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CBSE Class 10- Mathematics: Questions and Answers Chapter – 10 Circles Part 7

Question 10:

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

Illustration: CBSE Class 10- Mathematics: Questions and Answers Chapter – 10 Circles Part 7

Answer:

Let be the common centre of the two concentric circles.

Let AB be a chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle at .

Join and .

Then,

The tangent at any point of a circle is to the radius through the point of contact [By Pythagoras theorem]

Since the perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord bisects the chord, therefore

Question 10:

A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle (see figure) . Prove that:

Illustration: CBSE Class 10- Mathematics: Questions and Answers Chapter – 10 Circles Part 7

Answer:

We know that the tangents from an external point to a circle are equal.

On adding eq. (i) , (ii) , (iii) and (iv) , we get

Question 12:

In two concentric circles prove that all chords of the outer circle which touch the inner circle are of equal length.

Answer:

AB and CD are two chords of the circle which touch the inner circle at M and N.

Respectively

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Question 13:

PA and PB are tangents from P to the circle with center O. At the point M, a tangent is drawn cutting PA at K and PB at N. Prove that .

Illustration: CBSE Class 10- Mathematics: Questions and Answers Chapter – 10 Circles Part 7

Answer:

We know that the lengths of the tangents drawn form an external point to a circle are equal.