1. AB and AC are two tangents drawn from point A to a circle with center O. The line OA intersects the chord BC (which joins the points of contact) at point M. If AM = 8 cm and BC = 12 cm, then what is the length of each tangent?

(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 16 cm

2. In triangle \( \triangle ABC \), a line parallel to side BC intersects sides AB and AC at points P and Q respectively. If \( AB = 3 \times PB \) and \( BC = 18 \) cm, then what is the length of \( PQ \)?

(a) 10 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 8 cm

3. ABCD is a rectangle. O is the point where the diagonals intersect. If AB = 4 cm and OD = 2.5 cm, then what is the length of BC?

(a) 4 cm (b) 1.5 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 2 cm

4. In triangle \(\triangle ABC\), AB = AC. Points E and F are the midpoints of sides AB and AC respectively. AD is perpendicular to BC, and AD = 4 cm. If EF = 3 cm, then what is the length of BD?

(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 7 cm

5. ABC and POR are two similar triangles. If BC = 5 cm, QR = 4 cm, and the height AD = 3 cm, then what is the length of the height PE?

(a) 4.2 cm (b) 1.25 cm (c) 5.4 cm (d) 2.4 cm

6. In triangle ∆ABC, a straight line parallel to side BC intersects AB and AC at points P and Q respectively. Given that \(\frac{AQ}{QC} = \frac{3}{4}\) and AB = 21 cm, find the length of PB.

7. In triangle ∆ABC, a straight line parallel to side BC intersects sides AB and AC at points X and Y respectively. If AX = 2.4 cm, AY = 3.2 cm, and YC = 4.8 cm, find the length of AB.

8. In \(\triangle\)ABC, a line parallel to side BC intersects AB and AC at points P and Q, respectively. If AP = 4 cm, QC = 9 cm, and PB = AQ, then what is the length of PB?

9. In the adjacent figure, a circle is centered at point O. From an external point C, two tangents are drawn to the circle, touching it at points P and Q respectively. Another tangent is drawn at point R on the circle, which intersects the tangents CP and CQ at points A and B respectively. If CP = 11 cm and BC = 7 cm, then find the length of BR.

10. In triangle \( \triangle ABC \), a line parallel to side BC intersects sides AB and AC at points D and E respectively. If \( AB = 20 \) cm and \( BD = 14 \) cm, then what is the ratio \( DE : BC \)?

(a) 7:10 (b) 5:17 (c) 3:10 (d) 7:17

11. Here’s the English translation of your math problem: In triangle \( \triangle ABC \), \( \angle ABC = 90^\circ \), \( BC = 24 \) cm, and \( E \) is the midpoint of \( AC \). If \( ED \perp BC \), then what is the length of \( BD \)?

(a) 6 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 9 cm (d) None of the above

12. In triangle ABC, a straight line parallel to side BC intersects AB at point P and AC at point Q. If AP = 4 cm, QC = 9 cm, and PB = AQ, then find the length of PB.

13. The centers of two concentric circles are at point O. A straight line intersects one circle at points A and B, and the other circle at points C and D. If AC = 5 cm, find the length of BD.

(a) 2.5 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 10 cm (d) none of the above

14. A line parallel to side \(BC\) of triangle \(∆ABC\) intersects sides \(AB\) and \(AC\) at points \(X\) and \(Y\) respectively. If \(AX = 2.4\) cm, \(AY = 3.2\) cm and \(YC = 4.8\) cm, find the length of side \(AB\).

(a) 3.6 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 6.4 cm (d) 7.2 cm

15. In triangle ABC, ∠B = 90° and BD ⊥ AC; If AB = 30 cm, BD = 24 cm, and AD = 18 cm, then what is the length of BC?