CIRCLES

1. If a circle has an area 9 x2 units, what is its radius?

A) 3 B) 3 x
C) 3 x D) 9 x
4
E) 81 x

2. A circle whose radius is 7 has its centre at the origin which of the following
points are outside the circle?
I. (4, 4) II. (5, 5) III. (4, 5) IV. (4, 6)
A) I and II B) II and III
C) II, III and IV D) II and IV
E) III and IV

3. The area of a circle is 49. Find its circumference, in terms of .

A) 18 B) 28
C) 49 D) 98
E) 147

4. In two hours, the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of:
A) 90o B) 180o
o
C) 360 D) 720o
o
E) 1080

AC = 6

5. What is the area of circle O above?

A) 24 B) 36
C) 48 D) 64
E) It cannot be determined from the information given
6. In the figure above, the three diameters divide the circle into six equal
regions. If the circle is rotated 120o in a clockwise direction in its plane,
which of the following represents the resulting circle?

7. Using the formula: Circumference = 2r and Area = r2 where r = radius.

Find the area of a circle whose circumference is x.
x2 x2
A) B)
4 2 4
x2
C) D) r2
4
E) r

8. When the radius of a circle is doubled, the area is multiplied by:

A) 2 B) 2
C) 2 r D) 3.14
E) 4
9. What is the area of the shaded region? The radius of the outer circle is a
a
and the radius of each of the circles inside the large circle is .
3
1 2
A) 0 B) a
3
2 2 7 2
C) a D) a

3
9
8 2
E) a
9

10. If the area of a circle is 64, then the circumference of the circle is:
A) 8 B) 16
C) 32 D) 64
E) 128

11. If points A, B, and C are the centers of the above circles and the circles
have radii of 2, 3 and 4 respectively, what is the perimeter of triangle
ABC?
A) 9 B) 3
C) 12 D) 18
E) 9

12. If the diameter of a circle increases by 50 percent, by what percent will the
area of the circle increase?
A) 25% B) 50%
C) 100% D) 125%
E) 225%
13. A lighthouse emits a light which can be seen for 60 miles in all directions.
If the intensity of the light is strengthened so that its visibility is increased
by 40 miles in all directions, by approximately how many square miles is
its region of visibility increased?
A) 6,300 B) 10,000
C) 10,300 D) 20,000
E) 31,400

14. In the figure above O is the center of the circle. If the area of triangle XOY
is 25, what is the area of the circle?
A) 25 B) 25 2
C) 50 D) 50 3
E) 625

15. In the diagram above, if the circle with center A has an area of 72, what is
the area of the circle with center B.
A) 18 B) 24
C) 30 D) 36
E) 48

16. The figure above shows the path traced by the hand of a scale as it moves
from A to B. What is the area, in square inches, of the region passed over
by the scales hand?
A) 2 B) 8
C) 12 D) 16
E) 144
17. The figure above shows a piece of wire in the shape of a semicircle. If the
piece of wire is bent to form a circle without any of the wire overlapping.
What is the area of the circle.
A) 6 B) 9
C) 12 D) 18
E) 36

18. In the figure above what is the measure of angle x, where AB is tangent to
circle O.
A) 15o B) 30o
C) 45o D) 60o
o
E) 90

19. What is the area of the shaded portion of the figure above:
A) 8 8 B) 8 4
C) 8 2 D) 8
E)

20. In the figure above if the radius of the circles is 1, then what is the
perimeters of the shaded part of the figure?
1 2
A) B)
6 3
4 3
C) D)
3 2
E) Cannot be determined
21. From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the same day, the minute
hand of a standard clock describes an arc of:
A) 30o B) 90o
C) 180o D) 540o
o
E) 910

22. A vertex of a square MNOP is located at the centre of the circle O, if arc
NP is 4 units long then the perimeter of the square MNOP is:
A) 32/ B) 32
C) 64 D) 64
E) Cannot be determined

23. How many degrees are between the hands of a clock at 3:40?
A) 150o B) 140o
C) 130o D) 125o
o
E) 120

24. Two fences in a field meet at an angle of 120 o. A cow is tethered at their
intersection with a 15 foot rope, as shown in the figure. Over how many
square feet may the cow graze?
A) 50 B) 75
C) 80 D) 85
E) 90

25. In the figure, both circles have their centres at point O, and point A lies on
segment OB. If OA = 3 and AB = 2, what is the ratio of the circumference
of the smaller circle to the circumference of the larger circle?
2 3
A) B)
3 5
9 1
C) D)
16 2
4
E)
9
26. In the figure A and B are the centres of the two circles. If each circle has
area 10, what is the area of the rectangle.
10
A) 20 B) 20

40 50
C) D)

60
E)

27. The figure above shows parts of two circular gears whose teeth interlock
when the gears turn. Gear A has 72 teeth and gear B has 48 teeth. How
many complete revolutions does gear A make when gear B makes 9
complete revolutions?
A) 9 B) 6
C) 8 D) 12
E) 16

28. The figure above is partitioned into sectors of circles with radius 4. What is
the area of the shaded region?
A) 16 B) 24
C) 28 D) 32
E) 40
29. Tariq makes silver jewelry. For one style of earrings, he cuts wedges from
a silver disk as shown in the figure, each wedge makes a 40 o angle at the
centre of the disk. If the weight of each uncut disk is a uniformly distributed
2.5 grams, how many gram does each wedge weigh?
25 5
A) B)
40 9
5 25
C) D)
18 36
E) Cannot be determine

30. In the figure above OA = AB = 6 unit, then the area of shaded region is:
A) 9 6 3 B) 6 6 3
C) 6 9 3 D) 6 + 6 3
E) Cannot be determine

31. What is the maximum number of glass tumblers (each with a

circumference of 4 inches) that can be placed rectangularly on a table of
48 x 32?
A) 36 B) 48
C) 92 D) 96
E) 192

32. The length of a wire fence around a circular flower bed is 100 feet. What
is the area (in square feet) of a two-foot concrete walk surrounding this
fence?
A) 98 B) 100
C) 102 D) 202
E) 204
33. If the radius of a wheel is f feet, how many revolutions does the wheel
make per mile? (1 mile = 5,280 feet.)
2,640
A) 5,280 f B) f
f
C) 5,280 f 2 D) 2,640
f 2
E)
5,280

34. How many spokes are there in the wheel of a sports car if any two spokes
form an angle of 15o?
A) 12 B) 15
C) 22 D) 24
E) 36

35. Both circles have radius 4 and the area enclosed by both circles is 28 .
What is the area of the shaded region?
A) 0 B) 2
C) 4 D) 4 2
E) 16

36. In the figure above, the ratio of the circumference of circle B to the length
of arc ADC is 8:1. What is the value of x?
A) 30 B) 45
C) 60 D) 75
E) 90

37. In the figure above, if the area of the circle with center O is 100 and CA
has a length of 6, what is the length of AB?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
E) 6
 3
38. If an arc with a length of 12 is of the circumference of a circle what is
4
the shortest distance between the endpoints of the arc?
A) 4 B) 4 2
C) 8 D) 8 2
E) 16

39. In the figure above, O is the center of the circle. If AB has a length of 16
and OB has a length of 10, what is the length of CD?
A) 2 B) 4
C) 2 3 D) 8 35
E) 8 39

40. The total area of the four equal circles in the figure above is 36, and the
circles are all tangent to one another. What is the diameter of the small
circle?
A) 6 2 B) 6 + 2
C) 3 2 3 D) 6 2 6
E) 6 2 + 6

41. The figure above shows a pattern of beads with integer diameter lengths
a, b, and c centimeters. This five-bead pattern is to be repeated without
variation to make one complete necklace. If a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 3, which of
the following could be the total length of the beads on the necklace?
A) 56 cm B) 57 cm
C) 60 cm D) 63 cm
E) 64 cm
42. In the figure, the radius of the circle with center S is twice the radius of the
circle with center O, and the measure of RST is twice that of POQ. If
the area of shaded region of circle O is 3, what is the area of the shaded
region of circle S?
A) 24 B) 12
C) 6 D) 3
E) 3/2

43. A wheel has an outer diameter of 11 inches, as shown above. The rim is 1
inch wide and the diameter of the hub is 2 inches. If each spoke extends
1/2 inch into the hub and 1/2 inch into the rim, what is the sum of the
lengths of the five spokes, in inches?
A) 40 B) 22.5
C) 30 D) 20
E) 35

44. The figure above displays two semicircles, one with diameter AB and one
with diameter AC. If AB has a length of 4 and AC has a length of 6, what
fraction of the larger semicircle does the shaded region represent?
1 4
A) B)
3 9
1 5
C) D)
2 9
2
E)
3
45. A line segment joining two points on the circumference of a circle is one
inch from the center of the circle at its closest point. If the circle has a two
inch radius, what is the length of the line?
A) 1 B) 2
C) 2 D) 2 2
E) 2 3

46. Each of the three shaded regions above is a semicircle. If AB = 4, CD =

2BC, and BC = 2AB, then the area of the entire shaded figure is:
A) 28 B) 42
C) 84 D) 96
E) 168

47. In the figure, PQ is a diameter of the circle PQS = 35o. Find the measure
of angle QRS.
A) 55 B) 45
C) 35 D) 60
E) Cannot be determined

48. Given r = 5 cm. What can be the value of AB + BC + CD + DE + AE?

A) Less than 50 cm B) Exactly 25 cm
C) More than 100 cm D) Exactly 75 cm
E) Exactly 15 cm
 CIRCLE (Solution)

1. A = r2
9 x2 = r2
r2 = 9 x 2 => r = 3 x
Choice B

2. Distance of (4, 4) from (0, 0) = 4 2 4 2 32 7

Distance of (5, 5) from (0, 0) = 5 2 5 2 50 7 => out side
Distance of (4, 5) from (0, 0) = 4 2 5 2 41 7
Distance of (4, 6) from (0, 0) = 4 2 6 2 52 7 => out side
Point given in II and IV are more than radius 7
Choice D

3. A = 49 => r2 = 49 => r = 7
Now circumference = 2 r = 2. . 7 = 14
Choice A

4. In one hour minute hand rotates 360o therefore in two hours it rotates
2 x 360o = 720
Choice D

5. In this question we know diagonal of rectangle using diagonal only we

cannot find other two sides of rectangle therefore it is not possible to find
radius OC and hence area of the circle cannot be determined.
Choice E

6. Each region of circle = 360 6 = 60o. As there are six regions.

To rotate 120o two region should be move in clockwise direction. We get
figure D.
Choice D

7. Circumference = 2 r = x
x
r=
2
x 2 x2
Area = r2 = ( ) =
2 4
Choice B

8. Area of circle = r2 (When radius is r)

Now if radius is double i.e. 2 r then
Area of circle = (2r)2 = 4 r2
=> Area is multiplied by 4
Choice E
9. Area of outer circle = a2 (as a radius is a)
a 2
a
Area of two inner circles = 2 (as radius = )
3 3
.a 2
2
a
2
= 2
9 9
Area of shaded region = Area of outer circle Area of two inner circles
2 a 2
= a2
9
9 a 2 2 a 2 7 a 2
=
9 9
Choice D

10. Area = 64
r2 = 64 => r2 = 64 => r = 8
Circumference = 2 r = 2 (8) = 16
Choice B

11. In given figure AB = 2 + 3 = 5

BC = 3 + 4 = 7
AC = 2 + 4 = 6
Perimeter of ABC = 5 + 6 + 7 = 18
Choice D

12. Area of circle = r2

Increase 50% in diameter means
Increase 50% in radius
150
Now radius = r
100
2
150
Now Area = r
100
225
= r2
100
Increase in area is 125%
Choice D

13. Radius of outer circle = R = 100

Radius of inner circle r = 60
 Area bounded by outer and inner circle = (R2 r2)
= (1002 602)
= (10000 3600)
= (6400) 20,000
Choice D

14. Let OX = OY = r
1
Area of XOY = x base x height
2
1
25 = x r x r => 50 = r2
2
r = 50 => r = 5 2
Area of circle = r2 = 50
Choice C

15. Area of larger circle = 72

r2 = 72
r2 = 72 => r = 6 2
Radius of larger circle = diameter of smaller circle = 6 2
6 2
Radius of smaller circle = 3 2
2
Area of smaller circle = (3 2 )2 = 18

16. radius = 12 inches

angle = 20o

Area of sector = x r2
360
20
= x x 122
360
1
= x x 12 x 2
18
=8
Choice B

1 1
17. Length of wire = (2 r) = (2 x x 6) = 6
2 2
Now circumference of circle = 6
2r=6
r=3
Area of circle = (3) = 9
2

Choice B

18. As AB is tangent to circle O, it will be perpendicular to radius OA

OAB = 90o
 => x = 180 90 60 = 30
Choice B

19. From figure we see diameter of a circle is 2

radius is 1 unit
Area of two circles = 2 [ (1)2] = 2
Now area of rectangle = L x W = 4 x 2 = 8
Area of shaded region = Area of rectangle Areas of two circles
= 8 2
Choice C

20. Arc length of sectors and segments depends on the angle formed at
centre. In this question no angle is given there for it is not possible to find
perimeters.
Choice E
21. A complete revolution of minute hand is equal to 360 o i.e. 60 minute=360o.
Total duration is 6:15 to 7:45 = 90 minutes
Angle for 60 minutes = 360o
360
Angle for 1 minute =
60
360
Angle for 90 minutes = 90 540 o
60
Choice D

22. As MNOP is a square NOP = 90o

Arc length NP = 4, radius ON or OP = ?

Arc length = x2r
360
90
4 = x 2 (ON)
360
16 8
ON => ON =
2
8 32
Perimeter of square MNOP 4(one side) = 4 ( )=

Choice B

23. At 3 : 40 position of the hands of a clock are given. We know the dial is
divided in 12 equal arcs.
360
angle of one arc = = 30o
12
 As hour hand is 20 minute away from 4 Oclock The angle for 20
minutes will be 10o as angle for 60 minutes is 30.
Total angle = 4 x 30 + 10 = 130
Choice C

24. Cow can move only in sector whose central angle is 120 o and radius is 15
foot. Now area of sector which cow can use for grazing

= x r2
360
120
= x (15) 2 = 75
360
Choice B
25. Circumference of smaller = 2 (3) = 6
Circumference of larger = 2 (5) = 10
Circumference of smaller circle 6 3

Circumference of larger circle 10 5
Choice B
26. Area of circle = r2
10
10 = r2 => r2 =

10
r=

10
diameter = 2 r = 2

10
width = 2

10
from figure length = 3 r = 3

10 10 10 60
Area = L x W = 3 x2 =6x =

Choice E
27. No of teeth passes in one revolution for B = 48
No of teeth passes in 9 revolution for B = 48 x 9
No of teeth pass of gear A = 72
48 x 9
No of revolution for gear A = =6
72
Correct answer is 6
Choice B

28. Area of one sector having angle 270 and radius 4

270 3
= x (4)2 = x x 16 = 12
360 4
Area of shaded region = 12 + 12 = 24
 Choice B

29. angle weight

360 2.5
40 x
As angle and weight is directly proportional. Cross multiply
360 x = 2.5 x 40
2.5 x 40 2.5 25 5
x gram
360 9 90 18
Choice C

30. As OA = OB radius of some circle

also OA = AB All sides are equal
triangle AOB is an equilateral triangle AOB = 60o
Now Area of segment = Area of sector AOB Area of triangle AOB
60 1 3
= x (6)2 . 62.
360 2 2
1 1 3
= xx6x6 x6x6x =69 3
6 2 2
Choice C
1 3
Note: Area of an equilateral = . (x)2 where x is length of its one
2 2
side.

31. Circumference = 4
2r=4
r = 2 => diameter = 4
Along length we can have 48 4 = 12
Along width we can have 32 4 = 8
Total No of glasses 12 x 8 = 96
Choice D

32. Circumference = 100

2 r = 100 => r = 50
As width of walk around circle = 2 feet
External radius R = 50 + 2 = 52
Now Area of path around circle
= ( R 2 r 2)
= (522 502)
= (2704 2500) = (204)
Choice E

33. In one revolution wheel cover 2 r distance

i.e. 2 f distance (as f is the radius)
 5280 2640
If the distance is 5280 feet, The No of revolution = 2 f = f
Choice B

34. Total angle of a wheel is 360. Angle between two spokes is 15

Total NO of spokes = 360 15 = 24
Choice D

35. Area of one circle = (4)2 = 16 (or r = 4)

Area of two circle = 16 + 16 = 32
Area of two circle = Area of shaded region + Area of unshaded region
32 = Area of shaded + 28
Area of shaded = 32 28 = 4
Choice C

x arc ACD 1 x 1
36. =>
360 circumference 8 360 8
360
x= =45o
8
Choice B

37. Area of circle = r2

100 = r2 => r = 10
also length of CA = 6
Now in right OAC, OC = r = 10, AC = 6
OA = OC 2 AC 2 10 2 6 2 100 36 64 8
OB = radius = 10
AB = OB OA = 10 8 = 2
Choice A

38. Let AB is Arc

3
Arc length = of 2 r
4
3
12 = x 2 r
4
2 x 12
r
3
r=8

also arc length = x2r
360

12 = x 2 (8)
360
12 x 360
= = 270
2 x 8
Let O be the centre of the circle. OA and OB are radius
from figure AOB = 90o
also OA = OB = r = 8
using Pythagoras AB = OA 2 OB 2 8 2 8 2 64 64 128 8 2
Choice D

39. AB is chord and OC is radius. We know if a radius is perpendicular on

chord it bisect the chord => if AB = 16, BD = 8
Now OB = 10 BD = 8 and ODB is a right triangle
OD = OB 2 BD 2 10 2 8 2 100 64 36 6
Now CD = OC OD = 10 6 = 4
Choice B

40. Total Area of four circles = 36

area of one circle = 36 4 = 9
for radius of one circle = 9 = r2 => r = 3
distance of centres of any two adjacent circle wil be 6
distance between the centres of two opposite circles (Let A and C)
AC = AB 2 BC 2 6 2 6 2 36 36 6 2
Subtract the radii of circles A and C we will get diameter of circle O.
Diameter of circle O = 6 2 6
Choice D

41. This question can be solved very easily we find out the length by using
ratios. Now sum of ratio is 6, we see which sum is dividing exactly by 6.
So that we can get answer in integer
56 6 is not an integer
57 6 is also not an integer
60 6 is an integer
Total length of beads can be 60 only as no other length is exactly divisible
by 6. So choice C is correct answer
Choice C

42. Let radius and angle of circle O be r and


Area of sector POQ = x r2 = 3
360
Area of sector with radius = 2r and angle = 2
2
Area = x (2 r)2
360
2
= 4 r2
360

=8x x r2
360

=8x3 (as x r2 = 3)
360
= 24
Choice A

43. Radius of outer wheel = 11/2 = 5.5

Radius of inner wheel = 5.5 1 = 4.5
As radius of Hub = 1
Therefore visible portioned of spoke = 4.5 1 = 3.5
Spoke is 1/2 inch in Rim and 1/2 inch in hub therefore total length of one
spoke = 3.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 = 4.5
Length of 5 such spokes = 4.5 x 5 = 22.5
Choice B

1
44. Area of small semicircle = (2)2 as diameter = 4
2
4
= =2
2
1
Area of large semicircle = (3)2 as diameter = 6
2
9
=
2
9 5
Area of shaded region = Large Small = 2=
2 2
Shaded region 5 2 5

larger semicircle 9 2 9
Choice D
45. Let O, be the centre of circle having radius 2 inch. AB is the line 1 inch
away from the centre OC = 1, OA = radius = 2, As shortest distance
always perpendicular OC is perpendicular on AB at point C also
1
perpendicular from centre on chord AB always bisect it AC = AB
2
Now in right OCA
AC = OA 2 OC 2 2 2 12 4 1 3
AB = 2 AC = 2 3 as C is mid point of AB
Choice E

46. As AB = 4
BC = 2 AB = 2 (4) = 8
CD = 2 BC = 2(8) = 16
are the diameters of the circles respectively
1
Area of smallest semicircle = (2)2 = 2
2
1
Area of medium semicircle = (4)2 = 8
2
1
Area of largest semicircle = (8)2 = 32
2
Total Area = 2 + 8 + 32 = 42
Choice B

47. PRS = PQS =35o angle formed by a chord in same segment are
always equal.
PRQ = 90o angle formed by diameter at circumference is
always 90o
QRS = 90 35 = 55
Choice A

48. Radius of the circle = r = 5

Circumference = 2 r = 2 x x 5 = 10
Little more than 30
 Any closed figure inside circle must be less than 30
Choices C and D are wrong
Now If we join O to A, B, C, D and E we will get five angles at centre each
= 360 5 = 72.
In an isosceles triangle like OCD = 72 will the largest angle
CD (opposite side of the largest angle) will be largest
CD will be greater than 5
AB + BC + CD + DE + AE > 25
This shows choice B and E are also wrong here only one choice left
i.e. choice A which is correct
Choice A

CIRCLES (EXPLANATION)

The set of points in a plane at a same distance from a certain fixed point is called
a circle.

The fixed point is called centre of circle and the distance from a point on circle to
centre is called Radius.

Chord: Line segment obtain by joining any two points on the circle. e.g DE
Diameter: If a chord passes through the centre of the circle is called diameter. In
above figure BC is diameter.

Tangent: A line which touches only one point of the circle is called tangent in
above figure line l is tangent.

Central angle: An angle formed by two radii at centre is called central angle in
above figure AOB is central angle.

Circumference: boundary of a circle is called circumference.

In all circles ratio of circumference to diameter is same and its value is equal to
22/7 or 3.1415926 but for G.R.E, G.M.A.T, S.A.T. it is approximated to 3.14 and it
is sufficient to know that it is little more than 3. We denote this constant ratio by
(Pi).

c
= where c stand for circumference and d for diameter
d
c=.d
c = 2 r (as d = 2r)

The above formula is usually used for finding out value of

circumference.

Arc length: An arc is the portion of circumference. In the

figure AB is an arc of the circle.

Two points on the circle always formed two arcs. The shorter
distance along the circle between AB is called Minor arc and
the longer distance A C B is called Major arc.
Length of an arc depends upon angle it formed at centre of the circle.

Arc length = x2r
360
If an arc is exactly half of the circumference then it is called semicircle (half of the
circle)

Area of Circle: Area of a circle is given by the formula.

A = r2

Sector: It is a portion of a circle bounded by two radii and an

arc in the figure AOB is a sector of angle .

Area of a sector in a circle depends on the central angle

formed by arc AB.

Area of sector AOB = x r2
360
Segment: A chord always divide a circle into two segments
Minor segment (shaded) and Major segment (unshaded).

Area of Segment: There is no direct formula for area of

segment but we can find it out by following method.

Area of segment = Area of sector AOB Area of triangle AOB

Area of circular path around a circle = (R2 r2)

Where R is external radius and r is inner radius.

Properties:
1) A central angle formed by an arc AB is always double in
measure than angle formed at corresponding arc. In circle with
centre O.
AOB = 2 ACB

2) Angle formed by the diameter AB at any point of

circumference is always equal to 90o.

3) Tangent of the circle is always perpendicular to the radius at that point.

4) Radius is always half of the diameter.
5) All radii of a circle are equal.