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A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ………..

A

a secant

B

a tangent

C

a chord

D

an arc

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BEYOND PUBLICATION-TANGENTS AND SECANTS TO CIRCLE-EXERCISE
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  2. In the adjacent figure, the length of the chord AB if PA = 6 cm and an...

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  3. A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ………..

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  4. The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle at any point on i...

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  5. The number of parallel tangents that can be drawn to a circle can have...

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  6. How many tangnet lines can be drawn to a circle from a point outside t...

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  7. Two concentric circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm are draw . Find the leng...

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  8. Length of the arc of a quadrant of a circle of radius 'r' is

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  9. The length of the arc A xx B in the adjacent figure is

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  10. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 7 cm and central angle 45^...

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  11. In the adjacent figure, 'O' is the centre of the circle. The area of t...

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  12. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line thro...

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  13. The number of parallel tangents to a circle with a given tangent is ……

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  14. The length of the tangnet draw from an ecterior point is 8 cm away fro...

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  15. The semi perimeter of triangle ABC = 28 cm then AF + BD + EC is

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  16. The length of the tangnet draw from an ecterior point is 8 cm away fro...

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  17. In the figure 'O' is the centre of the circle and PA, PB are tangents ...

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  18. Angle in a major segment is …..

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  19. The length of the tangent drawn to a circle with radius 'r' from a poi...

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  20. If the arc is a minor arc then the segment is a ………… segment

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