JAI GURU DEV

MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIE Sr.Sec SCHOOL

X PRACTICE SHEET 7 – TRIANGLES

(NOTE: Take 2 mins for 1 mark, essentially mention time take for each
question against each question in your note. Each question carries 1 mark)

I. Answer the following :

1. is a point on side PQ of a triangle PQR such that PO = QO = RO, then

(a) RS² = PR × QR
(b) PR² + QR² = PQ²
(c) QR² = QO² + RO²
(d) PO² + RO² = PR²
2. In ABC, DE || AB. If CD = 3 cm, EC = 4 cm, BE = 6 cm, then DA is equal to
(a) 7.5 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 4.5 cm
(d) 6 cm
3. Triangle ABC is an equilateral of side a. Its area will be…

4. In a square of side 10 cm, its diagonal = …

(a) 15 cm
(b) 10√2 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 12 cm
5.  In a rectangle Length = 8 cm, Breadth = 6 cm. Then its diagonal = …
(a) 9 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 12 cm
6. In a rhombus if d1 = 16 cm, d2 = 12 cm, its area will be…
(a) 16 × 12 cm²
(b) 96 cm²
(c) 8 × 6 cm²
(d) 144 cm²
7. If in two triangless ABC and DEF, AB/DF=BC/FE=CA/ED, then
(a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF
(b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF
(c) ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD
(d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE
8. If in triangles ABC and DEF,AB/DE=BC/FD , then they will be similar, if
(a) ∠B = ∠E
(b) ∠A = ∠D
(c) ∠B = ∠D
(d) ∠A = ∠F
9. If ΔABC ~ ΔEDF and ΔABC is not similar to ΔDEF, then which of the following is not
true?
(a) BC · EF = AC · FD                                 
(b) AB · EF = AC · DE
(c) BC · DE = AB · EF                                 
(d) BC · DE = AB · FD
10. D and E are respectively the points on the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC such that
AD = 2 cm, BD = 3 cm, BC = 7.5 cm and DE || BC. Then, length of DE (in cm) is
(a) 2.5
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
11. In ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Then

(а) BD.CD = BC²

(б) AB.AC = BC²
(c) BD.CD = AD²
(d) AB.AC = AD²
12. Areas of two similar triangles are 36 cm2 and 100 cm2. If the length of a side
of the larger triangle is 20 cm, then the length of the corresponding side of
the smaller triangle is
(a)12cm
(b) 13 cm
(c) 14 cm
(d) 15 cm
13. If ABCD is parallelogram, P is a point on side BC and DP when produced
meets AB produced at L, then select the correct option
a) DP/BL = DC/PL
(b) DP/PL = DC/BL
(c) DP/PL = BL/DC
(d) DP/PL = AB/DC
14. If ΔABC ~ ΔDEF, AB = 4 cm, DE = 6 cm, EF = 9 cm and FD = 12 cm, find
the perimeter of ABC.
(a)18cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 21 cm
(d) 22 cm
15. Corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio of 2 : 3. If the
area of the smaller triangle is 48 cm2, then the area of the larger triangle is:
(a) 108 m2
(b) 107 m2
(c) 106 m2   
(d) 230 m2