A

Chapter 3: Circles
SECTION A

1 In the circle shown in Diagram 1, O is the centre and OAB is 35.


35

O
B x DIAGRAM 1



Find the value of x.

A 35 B 45 C 55 D 55


2 In the circle in Diagram 2, O is the centre of the circle and ABC is 27.



27

y
DIAGRAM 2
A

C
Find the value of y.

A 293 B 296 C 306 D 333

3 In Diagram 3, AB and XY are straight lines, and O is the centre of the circle. AXY = 54 and
XYB = 22.
X

54
x
A B DIAGRAM 3
O 22

Y
Find the value of x.

A 98 B 100 C 102 D 104

B
4 In the circle shown in Diagram 4, O is the centre of the circle. AOB and CD are straight lines.

A D


y 38
O
DIAGRAM 4

C
B

If CDB = 38, find the value of x + y.

A 76 B 96 C 114 C 124


5 In Diagram 5, O is the centre of the circle and XOY = 80.






O 80
DIAGRAM 5


X
Y


Find the value of x + y.


A 40 B 60 C 70 D 80

6 In Diagram 6, O is the centre of the circle and AOB is 126.



A
126 DIAGRAM 6
x B

Determine the value of x.

A 54 B 117 C 126 D 234

O
x
y
x
C
X
7 In Diagram 7, O is the centre of the circle and AXY and BOXC are straight lines.
A



42


DIAGRAM 7
O
Y


B

If BAY = 42, find the value of OYC.

A 42 B 46 C 48 D 50

8 In Diagram 8, AOB and XOY are diameters of the circle.
A




O X DIAGRAM 8
Y
88


B
If YOB = 88, find the value of AXO.

A 46 B 72 C 88 D 92


9 In Diagram 9, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. BED and AEC are straight lines and BAE =
36.

B
C
94
78
E
36
x
A

D

DIAGRAM 9
Given that ABC = 94 and DCB = 78, find the value of x.
A 64
B 68
C 70
D 72

10 In Diagram 10, PQST and PRST are cyclic quadrilaterals.

T


S
P 96

25

70

Q

R


DIAGRAM 10
If RPT = 96, QSR = 25, and PQS = 70, find the value of x.
A 49
B 59
C 64
D 69


x
11 In Diagram 11, POR and QOS are straight lines, and O is the centre of the circle.






O
Q S
y

58

P T
DIAGRAM 11
If QTR = 58, find the value of y.
A 58
B 60
C 62
D 64

12 In Diagram 12, XBC = 135 and YZX = 50.
C
B
135


A


X


Y
50

Z
DIAGRAM 12
Find the value of AXB.
A 60
B 70
C 80
D 85

R
13 Diagram 13 shows a circle with centre O. ABC is an isosceles triangle.
A


40



O




C
B


DIAGRAM 13
If BAC = 40, find the value of ABO.
A 20
B 25
C 30
D 35

14 In Diagram 14, AOB and XOY are straight lines that intersect at O, the centre of the circle.
Y


x

136

A B
O



y


X
DIAGRAM 14
If AOY = 136, find the value of x + y.
A 76
B 80
C 86
D 90

15 In Diagram 15, O is the centre of the circle, and AOB and COE are straight lines.

C

x



B

40


A


D 62

E

DIAGRAM 15
If CAB = 40 and DEC = 62, find the value of x.
A 12
B 14
C 16
D 18

16 In Diagram 16, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and AD = DC.








C

32
A x



B


DIAGRAM 16
If DAC = 36 andACB = 32, find the value of x.
A 72
B 74
C 76
D
80

O
D
36
17 Diagram 17 shows a circle with centre O. AOB and XYZ are straight lines.

A


Z
32

O
Y 118



p
X
B
DIAGRAM 17
If BYZ = 118 and BAX = 32, find the value of p.
A 30
B 32
C 48
D 60

18 In Diagram 18, O is the centre of the circle and BOD is a straight line.

B C


26



O


4x



A
D
DIAGRAM 18
If ACD = 26, and AOB = 4x, find the value of x.
A 32
B 38
C 68
D 128
19 In Diagram 19, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. AOM is a straight line and O is the centre of the
circle.

B




M
O y
C
A





D
DIAGRAM 19
If ADC = 116, find the value of y.
A 48
B 50
C 52
D 54

20 In Diagram 20, AB is the diameter of the circle, and O is the centre .
E






O B
A
78
C



D
DIAGRAM 20
If DOC = 78, and COB = 36, find the value of y.
A 22
B 23
C 32
D 33
116
36
y
Paper 2
This test paper contains 10 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1 In Diagram 1, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, where ADC = 92 and AB = BC.





y
A
C


92

D

DIAGRAM 1
Find the value of y.


2 In Diagram 2, O is the centre of the circle and ACB = 38.



C

O 38



B

A

DIAGRAM 2
Find the value of OBA.








B
3 In Diagram 3, M is the centre of the circle and AB and CD are parallel lines.

B
50
A


M
x
D

C

DIAGRAM 3
If ABM is 50, find the value of x.


4 In Diagram 4, O is the centre of the circle and ABC = 152.
B


152

A C
O

b

a


D
DIAGRAM 4
Find the value of a + b.














5 In Diagram 5, AOC is the diameter of the circle.




27 35

O
A C



114 y
D
F E
DIAGRAM 5
If FEB = 114, ABE = 27 and DBC = 35, find the value of y.



6 In Diagram 6, O is the centre of the circle and AX is the diameter. XY is parallel to BA.
A

y


Y
O

72 B




X
DIAGRAM 6
If XOB = 72, find the value of y.











B
7 In Diagram 7, O is the centre of the circle. QOR is a straight line.


S

y


O
P 64


22

Q
DIAGRAM 7
If POQ = 64 and OQS = 22, find the value of y.




8 In Diagram 8, O is the centre of the circle. ACX and BCY are straight lines.

Y



36 X

O
C




y
A B


DIAGRAM 8
If YCX = 36, find the value of y.

R
9 In Diagram 9, VXZ is a triangle and VWYU is a cyclic quadrilateral.




72





W 114
U

x
53
X Y Z


DIAGRAM 9
If VWY = 114, VZY = 53 and XVZ = 72, find the value of x.



10 In Diagram 10, O is the centre of the circle and DOE is a straight line.
C



22



O
D E
y
86



A B


DIAGRAM 10
If AOB = 86 and ACD = 22, find the value of y.




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CHAPTER 3
Paper 1
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 A
8 A
9 A
10 B
11 D
12 D
13 A
14 D
15 A
16 C
17 D
18 A
19 C
20 D



Paper 2
1
46

2
52

3 80
4 332
5 86
6 54
7
104

8
54

9 59
10
50