Properties of Triangles A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park ABC. If the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from each corner of the park is same, then the foot of the pole is at the [2018] (a) centroid (b) circumcentre (©) incentre (@)_ orthocentre Let A, B, and Care the angles of a plain triangle A_l B_2 c and tan 5 => tan =. Then tan > isequal to [2018] @) 79 (b) 29 © 13 @ 28 An observer on the top of a tree, finds the angle of depression of a car moving towards the tree to be 30°, After 3 minutes this angle becomes 60°, fier how much more time, the car will reach the tree? 12017) (a) Amin, (b) 4.Smin.(c) 1.Smin.(d) 2min. Ina ABC, if £24 a b © then area of the triangle is [2016] 3 @ - (b) 2 oy, @ 3 Ina ABC, the lengths of the two larger sides are 10 and 9 units, respectively. Iftheangles are in AP, then the length of the third side can be [2015] @) sive (b) 3y3, © 5 (d) None of these An object is obseved from the points A, B and € lying in a horizontal straight line which passes directly underneath the object. The angular elevation at B is twice that at A and at C three times that at A. ILAB = a, BC= 6, then the height of the object is [2013] @) 2G R-H (b) : a+b @b—a) © ReHG—9 Zee sidea 1. & % 10. uw. 2. Chapter | 28 Ina triangle ABC, ifa=2, B= 60° and C= 75°, then b equals [2012] OB OG OW We A ladder rests against a wall so that its top touches the roof of the house. Ifthe ladder makes. an angle of 60° with the horizontal and height of the house be 6J3 meters, then the length ofthe ladder in meters is [2011] (@) 1243 (b) 12 © 123 (d) None of these In an equilateral triangle, the in radius, circumradius and one of the ex-radii are in the ratio [2011] ()_2:3:5()1:2:3 (© 3:7:9(¢) 3:7:9 Ifa flagstaff of 6 metres high placed on the top of a tower throws a shadow of 23 metres along the ground, then the angle (in degrees) that the sun makes with the ground is (2010) @) oF (&) 9 () 1 (d) None of these ab Ina triangle ABC, ZC = 90°, then S—> is a+b equal to [2009] (a) sin(A+B) (b) sin(A—B) \ @ sa *) A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended bya tree on the opposite bank is 60°. when he retreats 20 feet from the bank, he finds the angle to be 30°. The breadth of the river in feet is : 12009, 2006] (©) cos(A+B) @ 18) 15y3 © 10V3 @) 10M-128 BITSAT Topiewise Solved Papers 13, Ina ABC, ifangle C is obtuse, then (@) tan AtanB<1 [2008] (b) tanAtanBsI — (d) None of these 14, The top of a hill observed from the top and bottom of a building of height h is at angles of elevation p and q respectively. The height of thehillis {2008} ) tees heot p cotq—cot p cot p—cot y ( tame (@) none of these tan p—tang The horizontal distance between two towers is 60 metres and the angular depression of the top of the first tower as seen from the top of the second. is 30°. If the height of the second tower be 150 metres, then the height of the first tower is [2007] (@) 150-60J3m ——(b) 0m (©) 150-20V3m (a) None of these If the elevation of the sun is 30° then the length of the shadow cast by a tower of 150 metres height is [2006] (@) 75/5 (b) 2005 m (©) 150,3m (d) None of these An aeroplane flying horizontally 1 km above the ground is observed at an elevation of 60° and after 10 s the elevation is observed to be 30°. The uniform speed of the aeroplane in kilometre per hour is [2005] () GoV3 () 240 (©) 240y3 (A) 480 IfA=75°, B= 45°, thenb +e JZ equals [2003] @ a (2a (b) atbee (@ (12)(a+b+e) Hints & Solutions 1. @ The foot of the pole is at 3. (©) d=heot 30° —heot 60° and time=3 min. __ (oot 30° — cot 60°) the centroid. «Speed perminute Because 3 centroid is the point ct Iwill travel distance intersection of A b medians AD, ‘cot 60° in BE and CF, o which are the 5 E heot60°x3 i lines joining a (cot 30°— cot 60°) vertex with the . mid point of =1.5minute opposite side, D © i @ ALB cose 2 @ A+B+C=2 ~ tan( 448) san( = S) ab 2 2 2 cosA __cosB___cosC 7 2RsinA 2RsinB 2RsinC => cot A= cot B= cotC = 60° = AABC isexuilateral Brig, Hence, area of A=" SAProperties of Triangles =129 5. @)_LetA, Band Che the three angles of ABC Sboa [bra and let a= 10 andb=9 = 2a, Itis given that the angles are in AP. 4b . 2B=A+C on adding B both the sides, weget 3B=A+B+C3B= 180 = B=6)° Ne GIA) Now, we know cos B = © +2 = 1.) A= IMO? 60° —75°= 180° —135°=45° 2ac ab 10° +¢* Now, = = eoseg? =F = * Sin sinB 2b 203 (2) © Sings? sin6v® Typ =v6 & Length of lada =12m (b) Length ofladder = == = 12m 6 © 3 » © wenwea= 2 25-8 h Henee,r: Rr) = 3 (N°O\ 10. (@) Accordingly, \ A e 4 tang 2 Petts 59-60" bbe x x+2N3 3. Let ED =f, EAB = a. [Since the triangles 4BCand BDCare similar] ZEBD = 2a, ZECD = 3a ‘ Now, h cot a=(h— 100) cot B ZDBE = ZEAB+ ZBEA 100cotB lem “ot —cota A Similarly, 2EBC=0. Ac A B EB 1. ©) In AEBC, ina sin(180°—3a) ba a_sin3a sina ~ Sinda > b sin3a sina Ain? _sin(A +B)sin( Soman asin’ 3 _ 4 sinter sin? A +sin2(90°— A) [v A¥B=90"] =n sin( ze sint a B) sin? A +cos' 12. @ Let h bene height of tree PQ and breadth of river PS be x fi, Angle of elevation subtended by a tree is 60°. Also, when he ED 2 Inabpp,sin2a= 22 retreats 20 feet, the angle becomes 30°. => ED=a, 2sina . cos a Also in PQS, sb 3b tan 60°= => h=2a 4 ji am Sh= Se x =aM-130 13. 14. @ (b) Sx4200=3x >2x=20> r=10 Hence breadth of river is 10 ft Since A+B+ A+B=2-C> tam(A+B)= tan A + tan B tan A tan B = fan A+ tan BB 9 [+> angleC is obiuse nA tan B fan(m —C) an 2.tanC< 0] But C is obtuse angle, soA and B will both t be less than > Both tan A andl tan B are positive Hence from (1), 1—tanA tan B > 0> tan A tanB <1 Let DE be the building ofheight h and AC be the hill. Then In AADC hex y tan @ x Y and in A ABB-tan p=.) From (i) and (ii), tang Lt 1” xeotp=(h+x)cotg heotg cot p—coig heotg cot p—cotg heot p—heotg +heotg ~ cot p—cotg hcot p cot p—coty htx=h+ S htx= Hence, height of the hill AC heot p * "cot p—coty BITSAT Topiewise Solved Papers (©) (150— A) cot 30° = 60 > h= 150-2048 15. 30" 0m h com 0 (¢) Height of the tower = AB = 150m Angle of elevation of the sun = 30° 16. Let AC be the length of the shadow cast by the tower, Now AC — = cot30° = V3 os 150 4 4 © © AC=150,J3m 10 17, ©) 30° d= Heot30°— Heot 60" Time taken= 10 second speed = S013 C0160" 65,60 = 2405 10 18. 120°= 60° (© C= 180° Use sine rule sin75° sin45° — sin60° = (b+eJ2)=k(sin 45° + JF sin 60°) +1 aya 7 2ksiN7S°= 2ksin =2k