Geometrical Properties of Circle

Class -VIII

Prepared By Moheuddin Ahmed

1.

A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, Centre O. CÂ B = 28°, AĈO = 20° and CD is
parallel to BA. EF is a tangent to the circle at C and OBF is a straight line.
Find
(i) CÔ B, (ii) OF̂ C, (iii) OĈ B, (iv) DĈ E, (v) AD̂ C.

2.

A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

EF is the tangent to the circle at D and is parallel to BC.
AB̂ C = 86° and CD̂ F = 58°.
(a) Find OD̂ C. (b) Explain why OĈB = 26°.
(c) Find
(i) AD̂ C, (ii) AD̂ E, (iii) AÔD, (iv) BÂO.
3.

Points A, B, C and D lie on the circumference of a circle, centre O, and AB = CD.

AC and BD intersect at E.
OB̂ C = 20°.
(a) Calculate BÔC. (b) Calculate CÂB. (c) Show that triangles AEB and DEC are congruent.

4.

A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. AE and CE are tangents to the circle.
A𝐶̂ E = 68° and B𝐶̂ O = 46°.
(a) Calculate
(i) 𝐴𝑂̂ 𝐶,
(ii) A𝐸̂ C.
(b) Find the three angles of the triangle ABC and hence state the name given to this special triangle.

5.

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, passing through A, B, C and D.

AOC is a straight line and BÂC = 42°.
Find
̂ C,
(a) B 𝐷 (b) A𝐵̂C, (c) A𝐶̂ B.
6. In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on a circle centre O.

The tangent to the circle at C meets the diameter AD produced, at T. 𝐷𝑂̂𝐶 = 66°.
Calculate
(i) D𝐴̂C, (ii) D𝑇̂C, ̂ C,
(iii) A𝐷 (iv) A𝐵̂C.

7.

The points A, B, C, D and E lie on the circle with diameter AC. EB and AC meet at F. GA is a tangent to
̂ 𝐸 = 128° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝐹̂ 𝐶 = 65°.
the circle at A. 𝐶𝐷
Calculate
(a) 𝐺𝐴̂𝐸, (b) A𝐸̂ B.

8. A, B and S are points on a circle, centre O. TA and TB are tangents. A𝑇̂𝐵 = 52°.

Calculate (a) A𝑂̂𝐵, (b) O𝐵̂𝐴, (c) A𝑆̂𝐵.