ASSIGNMENT – SIMILAR TRIANGLES

1. State and prove ‘Thales Theorem’ ( B.P.T. ).

2. State and prove ‘Pythagoras Theorem’.
3. State and prove the converse of Pythagoras Theorem.
4. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their
corresponding sides.
5. In the given figure, if ABCD is a trapezium in which AB ║ DC ║ EF, then prove that
AE = BF
ED FC

6. In the given figure, AD is the bisector of ∟A. If BD = 4 cm., DC = 3 cm., and AB = 6 cm.
determine AC.

7. In the given figure, prove that BP × PD = EP × PC

8. In the figure, ∟BAD = ∟CAD, AC = 4.2 cm., DC = 6 cm., BC = 10 cm. Determine AB.

9. In the given figure, ∟ABD = ∟CDB = ∟PQB = 90 . If AB = x units, CD = y units and PQ = z

units, prove that 1 + 1 = 1
x y z

10. In the given figure, DE ║ BC. If DE = 3 cm., BC = 6 cm. and area of ∆ ADE = 15 sq. cm., find
the area of ∆ ABC.
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11. In the given figure, AD is the bisector of ∟BAC. If AB = 10 cm., AC = 6 cm. and BC = 12 cm.,
find BD and DC.

12. Any point O, inside ∆ ABC is joined to its vertices. From a point D on AO, DE is drawn so that
DE║ AB and EF ║ BC as shown in the figure. Prove that DF ║ AC.

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13. In the adjoining figure, if DE ║ AC and DC ║ AP, prove that BE = BC .

EC CP

14. In the adjoining figure, if DE ║ AQ and DF ║ AR, prove that EF ║ QR.

15. E is a point on the side AD produced of a parallelogram ABCD and BE intersects CD at F. Prove
that ∆ ABE ~ ∆ CFB.
16. O is a point inside ∆ ABC. The bisectors of ∟AOB, ∟BOC and ∟COA meet the sides AB, BC
and CA in points D, E, and F respectively. Prove that AD × BE × CF = DB × EC × FA.
17. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at C. If ‘p’ is the length of the perpendicular from C to
AB and a, b, c are the length of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively, then prove that
( i ) pc = ab ( ii ) 1 + 1 = 1
a2 b2 p2.