VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA, PARUTHIPATTU

CLASS:X MATHS-TRIANGLES MARKS:25

I. Very short answers 3x2=6

1) In figure , PA, QB, RC and SD are all perpendiculars to a line l, AB = 6cm, BC =
9cm, CD = 12cm and SP = 36cm. Find PQ, QR and RS.

2) ABC is an isosceles triangle with AC=BC. AB is produced on either side till P

and Q respectively such that APXBQ=AC2, prove that ∠PCA= ∠CQB

3) The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25 cm and 15 cm respectively. If one

side of first triangle is 9 cm, Find the length of the corresponding side of the second
triangle

II. Short answers 3x3=9

4) In figure, ∠AEF = ∠AFE and E is the mid – point of CA. Prove that BD/CD=BF/CE

5) ABCD is a parallelogram . AB is divided at P and CD at Q so that AP : PB = 3 : 2 and

CQ : QD = 4 : 1 . If PQ meets AC at R then prove that AR = 3/7 AC

6) In the given figure, PQ || BA and PR || CA. If PD = 12 cm, find BD x CD

III. Long answers 1x5=5

7) In the given figure, is PQRS is a parallelogram and ABIIPS, then prove that OCIISR.
 IV. Case study based 5x1=5
8) Vijay is trying to find the average height of a tower near his house. He is using
the properties of similar triangles. The height of Vijay’s house is 20m when
Vijay’s house casts a shadow 10m long on the ground. At the same time, the
tower casts a shadow 50m long on the found. At the same time, the house of
Ajay casts 20m shadow on the ground.

(a)What is the height of the tower?

(b)What will be the length of the shadow of the tower when Vijay’s house casts a
shadow of 12m?

(c)What is the height of Ajay’s house?

(d)When the tower cast shadow of 40m, same time what will be the length of the
shadow of Ajay’s house?

(e)When the tower cast shadow of 40m, same time what will be the length of the
shadow of Vijay’s house?