TRIANGLES – IX Sandeep Poddar

1. It is not possible to construct a triangle when its sides are:

(a) 8.3 cm, 3.4 cm, 6.1 cm (b) 5.4 cm, 2.3 cm, 3.1 cm
(c) 6 cm, 7 cm, 10 cm (d) 3 cm, 5 cm, 5 cm
2. In triangles ABC and DEF, AB = FD and ∠A = ∠D. The two triangles will be congruent by
SAS if:
(a) BC = EF (b) AC = DE (c) AC = EF (d) BC = DE
3. In a right triangle the two acute angles are in the ratio 4 : 5. The acute angles are:
(a) 50o, 40o (b) 40o, 50o (c) 45o, 45o (d) 30o, 60o
4. An exterior angle of a triangle is 120o and the two interior opposite angles are equal.
Each of these angles are:
(a) 100o (b) 120o (c) 60o (d) 900
5. If one angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the other two angles, then the triangle is:
(a) An isosceles triangle (b) an obtuse angled triangle
(c) An equilateral triangle (d) a right angled triangle
6. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐵 = 80°, then ∠𝐴 is equal to
(a) 80o (b) 40o (c) 50o (d) 100o
7. If the angles of a triangle are (𝑥 − 10°), (2𝑥 + 10°)𝑎𝑛𝑑 6𝑥, then the value of 𝑥 is:
(a) 40o (b) 30o (c) 20o (d) 50o
8. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, If ∠𝐴 = ∠𝑃, ∠𝐵 = ∠𝑄 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐶 = 𝑃𝑅. By which congruence
rule the triangles are congruent:
(a) SAS (b) AAS (c) SSS (d) ASA
9. In a right angled isosceles triangle ABC, right angled at A, then ∠𝐵 is equal to:
(a) 45o (b) 90o (c) 60o (d) 30o
10.It is given that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐹𝐷𝐸 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐵 = 5𝑐𝑚, ∠𝐵 = 40° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐴 = 80°, then which of
the following is true:
(a) 𝐷𝐹 = 5𝑐𝑚, ∠𝐹 = 60° (b) 𝐷𝐹 = 5𝑐𝑚, ∠𝐸 = 60°
(c) 𝐷𝐸 = 5𝑐𝑚, ∠𝐸 = 60° (d) 𝐷𝐸 = 5𝑐𝑚, ∠𝐷 = 60°
11.One of the three angles of a triangle is twice the smallest angle and another is three
times the smallest angle. Find the angles of the triangle.
12.In ∆PQR, ∠P = 110o and ∠R = 60o. Which side of the triangle is smallest. Give reason
for your answer.
13.In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐷 is the perpendicular bisector of 𝐵𝐶. Show that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an isosceles
triangle in which 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶.
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14.PQR is a triangle in which M is the mid-point of QR. If ML ⊥ PQ , MN ⊥ PR and ML = MN,
then prove that PQ = PR.
15.ABCD is a square and ABE is an equilateral triangle outside the square. Prove that DE =
CE and ∠AED = 15o.
16.∆ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. Side BA is produced to D such that AD =
AB. Show that ∠BCD is a right angle.
17.In a triangle if the bisector of an angle also bisects the opposite side, then prove that the
triangle is isosceles.
18.ABCD is a square. P and Q are points on DC and BC respectively, such that AP = DQ, prove
that ∆𝐴𝐷𝑃 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐶𝑄 and ∠DMP = 90o.
19.In the given figure, two sides AB and BC and median AM of one triangle ABC are
respectively equal to sides PQ and QR and median PN of triangle PQR. Show that
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.
A P

B M C Q N R
20.In the given figure, AD is the median and BL, CM are perpendiculars from B and C
respectively on AD and AD produced to M. Prove that BL = CM.

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