SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES

PAPER 2

1. Diagram 1 shows a quadrilateral ABCD such that ABC is acute.

D 5.2 cm
C
9.8 cm 12.3 cm

9.5 cm
40.5
A

DIAGRAM 1

(a) Calculate
(i) ABC
(ii) ADC
(iii) the area , in cm , of quadrilateral ABCD. [8 marks]

(b) A triangle has the same measurements as those given for triangle ABC,
i.e., =12.3 cm, = 9.5 cm, dan = 40.5 , but which is
different in shape to triangle ABC .
(i) Sketch the triangle ,
(ii) State the size of [2
marks]

2. Diagram 2 shows a triangle ABC.

A

20 cm

65
B

15 cm

DIAGRAM 2

(a) Calculate the length of AC. [2 marks]

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 (b) A quadrilateral ABCD is now formed so that AC is the diagonal, ACD = 40
and AD = 16 cm.
Calculate the two possible values of ADC. [2 marks]

(c) Using the acute ADC in (b), calculate

(i) the length of CD
(ii) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD . [6 marks]

3.
S

R
7.0 cm

5.5 cm

50  48 
Q
P

DIAGRAM 3

Diagram 3 shows SPR and QPR where PR = 5.5 cm, SP = 7.0 cm, RPQ = 50
and RQP = 48 . Given that the area of PQR is twice the area of PSR,
calculate

(a) the length of PQ [3 marks]

(b) the area of PSR [3 marks]

(c) the length of SR [4 marks]

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4. In diagram 4 , AB= 13 cm , BC= 7 cm , AG = 6 cm , GE = 24 cm, FE = x cm ,
and . Calculate

(a) the length of CE, [3 marks]

(b) CEA , [3
marks]

(c) the value of x if the area of is equal to the area of . [4 marks]

C

7 cm

B D

13 cm

A E
6 cm G F x cm

24 cm

DIAGRAM 4

5. Diagram 5 shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

D
5 cm
C

6 cm

B
9 cm
A

DIAGRAM 5

The area of triangle BCD is 13 and is acute.

Calculate

(a) [2 marks]
(b) the length , in cm , of BD, [2 marks]
(c) [3 marks]
(d) the area , in cm , of quadrilateral ABCD . [3 marks]

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ANSWER – SOLUTIONS OF TRIANGLES

1. (a) (i) 57.23 or 57

(ii) 106 4
(iii) 82.38 cm

(b) (i)
C'

A' B' B

(ii) 122.77 or 122

2. (a) 19.27 cm
(b) 50 or , 129.27 or 129 16
(c) (i) 24.89 cm
(ii) 290.1 cm

3. (a) 7.329 cm
(b) 7.720 cm
(c) 2.952 cm

4. (a) 26.46 cm
(b)
(c) x = 8.832

5. (a)
(b) 5.574 cm
(c)

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(d) 35.44 cm