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PA and PB are tangents to a… (Class 10 Maths 2026, Q13)

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MathsCBSE Class 10 · Standard · Board exam 2026, set 30/2/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Standard 2026: question 13

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 30/2/1, section A, question 13, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q13 · 1 mark · MCQCircles

In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If , then equals :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Figure in the paper: Circle with centre O. Points A and B on the circle; tangents from external point P touch the circle at A and B. Chord AB is drawn, and radius OA is drawn. The angle between OA and AB at A is marked as . Angle at P is marked . See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 30/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Radius is perpendicular to tangent.

Hint 2

Triangle PAB is isosceles.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. [tangent ⟂ radius], so .

  2. PA = PB, so ; . Option (A).

    1 mark

Answer: 30°, option (A)

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Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Circles, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 30/2/1 (Standard): every question, by section.

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