SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES

PAPER 2
1. Diagram 1 shows a quadrilateral ABCD such that ABC is acute.
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9.5 cm
12.3 cm
5.2 cm
9.8 cm
D
C
B
A
DIAGRAM 1
(a) Calculate
(i) ABC
(ii) ADC
(iii) the area , in cm
2
, of quadrilateral ABCD. [8 marks]
(b) triangle
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C B A has the same measurements as those gi"en for triangle ABC,
i.e.,
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C A #12.$ cm,
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B C # %.& cm, dan
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C A B # '(.&

, but which is
different in sha)e to triangle ABC .
(i) *+etch the triangle
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C B A ,
(ii) *tate the si,e of
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C B A [2
marks]
2. Diagram 2 shows a triangle ABC.
15 cm
65
20 cm
C
B
A
DIAGRAM 2
(a) Calculate the length of AC. [2 marks]
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(b) quadrilateral ABCD is now formed so that AC is the diagonal, ACD # '(

and AD # 1- cm.
Calculate the two )ossible "alues of ADC. [2 marks]
(c) .sing the acute ADC in (b), calculate
(i) the length of CD
(ii) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD . [- marks]
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7.0 cm
5.5 cm
S
R
Q
P
DIAGRAM 3
Diagram $ shows SPR and QPR where PR # &.& cm, SP # /.( cm, RPQ # &(

and RQP # '8

. 0i"en that the area of PQR is twice the area of PSR,
calculate
(a) the length of PQ [$ marks]
(b) the area of PSR [$ marks]
(c) the length of SR [' marks]
2
'. 1n diagram ' , AB= 13 cm , BC= 7 cm , AG = 6 cm , GE = 24 cm, FE = x cm ,
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BAG = and %(
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DFE = . Calculate
(a) the length of CE, [$ marks]
(b) CEA , [$
marks]
(c) the "alue of x if the area of DFE is equal to the area of BAG . [' marks]
G F
E
D
C
B
A
24 cm
x cm
6 cm
7 cm
13 cm
DIAGRAM 4
&. Diagram & shows a quadrilateral ABCD.


% cm
- cm
& cm
D
C
B
A
DIAGRAM 5
2he area of triangle 3CD is 1$
2
cm and BCD is acute.
Calculate
(a)
, BCD
[2 marks]
(b) the length , in cm , of BD, [2 marks]
(c)
, ABD
[$ marks]
(d) the area , in cm
2
, of quadrilateral ABCD . [$ marks]
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ANSWER SOLUTIONS OF TRIANGLES
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(b) (i)
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B
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C
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or 122
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(b) &(
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or
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or 12%

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(ii) 2%(.1 cm
2
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(b) /./2( cm
2
(c) 2.%&2 cm
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or
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