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A is a point at a distance 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm.AP and AQ are the tangents to the circle at P and Q. If a tangent BC is drawn at a point R lying on the minor arc PQ to intersect AP at B and AQ at C, find the perimeter of the \bigtriangleupABC.

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Given : OA = 13 cm, Radius = 5 cm
Here AP = AQ            (tangent from the same point)
OP \perp PA, OQ \perp QA  (  AP, AQ are tangents)
In \bigtriangleupOPA using Pythagoras' theorem
\left ( H \right )^{2}= \left ( B \right )^{2}+\left ( P \right )^{2}
\left ( QP \right )^{2}= \left ( OP \right )^{2}+\left ( PA \right )^{2}
\left ( 13 \right )^{2}= \left ( 5 \right )^{2}+\left ( PA \right )^{2}
\left ( PA \right )^{2}= 169-25
PA= \sqrt{144}= 12\, cm ........(i)
Perimeter of \bigtriangleupABC = AB + BC + CA
 = AB + BR + RC + CA
= AB + BD + CQ + CA
  [ BP and BR are tangents from point B and CP and CQ are tangents from point C]
= AP + AQ      [  AP = AB + BP, AQ = AC + CQ]
 = AP + AP      [  AP = AQ]
 = 2AP
= 2 × 12           [using (i)]
= 24 cm

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If an isosceles triangle ABC, in which AB = AC = 6 cm, is inscribed in a circle of radius 9 cm, find the area of the triangle.

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In \bigtriangleup ABD and \bigtriangleup ACO
AB = AC        [Given]
BO = CO        [Radius]
AO = AO        [Common side]
\therefore \, \bigtriangleup ABO\cong \bigtriangleup ACO [By SSS congruence Criterion]
\angle Q_{1}= \angle Q_{2} [CPCT]
In \bigtriangleup ABD and \bigtriangleup ACD
AB = AC        [given]
\angle Q_{1}= \angle Q_{2}                            
AD = AD        [common side]
\therefore \bigtriangleup ABD\cong \bigtriangleup ACD    [By SAS congruence Criterion]
\angle ADB= \angle ADC  …..(i)   [CPCT]
\angle ADB= \angle ADC= 180^{\circ} …..(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
\angle ADB= 90^{\circ}
OA is a perpendicular which bisects chord BC
  Let AD = x, then OD = 9 – x     \left ( \because OA= 9\, cm \right )        
 Use Pythagoras in \bigtriangleupADC
\left ( AC \right )^{2}= \left ( AD \right )^{2}+\left ( DC \right )^{2}
\left ( 6 \right )^{2}= x^{2}+\left ( DC \right )^{2}
\left ( AC \right )^{2}= 36-x^{2} …..(iii)
In \bigtriangleupODC using Pythagoras' theorem
\left ( OC \right )^{2}= \left ( OD \right )^{2}+\left ( DC \right )^{2}
\left ( DC \right )^{2}= 81-\left ( 9-x \right )^{2}
 …..(iv)
From (iii) and (iv)
36-x^{2}= 81-\left ( 9-x \right )^{2}
36-x^{2}- 81+\left ( 81+x^{2} -18x\right )= 0
\left [ \because \left ( a-b \right )^{2} +a^{2}+b^{2}-2ab\right ]
36-x^{2}-81+81+x^{2}-18x= 0
18x= 36
x= 2
i.e., AD = 2 cm, OD = 9 – 2 = 7 cm
Put the value of x in (iii)
\left ( DC \right )^{2}= 36-4
\left ( DC \right )^{2}= 32
DC= 4\sqrt{2}\, cm
BC= BD+DC
BC= 2DC    \left [ \because BD= DC \right ]
BC= 8\sqrt{2}\, cm
Areas of \bigtriangleup ABC= \frac{1}{2}\times base\times height
= \frac{1}{2}\times \times 8\sqrt{2}\times 2= 8\sqrt{2}\, cm

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The tangent at a point C of a circle and a diameter AB when extended intersect at P. If \anglePCA =110^{\circ} , find \angleCBA [see Figure].

Solution
   Given : \angle PCA= 110^{\circ}
Here \angle PCA= 90^{\circ}
[\because  PC is tangent]
\angle PCA= \angle PCO+\angle OCA
110^{\circ}= 90^{\circ}+\angle OCA
\angle OCA= 20^{\circ}
Here OC = OA (Radius)
\therefore \: \angle OCA= \angle OAC= 20^{\circ}\cdots \left ( i \right ) [\because  Sides opposite to equal angles are equal]
We know that PC is tangent and angles in alternate segment are equal.
Hence \angle BCP= \angle CAB= 20^{\circ}
In \bigtriangleup OAC
\angle O+\angle C+\angle A= 180^{\circ} [Interior angles sum of triangle is 180°]
\angle O+20^{\circ}+20^{\circ}= 180^{\circ} [using (i)]
\angle O= 180^{\circ}-40^{\circ}= 140^{\circ}  …..(ii)
Here \angle COB+\angle COA= 180^{\circ} 

\angle COB= 180^{\circ}-140^{\circ}( using (ii))
\angle COB= 40^{\circ} …..(iii)
In \bigtriangleup COB
\angle C+\angle O+\angle B= 180^{\circ} [using (iii)]
90^{\circ}-20^{\circ}+40^{\circ}+\angle B= 180^{\circ}
\angle B= 180^{\circ}-110^{\circ}= 70^{\circ}
Hence \angle CBA= 70^{\circ}

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In Figure. O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm, T is a point such that OT = 13 cm and OT intersects the circle at E. If AB is the tangent to the circle at E, find the length of AB.

Given: Radius = 5 cm, OT = 13 cm
OP\perp PT         [  PT is tangent]
Using Pythagoras' theorem \bigtriangleupOPT
H^{2}+B^{2}+P^{2}
\left ( OT \right )^{2}= \left ( OP \right )^{2}+\left ( PT \right )^{2}
\left ( 13 \right )^{2}= \left ( 5 \right )^{2}+\left ( PT \right )^{2}
\left ( PT \right )^{2}= 169-25
PT= {\sqrt{144}}= 12\, cm

PT and QT are tangents from the same point
  \therefore PT = QT = 12 cm
AT = PT – PA 
AT = 12 – PA        ..…(i)
Similarly BT = 12 – QB          ..…(ii)
Since PA, PF and BF, BQ are tangents from points A and B respectively.
Hence, PA = AE              ..…(iii)
BQ = BE     ..…(iv)
AB is tangent at point E
  Hence OE \perp AB
\angle AET= 180^{\circ}-\angle AEO   \left ( \because \, \angle AEO= 90^{\circ} \right )
\angle AET= 180^{\circ}-90^{\circ}
\angle AET= 90^{\circ}
ET = OT – OF
ET = 13 – 5
ET = 8 cm
In \bigtriangleupAET, using Pythagoras theorem
\left ( H \right )^{2}= \left ( B \right )^{2}+\left ( P \right )^{2}
\left ( AT \right )^{2}= \left ( AE \right )^{2}+\left ( ET \right )^{2}
\left ( 12-PA \right )^{2}= \left ( PA \right )^{2}+\left ( 8 \right )^{2}  [using (i) and (ii)]
144+\left ( PA \right )^{2}-24\left ( PA \right )-\left ( PA \right )^{2}-64= 0
\left [ \because \left ( a-b \right )^{2}= a^{2}+b^{2}-2ab \right ]
80-42\left ( PA \right )= 0
24\left ( PA \right )= 80
\left ( PA \right )= \frac{80}{24}= \frac{10}{3}\, cm
\therefore \; AE= \frac{10}{3}\, cm\, \left [ using\left ( iii \right ) \right ]
Similarly BE= \frac{10}{3}\, cm
AB= AE+BE= \frac{10}{3}+\frac{10}{3}= \frac{20}{3}\, cm                     

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In Figure, the common tangent, AB and CD to two circles with centres O and O' intersect at E. Prove that the points O, E, and O' are collinear.

Construction: Join AO and OS
{O}'D and{O}'B

In \bigtriangleup E{O}'B and \bigtriangleup E{O}'D
{O}'D= {O}'B   [Radius are equal]
{O}'E= {O}'E  [Common side]
ED = EB           [Tangent drawn from an external point to the line circle  are equal to length]
AE{O}'B\cong E{O}'D  [By SSS congruence criterion]
\Rightarrow \; \angle {O}'ED= \angle {O}'EB\, \cdots \left ( i \right )
i.e.,      {O}'E  is bisector of\angle BED 
Similarly, OE is the bisector of \angle AEC 
In quadrilateral DEB{O}'
\angle {O}'DE= \angle {O}'BE= 90^{\circ}
\Rightarrow \, \angle {O}'DE= \angle {O}'BE= 180^{\circ}
\therefore \angle DEB+\angle D {O}'B= 180^{\circ}\, \cdots \left ( ii \right ) [\mathbb{Q}DEB{O}' is cyclic quadrilateral]
\angle AED+\angle DEB= 180^{\circ} [\mathbb{Q}  AB is a straight line]
\angle AED+180^{\circ}-\angle D{O}'B= 180^{\circ} [From equation (ii)]
\angle AED-\angle D{O}'B= 0
\angle AED-\angle D{O}'B\: \: \cdots \left ( iii \right )
Similarly \angle AED= \angle ADC\: \:\cdots \left ( iv \right )     
 From equation (ii) \angle DEB= 180^{\circ}-\angle D{O}'B
 Dividing both sides by 2
\frac{\angle DEB}{2}= \frac{180^{\circ}-\angle D{O}'B}{2}
\angle DE{O}'= 90^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2}\angle D{O}'B\: \: \cdots \left ( v \right )
\left [ \because \, \frac{\angle DEB}{2}= \angle DE{O}' \right ]
Similarly \angle AEC= 180^{\circ}-\angle AOC
Dividing both sides by 2
\frac{1}{2}\angle AEC= 90^{\circ}-\frac{\angle AOC}{2}
\angle AEO= 90^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2}\angle AOC\; \cdots \left ( vi \right )
\left [ \because \frac{1}{2}\angle AEC= \angle AEO \right ]
Now \angle AEO+\angle AED+\angle DE{O}'
= 90-\frac{1}{2}\angle AOC+\angle AED+90^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2}\angle D{O}'B
= \angle AED+180^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2}\left ( \angle D{O}'B+\angle AOC \right )
= \angle AED+180^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \left [ \angle AED+\angle AED \right ] [from equation (iii) and (iv)]
= \angle AED+180^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \left [ 2\angle AED \right ]
\angle AED+180^{\circ}-\angle AED
= 180^{\circ}
\therefore \: \angle AED+\angle DE{O}'+\angle AEO= 180^{\circ}
So, OEO’ is a straight line
\therefore O, E and {O}'  are collinear.
Hence Proved

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Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the chord joining the endpoints of the arc.

Let the mid-point of the arc be C and DCE be the tangent to the circle.
  Construction: Join AB, AC and BC.
Proof: In \bigtriangleupABC
AC = BC
   \Rightarrow \, \angle CAB= \angle CBA\: \cdots \left ( i \right )                   
[  sides opposite to equal angles are equal]
Here DCF is a tangent line
\therefore \; \; \angle ACD= \angle CBA [  angle in alternate segments are equal]
   \Rightarrow \; \angle ACD= \angle CAB …..(ii)         [From equation (i)]
But Here \angle ACD  and \angle CAB  are alternate angels.
\therefore equation (ii) holds only when AB||DCE.

Hence the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the chord joining the endpoints of the arc.

Hence Proved.

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AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O such that \angleBAC = 30^{\circ}. The tangent at C intersects extended AB at point D. Prove that BC = BD. 

Given AB is the diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O.
  \angle BAC= 30^{\circ} 
To Prove: BC = BD
Construction: Join B and C
Proof :\angle BCD= \angle CAB[Angle is alternate segment]
\angle BCD= 30^{\circ}\: \left [ Given \right ]  
\angle BCD= 30^{\circ}\cdots \left ( i \right )
\angle ACB= 90^{\circ} [Angle in semi-circle formed is 90°]
In \bigtriangleupABC
\angle CAB+\angle ABC+\angle BCA= 180^{\circ}   [Sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180°]
30^{\circ}+\angle ABC+90^{\circ}= 180^{\circ}
\angle ABC= 180^{\circ}-90^{\circ}-30^{\circ}
\angle ABC= 60^{\circ}
Also, \angle ABC+\angle CBD= 180^{\circ} [Linear pair]
\angle CBD= 180^{\circ}-60^{\circ}
\angle CBD= 120^{\circ}
\angle ABC= 60^{\circ}
In \bigtriangleup CBD
\angle CBD+\angle BDC+\angle DCB= 180^{\circ}
\angle BDC= 30^{\circ}\cdots \left ( ii \right )
From equation (i) and (ii)
\angle BCD= \angle BDC
\Rightarrow BC= BD[\because  Sides opposite to equal angles are equal]
Hence Proved

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In Figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle such that \angleRPQ = 30^{\circ}. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find the \angleRQS.

In the given figure PQ and PR are two tangents drawn from an external point P.
 PQ = PR      [\mathbb{Q} lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal]
\Rightarrow \angle PQR=\angle QRP  

[  angels opposite to equal sides are equal]
  In \bigtriangleupPQR
\angle PQR+\angle QRP+\angle RPQ= 180^{\circ}
                              [  sum of angels of a triangle is 180°]
\angle PQR+\angle PQR+\angle RPQ= 180^{\circ}
\left [ \angle PQR= \angle QRP \right ]
2\angle PQR+30^{\circ}= 180^{\circ}
\angle PQR= \frac{180^{\circ}-30^{\circ}}{2}
\angle PQR= \frac{150^{\circ}}{2}
\angle PQR= 75^{\circ}

SR||OP (Given)

\therefore  \angle SRQ= \angle RQP= 75^{\circ} [Alternate interior angles]      

  Also     \angle PQR= \angle QRS= 75^{\circ}   [Alternate segment angles]    
In \bigtriangleupQRS
\angle Q+\angle R+\angle S= 180^{\circ}
\angle Q+75^{\circ}+75^{\circ}= 180^{\circ}
\angle Q= 180^{\circ}-75^{\circ}-75^{\circ}
\angle Q= 30^{\circ}
\therefore \angle RQS= 30^{\circ}

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In a right triangle ABC in which \angleB = 90^{\circ}, a circle is drawn with AB as the diameter intersecting the hypotenuse AC and P. Prove that the tangent to the circle at P bisects BC.

Let O be the centre of the given circle.
Suppose P meets BC at point R
Construction: Joinpoints P and B
To Prove: BR = RC
Proof:\angle ABC= 90^{\circ}   [Given]
  In \bigtriangleupABC
\angle ABC+\angle BCA+\angle CAB= 180^{\circ} [  Sum of interior angle of a triangle is 180°]
90^{\circ}+\angle 2+\angle 1= 180^{\circ}
\angle 1+\angle 2= 180^{\circ}-90^{\circ}
\angle 1+\angle 2= 90^{\circ}
Also     \angle 4= \angle 1          [  tangent and chord made equal angles in alternate segments]
\Rightarrow \angle 4+\angle 2= 90^{\circ}\cdots \left ( i \right )
\angle APB= 90^{\circ}   [  angle in semi-circle formed is 90°]
\angle APB+\angle BPC= 180^{\circ}
\angle BPC= 180^{\circ}-90^{\circ}
\angle BPC= 90^{\circ}
\angle 4+\angle 5= 90^{\circ}\cdots \left ( ii \right ) 
Equal equation (i) and (ii) we get
\angle 4+\angle 2= \angle 4+\angle 5
\angle 2= \angle 5
PR= RC \, \cdots \left ( iii \right )    [Side opposite to equal angles are equal]
Also,    PR = BR         …..(iv)   [  tangents drawn to a circle from external point are equal]

From equation (iii) and (iv)
BR = RC

Hence Proved

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Two circles with centres O and O' of radii 3 cm and 4 cm, respectively intersect at two points P and Q such that OP and O'P are tangents to the two circles. Find the length of the common chord PQ.

Given: Radii of two circles are OP = 3 cm and {O}'  an intersection point of two circles are P and Q.  Here two tangents drawn at point P are OP and {O}'P.
\therefore \: \angle P= 90^{\circ}
3^{2}-x^{2}= \left ( NP \right )^{2}
Also, applying Pythagoras' theorem  \bigtriangleup PN{O}'  we get
\left ( P{O}' \right )^{2}= \left ( PN \right )^{2}+\left (N {O}' \right )^{2}
\left (4 \right )^{2}= \left ( PN \right )^{2}+\left (5-x \right )^{2}
16= \left ( PN \right )^{2}+\left (5-x \right )^{2}
16- \left (5-x \right )^{2}= \left ( PN \right )^{2}\cdots \left ( ii \right )
Equate equation (i) and (ii) we get
9-x^{2}= 16-\left ( 5-x \right )^{2}
9-x^{2}-16+\left ( 25+x^{2}-10x \right )= 0
\left [ \because \left ( a-b \right )^{2}= a^{2}+b^{2}-2ab \right ]
-7-x^{2}+\left ( 25+x^{2}-10x \right )= 0
-7-x^{2}+25+x^{2}-10x= 0
18-10x= 0
18= 10x
\frac{18}{10}= x

x= 1\cdot 8
Put x = 1.8 in equation (i) we get  
9-\left ( 1\cdot 8 \right )^{2}= NP^{2}
9-3\cdot 24= NP^{2}
5\cdot 76= NP^{2}
NP= \sqrt{5\cdot 76}
NP= 2\cdot 4
P\mathbb{Q}= 2\times PN= 2\cdot 24= 4\cdot 8 cm  

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