Crescent Girls School
Secondary 3 Mathematics D
Past Years Examination Questions
(1997 – 2001)
Topic: Circle Properties
1. The figure shows a quadrilateral PQRS inscribed in a circle, centre O. PQ makes
an angle of 480 with the radius OP and QRS = 800. The tangent to the circle at P
meets the tangent to the circle at S at the point T. Calculate,
(a) OPS
(b) PQS
(c) PTS
(2000 Final SA Q16)
2. RT is a tangent to a circle at R. O is the centre of the circle with radius 8 cm.
RP and QU are diameters of the circle.
QUT is a straight line. Given that PRU = 580, calculate
(a) RQU,
(b) STU,
(c) the length of RS,
(d) the length of RU.
(1997 Final SB Q3)
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3.
RQ is the diameter of a circle with centre O. TPA and TQ are tangents to the
circle. Given that , calculate
(a)
(b)
(c) (1997 Final SA Q9)
4.
In the diagram, TA, TC are tangents to a circle. The circle passes through A, B, C
and D and CB produced meets TA at P. Given that ABP = 700 and TCP = 450,
(a) calculate
(i) ADC
(ii) ACB
(iii) ATC
(b) Given that TP:TA =3: 4, if the area of ACP is 10 cm2, find the area of TCA.
(1998 Final SB Q2)
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5. In the diagram, AB is a diameter of the circle, centre O. The chords AQ and PB
meet at R when produced. Given that BRQ = 220 and PAB = 420, calculate
(a) ABP,
(b) BPQ and
(c) AOP.
(1998
Final SA Q6)
6(a) In the figure given, O is the centre of the circle.
(i) Write down the values of x and y.
(ii) Find the length of the longest chord.
(b) In the diagram, AOC is the diameter of the circle with centre O. RST is the tangent
at S. Given that ASO = 380 and BAC = 260, calculate
(i) CST,
(ii) ABS,
(iii) BSO and
(iv)BCS.
(1999 Final SB Q3)
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7(a) The points A, B, C and D lie on a circle where XY is a tangent to the circle at D.
CDY = 540, CXY = 300 and AB = AD and XAC is a straight line. Calculate,
(i) CAD
(ii) ADX
(iii) ABC
(iv)BAD
(v) BCD
(b) In the figure below, AQRB is a semicircle and PQR is a straight line. If
QBR = 590 and QPA =150, find the value of x.
(2000 Final SB Q2)
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8(a) In Figure 1, O is the centre of the circle, PAQ is a tangent and AC is a diameter. If
ACB = x and ACD = 3x, express the following angles in terms of x:
(i) ODA
(ii) PAD
(iii) OBA
Figure 1
Figure 2
(b) In Figure 2, HK is parallel to BC, HBA = 320, ABC = 530 and BCH = 260.
Calculate
(i) HKA
(ii) BAK (1999 Mid SB Q4)
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9. In the figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively. Given
that O is the centre of the circle, OA = 2.8 cm and AP = 4.4 cm, find
(a) PB stating the reason for your answer
(b) PQ
(c) angle APB
(1999 Mid SA Q14)
10. In the figure given, find the values of x and y.
(1999 Final SA Q14)
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11(a) In the figure, AOD is a straight line and O is the centre of the circle. Given that
, OB = 4 cm and BE = CE, calculate
(i)
B
(ii) DE
D
(iii) AB
E
4
C 1300
O
(b) In the diagram, AOC is a diameter of the circle, centre O. RST is the tangent at S.
Given that and , calculate
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv) A B
260
O
C
38 0
R
S T
(2001 Final SB Q3)
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