CHAPTER- TRIANGLES

SECTION-A MCQ [1 MARKS]

Q1) The triangle whose vertices are (-3, 0), (1, -3) and (4, 1) is triangle.
a) Obtuse triangle b) equilateral c) right angled isosceles d) scalene

2) In the given figure XY ||BC. If AX = 3cm, XB = 1.5 cm and BC = 6cm, then XY is equal to

a) 6 cm. b) 4.5 cm c) 3 cm. d) 4 cm.

3) In the given figure if PS||QR and PQ||SR and AT = AQ = 6, AS = 3, TS = 4, then

a) x = 2, y = 3. b) x = 1, y = 2. c) x = 3, y = 4. d)x = 4, y = 5.

4) In the adjoining figure AC||BD. If , EB = 4 cm, ED = 8 cm, AC = 6 cm, AE = 3 cm then CE and BD are

respectively
a)5 cm, 7 cm. b) 7.5 cm, 9.5 cm. c) 6 cm, 8 cm. d) 4 cm, 6 cm.
5)In ΔABC, PQ || BC If PB = 6 cm, AP = 4 cm, AQ = 8cm. find the length of AC.

a) 12 cm b) 20 cm c) 6cm d) 14cm

6) In the given figure, PQ || AC. If BP= 4 cm, AP = 2.4 cm and BQ = 5 cm. then length of BC is
a)8 cm b) 3cm c) 0.3 cm d) cm

7) If ΔABC and ΔPQR are similar triangles such that ∠A = 31° and ∠R = 69° then ∠Q is

(a) 70° (b) 100° (c) 90° (d) 80°

8) A vertical pole of length 19 m casts a shadow 57 m long on the ground and at the same time a
tower casts a shadow 51m long. The height of the tower is

(a) 171m (b) 13 m (c) 17 m (d) 117 m

9) In an isosceles triangle ABC AC=BC and AB2=2AC2, then =

a) 30° b) 60° c) 45° d) 90°

10) If in two As ABC and DEF = = then

(a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF (b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF (c) ∆ABC ~∆EFD (d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE

11) In ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. A Then

(а) BD.CD = BC² (b) AB.AC = BC² (c) BD.CD = AD2(d) AB.AC = AD²
12) ABC is an equilateral triangle with each side of length 2p. If AD|BC, then AD is equal to

a) p b) 2p c) 3 d) p

13) If ∆ABC ∆RQP , < A=80°, <B=60° the value of <P is

a) 60° b) 50° c) 40° d) 30°

14) If △ABC ~ △DEF and AB = 3 cm, DE = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm, then EF is:

a) 8 cm b) 6 cm c) 4.5 cm d) 5 cm

15) If two triangles are similar, then their corresponding sides are:
a) Equal b) Proportional c) Unequal d) None of the above

16) The area of two similar triangles is in the ratio 4:9. The ratio of their corresponding sides is:
a) 2:3 b) 4:9 c) 8:27 d) 16:81

ASSERTION AND REASON [1 MARK]

1) Assertion : a right triangle, means the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares
of the other two sides.
Reason: if one side of right angle is 8 cm and other is 6cm then the remaining side will be 10 cm.

2) Assertion (A): If ∆ABC and ∆PQR are congruent triangles, then they are also similar triangles.

Reason (R): All congruent triangles are similar but the similar triangles need not be congruent.

3) Assertion (A): The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 2 : 5, then the areas of these
triangles are in the

ratio 4 : 25.
Reason (R): The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their
sides.

4)Assertion (A): In the ∆ABC, AB = 24 cm, BC = 10 cm and AC = 26 cm, then ∆ABC is a right angle
triangle.

Reason (R): If in two triangles, their corresponding angles are equal, then the triangles are similar.

SECTION-B [2MARKS]

1)In the given figure, ABC is a triangle, right angled at B and BD ⊥ AC. If AD = 4 cm and CD = 5 cm, find
BD and AB.
2)In the given figure, ∠ABC = 90∘ and BD ⊥ AC. If AB = 5.7 cm, BD = 3.8 cm and CD =5.4cm, find BC.

3) In the given figure, XZ is parallel to BC. AZ = 3 cm, ZC = 2 cm, BM = 3 cm and MC = 5 cm. Find the
length of XY.

4) In ∆DEW, AB || EW. If AD = 4 cm, DE = 12 cm and DW = 24 cm, then find the value of DB.

5) In the given figure = and ∠ PST = ∠ PRQ. Prove that PQR is an isosceles triangle.

6) The sides AB and AC and the perimeter P, of ∆ABC are respectively three times the corresponding
sides DE and DF and the perimeter P, of ∆DEF. Are the two triangles similar? If yes,
find ar(△ABC)ar(△DEF)

7) In the given figure, ∠A = 90°, AD ⊥ BC. If BD = 2 cm and CD = 8 cm, find AD.

8) The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 7 : 10. Find the ratio of areas of these triangles.

9)In ∆ABC, DE||BC, find the value of x.

10)If PQR is an equilateral triangle and PX ⊥ QR, find the value of PX2

SECTION-C [3 MARKS]
1) Draw a figure having altitudes AD and CE of ∆ ABC intersect each other at the point P. Show that:

(i) ∆AEP ~ ∆ CDP (ii) ∆ABD ~ ∆ CBE (iii) ∆AEP ~ ∆ADB (iv) ∆ PDC ~ ∆ BEC

2) In the figure, DE || BC. Find the length of side AD, given that AE = 1.8 cm, BD = 7.2 cm and CE = 5.4
cm.

3) In an equilateral ΔABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD = (⅓) BC. Prove that 9(AD)2 = 7(AB)2.
4) In the figure, EF || AC, BC = 10 cm, AB = 13 cm and EC = 2 cm, find AF.

5) In the given figure, CD || LA and DE || AC. Find the length of CL if BE = 4 cm and EC = 2 cm.

6) In the figure, if DE || OB and EF || BC, then prove that DF || OC

7 ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. AD is the median to BC and PM is the median to QR. Prove that =

8) In the figure, if LM || CB and LN || CD, prove that =

9) In the figure, A, B and C are points on OP, OQ and OR respectively such that AB || PQ and AC || PR.
Show that BC || QR.

10) Using Basic proportionality theorem, prove that a line drawn through the mid-points of one side
of a triangle parallel to another side bisects the third side.

SECTION-E [5 MARKS]

1)ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O. Show
that AO/BO = CO/DO.
2) In the given figure , ΔODC ~ ΔOBA, ∠ BOC = 125° and ∠ CDO = 70°. Find ∠ DOC, ∠ DCO and ∠ OAB.

3) In the given figure QR/QS = QT/PR and ∠1 = ∠2. Show that ΔPQS ~ ΔTQR.

4) In the figure, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M, respectively, prove that:

i) ΔABC ~ ΔAMP

(ii) CA/PA = BC/MP

5) Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and PR
and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that ΔABC ~ ΔPQR.

6) A vertical pole of a length 6 m casts a shadow 4m long on the ground and at the same time a tower
casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower.
 CASE BASE STUDY[ 4 MARKS]

Q1) Two poles, 30 feet and 50 feet tall, are 40 feet apart and perpendicular to the ground. The poles
are supported by wires attached from the top of each pole to the bottom of the other, as in the figure. A
coupling is placed at C where the two wires cross.

(i) What is the horizontal distance from C to the taller pole?

(ii) How high above the ground is the coupling ?

(iii) How far down the wire from the smaller pole is the coupling

Q2. While browsing through the catalogue of wooden shelves. Ravi came across this beautiful
triangular shaped shelf. In the shelf DE is parallel to the base BC could be used for displaying small
plants and showpieces.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.

i)Find the relation between the sides AD,DB, AE AND EC. Also mentioned the theorem used.
ii) Find the value of x if AD=(X+3) CM, BD=(3X+19) CM, AE=x cm and EC=(3X+4) CM
III) Dand E are the Points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a∆ ABC. If AB=9CM, AC=18cm,
AD=2CM and AE=4CM then prove that DE|| BC