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than the longest piece. Find the length of the shortest
G B
piece (CAT 2002)
(a) 27 (b) 5
A
(c) 4 (d) 9
23. In the tigure, ACR is a right-angled triangle. CD is
the altitude. Circles are inseribed within the AMCD
and ABCD. P and Q are the centers of the circles.
The distance PQ is (CAT 2002)
20
B
26. Let the radius of each
(a) 5 (b) vs0 circular park he
distances to be traversed
(c) 7 (d)8 C be
by the sprinters , a
a, b
and c
Directions for Questions 24 and 25: Answer the ques- s true?
respectively. Which of the
tions based
folow
on the following diagram (a) b-a=c-b=3v3r (CAT WS
N
(b) b-a=c-b= v3r
(c)b= (a +ey2 2(1+ v3 r
(d)c=2b-a= (2+ v3 r
27. Sprinter A traverses distances
at average speeds of
A,A, AA, and A
20, 30 and 15
B traverses her entire respectie ctivery
path at a unifom speed n
B H K (103+20). C traverses
distances
C,C, CC.
In the above diagram, ZABC = 90° ZDCH = ZDOE =
LEHK = LFKL= 2GLM = 2LMN CC at average speeds of(3+1)6-
AB BC =2CH 2CD EH FK =
2HK and 120 respectively. All
4KL
= = = =
2LM= speeds are in the
MN same
(CAT 2002) unit. Where would B and C be
24. The magnitude of ZFGO = A finishes her
respectively, when
sprint? (CAT 2003)
(a) 30°
(b) 45 (a) B,C
(c) 60° (d) None of these (b) B, C
25. What is the ratio of the areas of the two c) B,C
ABCD to DEFG?
quadrilaterals
(d) B, Somewhere between C, and C
(a) 1:2 b) 2:1 28. Sprinters A, B and C traverse their
(c) 12:7
respective paths
(d) None of these at uniform speeds of u, v and w respectively. It s
Directions for Questions 26 to 28: Answer the ques- known that u':v?:w2 is equal to Area A: Area B: Ara
tions on the basis of the information
given below. C, where Area A, Area B and Area C are the areas of
Consider three circular parks of equal size with centres at triangles A,A,A, B,B,B, and C,C.C respechvel
A, Ay and A, respectively. The parks touch each other at Where would A and C be when B reaches pomt 5
the (CAT 2003)
edge as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). There
are three paths formed by the triangles A,A,A, B,B.B (a) A,C
and C,C,C as shown. Three sprinters A, B, and C
begin (b) A. C
running from points A , B, and C, respectively. Each sprinter (c) A, C
traverses her respective triangular path clockwise and returns (a)Somewhere between A, and A,, Somewnere
to her starting point. tween C, and C,