Construction of Tangents to a Circle

Draw an isosceles triangle with sides 6 cm, 4 cm, and 6 cm. Construct the incircle of the triangle. Also, write the steps of construction.

Draw a circle of radius of 3 cm. Take two points P and Q on one of its diameters extended on both sides, each at a distance of 7 cm on opposite sides of its centre. Draw tangents to the circle from these two points P and Q ?

Take a point O on the plane at the paper. With O as center draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Take a point P on this circle and draw a tangent at P.

Draw a line segment AB of length 8 cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of radius 4 cm and taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 3 cm. Construct tangents to each circle from the centre of the other circle.

Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 4.5 cm, which are inclined to each other at an angle of 45°. 

Draw two circles of radii 3.5 cm and 2 cm respectively so that their centres are 6 cm apart. Draw direct common tangents to the circle and show that they are equal in length.

Draw two lines AB, AC so that ∠ BAC = 40°:
(i) Construct the locus of the center of a circle that touches AB and has a radius of 3.5 cm.
(ii) Construct a circle of radius 35 cm, that touches both AB and AC, and whose center lies within the ∠ BAC.

You are given a circle with radius ‘r’ and center O. You are asked to draw a pair of tangents which are inclined at an angle of 60° with each other. Refer to the figure and select the option which would lead us to the required construction. d is the distance OE.