circle. PS and PT are tangents and ∠SPT = 84°. Calculate the sizes of the angles TOS and TQS.

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Question 23.
In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. Tangents to the circle at A and B meet at C. If ∠ACO = 30°, find
(i) ∠BCO (ii) ∠AOR (iii) ∠APB

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Question 24.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, O is the centre of the circle. The tangent at B and D meet at P. If AB is parallel to CD and ∠ ABC = 55°. find (i) ∠BOD (ii) ∠BPD
(b) In the figure (ii) given below. O is the centre of the circle. AB is a diameter, TPT’ is a tangent to the circle at P. If ∠BPT’ = 30°, calculate : (i) ∠APT (ii) ∠BOP.

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Question 25.

The line PQ is the tangent to the circle at A. If ∠CAQ : ∠CAP = 1 : 2, AB bisects ∠CAQ and AD bisects ∠CAP, then find the measure of the angles of the cyclic quadrilateral. Also prove that BD is a diameter of the circle.
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Question 26.
In a triangle, ABC, the incircle (centre O) touches BC, CA and AB at P, Q and R respectively. Calculate (i) ∠QOR (ii) ∠QPR given that ∠A = 60°.
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Question 27.
(a) In figure (0 given below, AB is a diameter. The tangent at C meets AB produced at Q, ∠CAB = 34°. Find
(i) ∠CBA (ii) ∠CQA (2006)

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, AP and BP are tangents to the circle with centre O. Given ∠APB = 60°, calculate.
(i) ∠AOB (ii) ∠OAB (iii) ∠ACB.

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Question 28.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, O is the centre of the circumcircle of triangle XYZ. Tangents at X and Y intersect at T. Given ∠XTY = 80° and ∠XOZ = 140°, calculate the value of ∠ZXY. (1994)
(b) In the figure (ii) given below, O is the centre of the circle and PT is the tangent to the circle at P. Given ∠QPT = 30°, calculate (i) ∠PRQ (ii) ∠POQ.

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Question 29.
Two chords AB, CD of a circle intersect internally at a point P. If
(i) AP = cm, PB = 4 cm and PD = 3 cm, find PC.
(ii) AB = 12 cm, AP = 2 cm, PC = 5 cm, find PD.
(iii) AP = 5 cm, PB = 6 cm and CD = 13 cm, find CP.
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Question 30.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, PT is a tangent to the circle. Find TP if AT = 16 cm and AB = 12 cm.

(b) In the figure given below, diameter AB and chord CD of a circle meet at P. PT is a tangent to the circle at T. CD = 7.8 cm, PD = 5 cm, PB = 4 cm. Find (i) AB. (ii) the length of tangent PT.

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Question 31.
PAB is secant and PT is tangent to a circle
(i) PT = 8 cm and PA = 5 cm, find the length of AB.
(ii) PA = 4.5 cm and AB = 13.5 cm, find the length of PT.
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Question 32.
In the adjoining figure, CBA is secant and CD is tangent to the circle. If AB = 7 cm and BC = 9 cm, then
(i) Prove that ∆ACD ~ ∆DCB.
(ii) Find the length of CD.

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Question 33.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, PAB is secant and PT is tangent to a circle. If PA : AB = 1 : 3 and PT = 6 cm, find the length of PB.
(b) In the figure (ii) given below, ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC and Q is mid-point of AC. If APB is a secant, and AC is tangent to the circle at Q, prove that AB = 4 AP.

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Question 34.
Two chords AB, CD of a circle intersect externally at a point P. If PA = PC, Prove that AB = CD.
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Question 35.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, AT is tangent to a circle at A. If ∠BAT = 45° and ∠BAC = 65°, find ∠ABC.

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, A, B and C are three points on a circle. The tangent at C meets BA produced at T. Given that ∠ATC = 36° and ∠ACT = 48°, calculate the angle subtended by AB at the centre of the circle. (2001)

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Question 36.
In the adjoining figure, ∆ABC is isosceles with AB = AC. Prove that the tangent at A to the circumcircle of ∆ABC is parallel to BC.

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Question 37.
If the sides of a rectangle touch a circle, prove that the rectangle is a square.
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Question 38.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, two circles intersect at A, B. From a point P on one of these circles, two line segments PAC and PBD are drawn, intersecting the other circle at C and D respectively. Prove that CD is parallel to the tangent at P.

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, two circles with centres C, C’ intersect at A, B and the point C lies on the circle with centre C’. PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre C’ at A. Prove that AC bisects ∠PAB.

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Question 39.
(a) In the figure (i) given below, AB is a chord of the circle with centre O, BT is tangent to the circle. If ∠OAB = 32°, find the values of x and y.

(b) In the figure (ii) given below, O and O’ are centres of two circles touching each other externally at the point P. The common tangent at P meets a direct common tangent AB at M. Prove that:
(i) M bisects AB (ii) ∠APB = 90°.

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