No.Of Tangents to a Circle from a Given Point

Q.

Which of the following is not true for a point P on the circle?

1. Perpendicular to the tangent passes through the centre

2. There are 2 tangents to the circle from point P

3. Only 1 tangent can be drawn from point P

4. None of these

Q.

From which point shown below can we draw two tangents to the following circle?

P is a point outside the circle, R inside the circle and Q lies on the circle.

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Q. The line AB in the diagram is tangent of a circle.

1. True
2. False

Q.

There is a circle with centre O. P is a point from where only one tangent can be drawn to this circle. What can we say about P?

1. P is outside the circle.

2. P is inside the circle.

3. P is on the circle.

4. O and P are co-incident points.

Q.

A point lies inside the circle. So __ tangents can be drawn from the point to the circle. (Fill in the blanks with 0, 1, 2 or 3)

Q.

From which point shown below can we draw one tangent to the following circle?

1. R

2. Q

3. Both Q and R

4. Not possible through both Q and R

Q.

The lengths of tangents drawn from a point outside a circle are not equal.

1. True

2. False