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