circle geometry - chords tangents angles subtended by chords, common tangents to circles - One Line Questions

1. If two circles intersect at two distinct points, the number of common tangents is: 2
2. If two circles touch externally, the number of direct common tangents is: 2
3. If two circles touch internally, the number of direct common tangents is: 1
4. If two concentric circles have radii 7 cm and 3 cm, how many common tangents can be drawn? 0
5. What is the maximum number of common tangents that can be drawn to two circles of different radii that intersect each other? 2
6. A tangent is drawn to a circle of radius 5 cm. What is the distance from the center to the point of contact? 5 cm
7. What is the angle between a tangent and the radius at the point of contact? 90 degrees
8. If two circles touch each other externally, the number of common tangents is: 3
9. If two circles touch each other internally, the number of common tangents is: 1
10. If two circles are completely separate (do not intersect), the number of common tangents is: 4
11. Two circles have radii 5 cm and 2 cm. If the distance between their centers is 10 cm, how many common tangents can be drawn? 4
12. Two circles of radii 10 cm and 6 cm are 20 cm apart. How many common tangents can be drawn? 4
13. Let a chord AB of a circle be at a distance of 5 cm from the center. If the radius of the circle is 13 cm, find the length of the chord AB. 24 cm
14. If a chord AB subtends an angle of 30 degrees at the circumference in the major segment, what is the angle subtended by the chord AB at the center? 60 degrees
15. Consider two circles with radii 6 cm and 4 cm. If they touch internally, what is the distance between their centers? 2 cm
16. In a circle, the angle subtended by an arc at the center is 120 degrees. The angle subtended by the same arc at any point on the circumference is: 60 degrees
17. If a chord subtends an angle of 60 degrees at the circumference, what is the angle subtended by it at the center? 120 degrees
18. The angle subtended by a diameter at any point on the circumference is: 90 degrees
19. If two circles touch externally at a point P, and AB is a common tangent, then angle APB is: 90 degrees
20. A chord of length 16 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 10 cm. Find the distance of the chord from the center. 6 cm
21. A chord is 12 cm long and its distance from the center is 8 cm. What is the radius of the circle? 10 cm
22. What is the definition of a chord in a circle? A line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circle.
23. The angle in a semicircle is: Right
24. The angle subtended by a minor arc at the center is always: Acute
25. Angles subtended by the same arc at the circumference are: Always equal
26. What is the relationship between the angle subtended by an arc at the center and the angle subtended by it at the circumference? Angle at center is double the angle at circumference.
27. If a chord is perpendicular to a diameter, the diameter: Both A and B
28. The angle subtended by an arc at the center is double the angle subtended by the same arc at any point on the: Circumference
29. A line segment joining the center of a circle to any point on its circumference is called a: Radius
30. Consider two circles with radii R and r (R > r). If the distance between their centers is d. For external common tangents to exist, which condition must be met? d > R + r
31. Consider two circles with radii R and r (R > r). If the distance between their centers is d. For internal common tangents to exist, which condition must be met? d > R + r
32. If a circle is inscribed in a square, what is the relationship between the diameter of the circle and the side of the square? Diameter is equal to the side
33. Two parallel tangents to a circle are always: Both A and B
34. If the distance between the centers of two circles is equal to the difference of their radii, they touch: Internally
35. If two circles intersect such that the distance between their centers is equal to the difference of their radii, they touch: Internally
36. If a chord is equidistant from the center as another chord, then the lengths of the two chords are: Equal
37. If the distance between the centers of two circles is equal to the sum of their radii, they touch: Externally
38. A tangent to a circle is a line that: Intersects the circle at exactly one point.
39. The distance between the centers of two circles is 13 cm and their radii are 8 cm and 3 cm. What type of tangents do they have? No common tangents
40. Consider a circle with center O and radius r. If a point P is outside the circle, and PA and PB are tangents to the circle at points A and B respectively, then: All of the above
41. If two chords of a circle are equal in length, then they are: Equidistant from the center
42. In a circle, if two arcs are equal, then the corresponding chords are: Equal
43. If two tangents are drawn from an external point to a circle, they are: Equal in length
44. What is the longest possible chord in a circle? Diameter
45. A chord subtends an angle of 180 degrees at the center. This chord is a: Diameter
46. If a chord passes through the center of a circle, it is called a: Diameter
47. A line that intersects a circle at two points is called a: Secant
48. If a line segment connects two points on a circle, it is a: Chord
49. When two circles are tangent externally, the distance between their centers is: The sum of their radii