Here you get the CBSE Class 10 Mathematics chapter 9, Circles: NCERT Exemplar Problems and Solutions (Part-IB). This part of the chapter includes solutions to Question Number 6 to 10 from Exercise 9.1 of NCERT Exemplar Problems for Class 10 Mathematics Chapter: Circles. This exercise comprises only the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) framed from various important topics in the chapter. Each question is provided with a detailed solution. Check out Part-IA for solutions to Q. No. 1-5 of Exercise 9.1 of NCERT Exemplar Problems Class 10 Maths.
NCERT Exemplar Solution for Class 10 Mathematics: Circles (Part-IA)
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Find below the NCERT Exemplar problems and their solutions for Class 10 Mathematics Chapter, Circles:
Exercise 9.1
Multiple Choice Questions (Q. No. 6-10)
Question. 6 In figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and ÐOTA = 30°. Then, AT is equal to
Answer. (c)
Explanation:
Join OA.
Question. 7 In figure, if O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50° with PQ, then ∠POQ is equal to
Answer. (a)
Explanation:
As, the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
∴ ∠OPR = 90°
⟹ ∠OPQ + ∠QPR = 90°
⟹ ∠OPQ = 90° - 50° = 40° [Given, ∠QPR = 50°]
Now, in ΔOPQ,
OP = OQ = Radius of circle
⟹ ∠OQP = ∠OPQ = 40° [Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are also equal]
In ΔOPQ,
∠O + ∠P + ∠Q = 180° [Sum of angles of a triangle = 180°]
⟹ ∠O = 180° - (40° + 40°) [∵ ∠P = ∠Q = 40°]
⟹ ∠O = 180° - 80° = 100°
Or ∠POQ = 100°
Question. 8 In figure, if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ÐAPB = 50°, then ÐOAB is equal to
Answer. (a)
Explanation:
As, we know that the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal
∴ PA = PB
Thus, in ΔPAB,
∠PBA = ∠PAB [Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are also equal]
Let ∠PBA = ∠PAB = θ
Now, in ΔPAB,
∠P + ∠A + ∠B = 180° [Sum of angles of a triangle = 180°]
⟹ 50° + θ + θ = 180°
⟹ 2θ = 180° – 50° = 130°
⟹ θ = 65°
Now, as we know that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
∴ OA ⏊ PA
⟹ ∠PAO = 90°
⟹ ∠PAB + ∠OAB = 90°
⟹ 65° + ∠OAB = 90°
⟹ ∠OAB = 90° - 65° = 25°
Question. 9 If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then the length of each tangent is
Answer. (d)
Explanation:
Let PQ and PR be the two tangents drawn from external point P with angle between them being 60°.
Join OQ and OR.
We know that any two tangents drawn to a circle from an external point are equally inclined to the line segment, joining the centre to that point.
Question. 10 In figure, if PQR is the tangent to a circle at Q whose centre is O, AB is a chord parallel to PR and ∠BQR = 70°, then ∠AQB is equal to
Answer. (b)
Explanation:
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