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3. Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio of 4 :9. Then, areas of these triangles

are in the ratio

(c) 81: 16 (d) 16: 81
(a) 2:3 (b) 4:9
4. Which of the following cannot be the sides of a right triangle?

(a) 9 cm, 15 cm, 12 cm, (b) 2 cm, 1 cm 5 cm

(c) 400 mm, 300 mm, 500 mm, (d) 9 cm, 5 cm, 7 c m
24 c m and 32 cm. Then the perimeter
5. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are

of the rhombus is
(c) 80 cm (d) 56 cm
(a) 9 cm (6) 120 cm
BC and AB2 2 AC?, 2 C equals
triangle ABC if AC
=

6. In an isosceles
(d) 30°
(a) 45 (b) 60° (c) 90
similar triangles is 2: 3, the ratio of
7. If the ratio of the corresponding sides of two
the corresponding altitudes is
(c) 3:2 (d) 9:4
()2:3 (b) 4:9
8. If the a r e a s of two similar triangles are 81 cm2 and 49 cm respectively, the ratio of
their corresponding sides is
(c) (81)2: (49)2 (d) None of these
(a) 81 49 (6) 9:7
AD = 3 and AC =4.8 cm, the length of EF is
9. Ifin A ABC, DEI BC,D

(a) 8 cm (b) 3.2 cm (c) 1.6 cm (d) 1.8 cm

10. If ABCD is a parallelogram with area 54 cm2 and on side AB, P is a point such that
AP: AB =1:3 and line PD intersects diagonal AC at Q, PQ : QD is
(a) 1:3 (b)1:4 (e) 1:8 (d) None of these
11. Ifthe diagonals AC and BD of a trapezium ABCD intersect at O such that DO:OB
1:2, then
(b) CD = 2AB (d) BD = 2AC
(a) AB 2CD (c) AC 2BD
12. Ifin a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is twice the product of the
other two sides, one of the angles of the triangle is
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 60°
13. If the areas of similar triangles, ABC and PQR are 64 cm and 121 cm* respectively
and QR =15.4, the length of BC is
(a) 11.2 cn (b) 8 cm (c) 11 em (d) 15.4 cm
14. If A ABC and A DEF are similar and 2AB = DE, BC = 8 cm, the length of EP 18

(a) 16 cmn (6) 12 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 4 cm

15. The ratio of the length of a side of an equilateral triangle and its height 1s

(a) 2:1 (6) 1:2 (c) 2: 3 (d) 3:2

16. A 25 m long ladder is placed against a vertical wall inside a room such thatt e foot
d m
4 m
Dy
of the ladder is 7 from the foot of the wall. If the top of the ladder slides
m

downwards, the foot of the ladder slides by

(d) 16 m
(a) 2 m (6) 4 m (c) 8 m
 6 cm, and DE BC such 63
BC AB =
=

that AE
17. IfA =

AC, he
4 AC.
(a) 2 cm
(6) 1.2 cm
(c) 1.5 cm of AD is length
18. Ifsides
triangles are iin.the ratio 4 :
of two similar triangles ara

(a) 2:3 (b) 4:9 9, the ratio of (d) 4 cm

c)81 16 their areas is
19. IfAABC~A
FGH, 2B= 50°,, C 70°, then the 2 F =
(d) 16 81
(a) 70° (6) 50° is
(c) 40
20. If the areas of two similar triangles are 12 cm and d) None of these
is 21 cm, the 48 cm and the height of the
smaller one corresponding height of the otheri
(a) 4.41 cm2 (6) 4.2 cm Is
(c) 8.4 cm2
(d) None of these
a1fin AABC, AB =
6/3 cm, C 12 cm,
and BC= 6 cm, B is
(a) 120° (b) 60°
(c) 90°
(d) 45
22. 1f A ABC
-
A DEF area of A DEF = =100 cm2
nDE the area of A ABC
is
a) 25 cm2 (6) 50 cm2
(c)200 cm2 (d) None of these
23. Ifin AABC, DE || BC, =
and AC=15 cm, the length of AE is
25 45
(a)em (6)7 cm (c) 20 cm (d) None of these
24. If AABC and A PQR, AB =
4.4 cm, BC=4 cm, PQ 11 cm, the
(a) 8 cm
=
length of QR is
(6) 12 cm (c) 10.5 cm (d) 10 cm
25. If A ABC and A BDE are two
equilateral triangles such that D is the midpoint of
BC, the ratio of the areas is
(a)2:1 (6) 1:2 c)4:1 (d) 1:4
26. Ifin A ABC, DE
|| BC, AB 3.6 cm and AC= 2.4 cm AD
=
=
2.1 cm, the length of AE is
(a) 1.4 cm (6) 1.8 cmn (c) 1.2 cmn (d) 1.05 cm
27. In Fig. 5.19, 2 BAC = 90° and AD L BC. Then,
(a) BD CD = BC?
6) AB AC =BC?
e) BD CD =AD?
d) AB AC =AD?
Fig. 5.19
28. The
length of the diagonals
the side ofo diagor of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm. Then, the length ot
the rhombus is
(a) 9 cm (d) 20 cm
29. If (6) 10 cm (c) 8 cm
A ABC and AABC is not similar to A DEF, then which of the following 1s
not true?*Dr
true?
(a) BC EF
AC FD =
EF =AC DE
) BC DE =AB EF (6) AB
(d) BC DE =AB FD
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AB BC CA
then
30. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, OR PR PQ**
PQ
A ABC
(a) A PQR A CAB (b) A PQR
(d) A BCA A PQR
(c)A CBA A PQR P
each other at the point such
In Fig. 5.20, two line AC and BD intersect
31. segments
APB =50° and 2 CDP = 30
PA= 6 PB 3 cm. = PC =2.5 cm, PD = 5 cm, Z
that cm,
Then, 2 PBA is equal to
70

6 cm 5 cm
30

50°
3 c m

2.5 cm Jc
Fig. 5.200
(d) 100°
(b) 30° (c) 60°
(a)50°
DEF and PQR, ZD =£ Q and 2 R=2E, which ofthe following
32. If in two triangles
is not true?
DF EF DE
6) DE EF DE
(a) EF DF
(dRP QR
(a)PR PQ ABC and6)DEF,
PQ
2 B
RP
= 2 E, 2F
QR
= 2
PQ
C and AB = 3DE. Then, the two
33. In triangles
triangles are
6) similar but not congruent
(a) congruent but not similar
(c) neither congruent nor similar (d) congruent as well as similar
BC (PRQ)
34. It is given that AABC ~A PQR, with Then, ar
Then, is equal to
QR 3 ar (BCA

(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d)

35. It is given that A ABC~ A DFE, 2A = 30°, 2 C = 50°, AB = 5 cm, AC = 8 cm and DF
7.5 cm. Then, the following is true
(a) DE 12 cm, 2F= 50°
= (b) DE = 12 cm, 2F=100°
( ) EF = 12 cm, 2 D = 30°
(c) EF = 12 cm, Z D =100°
AB BC
36. If in triangles ABC and DEF, DE FD4then they will be similar, when

(a) 2B = 2 E (b) A = LD
(c) B =ZD (d) 2A =LF
37. If A ABC~ A QRP, ar (ABU)9, AB = 18 cm and BC = 51 cm, PR is equal to
ar (PQR)

(a) 10 cm (b) 12 cm (c)20 cm (d) 8 cm

3
of A PQR such that PS =
QS RS, then
point on side PQ
=
a
38. If S is a
(b) Q$+ RS? = QR?2
(a) PR QR R$2 =

(d) PS2 + RS2 = PR?

(c) PR + QR = PQ*
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respectively
unly the
the points
noi.
on
the sides AR 65
E are
RC and AC of
39.
D
and
BD = 3 cm, BC =
7.5 cm and
7.5
DE | BC. Then, length of A ABC uch that
a

2 cm,
AD=
(b) 3 (c)5 DE (n em) is
(a) 2.5
is point of
1f in Fig. 6.21,
triangles
the intersection of two chorda AR and C)
C and ODB aare auch that
40.
OB
= OD, then

45°(
O

C B

Fig.5.21
but not similar (6) isosceles but not similar
(a) equilateral (d) isosceles and similar
and similar
() equilateral
Answers
4. (c) 5. (c) 6. c)
2. (c) 3. (d)
1. (c) 10. (6) 11. (a) 12. (c)
8. (b) 9. (d)
7. (a) 17. (c) 18. (
15. (c) 16. (c)
13. (a) 14. (a) 23. (6) 24. (
21. (c) 22. (a)
19. (d) 20. (6) 29. (c) 30. (
27. (c) 28. (b)
25. (c) 26. (a) 35. (b) 36. ()
33. (6) 34. (a)
31. (d) 32. (6)
39. (6) 40. (d)
37. (a) 38. (c)