Homework

Plane Geometry
1. In the figure below, the straight line EFD is tangential to the circle with centre O. Lines
OB and DE are parallel to each other. Given also that OCF is a straight line and BOC =
3
o
, find the value of
!a" CAO, and
!b" AED.
#hat conclusion can $ou make about triangle EAD%
&. In the figure below, PAQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O at A. AB is a chord and C
is a point on the circumference of the circle. 'rove that BAQ = ACB.

3. In the figure below, AB and CD are two chords intersecting at P.
'rove that !AP"!BP" = !CP"!DP".
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F
E
D
C
B
A
O
3
o
Q
P
C
B
A
(
O
D
B
A
C
P
). In the figure below, AB is a tangent to the circle at B and ACD is a secant of the circle
where C and D are points on the circumference of the circle. 'rove that
!AB"
&
= !AC"!AD".
. *he figure below shows a triangle.
!a" Given that DE is parallel to BC, prove that
CE
AE
BD
AD
=
.
!b" Given that
CE
AE
BD
AD
=
, prove that DE is parallel to BC.
+. In the figure, ABC and ADE are secants of the circle. 'rove that !AB"!AC" = !AD"!AE".
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D
C
B
A
E
D
C B
A
E
D
C
B
A
,. In the figure, the circle has centre O and radius , cm. AOC and ADE are secants of the
circle where B, C, D and E are points on the circumference of the circle.
Given that AC = 1- cm and AE = 1& cm, find the length of
!a" AD, and
!b" EC, correct to 3 significant figures.
-. In the figure below, PAQ is a tangent to the circle at A. BC is a chord of the circle and BC
is parallel to PQ. 'rove that AB = AC.

.. In the figure below, ABC and ADE are secants of the circle. 'rove that if AB = AD, then
BC and DE are e/ual chords.
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E
D
C
B
A
O
(
Q P
C B
A
E
D
C
B
A
10.
In the diagram, XTPY is a tangent to & circles at P and ABTC is a tangent to the circle of
centre O at C.
*he line AP is a chord of one circle and produced to meet the other circle at Q. 12plain
wh$ a circle passes through O, C, T and P.
11.
In the trape3ium ABCD, AD is parallel to BC, BC = 3AD and the diagonals AC and BD
meet at E. *he line through A is drawn parallel to DB to meet the e2tended line of CB at
F. 'rove that
!a" FB = AD, and
!b" EC = 3AE.
End of Homework
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