Circle Theorems (Cambridge O Level Maths)

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Points A comma space B comma space C comma space D comma space E and F lie on the circle, centre O.

Find the value of x and the value of y.


x equals .................................................. [2]

y equals ..................................................    

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A, B and C are points on the circle, centre O.

Find the obtuse angle AOC.
 

Angle AOC = ............................................ 

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The diagram shows a circle, centre O.
AB and DE are chords of the circle.
M is the mid-point of AB and N is the mid-point of DE.
AB = DE = 9 cm and OM = 5 cm.

Find ON.
 

ON = ......................................... cm

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The points A comma space B comma space C comma space D and E lie on the circumference of the circle.
Angle D C E equals 47 degree and angle C E A equals 85 degree.

Find the values of w comma space x and y.

w equals................................................     
x equals................................................     
y equals................................................     

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A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of the circle.
AC and BD intersect at X.

Complete the statement.


Triangle ADX is ..................................................... to triangle BCX.

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A comma space B comma space C and D lie on the circle, centre O.
Angle A B C equals 131 degree.

Find angle A D C.
 

Angle A D C equals.................................................

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Find angle A O C.
 

Angle A O C equals................................................. 

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A comma space B comma space C and D are points on the circumference of a circle.
E F is a tangent to the circle at C.
Angle B A D space equals space 68 degree and angle B C E space equals space 50 degree.

Find angle C B D.
Give a geometrical property to explain each step of your working.

Angle C B D =.......................

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In the diagram, the points A, BC and D lie on the circle, centre O.
T A spaceand space T B spaceare tangents touching the circle at A and B respectively.

A Ô B space equals space 132 degreeA Ĉ D space equals space 59 degree and space A O C spaceis a straight line.

Find space A T with hat on top B space

A T with hat on top B space space equals...............................

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Find B D with hat on top A.

B D with hat on top A space equals.........................

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Find B D with hat on top C space. space

B D with hat on top C space space equals space.......................

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Find O B with hat on top D space.

O B with hat on top D space equals......................

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The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral A B C D.
space B D spaceand space A C spaceintersect at X.

Angle space B A D space= 74° and angle space B C A space= 34°.

Find

i)
angle B D A

Angle B D A = .............................................[1]

ii)
angle B C D

Angle B C D = ..............................................[1]

iii)
angle A B D.

Angle A B D = ..............................................[1]

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In the diagram, triangle space A D X spaceis similar to triangle B C X.

B C space equals space 4.5 space cm comma space A D space equals space 9 space cm space space and space C X space equals space 3.3 space cm.

Work out X D.

X D = ......................................... cm

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In the diagram, K, L and M lie on the circle, centre O.
Angle KML = space 2 x degree spaceand reflex angle KOL = 11 x degree.

Find the value of x.
  

x space equals ................................................

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PR and Q are points on the circle.
A B is a tangent to the circle at Q.
Q R
bisects angle P Q B therefore
Angle B Q R equals x degree  and x less than 60.


Use this information to show that triangle P Q R is an isosceles triangle.
Give a geometrical reason for each step of your work.

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A, B, C and D lie on the circle.
P C Q is a tangent to the circle at C.
Angle A C Q = 64°.

Work out angle A B C, giving reasons for your answer.


Angle A B C = .......................... because ..........................

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A comma space B comma space C and D are points on the circumference of the circle.
The line X Y is a tangent to the circle at A.

Find the value of x, giving a reason for your answer.
    

x= ............................. because .................................

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Find the value of y, giving a reason for your answer.
  

y = ............................. because .................................

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In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
Angle ACD = x degree and angle OAB = 2 x degree.

Find an expression, in terms of x, in its simplest form for angle AOB .

Angle AOB = ................................................... 

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Find an expression, in terms of x, in its simplest form for angle ACB.

Angle ACB = ...................................................

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Find an expression, in terms of x, in its simplest form for angle DAB.

Angle DAB = ...................................................

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A, B and C are points on the circle, centre O.
AB and OC intersect at P.
 
Find the value of w.
 

w equals....................................................

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A comma space B comma space C and D lie on the circle, centre O.
T A is a tangent to the circle at A.
Angle A B C equals 131 degree and angle A D B space equals space 20 degree.

Find angle B A T.
 

Angle B A T equals.................................................

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Find angle O A B.
 

Angle O A B equals.................................................

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The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral.

Find the value of y.

y space equals ................................................

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JK, L and M are points on the circumference of a circle with diameter J L.
J L and K M intersect at N.
Angle J N K equals 104 degree and angle M L J equals 22 degree.

Work out the value of d.
 

d = ....................................................

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A comma space B comma space D and E are points on a circle.
A B C and E D C are straight lines.

Prove that triangle B C D is similar to triangle E C A.
You must give reasons for your working.

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B comma space C comma space D and F are points on a circle.
A B C, A F D, space B F E spaceand space C D E spaceare straight lines.

Work out the size of angle x.
Show your working clearly.

x = ......................

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B comma space C comma space D and E are points on a circle.

A B is the tangent at B to the circle.
A B is parallel to E D.
Angle space A B E space equals space 73 degree

Work out the size of angle D C E.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

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