chapter - 6

Triangles
Previous Years Questions

6.2 Similar Figures

VSA (1 mark)
1. Allconcentric circles are to each other.
(2020)
2. Two polygons having same number of sides and corresponding sides proportional are similar or not?
(Board Term I, 2016)

6.3 Similarity of Triangles

MCQ
3. In A ABC, PQ BC. If PB = 6 cmn, AP = 4 cm, A0 = 8 cm, find the length of AC.
(a) 12 cm

(b) 20 cm

(c) 6 cm

(d) 14 cm

(2023)

4. In the given figure, PQ | AC. If BP=4cm,AP = 2.4 cm and BQ =5 cm, then length of BC is
 5cm
24cm 4 cm B
A

(a) 8 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 0.3 cm
(d) 3
cm

(2023)

5. In the figure given below, what value of x will make PQ | AB ?

X+3

3x+4

A B
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

(Term I, 2021-22)

6. In figure, DE || BC. If DB =and AE = 2.7 cm, then EC is equal to

2.7 cm

(a) 2.0 cm

(b) 1.8 cm

(c) 4.0 cm
 (d) 2.7 cm

(2020)

VSA (1 mark)
7. In figure, GC I| BD and GE|| BF. If AC = 3 cm and
AE
CD =7 cm, then find the value of AF* (2019C) Ap
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cmC 7 c m o

8. In AABC, X is middle point of AC. IfXY ||AB, then prove that Yis middle point of BC. (Board
Term I, 2017)

9. In A ABC, D and E are point on side AB and AC respectively, such that DE || BC. If AE =
2 cm, AD =3 cm and BD = 4.5 cm, then find CE. (Board Term I, 2017)
10. In A ABC, DE | BC, then find the value of x.

+3
x+1/

(Board Term I, 2017)

11. In given figure, DE | BC

If"=and AC = 14 cm, find EC.

(Board Term I, 2017)

 SA I(2 marks)
12. In the given figure, DE | AC and DF | AE.
BF BE
Prove that FE = EC

(NCERT, 2020)
OR

BE RC
In figure, DE | AC and DC | AP. Prove that CP

(2020)
13. In figure, if PÌ | BC and PR | CD, prove that
QB DR
AQ AR

(2020)

SA II (3 marks)
AB
14. In figure D= 2E and D
DR
prove that A ABC is
an isosceles triangle.
 A

B
(2020)

15. In the figure, P is any point on side BC of AABC. PO ||BA and PR | CA are drawn. RQ is extended
to meet BC produced at S. Prove that SP2 = SB X SC.

(Board Term I, 2017)

LA (4/5 I6 marks)
16. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides at distinct points,
prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
(2020,2015)
OR

State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem (Thales Theorem).

(Board Term I, 2015)
17. ABCD is a trapezium with AB ||CD. E and F are points on non parallel sides AD and BC
AE BF
respectively, such that EF | AB. Show that ED FC =

(2019C)

6.4 Criteria for Similarity of Triangles

MCQ
18. In the given figure, AABC ~A QPR. If AC = 6cm, BC = 5cm, QR = 3cm and PR =x, then the
value of x is
 6 cm
R

(a) 3.6 cm
(b) 2.5 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 3.2 cm
(2023)
19. If A ABC andA PQR are similar triangles such that LA =31 and
(a) 70°
ZR = 69, then Qis
(b) 100°
(c) 90°
(d) 80°
(Term I, 2021-22)
20. 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 51 m long. The height of the tower is
(a) 171 m
(b) 13 m
(c) 17 m
(d) 117 m
(Term I, 2021-22) U

21. In the given figure, LABC and zACB are complementary to each other and AD I BC. Then,

(a) BD CD = BC2
(b) AB - BC = BC2
(c) BD - CD = AD2
(d) AB - AC = AD?

(Term I, 2021-22)
22. In the given figure, x expressed in terms of a, b, c, is
P

K647° 647
h

ab
(a) x =
(b) x = b+c
bc
(c) x =
(d) x =
a+c

(Term I, 2021-22)

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

B C
M
(2023)
24. In figure, PQ | BC, PQ =3cm, BC =9 cm and AC = 7.5 cm. Find the length of AQ.

PA
3 cm

9 cm C

25. State which of the two triangles given in the figure are similar. Also state the similarity criterion used.
 A

6 cm 3 cm 12 cm 9cm

B 4 cm C E 4.5 cm F O R

(Board Term I, 2016)

26. Sides AB, BC and median AD of a A ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ, QR and median
PM of A PQR. Show that A ABC ~A PQR. (Board TermI, 2015)

SA II (3 marks)
27. PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC. If AP = x, QB = z, RC = y, AB = a and BC = b, then
prove that + 1

A B C

(2023)

28. In the given figure, CD and RS are respectively the medians of A ABC and A PQR. If A ABC ~A
PQR then prove that:
() A ADC ~A PSR
(ii) AD X PR = AC× PS

B
D R
(2023)

29. In the figure, if A BEA ACDA, then prove that ADEA ~A BCA.
 (Board Term I, 2017)
30. In A ABC, LADE ZB then prove that A ADE ~A ABC also if AD = 7.6 cm,
BC = 8.4 cm, then find DE BD=4.2 cm and

31. A girl of height 100 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp post
at a speed of 1.9 m/s. If the
lamp is 5 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4
seconds.
(Board Term I, 2016)
32. A ABC and A AMP are two right angled triangles right
CA X MP = PA x BC.
angled at B and M respectively. Prove that

A B M
(Board Term I, 2016)

LA (4 /5/6 marks)
33. (A) In a A PQR, N is a point on PR, such that QN I PR. If PN x NR = QN'. prove that
90°.
PQR =

(2023)
34. In the given figure, A ABC and A DBC are on the same base BC. If AD
ar(AABC) A0
intersects BC at 0, prove that
ar(aDBC)
 D
35. In the given figure, E is a point on CB produced of an isosceles A ABC, with side AB = AC.If AD 1
BC and EF 1 AC, prove that A ABD ~A ECF.

(NCERT, AI 2019)

36. In the given figure, ABC is a triangle and GHED 0s a rectangle. BC = 12 cm, HE =6 cm, FC = BF
and altitude AF = 24 cm. Find the area of the rectangle.

(Board Term I, 2017)

37. Two poles of height'p 'and'g'metres are standing vertically on a level ground,' a' metres apart.
Prove that the height of the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of
pq
the opposite pole is given by
(Board Term I, 2017)
38. In A ABC, from A and B altitudes AD and BE are drawn. Prove that A ADC ~A BEC. Is A ADB ~A
AEB and A ADB ~A ADC ?
(Board Term I, 2016)
 Pythagoras Theorem

MCQ
39. Assertion (A) :The perimeter of AABC is a rational number.
Reason (R): The sum of the squares of two rational numbers is always rational.
A

2 cm

B 3 cm

(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
(2023)

VSA (1 marks)
40. Aman goes 5 metres due west and then 12 metres due North. How far is he from the starting point?
(2021 C)

SA II (3 marks)
41, In A ABC, LB=90° and D is the mid point of BC. Prove that AC2 = AD² +3CD2
A

B
 (2019)
42. Prove that the sum of squares of the sides of a rhombus is equal to the sum of squares of its
diagonals.
(2019)

LA (4/5/6 marks)
43. In given figure BN and CM are medians of a right angled at A. Prove that 4(BN? + CM) = 5BC2

(2020C)

44. The perpendicular from Aon the side BC of a AABC intersects BC at D, such that DB = 3CD. Prove
that 2AB2 = 2AC2 + BC2

CD B
(2019C)