Triangles

Note-Red Marked Questions are not in Syllabus

2019

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

1. In fig. DE || BC, AD = 1 cm and BD = 2 cm. what is the ratio of the

ar(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) to the ar(∆𝐴𝐷𝐸)?

2. In fig., ABC is an isosceles triangle right angled at C with AC = 4 cm.

Find the length of AB.

3. Let ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐶 and their areas be, respectively, 64 cm2 and 121 cm2. If
EF = 15.4 cm, find BC.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

4. In fig., ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 900 and CD ⊥ AB, prove that CD2 = BD x AD.

5. If P and Q are the points on sides CA and CB respectively of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, right

angled at C, prove that (AQ2 + BP2) = (AB2 + PQ2).

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Long answer type questions [4 marks]

6. Prove that in a right angle triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal
to the sum of squares of the other two sides.
7. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangle is equal to the
square of the ratio of their corresponding sides.

2018

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

𝐴𝐵 1 𝑎𝑟∆𝐴𝐵𝐶
8. Given ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, if = 3, then find .
𝑃𝑄 𝑎𝑟∆𝑃𝑄𝑅

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

9. Prove that the area of an equilateral triangle described on one side of the
square is equal to half the area of the equilateral triangle described on
one of its diagonal.
10. If the area of two similar triangles are equal, prove that they are
congruent.
11. In an equilateral ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, D is a point on side BC such that BD = 1/3 BC.
Prove that 9(AD)2 = 7(AB)2.
12. Prove that, in a right triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to
the sum of the squares on the other two sides.

2016

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

13. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑅𝑃𝑄, AB = 3 cm, BC = 5 m, AC = 6 cm, RP = 6 cm and PQ = 10

cm, then find QR.

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

14. R and S are points on the sides DE and EF respectively of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 such
that ER = 5 cm, RD = 2.5 cm, SE = 1.5 cm and FS = 3.5 cm. Find
whether RS || DF or not.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

15. From airport two aeroplnes start at the same time. If the speed of the
first aeroplane due North is 500 km/h and that of other due East is 650
km/h, then find the distance between two aeroplane after 2 hours.

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 16. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, is right angled at C. If p is the length of the perpendicular from C
to AB and a, b, c are the lengths of the sides opposite ∠𝐴, ∠𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐶
1 1 1
respectively then prove that = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 .
𝑝2
17. In the fig., ABCD is a parallelogram and E divides BC in the ratio 1 : 3,
DB and AE intersect at F. Show that DF = 4FB and AF = 4FE

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

18. State and prove Converse of Pythagoras’ Theorem.

19. In the fig., PQR and QST are two right triangles, right-angled at R and T
respectively. Prove that QR x QS = QP x QT.

2015

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

20. In ∆𝐷𝐸𝑊, AB || EW. If AD = 4 cm, DE = 12 cm and DW = 24 cm, then

find the value of DB.

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

21. A ladder is placed against a wall such that its foot is at distance of 5 m
from the wall and its top reaches a window 5√3 m above the ground.
Find the length of the ladder.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

22. In fig., ∠𝐶𝐴𝐵 = ∠𝐶𝐸𝐷, then prove that AB x DC = ED x BC.

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 23. State whether the given pairs of triangles are similar or not. In case of
similarity mention the criterion.

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

24. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, from A and B altitudes AD and BE are drawn. Prove that
∆𝐴𝐷𝐶 ~ ∆𝐵𝐸𝐶. Is ∆𝐴𝐷𝐵 ~ ∆𝐴𝐸𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐴𝐷𝐵 ~ ∆𝐴𝐷𝐶?
25. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, if ∠𝐴𝐷𝐸 = ∠𝐵, then prove that ∆𝐴𝐷𝐸 ~ ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶. Also, if AD = 7.6
cm, AE = 7.2 cm, BE = 4.2 cm and BC = 8.4 cm, then find DE.

2014

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

26. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑅𝑃𝑄, AB = 3 cm, BC = 5 cm, AC = 6 cm, RP = 6 cm and PQ =

10 cm, then find QR.
27. Let ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹, ar(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) = 169 cm2 and ar(∆𝐷𝐸𝐹) = 121 cm2. If AB = 26
cm, then find DE.

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

28. In the fig., D and E are points on AB and AC respectively such that DE
|| BC. If AD = 1/3 BD and AE = 4.5 cm, Find AC.

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 29. Determine whether the triangle having sides (a – 1) cm, 2√𝑎 cm and (a +
1) cm is a right angled triangle.
30. In an equilateral triangle of side 3√3 cm, find the length of the altitude.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

31. In the fig., ABC is a triangle and BD ⊥ AC. Prove that AB2 + CD2 = AD2 +
BC2.

32. Right angled triangles BAC and BDC are right angled at A and D and
they are on same side of BC. If AC and BD intersect at P, then prove that
AP x PC = PB x DP.
33. In the given fig., ABC is a triangle, right angled at B and BD ⊥ AC. If AD
= 4 cm and CD = 5 cm, find BD and AB.

34. Equiangular triangles are drawn on sides of right angled triangle in

which perpendicular is double of its base. Show that area of triangle on
the hypotenuse is the sum of areas of the other two triangles?

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

35. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, AX ⊥ BC and Y is middle point of BC. Then prove that,

(a) AB2 = AY2 + BC2/4 – BC.XY
(b) AC2 = AY2 + BC2/4 + BC.XY
36. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect
the other two sides at distinct points, then other two sides are divided in
the same ratio.
37. Prove that the sum of square of the sides of a rhombus is equal to the
sum of squares of its diagonals.

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 38. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, ∠𝐵 = 900, BD ⊥ AC, ar(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) = A and BC = a, then prove that
2𝐴𝑎
BD = √4𝐴2 +𝑎4

2013

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

39. In the fig., PQR and SQR are two right triangles with common
hypotenuse QR. If PR and SQ intersect at M such that PM = 3 cm, MR =
6 cm and SM = 4 cm, find the length of MQ.

40. Find the length of each altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 12 cm.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

41. In the fig., DB ⊥ BC, DE ⊥ AB and AC ⊥ BC. Prove that BE/DE = AC/BC.

42. In the given fig., ABCD is a rectangle, P is the mid-point of DC. If QB = 7

m, AD = 9 cm and DC = 24 cm, then prove that ∠𝐴𝑃𝑄 = 900.

43. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, D, E and F are the mid-points of AB, BC and AC respectively.

Find the ratio of area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and area of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹.

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Long answer type questions [4 marks]

44. In the fig., ABC is a right triangle, right angled at B. AD and CE are two
3√5
medians drawn from A and C respectively. If AC = 5 cm and AD = cm.
2
Find the length of CE.

45. ABC is a right triangle, right-angled at B. D and E trisect BC, prove that
8AE2 = 3AC2 + 5AD2.
46. Prove that in a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the sum of
the squares of the other two sides, then the angle opposite the first side
is a right angle.

2012

Short answer type questions [2 mark]

47. In the given fig., if AB || DC, find the value of x.

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Short answer type questions [3 marks]

48. In the given fig., PQ || BA; PQ || CA. if PD = 12 cm. find BD x CD.

2011

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

49. If one diagonal of a trapezium divides the other diagonal in the ratio 1 :
3. Prove that one of the parallel sides is three times the other.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

50. In given fig. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is similar to ∆𝑋𝑌𝑍 and AD and XE are angle bisectors of
∠𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝑋 respectively such that AD and XE in centimeters are 4 and 3
respectively, find the ratio of area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷 and area of ∆𝑋𝑌𝐸.

51. In fig., AB || PQ || CD, AB = x units, CD = y units and PQ = z units,

1 1 1
prove that 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑧.

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Long answer type questions [4 marks]

52. The area of two similar triangles are 49 cm2 and 64 cm2 respectively. If
the difference of the corresponding altitudes is 10 cm. then find the
lengths of altitudes (in centimeters).
53. In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that 4BD =
BC. Prove that 16AD2 = 13BC2.

2010

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

54. In fig., S and T are points on the sides PQ and PR, respectively of ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅,
such that PT = 2 cm, TR = 4 cm and ST is parallel to QR. Find the ratio
of the areas of ∆𝑃𝑆𝑇 and ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.

55. In fig., DE || BC in ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 such that BC = 8 cm, AB = 6 cm and DA = 1.5

cm. Find DE.

56. In fig., MN || AB, BC = 7.5 cm, AM = 4 cm and MC = 2 cm. Find the

length BN.

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

57. Triangle ABC is right angled at B, and D is mid-point of BC. Prove that
AC2 = 4AD2 – 3AB2.

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 58. In BL and CM are medians of a triangle ABC right angled at A, then
prove that 4(BL2 + CM2) = 5BC2.

59. In fig., a triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm,

such that the segment BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point
of contact D are length 6 cm and 8 c respectively. Find the side AB if the
area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 63 cm2.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

60. In fig., ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. E is a point on the

side CB produced, such that FE ⊥ AC. If AD ⊥ CB, prove that AB x EF =
AD x EC.

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

61. Prove that in a right angle triangle the square on the hypotenuse is equal
to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. Point D is the mid-
point of the side BC of a right triangle ABC, right angled at C. Prove that
4AD2 = 4AC2 + BC2.
62. In a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares
of the other two sides, then prove that the angle opposite the first side is
a right angle.
Using the above, do the following:

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 In an isosceles triangle PQR, PQ = QR and PR2 = 2PQ2. Prove that ∠𝑄 is a
right angle.
63. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the
square of the ratio of their corresponding sides. Using the above, do the
following:
AD is an altitude of an equilateral triangle ABC. On AD as base, another
equilateral triangle ADE is constructed. Prove that, area (∆𝐴𝐷𝐸) : area
(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) = 3 : 4

Answers key
1. 9 : 1 30. 4.5 cm
2. 4√2 cm 33. BD = 2√5 and AB = 6 cm
3. 11.2 cm 39. 4.5 cm.
8. 1/9 40. 6√3 cm
13. 12 cm 43. 4 : 1
14. RS is not parallel to DF. 44. 2√5 cm
15. 100√269 km 47. 7
20. 8 cm 50. 16 : 9
21. 10m 52. AM = 70 cm, DN = 80 cm
25. 5.6 cm 54. 1:9
26. 12 cm 55. 2 cm
27. 22 cm 56. 5 cm
28. 18 cm 59. 13 cm

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