CIRCLE AND CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY

1. The ratio of areas of a circle to that of a square, if the circle circumscribes the square is,
(a) :3 (b) :2 (c) 2:3 (d) 2:1
2. O is the centre of a circle with AC & BC being tangents originating from point c, which lies
external to the circle. If angle ACB is 50 degrees, then angle AOB in degrees is,
(a) 80 (b) 90 (c) 120 (d) 130
3. In the figure above AC is the diameter of the circle. If angle ACB is 35 degrees then angle CAB in
degrees A

(a) 35 (b) 55 C (c) 65 (d)70

4. B

A T
In the figure given above, AT is a tangent to the circle, with point of tangency at A. AB is a chord and
angle BAT is 59 degrees. Angle ACB in degrees will be,
(a) 99 (b) 111 (c) 121 (d) 131
5. In the above figure AD & BC are chords of the circle which intersect at point E (not marked in the
figure). If angle AED is 112 degrees & AD is parallel to BC, then angle ADE in degrees is,

A B

C
D
(a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 43
6. The maximum number of tangents that can be drawn to two circles touching each other is,
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
7. In a circle of radius 13 cm, a chord AB is positioned at a distance of 5 cm, from its centre. Find the
length of the chord?
(a) 12cm (b) 18cm (c) 20cm (d) 24cm
8. Two circles with radius 5cm & 3cm are drawn on a plane paper such that the distance between
their centers is 8 cm. Which of the following is true?
(a) The circles intersect at two points. (b) The circles touch each other externally.
(c) The circles touch each other internally. (d) None of the above

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9. In the figure above AC & BD are not diameters of the circle. If Angle ABD is 55 degree then angle
ACD is B C

A D

(a) 55 degree (b) 52 degree (c) 90 degrees (d) Cannot be determined

10. In the figure below ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Side AD is produced to a point E. If angle ABC
is 105 degree then angle CDE is,
B C

A
D E
(a) 126 degree (b) 100 degree (c) 105 degrees (d) 97.5 degree

11. A circle has a diameter of 14cm.The length of the tangent drawn to it from a point outside the
circle which is at a distance of 25cm from the centre of the circle is,
(a) 24cm (b) 26cm (c) 27cm (d) 26.5cm
12. Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices are: (3, -5), (-7, 4), (10, -2)
(a) (2, -1) (b) (-3, 1) (c) (5, 2) (d) (3, 4)
13. Find the third vertex of the triangle, if two of its vertices are at (-3, 1), (0, -2) and the centroid is
at the origin
(a) (2, 1) (b) (3, 1) (c) (3, 4) (d) (5, 2)
14. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (-2, -3), (-1, 0), (7, -6)
(a) (4, 8) (b) (1, 3) (c) (2, -2) (d) (3, -3)
15. The three vertices of a parallelogram are (1, 1), (4, 4), (4, 8). Find the fourth vertex
(a) (-3, 1) (b) (2, 1) (c) (1, -3) (d) (5, 2)
16. Find the centre of the circle passing through (5, -8), (2, -9), (2, 1)
(a) (2, -4) (b) (-3, 1) (c) (5, 2) (d) (3, 4)
17. If the points (1, 4) (r, -2), (-3, 16) are collinear. Find r
(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
18. Find the area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of diameter 6 cm?
(a) 10 cm2 (b) 9 cm2 (c) 7.5 cm2 (d) 8.25 cm2
19. Find the area of a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are 8cm, 10cm, 12cm & 16 cm,(a) 15015
cm2 (b) 30030 cm2 (c) 10010 cm2 (d) None of these
20. The perimeter of a semicircle of radius 14 cm is,
(a) 44cm (b) 72cm (c) 88cm (d) 48cm

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