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Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that `/_PTQ=2/_OPQ`

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  1. In the adjoining figure, point A is the center of the circle. AN=10 cm...

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  2. A circle with centre O. point A is the exterior of the circle. Line AP...

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  3. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an ext...

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  4. In the adjoining figure, O is the centre and seg AB is a diameter. At ...

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  5. Two circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm touch externally. Find the distance...

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  6. Find the distance between two centres of internally touching circles w...

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  7. The circles which are not congruent touch externally. The sum of their...

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  8. In the adjoining figure circles with centres A and C touch internally ...

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  9. The radii of two circles are 25 cm and 9 cm. The distance between thei...

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  10. In the adjoining figure, a circle with centre 'O', arc PQ=arc QR=arc P...

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  11. A circle with centre 'O', chord PQ~=chord RS. m(arc PXQ)=260^@. Then f...

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  12. A circle with centre P has arc AB=arc BC and arc AXC=2 arc AB. Find me...

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  13. In the adjoining figure,chord AD~=Chord BC. m(arc ADC)=100^@, m(arc CD...

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  14. If m(arc APC)=60^@ and /BAC=80^@. Find /ABC

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  15. If m(arc APC)=60^@ and /BAC=80^@. Find m(arc BQC).

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  16. Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect in point Q in the interior of a...

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  17. Secants containing chords RS and PQ of a circle intersect each other i...

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  18. Secants containing chords RS and PQ of a circle intersect each other i...

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  19. Secants containing chords RS and PQ of a circle intersect each other i...

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  20. In the adjoining figure,O is the centre of the circle.Find the value o...

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