PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLE

Total no. of questions in Properties of Triangle are :

Level # 1 .....................................................................38

Level # 2 ....................................................................19

Level # 3 .................................................................... 19

Level # 4 .................................................................... 25

Total no. of questions ............................................101

 LEVEL # 1
Sine & Cosine Rule Q.9 In a triangle ABC, sinA : sinB : sinC = 1 : 2 : 3.
If b = 4 cm, then the perimeter of the triangle
Q.1 In  ABC, a = 4, b = 12 and B = 60º then the is -
value of sinA is - (A) 6 cm (B) 24 cm
(C) 12 cm (D) 8 cm
1 1
(A) (B)
2 3 3 2
2 3 Napier & Projection Rule
(C) (D)
3 2
Q.10 In any  ABC
Q.2 Let ABC be a triangle such that A = 45º, 2 [bc cosA + ca cosB + ab cosC] =
B = 75º then a + c (A) a2 + b2 + c2 (B) a2 – b2 + c2
2 is equal to-
(C) a2 + b2 – c2 (D) a2 – b2 – c2
(A) 0 (B) b
(C) 2b (D) –b
Q.11 In a ABC, if A = 30º, b = 2, c = 3  1 , then
Q.3 In ABC, 2(bc cosA + ca cosB + ab cosC) = C B
(A) 0 (B) a + b + c =
2 2 2 2
(C) a + b + c (D) None of these (A) 15º (B) 30º
(C) 45º (D) None of these
Q.4 In ABC, (b – c) sin A + (c – a) sin B +
(a – b) sin C =
(A) ab + bc + ca (B) a2 + b2 + c2 A bc
Q.12 If cot = , then  ABC is -
(C) 0 (D) None of these 2 a
(A) Isosceles (B) Equilateral
Q.5 If in a  ABC, a sin A = b sin B, then the (C) Right Angled (D) None of these
triangle is -
(A) isosceles (B) right angled Q.13 In  ABC, if a cos A = b cos B, then the
(C) equilateral (D) none of these triangle is -
a (A) Isosceles
Q.6 In any  ABC if 2 cos B = , then the (B) Right angled
c
triangle is - (C) Isosceles or right angled
(A) right angled (B) equilateral (D) Right angled isosceles
(C) isosceles (D) none of these
Q.14 In a triangle ABC,
Q.7 The straight roads of intersect at an angle of (b + c) cosA + (c + a) cosB + (a + b) cosC
60º. A bus on one road is 2 km away from (A) 0 (B) 1
the intersection and a car on the other road
is 3 km away from the intersection. Then the (C) a + b + c (D) 2(a + b + c)
direct distance between the two vehicles is -
(A) 1 km (B) A B A B
2 km Q.15 cot .tan =
2 2
(C) 4 km (D) 7 km
ab ab
(A) (B)
Q.8 If a = 9, b = 8 and c = x satisfies ab ab
3 cos C = 2, then - a
(A) x = 5 (B) x = 6 (C) (D) None of these
ab
(C) x = 4 (D) x = 7
Q.16 If in a ABC, Q.24 In a ABC, if a = 2x, b = 2y and C = 120º,
then the area of the triangle is -
 A B
a tan A + b tan B = (a + b) tan  ,
(A) xy (B) xy 3
 2 
then - (C) 3xy (D) 2xy
(A) A = B (B) A = – B
(C) A = 2B (D) B = 2A
Circumcircle & Radius
Half Angle Formulae Q.25 In a ABC, 2R2 sinA sinB sinC =
(A)  (B) 2
F
Gb  cI FAI F
c  aI
Ha K H2 K Hb JK
J G J G
2 (C) / 2 (D) None of these
Q.17 In any  ABC, cos +

FB IJ+ F
cos G
a  bI FC IJ = Q.26 If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3,
H2 K G
2
H2 JKcos G H2 K 2
4 and 5 units then R the circumradius is -
(A) 2.0 (B) 2.5
(A) 2 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) None of these (C) 3.0 (D) 3.5

A B C Q.27 In an equilateral triangle of side 2 3 cms.

Q.18 bc cos2 + ca cos2 + ab cos2 =
2 2 2 The circumradius is-
(A) (s – a)2 (B) (s – b)2 (A) 1 cm (B) 3 cm
(C) (s – c)2 (D) s2 (C) 2 cm (D) 2 3 cm.

Q.19 In a ABC, s tan

L
M F
AI
G J FB IO
 tanGJP is equal
H
N 2 K H2 KQ Incircle & Inradius
to -
ab 2ab Q.28 In any ABC, cosA + cosB + cosC =
(A) (B)
R  F
G r I F rI
F
GCI H JK
(A) 1 R (B) 1G
H R JK
(C) c cot H2 JK (D) None
F1 R IJ
(C) G
A B
H rK (D) None of these

Q.20 In triangle ABC, tan : tan =

2 2
Q.29 In a triangle a = 13, b = 14, c = 15, r =
(A) (s – b) : (s – c) (B) s : (s – c)
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) (s – a) : (s – b) (D) (s – b) : (s – a)
(C) 2 (D) 6

Area of Triangle a cos A  b cos B  c cos C

Q.30 In a triangle ABC,
sin A sin B abc
Q.21 In any  ABC, (a2 – b2) . = is equal to -
sin( A  B)
(A)  (B) 2 r R
(A) (B)
(C) / 2 (D) None of these R r
A F
G I 2r R
Q.22 In a  ABC, (b + c – a) tan 2 is equalsHJK (C)
R
(D)
2r
to -
2  s s Q.31 If the sides of a triangle are 3 : 7 : 8 then
(A) (B) (C) (D) R R : r =
s s bc a
(A) 2 : 7 (B) 7 : 2
Q.23 In any ABC, b2 sin 2C + c2 sin 2B = (C) 3 : 7 (D) 7 : 3
(A)  (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.32 In an equilateral triangle the inradius and the Q.35 r2 r 3 + r 3 r1 + r 1 r 2 =
circumradius are connsected by - (A) s2 (B) s (C) s/r3 (D) R2
(A) r = 4R (B) r = R/2
(C) r = R/3 (D) None of these Q.36 (r1 + r2) (r2 + r3) (r3 + r1) =
(A) Rs2 (B) 2Rs2
(C) 3Rs 2 (D) 4Rs2
Q.33 The inradius of the triangle whose sides are
3, 5, 6, is -
Q.37 If r1 = r2 + r3 + r, then the  is -
8 7
(A) (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) (A) Equilateral (B) Isosceles
7 8 (C) Right angled (D) None of these

r1, r2 & r3 r r2
Q.38 If r = r , then -
1 3
Q.34 In an equilateral triangle, the in-radius, circum- (A) A = 90° (B) B = 90°
radius and one of the ex- radii are in the ratio- (C) C = 90° (D) None of these
(A) 2 : 3 : 5 (B) 1 : 2 : 3
(C) 1 : 3 : 7 (D) 3 : 7 : 9
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 If in a triangle the angles are in A.P. and Q.10 In a ABC, if a = 8, b = 15, c = 17 then
b : c = A
3 : 2 , then  A is equal to - sin and cos A are equal to-
2
(A) 30º (B) 60º
1 15 2 13
(C) 15º (D) 75º (A) , (B) ,
17 17 17 17
Q.2 In ABC, if sin2A + sin2B = sin2C, then the 2 11
triangle is - (C) , (D) None of these
17 17
(A) Equilateral (B) Isosceles
(C) Right angled (D) None of these Q.11 In any ABC, 4(cotA + cotB + cotC) is
equal to -
(A) 3(a2 + b2 + c2) (B) 2(a2 + b2 + c2)
sin B (C) (a2 + b2 + c2) (D) None of these
Q.3 If in a  ABC, cos A = , then the
2 sin C
ABC is - B C
Q.12 In any ABC, 2acos cos is equal to -
(A) Equilateral (B) Isosceles 2 2
(C) Right angled (D) None of these A
(A) (a + b + c) cos
2
Q.4 If c2 = a2 + b2, then A
(B) (a + b + c) sin
4s (s – a)(s – b) (s – c) = 2
(A) s4 (B) b2c2 A
(C) c2a2 (D) a2b2 (C) 2(a + b + c) cos
2
(D) None of these
1  cos( A  B)cos C
Q.5 = Q.13 If the sides of a triangle are proportional to
1  cos( A  C) cos B
the cosine of the opposite angles, then the
a 2  b2 b2  c 2 triangle is-
(A) (B) (A) Right angled (B) equilateral
a2  c2 b2  c 2
c 2  a2 (C) obtuse angled (D) None of these
(C) (D) None of these
a 2  b2 Q.14 In triangle ABC, I is in centre of the triangle.
If ‘R’ and ‘r’ be the circumradius and inradius,
Q.6 r r1 + r2 r 3 = then (AI) (BI) (CI) is equal to -
(A) ba (B) ac (A) 4r2R (B) 4R2r
(C) bc (D) abc 2
(C) r R (D) R2r
Q.15 In the adjacent figure ‘P’ is any interior point of
Q.7 r1 + r 2 =
the equilateral triangle ABC of side length 2 units
FC IJ
(A) c tan G
FC IJ
(B) c cot G
H2 K H2 K A

FC IJ
(C) c sin G
FC IJ
(D) c cos G
H2 K H2 K
P
Q.8 16R2 r r1 r2 r3 =
(A) abc (B) a3 b3 c3
B C
(C) a2 b2 c2 (D) a2 b3 c4
If xa, xb and x c represent the distance of P
Q.9 In ABC, a sin (B – C) + b sin (C – A) from the sides BC, CA and AB respectively,
+ c sin (A – B) = then xa + xb + x c is equal to-
(A) 0 (B) a + b + c (A) 6 (B) 3
(C) a2 + b2 + c2 (D) 2(a2 + b2 + c2) (C) 3 /2 (D) 2 3
Q.16 In a triangle ABC, Q.18 In a triangle ABC, if b2 + c2 = 3a2, then
(a + b + c) (b + c – a) = bc if - cot B + cot C – cot A is equals to -
(A) < 0 (B) > 0 ab ac
(A) 1 (B) (C) 0 (D)
(C) 0 <  < 4 (D) > 4 4 4

Q.17 In ABC, if (a + b + c)(a – b + c) = 3ac, Q.19 In ABC, if 2s = a + b + c, then the value

then -
s(s  a) (s  b)(s  c)
(A) B = 60º of – =
bc bc
(B) B = 30º
(A) sin A (B) cos A
(C) C = 60º
(C) tan A (D) None of these
(D) A + C = 90º
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 If the median of ABC through A is perpendicular Q.8 The equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, c
to AB, then - are the sides of a ABC and the equation
(A) tan A + tan B = 0 (B) 2tan A + tan B = 0 x2 + 2 x + 1 = 0 have a common root. The
(C) tan A + 2 tan B = 0 (D) None of these measure of C is -
(A) 90° (B) 45°
 (C) 60° (D) None of these
Q.2 In a ABC, if r = r2 + r3 – r1, and A > then
3
s Q.9 In a ABC, (c + a + b) (a + b – c) = ab. The
the range of is equal to - measure of C is -
a
1  1   
(A)  , 2  (B)  ,   (A) (B)
2  2  3 6
2
1  (C) (D) None of these
(C)  , 3  (D) (3, ) 3
2 
Q.10 The diameter of the circumcircle of a triangle
Q.3 If in a triangle ABC, with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm is -
cos A cos B + sin A sin B sin C = 1, 3 6
(A) cm (B) 2 6 cm
then the sides are proportional to - 2
35
(A) 1 : 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 2 :1 (C) cm (D) None of these
48
(C) 2 :1:1 (D) None of these
Q.11 Let A, B and C are the angles of a triangle and
Q.4 If  be the perimeter of the ABC then A 1 B 2 C
tan   = , tan   = . Then tan   is
2
  3 2
  3 2
C B
b cos2 + c cos2 is equal to - equal to -
2 2
(A)  (B) 2 1 2 2 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C) /2 (D) None of these 3 3 9 9

Q.12 If A, A1, A2, A3 be the area of the incircle and

2
sin A  sin A  1 1 1 1
Q.5 In any triangle ABC,  sin A
is excircles then   is equal to-
A1 A2 A3
always greater than -
1 2
(A) 9 (B) 3 (A) (B)
A A
(C) 27 (D) None of these
3
Q.6 In a ABC, a cot A + b cot B + c cot C = (C) (D) None of these
A
(A) r + R (B) r – R
(C) 2 (r + R) (D) 2 (r – R) Q.13 If , ,  are the altitudes of a ABC and 2s
denotes its perimeter, then –1 + –1 + –1 is
equal to -
B C
Q.7 If in a ABC, 3a = b + c then tan . tan is  s
2 2 (A) (B) (C) s. (D) None
s 
equal to -
Q.14 If the perpendicular AD divides the base of the
A
(A) tan (B) 1 ABC such that BD, CD and AD are in ratio
2 2 : 3 : 6, then angle A is equal to -
(C) 2 (D) None of these
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6
Q.15 Two sides of a triangle are given by the roots of Q.18 With usual notations, in a ABC,
the equation x2 – 2 3 x + 2 = 0. The angle
b2  c 2 c 2  a2 a2  b2
   is equal to -
between the sides is . The perimeter of the a sec C b sec C c sec C
3
triangle is - (A) 1 (B) 0
(A) 6 + 3 (B) 2 3 + 6 (C) abc (D) None of these

(C) 2 6 + 10 (D) None of these Q.19 In an equilateral triangle -

A C (A) r1 = r2 = r3 = 2r (B) r1 = r2 = r3 = r
Q.16 In a ABC, if 3 tan tan = 1, then sides a, (C) r1 = r2 = r3 = 3r (D) None of these
2 2
b, c are in -
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) None of these

A
Q.17 In ABC, if a = 16, b = 24, c = 20, then sin is
2
equal to -
1 1
(A) (B)
2 2 2
3
(C) (D) None of these
2 2
 LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IIT - JEE)

SECTION - A cos A cos B cos C

Q.2 In a ABC, if   and the
a b c
Q.1 The sum of the radii of inscribed and circum- side a =2, then area of the triangle is -
scribed circles for an n sided regular polygon of
side a, is -
(A) 1 (B) 2
a    
(A) cot   (B) a cot   3
4  2n  n (C) (D) 3
2
a      
(C) cot   (D) a cot   Q.3 In a  ABC,AD is the altitude from A.
2  2n   2n  abc
Given b > c, C = 23º and AD = 2 ,
b  c2
Q.2 In a triangle ABC, medians AD and BE are drawn. then  B.
 
In AD = 4, DAB = and  ABE = , then (A) 67° (B) 113°
6 3
the area of the ABC is- (C) 157° (D) None of these
64 8 Q.4 The sides of a triangle inscribed in a given
(A) (B)
3 3 circle subtend angles , ,  at the centre.
16 The minimum v alue of the A. M. of
(C) (D) None of these
3
     
cos     , cos     and cos    
 2   2   2
C  A  3b
Q.3 If in a triangle ABC a cos2   + c cos2   = , is equal to-
2
  2 2
then the sides a, b and c (A) 2
(C)  (D) 2
satisfy a + b = c(B) are in A.P. 3
(C) are in G.P. (D) are in H.P.
 
Q.5 In a triangle ABC,  B = and  C =
Q.4 The sides of a triangle are sin , cos  and 3 4
, Let D divide BC internally in the ratio 1 : 3.
 sin BAD
1  sin  cos  for some 0 <  < 2 . Then the Then
sin CAD
equal to -
greatest angle of the triangle is- 1 1 1 2
(A) 60° (B) 90° (C) 120° (D) 150° (A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 3 3

 Q.6 There exists a triangle ABC satisfying the

Q.5 In a triangle ABC, let C = . If r is the
2 conditions :
in-radius and R is the circumradius of the triangle 
ABC, then 2(r + R) equals - (A) b sin A = a, A < or
2
(A) b + c (B) a + b

(C) a + b + c (D) c + a b sin A < a, A < , b > a
2
SECTION - B 
(B) b sin A > a, A <
2
Q.1 If in a triangle ABC

2 cos A cos B 2 cos C a b (C) b sin A > a, A <
    then the 2
a b c bc ca (D) None of these
value of the angle A .
(A) /3 (B)  Q.7 If in a triangle PQR, sin P, sin Q and sin R
(C) /2 (D) /6 are in A.P., then
 (A) the altitudes are in A.P.
(B) the altitudes are in H.P.
BC A
(C) the medians are in G.P. (A) a sin   = (b – c) cos
 2  2
(D) the medians are in A.P.
A BC
Q.8 If the radius of circumcircle of an isos- (B) a cos = (b – c) sin
2 2
cel es t ri ang l e PQ R i s equa l t o PQ
(=PR), then the angle P is- A BC
(C) a cos = (b  c) sin
  2 2
(A) (B)
6 2 BC A
(D) a sin = (b  c) cos
 2 2 2
(C) (D)
3 3
Q.15 Internal angle bisector of  A of triangle ABC,
Q.9 If the vertices P, Q, R of a triangle PQR and meets side BC at D. A line drawn through D
rational points, then which of the following perpendicular to AD intersects the side AC
points of the triangle PQR is (are) always at P and the side AB at Q. If a, b, c represent
rational point(s) ? the sides of  ABC then.
(A) Centroid (B) Incentre 2bc A
(C) Circumcentre (D) Orthocentre (A) AD = cos
bc 2

 P F
G IJ (B) PQ =
4bc
sin
A
Q.10 In a triangle PQR,  R =
2
. If tan 2 and HK bc 2
F
Q
G I (C) The triangle APQ is isosceles
tan 2 HJK are the roots of the equation (D) AP is HM of b and c
ax2 + bx + c = 0(a  0), then
(A) a + b = c (B) b + c = a Q.16 A regular polygon of nine sides, each of length
(C) a + c = b (D) b = c 2 is inscribed in a circle. The radius of the circle
is -
 A B  C  
Q.11 In a ABC, 2ac sin  =
(A) cos ec   (B) cos ec  
 2  9 3

(A) a2 + b2 – c2 (B) c2 + a2 – b2  

(C) b2 – c2 – a2 (D) c2 – a2 – b2 (C) cot   (D) tan  
9 9
Q.12 If the angles of a triangle are in ratio 4 : 1 : 1
then the ratio of the longest side and Q.17 In a triangle ABC, a : b : c = 4 : 5 : 6 . The
perimeter of triangle is : ratio of the radius of the circumcircle to
that of the incircle is-
1 2
(A) (B) (A) 16/7 (B) 7/16
2 3 3 2
(C) 16/3 (D) none of these
3
(C) (D) none of these
2 3 Q.18 Let A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 be a regular hexagon
inscribed in a circle of unit radius. Then the
Q.13 If the sides a, b, c of a triangle are such that product of the lengths of the line segments
a: b: c : : 1 : 3 : 2, then A : B : C is- A0A1, A0A2, and A0A4 is -
(A) 3/4 (B) 3 3
(A) 3 : 2 : 1 (B) 3 : 1 : 2 (C) 3 (D) 3 3 / 2
(C) 1 : 3 : 2 (D) 1 : 2 : 3
Q.19 Which of the following pieces of data does
Q.14 In any  ABC having sides a, b, c opposite not uniquely determine an acute angled
to angles A, B, C respectively, then-
 triangle ABC(R being the radius of the
circumcircle) -
(A) a, sin A, sin B (B) a, b, c
(C) a, sin B, R (D) a, sin A, R

Q.20 In any equilateral , three circles of radii one

are touching to the sides given as in the
figure then area of the 
(A) 6 + 4 3 (B) 12 + 8 3
7
(C) 7 + 4 3 (D) 4 + 3
2
 ANSWERS KEY
LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans . A C C C A C D D C A B C C C B A B D C D
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ans . B A D B A B C A A A B B A B A D C C

LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. D C B D A C B C A A C B B A B C A C B

LEVEL # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. C A A C A C D B C D D A B C B A A B C

LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5
Ans. C D B C B

SECTION - B

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C D B B A A B D A A B C D A A,B,C,D A A C D A