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Question 15 Marks

The radius of a circle is 8cm and the length of one of its chords is 12cm. Find the distance of the chord from the centre.

Answer

Given that,

Radius of circle (OA) = 8cm

Chord (AB) = 12cm

Draw $\text{OC}\perp\text{AB}$

We know that,

The perpendicular from centre to chord bisects the chord

$\therefore\text{AC}=\text{BC}=\frac{12}{2}=6$

Now in $\triangle\text{OCA,}$ by Pythagoras theorem

AC²+ OC²= OA²

⇒ 6² + OC² = 8²

⇒ 36 + OC² = 64

⇒ OC² = 64 - 36

⇒ OC² = 28

$\Rightarrow\text{OC}=\sqrt{28}$

⇒ OC = 5.291cm

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Question 25 Marks

In the given figure, P and Q are centres of two circles intersecting at B and C. ACD is a straight line. Then, $\angle\text{BQD} =$

Answer

Consider the circle with the centre ‘P’.
The angle subtended by an arc at the centre of the circle is double the angle subtended by the arc in the remaining part of the circle.

So, here we have
$\angle\text{ACB}=\frac{\angle\text{APB}}{2}$
$=\frac{150^\circ}{2}$
$\angle\text{ACB}=75^\circ$
Since ‘ACD’ is a straight line, we have
$\angle\text{ACB}+\angle\text{BCD}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{BCD}=180^\circ-\angle\text{ACB}$
$=180^\circ-75^\circ$
$\angle\text{BCD}=105^\circ$
Now let us consider the circle with centre ‘Q’. Here let ‘E’ be any point on the circumference along the major arc ‘BD’. Now ‘CBED’ forms a cyclic quadrilateral.
In a cyclic quadrilateral it is known that the opposite angles are supplementary, meaning that the opposite angles add up to 180°.
So here,
$\angle\text{BCD}+\angle\text{BED}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{BED}=180^\circ-\angle\text{BCD}$
$=180^\circ-105^\circ$
$\angle\text{BED}=75^\circ$
The angle subtended by an arc at the centre of the circle is double the angle subtended by the arc in the remaining part of the circle.
So, now we have
$\angle\text{BQD}=2\angle\text{BED}$
$=2(75^\circ)$
$\angle\text{BQD}=150^\circ$
Hence, the measure of $\angle\text{BQD}$ is 150°.

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Question 35 Marks

In the given figure, A is the centre of the circle. ABCD is a parallelogram and CDE is a straight line. Find $\angle\text{BCD}:\angle\text{ABE}.$

Answer

It is given that ‘ABCD’ is a parallelogram. But since ‘A’ is the centre of the circle, the lengths of ‘AB’ and ‘AD’ will both be equal to the radius of the circle.

So, we have AB = AD.
Whenever a parallelogram has two adjacent sides equal then it is a rhombus.
So ‘ABCD’ is a rhombus.
Let $\angle\text{BDE}=\text{x}^\circ.$
We know that in a circle the angle subtended by an arc at the centre of the circle is double the angle subtended by the arc in the remaining part of the circle.
By this property we have
$\angle\text{BAD}=2(\angle\text{BDE})$
$\angle\text{BAD}=\text{2x}^\circ$
In a rhombus the opposite angles are always equal to each other.
So, $\angle\text{BAD}=\angle\text{BCE}=\text{2x}^\circ$
Since the sum of all the internal angles in any triangle sums up to 180° in triangle $\triangle\text{BEC},$ we have
$\angle\text{BEC}+\angle\text{BCE}+\angle\text{EBC}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{EBC}=180^\circ-\angle\text{BEC}-\angle\text{BCE}$
$=180^\circ-\text{x}^\circ-\text{2x}^\circ$
$\angle\text{EBC}=180^\circ-\text{3x}^\circ$
In the rhombus ‘ABCD’ since one pair of opposite angles are '2x°' the other pair of opposite angles have to be $(180^\circ-\text{2x}^\circ)$
From the figure we see that,
$\angle\text{EBC}+\angle\text{AEB}=\angle\text{ABC}$
$\angle\text{ABE}=\angle\text{ABC}-\angle\text{EBC}$
$180^\circ-\text{2x}^\circ-(180^\circ-\text{3x}^\circ)$
$\angle\text{AEB}=\text{x}^\circ$
So now we can write the required ratio as,
$\frac{\angle\text{BCD}}{\angle\text{ABE}}=\frac{\text{2x}^\circ}{\text{x}^\circ}$
$\frac{\angle\text{BCD}}{\angle\text{ABE}}=\frac{2}{1}$
Hence the ratio between the given two angles is 2 : 1

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Question 45 Marks

In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle such that $\angle\text{A}=35^\circ$ and $\angle\text{Q}=25^\circ,$ find $\angle\text{PBR.}$

Answer

Let us first consider the triangle $\triangle\text{ABQ}.$

It is known that in a triangle the sum of all the interior angles add up to 180°.
So here in our triangle $\triangle\text{ABQ}$ we have,
$\angle\text{BAQ}+\angle\text{AQB}+\angle\text{ABQ}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{ABQ}=180^\circ-\angle\text{BAQ}-\angle\text{AQB}$
$=180^\circ-35^\circ-25^\circ$
$\angle\text{ABQ}=120^\circ$
By a property of the circle we know that an angle formed in a semi-circle will be 90°.
In the given circle since ‘AB’ is the diameter of the circle the angle $\angle\text{APB}$ which is formed in a semi-circle will have to be 90°.
So, we have $\angle\text{APB}=90^\circ$
Now considering the triangle $\triangle\text{APB}$ we have,
$\angle\text{APB}+\angle\text{BAP}+\angle\text{ABP}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{APB}=180^\circ-\angle\text{APB}-\angle\text{BAP}$
$=180^\circ-90^\circ-35^\circ$
$\angle\text{ABP}=55^\circ$
From the given figure it can be seen that,
$\angle\text{ABP}+\angle\text{PBQ}=\angle\text{ABQ}$
$\angle\text{PBQ}=\angle\text{ABQ}-\angle\text{ABP}$
$=120^\circ-55^\circ$
$\angle\text{PBQ}=65^\circ$
Now, we can also say that,
$\angle\text{PBQ}+\angle\text{PBR}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{PBR}=180^\circ-\angle\text{PBQ}$
$=180^\circ-65^\circ$
$\angle\text{PBR}=115^\circ$
Hence the measure of the angle $\angle\text{PBR}$ is 115°.

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Question 55 Marks

In the given figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which $\angle\text{BAD} = 75^\circ,\ \angle\text{ABD} = 58^\circ$ and $\angle\text{ADC} = 77^\circ, $ AC and BD intersect at P. Then, find $\angle\text{DPC}.$

Answer

In a cyclic quadrilateral it is known that the opposite angles are supplementary, meaning that the opposite angles add up to 180°.
Here we have a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD. The centre of this circle is given as ‘O’.

Since in a cyclic quadrilateral the opposite angles are supplementary, here
$\angle\text{ADC}+\angle\text{ABD}+\angle\text{CBD}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{CBD}=180^\circ-\angle\text{ADC}-\angle\text{ABD}$
$=180^\circ-77^\circ-58^\circ$
$\angle\text{CBD}=45^\circ$
Whenever a chord is drawn in a circle two segments are formed. One is called the minor segment while the other is called the major segment. The angle that the chord forms with any point on the circumference of a particular segment is always the same.
Here, ‘CD’ is a chord and ‘A’ and ‘B’ are two points along the circumference on the major segment formed by the chord ‘CD’.
So, $\angle\text{CBD}=\angle\text{CAD}=45^\circ$
Now,
$\angle\text{BAD}=\angle\text{BAC}+\angle\text{CAD}$
$\angle\text{BAC}=\angle\text{BAD}-\angle\text{CAD}$
$=75^\circ-75^\circ$
$\angle\text{BAC}=30^\circ$
In any triangle the sum of the interior angles need to be equal to 180°.
Consider the triangle $\triangle\text{ABP},$
$\angle\text{PAB}+\angle\text{ABP}+\angle\text{APB}=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\angle\text{APB}=180^\circ-30^\circ-58^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\angle\text{APB}=92^\circ$
From the figure, since ‘AC’ and ‘BD’ intersect at ‘P’ we have,
$\angle\text{APB}=\angle\text{DPC}=92^\circ$
Hence the measure of $\angle\text{DPC}$ is 92°.

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Question 65 Marks

In the given figure, if $\angle\text{AOB} = 80^\circ$ and $\angle\text{ABC} = 30^\circ,$ then find $\angle\text{CAO.}$

Answer

Consider the given circle with the centre ‘O’. Let the radius of this circle be ‘r’. ‘AB’ forms a chord and it subtends an angle of 80° with its centre, that is $\angle\text{AOB}=80^\circ.$
The angle subtended by an arc at the centre of the circle is double the angle subtended by the arc in the remaining part of the circle.

So, here we have
$\angle\text{ACB}=\frac{\angle\text{AOB}}{2}$
$=\frac{80^\circ}{2}$
$\angle\text{ACB}=40^\circ$
In any triangle the sum of the interior angles need to be equal to 180°.
Consider the triangle $\triangle\text{AOB}$
$\angle\text{AOB}+\angle\text{OAB}+\angle\text{OBA}=180^\circ$
Since, OA = OB = r, we have $\angle\text{OAB}=\angle\text{OBA}.$ So the above equation now changes to
$\angle\text{AOB}+\angle\text{OAB}+\angle\text{OBA}=180^\circ$
$2\angle\text{OAB}=180^\circ-\angle\text{AOB}$
$=180^\circ-80^\circ$
$2\angle\text{OAB}=100^\circ$
$\angle\text{OAB}=50^\circ$
Considering the triangle $\triangle\text{ABC}$ now,
$\angle\text{ACB}+\angle\text{OAB}+\angle\text{OAC}+\angle\text{ABC}=180^\circ$
$\angle\text{OAC}=180^\circ-\angle\text{ACB}-\angle\text{OAB}-\angle\text{ABC}$
$=180^\circ-40^\circ-50^\circ-30^\circ$
$\angle\text{OAC}=60^\circ$
Hence, the measure of $\angle\text{CAO}$ is 60°.

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