SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES

PAPER 2

1. Diagram 1 shows a quadrilateral ABCD such that  ABC is acute.

D 5.2 cm
C
9.8 cm 12.3 cm

9.5 cm
40.5
A

DIAGRAM 1

(a) Calculate
(i)  ABC
(ii)  ADC
(iii) the area , in cm 2 , of quadrilateral ABCD. [8 marks]

(b) A triangle A' B 'C ' has the same measurements as those given for triangle ABC,
i.e., A'C ' =12.3 cm, C ' B ' = 9.5 cm, dan  B ' A'C ' = 40.5  , but which is
different in shape to triangle ABC .
(i) Sketch the triangle A' B 'C ' ,
(ii) State the size of  A' B 'C ' [2
marks]

2. Diagram 2 shows a triangle ABC.

A

20 cm

65
B

15 cm

DIAGRAM 2

(a) Calculate the length of AC. [2 marks]

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 (b) A quadrilateral ABCD is now formed so that AC is the diagonal,  ACD = 40 
and AD = 16 cm.
Calculate the two possible values of  ADC. [2 marks]

(c) Using the acute  ADC in (b), calculate

(i) the length of CD
(ii) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD . [6 marks]

3.
S

R
7.0 cm

5.5 cm

50  48 
Q
P

DIAGRAM 3

Diagram 3 shows D SPR and D QPR where PR = 5.5 cm, SP = 7.0 cm,  RPQ = 50 
and  RQP = 48  . Given that the area of D PQR is twice the area of D PSR,
calculate

(a) the length of PQ [3 marks]

(b) the area of D PSR [3 marks]

(c) the length of SR [4 marks]

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4. In diagram 4 , AB= 13 cm , BC= 7 cm , AG = 6 cm , GE = 24 cm, FE = x cm ,
�BAG = 60o and �DFE = 90o . Calculate

(a) the length of CE, [3 marks]

(b)  CEA , [3
marks]

(c) the value of x if the area of DDFE is equal to the area of DBAG . [4 marks]
C

7 cm

B D

13 cm

60o
A E
6 cm G F x cm

24 cm

DIAGRAM 4

5. Diagram 5 shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

D
5 cm
C
40o

6 cm

B
9 cm
A

DIAGRAM 5

The area of triangle BCD is 13 cm 2 and �BCD is acute.

Calculate

(a) �BCD, [2 marks]

(b) the length , in cm , of BD, [2 marks]
(c) �ABD, [3 marks]
(d) the area , in cm 2 , of quadrilateral ABCD . [3 marks]

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ANSWER – SOLUTIONS OF TRIANGLES

1. (a) (i) 57.23  or 57 14 '

(ii) 106  4 '
(iii) 82.38 cm 2

(b) (i)
C'

A' B' B

(ii) 122.77  or 122  46 '

2. (a) 19.27 cm
(b) 50  73' or 50�44' , 129.27  or 129  16 '
(c) (i) 24.89 cm
(ii) 290.1 cm 2

3. (a) 7.329 cm
(b) 7.720 cm 2
(c) 2.952 cm

4. (a) 26.46 cm
(b) 40.89o or 40o53'
(c) x = 8.832

5. (a) 60o 4'

(b) 5.574 cm
(c) 116o32'

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(d) 35.44 cm 2