Geometry

1. In the following figure, AB be diameter of a circle whose (1) 60° (2) 90°
centre is O, ÐAOE = 150°, ÐDAO = 51° then the measure (3) 120° (4) 135°
of ÐCBE is : 10. Internal bisectors of angles ÐB and ÐC of a triangle ABC
D meet at O. If ÐBAC = 80°, then the value of ÐBOC is
E (1) 120° (2) 140°
(3) 110° (4) 130°
51° 150° 11. The side QR of an equilateral triangle PQR is produced
A C to the point S in such a way that QR = RS and P is joined
O B
to S. Then the measure of ÐPSR is
(1) 30° (2) 15°
(3) 60° (4) 45°
(1) 115° (2) 110° 12. If area of an equilateral triangle is a and height b, then value
(3) 105° (4) 120°
b2
2. If O be the circumcentre of a triangle. PQR and ÐQOR of is :
a
= 110°, ÐQPR = 25°, then the measure of ÐPRQ is
(1) 65° (2) 50° 1
(1) 3 (2)
(3) 55° (4) 60° 3
1
3. If a triangle ABC, ÐA = 90°, ÐC = 55°, AD ^ BC. What (3) 3 (4)
3
is the value of ÐBAD ?
13. In a triangle, if three altitudes are equal, then the triangle
(1) 35° (2) 60°
is
(3) 45° (4) 55°
(1) Obtuse (2) Equilateral
4. If D ABC, ÐA + ÐB = 65°, ÐB + ÐC = 140°, then find
(3) Right (4) Isosceles
ÐB.
(1) 40° (2) 25° 14. D ABC, is an isoscles triangle and AB = AC = 2a unit.
(3) 35° (4) 20°
BC = a unit. Draw AD ^ BC , and find the length of AD .
5. In D ABC, AB = AC and BA is produced to D such that
AC = AD. Then the ÐBCD is 15
(1) 15 a unit (2) a unit
(1) 100° (2) 60° 2
(3) 80° (4) 90°
1
6. In traingle ABC, Ð BAC = 75°, Ð ABC = 45°. BC is (3) 17 a unit (4) unit C = PB
2
x
produced to D. If Ð ACD = x°, then % of 60° is 15. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. A circle
3 through B touching AC at the middle point intersects AB
(1) 30° (2) 48° at P. Then AP : AB is :
(3) 15° (4) 24° (1) 4 : 1 (2) 2 : 3
7. If the internal bisectors of the ÐABC and ÐACB of ÐABC (3) 3 : 5 (4) 1 : 4
meet at O and also ÐBAC = 80°, then s ÐBOC is equal
16. ABC is an isosceles triangle such that AB = AC and ÐB
to
= 35°. AD is the median to the base BC. Then ÐBAD is:
(1) 50° (2) 160° (1) 70° (2) 35°
(3) 40° (4) 130° (3) 110° (4) 55°
8. O is the centre and are ABC subtends and angle of 130°
17. The sum of three altitudes of a triangle is
at O. AB is extended to P. Then ÐPBC is
(1) equal to the sum of three sides
(1) 75° (2) 70°
(2) less than the sum of sides
(3) 65° (4) 80°
(3) greater than the sum of sides
9. If G be the centroid of a triangle ABC such that AG = BC,
(4) twice the sum of sides
then the magnitude of ÐBGC is

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18. ABC, is a right angled triangle, right angles at C and p is 27. A chord of length 8 cm is at a distance 3cm from the centre
the length of the perpendicular from C on AB. If a, b and of the circle. The length of the radius of the circle is
c are the lengths of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively, (1) 73 cm (2) 55 cm
then
(3) 5 cm (4) 10 cm
1 1 1 1 1 1 28. Two equal circles of radius 4 cm intersect each other such
(1) = - (2) = 2+ 2
p 2
b 2
a 2
p a2
b that each passes through the centre of the other. The length
of the common chord is :
1 1 1 1 1 1
(3) 2
+ 2
= 2
(4) = - (1) 2 3 cm (2) 4 3 cm
2 2
p a b p a b2
(3) 2 2 cm (4) 8 cm
19. A point D is taken form the side BC of a right-angled
triangle ABC, where AB is hypotenuse. Then 29. One chord of a circle is known to be 10.1 cm. The radius
of this circle must be:
(1) AB2 + CD 2 = BC 2 + AD 2
(1) 5 cm
(2) CD2 + BD2 = 2AD 2 (2) greater than 5 cm
(3) AB2 + AC 2 = 2AD 2 (3) greater than or equal to 5 cm
(4) CD2 + BD2 = 2AD 2 (4) less than 5 cm
30. The length of the chord of a circle is 8 cm and
20. In D ABC, ÐA = 90° and AD ^ BC where D lies on B.
perpendicular distance between centre and the chord is 3
If BC. 8 cm, AC = 6 cm, then D ABC : DACD = ?
cm. Then the radius of the circle is equal to
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 25 : 16
(1) 4 cm (2) 5 cm
(3) 16 : 9 (4) 25 : 9
(3) 6 cm (4) 8 cm
21. The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 1440°.
31. The length of two chords AB and AC of a circle are 8 cm
The number of sides of the polygon is
and cm and ÐBAC = 90°, then the radius of circle is
(1) 10 (2) 12
(1) 25 cm (2) 20 cm
(3) 6 (4) 8
(3) 4 cm (4) 5 cm
22. The ratio between the number of sides of two regular
32. Two circles of same radius 5 cm, intersect each other at
polygons is 1 : 2 and the ratio between their interior angles
A and B. If AB = 8 cm, then the distance between the
is 2 : 3. The number of sides of these polygons is
centres is :
respectively
(1) 6 cm (2) 8 cm
(1) 6, 12 (2) 5, 10
(3) 10 cm (4) 4 cm
(3) 4, 8 (4) 7, 14
33. In a circle of radius 17 cm, two parallel chords of lengths
23. The length of the diagonal BD of the parallelogram ABCD
30 cm and 16 cm are drawn. If both the chords are on the
is 18 cm. If P and Q are the centroid of the D ABC and
same side of the centre, then the distance between th
D ADC respectively then the length of the line segment PQ
chords is
is
(1) 9 cm (2) 7 cm
(1) 4 cm (2) 6 cm
(3) 23 cm (4) 11 cm
(3) 9 cm (4) 12 cm
34. Two circles touch each other externally. The distance
24. In a quadrilateral ABCD, with unequal sides if the
between their centres is 7 cm. If the radius of one circle
diagonals AC and BD intersect at right angles, then
is 4 cm, then the radius of the other circle is
(1) AB2 + BC 2 = CD 2 + DA 2 (1) 3.5 cm (2) 3 cm
(3) 4 cm (4) 2 cm
(2) AB2 + CD 2 = BC 2 + DA 2
35. AB and CD are two parallel chords on the opposite sides
(3) AB2 + AD2 = BC 2 + CD 2
of the centre of the circle. If AB = 10 cm, CD = 24 cm
(4) AB2 + BC 2 = 2(CD2 + DA 2 ) and the radius of the circle is 13 cm, the distance between
25. If a chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle, the chords is
then the angle subtended by the chord at a point on the (1) 17 cm (2) 15 cm
minor arc is (3) 16 cm (4) 18 cm
(1) 150° (2) 60° 36. AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle such that
(3) 120° (4) 30° AB = 10 cm and CD = 24 c. If the chords are on the
26. A chord 12 cm long is drawn in a circle of diameter 20 opposite sides of the centre and distance between them is
cm. The distance of the chord from the centre is 17 cm, then the radius of the circle is
(1) 8 cm (2) 6 cm (1) 11 cm (2) 12 cm
(3) 10 cm (4) 16 cm (3) 13 cm (4) 10 cm

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37. The length of the common chord of two circles of radii 30 16
cm and 40 cm whose centres are 50 cm apart, is (in cm) (1) 3 (2)
3
(1) 12 (2) 24 23 25
(3) 36 (4) 48 (3) (4)
3 3
38. Two parallel chords are drawn in a circle of diameter 30 47. The tangent at two points A and B on the circle with O
cm. The length of one chord is 24 cm and the distance intersect at P; if in quadrilateral PAOB, ÐAOB : ÐAPB
between the two chords is 21 cm. The length of the other = 5 : 1, then measure of ÐAPB is :
chrods is (1) 30° (2) 60°
(1) 10 cm (2) 18 cm (3) 45° (4) 15°
(3) 12 cm (4) 16 cm 48. AB is a chord to a circle and PAT is the tangent to the circle
39. Chords AB and CD of a circle interest externally at P. If at A. If ÐBAT = 75° and ÐBAC = 45° C being a point
AB = 6 cm, CD = 3 cm and PD = 5 cm, then the length on the circle, then ÐABC is equal to
of PB is (1) 40° (2) 45°
(1) 5 cm (2) 7.35 cm (3) 60° (4) 70°
(3) 6 cm (4) 4 cm 49. The tangents are drawn at the extremities of a diameter AB
40. The length of the tangent drawn to a circle of radius 4 cm of a circle with centre P. If a tangent to the circle at the
from a point 5 cm away form the centre of the circle is point C intersects the other two tangents at Q and R, then
(1) 3 cm (2) 4 2 cm the measure of the ÐQPR is
(3) 5 2 cm (4) 3 2 cm (1) 45° (2) 60°
41. Two circles intersect at A and B. P is a point on produced (3) 90° (4) 180°
BA. PT and PQ are tangents to the circle. The relation of 50. P and Q are centres of two circles with radii 9 cm and 2
PT and PQ is cm respectively, where PQ = 17 cm. R is the centre of
(1) PT = 2PQ (2) PT < PQ another circle of radius x cm, which touches each of the
(3) PT > PQ (4) PT = PQ above two circles externally. If ÐPRQ = 90°, then the
value of x is
42. C1 and C2 are two concentric circles with centres at O.
Their radii are 12 cm. and 3 cm. respectively. B and C are (1) 4 cm (2) 6 cm
the points of contact of two tangents drawn to C2 from a (3) 7 cm (4) 8 cm
point A lying on the circle C1. Then the area of the 51. The radius of two-concentric circles are 17 cm and 10 cm.
quadrilateral ABOC is A straight line ABCD intersects the larger circle at the point
A and D and intersects the smaller circle at the points B and
9 15 C. If BC = 12 cm, then the length of AD (in cm) is:
(1) sq. cm. (2) 12 15 sq. cm.
2 (1) 20 (2) 24
(3) 9 15 sq. cm. (4) 6 15 sq. cm. (3) 30 (4) 34
43. P and Q are two points on a circle with centre at O. R is 52. Triangle PQR circumscribes a circle with centre O and
a point on the minor arc of the circle, between the points radius r cm such that ÐPRQ = 90°. If PQ = 3 cm, QR
P and Q. The tangents to the circle at the points P and Q = 4 cm, then the value of r is :
meet each other at the pint S. If ÐPSQ = 20°, ÐPRQ =? (1) 2 (2) 1.5
(1) 80° (2) 200° (3) 2.5 (4) 1
(3) 160° (4) 100° 53. If the circumradius of an equilateral triangle ABC be 8 cm,
44. The radii of two circle the 5 cm and 3 cm, the distance then the height of the triangle is
between their centres is 24 cm. Then the length of the (1) 16 cm (2) 6 cm
transverse common tangent is
(3) 8 cm (4) 12 cm
(1) 16 cm (2) 15 2 cm 54. I and O are respectively the in-centre and circumcentre of
(3) 16 2 cm (4) 15 cm a triangle ABC. The line AI produced intersects the
45. If the radii of two circles be 6 cm and 3 cm and the length circumcircle of D ABC at the point D. If ÐABC = x°,
of the transverse common tangent be 8 cm, then the z+x
ÐBID = y° and ÐBOD = z°, then =
distance between the two centres is y
(1) 3 (2) 1
(1) 145 cm (2) 140 cm
(3) 2 (4) 4
(3) 150 cm (4) 135 cm 55. The radius of the circumcircle of a right angles triangle
46. PR is tangent to a circle, with centre O and radius 4 cm, is 15 cm and the radius of its inscribed circle is 6 cm. Find
20 the sides of the triangle.
at point Q. If ÐPOR = 90°, OR = 5 cm and OP = cm. (1) 30, 40, 41 (2) 18, 24, 30
3
then, in cm the length of PR is : (3) 30, 24, 25 (4) 24, 36, 20

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (4) 6. (4)
7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (3)
13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (4) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (2)
19. (1) 20. (3) 21. (1) 22. (3) 23. (2) 24. (2)
25. (2) 26. (1) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (2) 30. (2)
31. (4) 32. (1) 33. (2) 34. (2) 35. (1) 36. (3)
37. (4) 38. (2) 39. (2) 40. (1) 41. (4) 42. (1)
43. (4) 44. (3) 45. (1) 46. (4) 47. (1) 48. (3)
49. (3) 50. (2) 51. (3) 52. (4) 53. (4) 54. (1)
55. (2)

1. (3) D 3. (4) C
E
D

A C
O B
A B

ÐA = 90°, ÐC = 55°

ÐAQE = 150° \ÐB = 90° - 55° = 35°

Ð DAO = 51 ° ÐADB = 90°
ÐEOB = 180° - 150° = 30° \ ÐBAD = 90° - 35° = 55°
OE = OB
4. (2) ÐA + ÐB = 65°
150
\ ÐOEB = ÐOBE = = 75° \ ÐC = 180° - 65° = 115°
2
ÐB + ÐC = 140°
\ ÐCBE = 180° - 75° = 105°
\ ÐB = 140° - 115° = 25°
2. (4) P
5. (4) D

O
Q R A

ÐQOR = 110°
ÐOPR = 25° B C
\ ÐQPR = 110° ¸ 2 = 55°
OR = OP ÐABC = ÐACB = x
\ ÐOPR = ÐPRO = 25° \ ÐBAC = 180° - 2x
ÐCAD = 180° - 2 x
70
\ ÐOQR = ÐORQ = = 35° \ ÐBAD = 180°
2
\ ÐPRO = 25° + 35° = 60° \180° = (180° - 2 x) ´ 2

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Þ 180° - 2 x = 90° ÐB ÐC
+ = 50°
Þ 2 x = 90° = ÐBCD 2 2
6. (4) A \ ÐOBC + ÐOCB = 50°
\ ÐBOC = 180° - 50° = 130°

11. (1) P
B C D
ÐACB = 180° - 75° - 45° = 60°
ÐACD = 180° - 60° = 120° = x
x 120
\ % of 60% = 60 ´ = 24° Q S
3 300 R

7. (4) A ÐPQR = 60°

ÐPRS = 180° - 60° = 120°;
ÐPSR + ÐRPS = 60°
O RS = PR
\ ÐPSR = ÐRPS
B C 60
\ ÐPSR = = 30
2
ÐBAC = 80°
\ ÐABC + ÐACB = 100° 12. (3) A
\ ÐOBC + ÐOCB = 50°
\ÐBOC = 180° - 50°

8. (3) D
B D C

O AD = b
A C BD = DC = x
AD
tan 60° =
B BD
P
b
Þ 3=
ÐAOC = 130° x
1 b
ÐADC = ´ 130° = 65° Þx=
2 3
ÐPBC = ÐADC = 65°7
2b
\ BC = 2 x =
9. (2) It will be a right angle. 3
\ Area of the triangle
10. (4) A
1
= ´ BC ´ AD
2
O
1 2b
Þa= ´ ´b
2 3
B C
b2
ÐBAC = 80° Þ = 3
a
\ ÐB + ÐC = 180° - 80° = 100°
13. (2) Triangle will be equilateral.

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14. (2) A 17. (2) A

R Q

B D C

AB = AC = 2a units B P C
BC = a units
AP < AB
a BQ < BC
BD = DC = units
2 CR < AC
\ AP + BQ + CR < A + BC + AC
AD = AB2 - BD2
18. (2) C
2 a2 15 a 2
= 4a - =
4 4
D
15
= a units
2
A B
15. (4) A
P BC = a ; AC = b
Q
\ AB= AC 2 +BC 2 = b 2 + a 2
Area of D ABC
B C 1 1
= ×BC×AC= ab
2 2
AB = AC = 2x Again, area of D ABC
AQ = QC = x
1
AB is a secant ´ AB ´ CD
2
Þ AP ´ AB = AQ2
1 2
2
= a + b2 ´ p
Þ AP ´ 2x = x 2
x 1 1 2 2
Þ AP = = ab = a +b ´ p
2 2 2
AP x 1 Þ ab a2 + b2 ´ p
\ = =
AB 2 ´ 2 x 4
On squaring both sides,
16. (4) A a 2 b 2 = (a 2 + b 2 ) ´ p 2

1 a 2 + b2
Þ =
p2 a 2 b2
35°
B D C 1 a2 b2
Þ = +
AB = AC p2 a 2 b2 a 2b 2

\ ÐABC = ÐACB = 35° 1 1 1 1 1

Þ = + = +
\ÐADB = 90° p 2
b 2
a 2
a 2
b2
\ ÐBAD = 55°

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19. (1) A 81 9
= = cm
4 2

DABC AB ´ AC
\ =
DACD CD ´ AD

2 7 ´6
=
B 9 3 7
C D ´
2 2
AC 2 + BC2 = AB2
2 7 ´6´4
2 2 2 = = 16 : 9
AD = AC + CD 9´3´ 7

Þ AD2 - CD 2 = AC2 21. (1) If the number of sides of regular polygon be n, then
(2n – 4) × 90° = 1440°
\ AB2 + AC 2
1440
2 2 2 2 Þ 2n - 4 = = 16
= AC + BC + AD - CD 90
Þ AB2 = BC 2 + AD 2 - CD 2 Þ 2n - 4 = 16
Þ 2n = 20
Þ AB2 + CD 2 = BC 2 + AD 2
n = 10
20. (3) C
(2n - 4) ´ 90°
22. (3) Each interior angle =
n
D
(2n - 4) ´ 90°
n 2
\ =
(4n - 4) ´ 90° 3
A B
2n
ÐBAC = 90°
(2n - 4) 2
ÐADC = 90° Þ =
4n - 4 3
BC = 8 cm, AC = 6 cm
2n - 4 2
Þ =
\ AB = 82 - 62 4n - 4 3
= 14 ´ 2 = 2 7 Þ 6n - 12 = 4n - 4
\ Area of D ABC Þ 6n - 4n = 12 - 4 = 8
1 Þ 2n = 8 Þ n = 4
= ´ BC ´ AD
2 23. (2) A D
1
= ´ AB ´ AC
2 Q
O
Þ 8 ´ AD = 2 7 ´ 6 P
B C
3 7
Þ AD = cm
2 Centroid is the point where medians intersect.
Diagonals of parallelogram bisect each other.
2
æ3 7ö 1
CD = 62 - ç ÷ OP = ´ 9 = 3 cm
è 2 ø 3
1
63 144 - 63 OQ = ´ 9 = 3 cm
= 36 - = 3
4 4
\ PQ = 6 lseh

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24. (2) A D \ OA = AC 2 + OC 2
= 16 + 9 = 25 = 5 cm
O
A
28. (2)
B C

OB2 + OC 2 = BC2 O O
C
OC 2 + OD 2 = CD 2
B
OD2 + OA 2 = AD 2
OC = 2 cm
OA 2 + OB2 = AB2 OA = 4 cm
\ 2(OB2 + OA 2 + OD2 + OC 2 )
\ AC = 42 + 22 = 16 - 4 = 12 = 2 3 cm
= AB2 + BC 2 + CD2 + DA 2 \ AB = 4 3 cm
Þ 2(AB2 + CD2 ) = AB2 + BC 2 + CD2 + DA 2 ) 29. (2) The largest chord of a circle is its diameter.

Þ AB2 + CD 2 = BC 2 + DA 2 30. (1)

25. (2) O

O
A C B

AC = CB = 4 cm
A B OC = 3 cm
OA = OB = AB
\ OA = OC 2 + CA 2
\ D OAB is an equilateral triangle.
\ ÐA OB = 60° = 32 + 42 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 5 cm

26. (1) 31. (4)

C

A O 6
B
A 8 B
C E D

OC = radius = 10 cm ÐBAC = 90°

CE = ED = 6 cm \ BC is the diameter of the circle.

\ OE = OC2 - CE 2 = 102 - 62 = 100 - 36 \ BC = AB 2 + AC 2

= 64 = 8 cm = 82 + 62 = 64 + 36 = 100 = 10 cm
\ Radius of the circle = 5 cm
27. (3)
A
O 32. (1)

O C O¢
A C B
B
AC = BC = 4 cm
OC = 3 cm AC = 4 cm
OA = 5 cm

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OC = 52 + 42 = 3 cm = 144 = 12 cm
OO' = 2 × 3 = 6 cm From DCOF ,

AC OF = 132 - 122 = 25 = 5 cm
33. (2)
\ EF = OE + OF = 17 cm

E 36. (3) A D
O F

E F
O
BD
AE = 15 cm B C
OA = 17 cm AB = 10 cm, AE = 5 cm,
2
\ OE = 17 - 15 2 OE = x
CD = 24 cm, DF = 12 cm
= (17 + 15)(17 - 15) OF = 17 – x
OA = OD
= 34 ´ 2 = 8 cm
Again, CF = 8 cm Þ 52 + x 2 = 122 + (17 – x ) 2
OC = 17 cm
Þ 252 + x 2 = 144 + 289 – 34 x + x 2
\ OF = 17 - 82 2 = (17 + 8)(17 - 8)
Þ 34 x = 408
= 25 ´ 9 = 15 cm 408
Required answer = 15 – 8 = 7 cm Þx= = 12
34
34. (2) \ OA = 52 + 122 = 13 cm

O 37. (4) A
r1 r2 O¢ 40
30
B D
C
OO' = 7
E
Þ r1 + r2 = 7
BC = x Þ CD = 50 – x
Þ 4 + r2 = 7 AC2 = 302 – x2 = 402 – (50 – x)2
Þ 900 – x2 = 1600 – 2500 + 100x – x2
Þ r2 = 7 - 4 = 3 cm
Þ 100x = 1800
35. (1) C Þ x = 18
A

\ AC = 302 - 182 = 48 ´ 12 = 24
E F \ AE = 2 ´ 24 = 48 cm
O
38. (2) A C
B D

OE ^ AB OF ^ CD E F
O
AE = EB = 5 cm
CF = FD = 12 cm
AO = OC = 13 cm B D
From D AOE , AB = 24 cm
AE = EB = 12 cm
OE = 132 - 52 = 169 - 25

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OE = OA2 - AE 2 A

= 152 - 122 B C C

= 225 - 144 = 81 = 9 cm
42. (1) O
\ OF = 21 – 9 = 12 cm
C2
\ CF = 152 - 122 = 9 cm
\ CD = 2 × 9 = 18 cm AB = AC = tangents from the same point
39. (2) OB = OC = 3 cm, OA = 12 cm
B ÐABO = 90°
6 cm
A \ AB = 122 - 32 = 15 ´ 9 = 3 15

P 1
C 3 cm D DOAB = OB ´ AB
2
AB = 6 cm; CD = 3 cm 1 9 15
= ´ 3 ´ 3 15 =
PD = 5 cm; PB = ? 2 2
PA × PB = PC × PD
\ Area of OABC = 9 15 sq. cm.
Þ (PB - 6)PB = 2 ´ 5
P
Þ PB2 - 6PB - 10 = 0 43. (4)
6 ± 36 + 40
Þ PB =
2 T O R S
6 ± 76 6 + 8.7
= = = 7.35
2 2
Q
40. (1) B
ÐOPS = ÐOQS = 90°
ÐPSQ = 20°
A
O ÐPOQ = 160°
ÐPTQ = 80°
PRQT is a concyclie quadrilateral.
ÐOBA = 90° \ ÐPRQ = 180° - 80° = 100°
OA = 5, OB = 4 44. (3) Transverse common tangent
\ AB = OA 2 - OB2
P S
= 25 - 16 = 9 = 3 cm

41. (4) P R Q

= d 2 - (r1 + r2 ) 2 = (24)2 - (5 + 3) 2

T A Q = 576 - 64 = 512 = 16 2 cm

45. (1) P S

X Y
B Q
R
Tangents will be equal. Length of transverse tangent

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= XY 2 - (r1 + r2 ) 2 48. (3) T

Þ 8 = XY 2 - 92
75° O
Þ 64 = XY 2 - 81 A B
45°
2
Þ XY = 64 + 81 = 145
Þ XY = 145 C
P
46. (4)
If a line touches a circle and from the point of contact
a chord is drawn, the angles which this chord makes
O with the given line are equal respe. ctively ot the
angles formed in the corresponding alternate segments.
\ ÐACB = ÐBAT = 75°
P R
Q ÐABC = 180° - 45° - 75° = 60°

OQ ^ PR 49. (3) Q C
R
\ From DOPQ,

æ 20 ö
2 A B
PQ = OP - OQ 2 2 = ç ÷ - 42 P
è 3ø

400 400 - 144

= - 16 =
9 9 In D PCR and D RBP]
PC = PB (radii)
256 16 RC = RB
= = cm
9 3 PR is common.
From D OQR , \ D PCR = D RBP
\ ÐCPR = ÐRPB
QR = OR 2 - OQ2 Similarly, Ð CP Q = Ð Q PA

= 52 - 42 = 25 - 16 = 9 = 3 cm \ ÐQPR = 90°

16 25
because ÐAPB = 180°
\ PR = PQ + QR = +3= cm
3 3
50. (2)
R
47. (1)
99%
O
P Q
A B

Ð PR Q = 90 °
P
PR = 2 + x
Ð OAP = Ð OBP = 90 ° PQ = 17
ÐAOB = ÐAPB = 180° RQ = 9 + x
Þ 5 ÐAPB + ÐAPB = 180° \ PQ 2 = PR 2 + RQ2
Þ 6ÐAPB = 180°
Þ 172 = (2 + x )2 + (9 + x)2
Þ ÐAPB = 30°
Þ 289 = 4 + 4 x + x 2 + 81 + 18 x x2

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Þ 289 = 2 x 2 + 22 x + 85 1
´3´4 6
= 2
2
Þ 2 x + 22 x + 85 - 289 = 0 = = 1 cm
3+4+5 9
Þ 2 x 2 + 22 x - 204 = 0
2
Þ x 2 + 11x - 102 = 0
53. (4) A
Þ x 2 + 17 x - 6 x - 102 = 0
Þ x ( x + 17) - 6( x + 17) = 0
Þ ( x - 6)( x + 17) = 0 O
Þ x = 6 as x ¹ -17 B C
D
51. (3)
2
Circum-radius of equilateral triangle = ´ height
3
O
A B E C D 2
\8 = ´ height
3

8´3
BE = EC = 6 cm, OB = 10 cm, OA = 17 cm \ Height = = 12 cm
2
From DOBE,
A
OE = OB2 - BE 2

= 102 - 62 = 16 ´ 4 = 8cm
I
From D OAE , O
54. (1)
B C
AE = OA 2 - OE 2
D
= 17 2 - 82 = 25 ´ 9 = 15 cm
\ AD = 2AE = 2 × 15 = 30 cm OA = OB = OC
ÐBID = ÐABC
52. (4) P Þx=y
ÐBOD = 2 ÐBAD
z+ x 3y
= = 3
y y

O 55. (2) A

Q R

B C
PR2 = PQ2 + PR2 O
= 32 + 42 = 25
\ PR = 25 = 5 cm
182 + 242 = 302
Area of triangle
r= \ Sides = 18, 24, 30
Semi – perimeter of triangle

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