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Quantitative Aptitude 11

Line Triangle

Number of Questions : 20 CEX–0000/??

1. The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm and (a) 30°


24 cm. The perimeter of the rhombus is (b) 45°
(a) 68 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 60°
(c) 34 cm (d) 52 cm (d) Cannot be determined

2. Square, Circle, Hexagon and Octagon have 6. If the ratio of sides of a rectangle is 2 : 7 and
equal perimeter. Which of the following has perimeter is 360 m, then find out its length and
maximum area ? breadth.
(a) Square (b) Circle (a) 140 m, 40 m (b) 144 m, 36 m
(c) Hexagon (d) Octagon (c) 160 m, 20m (d) 135 m, 45 m

3. In a regular hexagon field, ropes are tied to 7. Two congruent triangles ABC and DEF each
connect all vertices (diagonal and sides). with area 198 placed over each other as show
What is the number of intersection point of in the figure. AB is parallel to DE and the
ropes ? centres of both the triangles coincide with each
(a) 5 (b) 21 other. The area of region PQRSTU is.
(c) 13 (d) 19
C
4. In the given diagram, CAB = 60° and BC = a,
AC = b and AB = c T S
D E
C
U R
b a
A B
P Q
60°
A c B F
Then which of the following is correct ?
(a) a2 = b2 + c2 – bc (b) a2 = b2 + c2 + bc (a) 199 cm2
(c) c2 = a2 + b2 – ba (d) c2 = a2 + b2 + ba (b) 132 cm2
(c) 198 cm2
5. In the figure given below L1||L2 then x = ____ (d) Cannot be determined

8. The number of triangles whose vertices are


L1 the vertices of an octagon but none of the sides
of such triangles are taken from the sides of
the octagon is
(a) 8 (b) 16
x x (c) 32 (d) 12
L2

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9. In the figure given below the value of x and y (a) 2 cm (b) 3 cm
would be (c) 3.5 cm (d) 4 cm
B 14. One side of an equilateral triangle is 24 cm.
the midpoints of its sides are joined to form
4x 5y + 10
another triangle whose midpoints are in turn
joined to form still another triangle. This
A C process continues indefinitely. Find the sum
2x 3y of the perimeters of all the triangles.
(a) 10 and 15 (b) 15 and 10 (a) 144 cm (b) 72 cm
(c) 06 and 12 (d) 12 and 06 (c) 536 cm (d) 676 cm

10. ABCD is a trapezium where AB is parallel to 15. The diagonal of a square is 4 2 cm. The
CD and AB is double of CD. Diagonals of the
diagonal of another square whose area is
trapezium intersect at O. Find the ratio of area
double that of the first square is–
of triangle AOB to that of triangle COD.
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1 (a) 8 cm (b) 8 2 cm
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1 (c) 4 2 cm (d) 16 cm

11. In a triangle ABC the measure of angle A is 16. A ladder is lying against a wall which is 5
50° and the external bisectors of angle B and metres high. If the ladder slips 2 metres away
angle C meet at O. The measure of angle from the wall, the top of the ladder touches
BOC is the foot of the wall. The length of the ladder is
(a) 140° (b) 40° (a) 5 m (b) 5.25 m
(c) 105° (d) 65° (c) 7.25 m (d) 4 m
12. Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose 17. Let PQRSTU be a regular hexagon. The ratio
height is 12 cm. of the area of the triangle PRT to that of the
(a) 24 3 cm2 (b) 48 cm2 hexagon PQRSTU is
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.5
(c) 48 3 cm2 (d) 36 3 cm2 (c) 1 (d) None of the above

13. Three parallel lines are cut by two transversals 18. A ladder of 7.6 m long is standing against a
as shown in the given figure. If AB = 2 cm, wall and the difference between the wall and
BC = 4 cm and DE = 1.5 cm then the length the base of the ladder is 6.4 m. If the top of
of EF is: the ladder now slips by 1.2 m, then the foot
of the ladder shifts by approximately:
A D (a) 0.4 m (b) 0.6 m
(c) 0.8 m (d) 1.2 m
2 1.5
B E 19. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle
measures 234 m and the hypotenuse
measures 97 m. Then the other two sides of
4
the triangle are measured as
(a) 100m and 37m (b) 72m and 65m
C F (c) 80m and 57m (d) None of the above

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20. A rectangular plank 10 metre wide, is
placed symmetrically along the diagonal of a
(a) 10  
20  1 sq.mt.

square of side 10 metres as shown in the (b) 10  


5  1 sq.mt.
figure. The area of the plank is:
(c) 10 20  1 sq.mt.
(d) None

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Quantitative Aptitude - 11
Answers and Explanations

1 d 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 b
11 d 12 c 13 b 14 a 15 a 16 c 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 a

D C 6
1. d
12 5  Area of common region   198  132cm2
O 9
5 12
C
A B

AB2  OA 2  OB2 D E
2 2
 5  12
 AB  13 cm
Hence, perimeter = 4AB = 52 cm. A B

2. b
F
3. d

4. a 8. b

9. b According to the question,


(4x)2 – (2x)2 = (5y + 10)2 – (3y)2
5. b
x = 15 and y = 10 satisfy the above equation.

y
y 10. b D F C
180° – 2x
O
x
x z
z A B
E
Let CD = 2AB = 2x units.
In AOB and COD, ODC = OBA
2y + 2z = 180° (since L1 is parallel to L2) and OCD = OAB (corresponding angles)
y + z = 90° Also, COD = AOB (Vertically opposite angles)
180° – 2x + y + z = 180° Hence, AOB is similar to COD.
2x = 90° ( y + z = 90°) CD OC OD OF
Hence,   
x = 45° AB OA OB OE

6. a Let the length and breadth be 7x and 2x respectively. 1


 OE  AB  AB 2  2x 2
 2(7x + 2x) = 360 Areaof AOB 2 4
   
 x = 20 Areaof COD 1  OF  CD  CD 2 x 2
1
 Length = 140m, Breadth = 40 m 2
So, the required ratio is 4 : 1
7. b There are total 12 similar triangles each with equal
area. But a larger triangle ABC (or DEF) has only 9
smaller tirangles. Out of 9 triangles, only 6 triangles
are common.

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11. d The sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180°. Let AB be the ladder of length x m.
A  B  C  180 Here B’C = x m (length of the ladder) and B’B = 2 m
Therefore, BC = (x – 2) m
 B  C  180 – 50  130 Applying Pythagoras theorem,
x2 = (x – 2)2 + 52
 BOC  180 –
 B  C  180 – 130  65.  x2 = x2 – 4x + 4 + 25
2 2
29
 x= = 7.25 m
4
3
12. c The height of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ = a Hence, length of the ladder is 7.25 m.
2

3 24
It is given that, a  12  a   8 3 cm
2 3
17. b Q
Therefore, area of the equilateral triangle
3 2 3 60° 60°
= a   (8 3 )2  48 3 cm2. a a
4 4

13. b By using basic proportionality theorem, 30°


P R
AB DE 2 1.5 3a 3a
   or EF = 3 cm
BC EF 4 EF 2 2

14. a A

D E

U S
B C
T
1
Here, DE || BC and DE  BC  12 cm
2
Sum of perimeters of triangles so formed The side of triangle PRT = 3a
 1 1 
= 72 + 36 + 18 +    72 1       3 2 3 3 2
 2 4   Area of PRT =
4
  3a  
4
a .

1 1
 72  3 3 2 4 3 1
1  72  1 = 144 cm  Required ratio is a     0.5.
1 4 6 3a2 6 2
2 2

15. a Let the side of the square with diagonal 4 2 cm be


‘x’. So we have 18. b A
x2 + x2 = 32  x  4 cm 1.2m
Area of the square = 16 sq. cm
Area of the new square = 32 sq. cm A'

 It’s diagonal = 64  8 cm .

16. c A

x
5m
C' C 6.4 m B

B’ 2m B x–2 C

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AC is a ladder of length 7.6m. 20. a Width of bank = 10 m
Now, AC is Slipped, in this care
DE = 7.6m. Side of the sq. = 10
IN ABC,
(7.6)2 = AB2 + (6.4)2 10m
AB  4.1 m
In A’BC’,
A’B2 + BC’2 = 7.62
 (4.1 – 1.2)2 + BC’2 = 7.62
 BC’ = 7.02 m  7 m
Required length = 7.6 – 7 0.6 m. x

10m x
19. b Given hypotenuse = 97 m
 Sum of other two sides of the right angled triangle From above diagram
= 234 – 97 = 137 m 2
Let a be the one of the other two sides, x 2  x2   10 
a2 + (137 – a)2 = 972
 2a2  274a  9360  0 2x2  10

 a2  137a  4680  0 x 5
Area of sq. = 10 × 10 = 100 m2
137  (137)2  4  4680 Area of the blank =
a
21 2 1 1 2
 


100   10  5  2
2
2
 5  2

137  49
a
2

 100  105  20 5  5 
137  7
a  a  65, 72
2  100  110  20 5 
Hence, the other two sides are 65 m and 72 m.
 20 5  10  10 2 5  1  
 10  20  1 
Hence option (a).

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