Practice Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle - 10.3 | 10. CIRCLES | CBSE 10 Mathematics
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10.3 - Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Can a tangent be drawn from a point inside a circle?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the definition of a tangent.

Question 2

Easy

How many tangents can be drawn from a point on the circumference?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens when you touch the circle at that point.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

How many tangents can be drawn from a point inside a circle?

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the definition of a tangent.

Question 2

When a point is externally located to a circle, how many tangents can be drawn?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens at the points of contact.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

From a point P that is 10 cm away from the center of a circle with a radius of 6 cm, determine the lengths of the tangents drawn from point P.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Utilize the Pythagorean theorem.

Question 2

Prove that the distance from a point to its tangents from a circle decreases as the point moves inward from the outside toward the perimeter.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Graphically depict the movement to visualize this change.

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