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In the given figure, two circles touch each other externally at the point C. Prove that the common tangent to the circle at C bisects the common tangents at P and Q.

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ZEN PUBLICATION-CIRCLES-ZEN ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ( SHORT ANSWER [SA] TYPE 1 - QUESTIONS)
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  2. In the given figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre O ...

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  3. In the given figure, from an external point P, two tangents PT and PS ...

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  4. In the given figure, there are two concentric circles of radii 6 cm an...

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  5. In the figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is ...

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  6. In the figure, PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm...

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  7. In the given figure, two circles touch each other externally at the po...

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  8. In the figure, an isosceles triangle ABC with AB=AC circumscribes a ci...

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  9. If d(1) and d(2) (d(2) gt d(1)) be the diameters of two concentric cir...

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  10. In the adjoining figure, AD=8 cm, AC=6cm, and TB is the tangent at B t...

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  11. The incircle of an isosceles triangle ABC in which AB=AC, touches the ...

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  12. In the figure, PQ is a tangent of length 6 cm to the circle with centr...

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  13. In the figure, PQ is a chord of a circle and PT is the tangent at P su...

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  14. In the figure, PQL and PRM are tangents to the circle with centre O at...

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  15. PA is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If BC= 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, a...

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  16. Two circles with centre at A and B touch each other at C. Common tange...

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