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0 In 11 ABC, AB = AC and AD is
perpendicular to BC. State the property
Given A & R, which of the following
statements is correct?
by which 11 ADB =: 11 ADC. (A) A is false and R is the correct

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explanation of A.
(A) S.A.S. property (B) S.S.S. property
(C) R.H.S. property (D) A.S.A. property (B) A is true and R is the correct
explanation of A.
Two students drew a line segment each.
What is the condition for them to be (C) A is true and R is false.
congruent? (D) A is false and R is true.
(A) They should be drawn with a scale.
(B) They should be drawn on the same
0 Two triangles, 11 PQ R and 11 DE F are of
the same size and shape. What can we
sheet of paper. conclude about them?

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(C) They should have different lengths. (A) 11 PQR is smaller than 11 DEF.
(B) 11 PQR is larger than 11 DEF.

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(D) They should have the same length.
(C) 11 PQR is congruent to 11 DEF .
In the given figure, if AD = BC and ADIIBC, (D) 11 PQR is not congruent to 11 DEF .
which of the following is true?
Which of the following examines the
congruence of plane figures?

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(A) Trial and error method
(B) Superposition method

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(C) Substitution method
(D) Transposition method
A B Which of the following is a pair of
congruent figures?
(A) AB =AD (B) AB= DC
(C) BC=CD (A) A regular pentagon and a regular
(D) AC =AD
hexagon.

0 In 11 PQR and 11 XYZ, L P = 50°, XV = PQ,

and XZ = PR. By which property are
(B) A rhombus and a square.
(C) Two equilateral triangles of the

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1::::. XYZ and 11 PQR congruent? same length of their sides.

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(A) S.S.S. property (B) S.A.S. property (D) A quadrilateral and a rectangle.
(C) A.S.A. property (D) R.H.S. property In 11ABC and 11PQR, AB = x em, BC = y em
A: Two triangles are said to be congruent and CA = z em. What are the measures of
if two sides and an angle of one triangle sides PQ, QR and RP of 11PQR if
are respectively equal to the two sides 11ABC =: 11ABC =: 11PQR?
and an angle of the other.
R : Two triangles are congruent if PQ QR RP
two sides and the included angle of (A) xcm ycm z em
one are equal to the corresponding (B) ycm xcm zcm
two sides and included angle of the (C) xcm zcm ycm
other. ycm
(D) zcm xcm

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(10-11): In the given figure, AD = CD and • For the triangles 8ART and 8PE N
AB = CB.
given, if S.A.S. criterion should be used
given LT = LN , what are the respective
measures of PN and RT?

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What are the three pairs of equal parts?

(A) LADB = LCDB, LABD = LCBD; T R N E

BD = BD

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(A) TR and PE (B) AR and PE
(B) AD = AB, DC = CB, BD = BD
(C) AT and EN (D) AR and PN
(C) AB = CD, AD = BC, BD = BD
Which of the following is an example of
(D) LADB = LCDB, LABD = LCBD; A.S.A. criterion of congruency for two
LDAB = LDBC triangles L ADB and L DEF?

CD Which of the following is the

conclusion?
correct
(A) A B = EF, L B = L E and L C = L F

(A) 8ABC and 8CBD are isosceles (B) BC = EF,LB = LEandLC=LF

triangles. (C) AC = EF, LB = LD and LC = LF

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(B) BD bisects LA DC . (D) AC = DE, LB = LD and LC = LF
(C) BD bisects LBA D .
In the figure given, AC = BD and
(D) 8ABC and 8CBD are equilateral
triangles. LBAC = LCD B = 90o.

In the given figure, AB = AC and AD is

the bisector of LBAC .

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A

B
B 0 C If ~AB C :: ~ DCB by R.H.S. property
Which among the following statements
which of the following is required?
is true?
(A) The measure of AB.
(A) 8 A DB :: ilABC
(B) The measure of CD.
(B) ilA DC :: ilABC (C) The measure of BC.
(C) L B =L C (D) AC = BD
(D) L ABC = L CAB
Which of the following criterion does not
In 8 ABC and 8 D EF , AC = OF, AB = DE exist?
and BC = EF. By which property are
(A) A.S.A. criterion (B) R.H.S. criterion
ilABC and ilDEF congruent?
(C) A.A.A. criterion (D) S.S.S. criterion
(A) R.H.S. property (B) S.S.S. property
(C) S.A.S. property (D) A.S.A. property

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• In two t riangles, the three angles of one

triangle are correspond ing ly equa l to
three angles of another triangle. Which
of the following is a correct statement?
(A) One triangle is an enlarged copy of
In the figure, PQ = PS and QR = SR. If
.llPQR is congruent to .llPSR, which of
the following is correct?

other.
(B) The two triangles are necessarily
congruent. (A) .LQPR =L PRS (B) L RPS =L RQP
(C) The two triangles are congruent by (C) L QRP = L SRP (D) PR =RS
A.A.A. congruency criterion. AB and AC are two chords of a circle with
(D) All of the above. centre 0 as shown.
A
(19-20): MBC is congruent to ~PQR under

thecorrespondence ABC ~ RQP.

• Which part corresponds to PQ ?

(A) C B (B) AC (C) Q R (D) AB
G) Which part of .llABC corresponds to
If .llAOB is congruent to .llAOC, which
RP ? of the following is correct?
(A) AB (B) AC (C) CA (D) BC (A) LOBA = L OCA (B) LAOC = LOCA
(C) AO = AC (D) AB = OC
.llABC is congruent to ~ XYZ. Find the
A regular hexagon is divided into four
measures of Lx and L y respectively.
triangles.

il ''\)'
A

B Scm C X
(A) 800, 60° (B) 60°,40° A B
(C) 800, 40° (D) 60°,80° Which of the following is correct?

~ABC :: ~ DEF,and AB = 3 em, EF = 8 em (A) .llABF:: .llEDF (B) .llFDC:: .llFCB

and OF = 10 em. What are the respective (C) .llABF:: ilFBC (D) .llFDC :: .llBCF
lengths of AC and DE in em?
MBC and .llDEF are as shown.
(A) 10,3 (B) 10,8 (C) 8,3 (D) 3,10
A D
MBC =~FOE What is the measure of

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L F?
A E D
B C E F
By which condition of congruence is

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B C F
.llABC:: .llDEF?

(A) S.S.S. condition (B) S.A.S. condition

(A) 700 (B) 50° (C) 130° (D) 600 (C) R.H.S. condition (D) A.S.A. condition.

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• Given AB II CD and AB =CD, which of

• ABCD is a parallelogram in which

AB = DC and AD = BC.

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the following is correct?
A B

A B
C D By which condition of congruence of
(A) L\AOB :: L\DOC (B) L\AOB :: L\O DC
(C) L\BOA::: L\DOC (D) L\BAO::: L\CO D
triangles is L\ABD =L\C DB?

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(A) R.H.S. (B) S.A.S.
• MBC is isosceles, AB = AC and AD .1 BC .

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(C) S.S.S . (D) A.S.A.
B D C
Given L\XYZ and L\LMN.

(C)
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Which of the following is correct?
(A) L\ADC ::: L\ADB (B) MDB MDB
L\ADB :: L\ABC (D) MBC ::MDC
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Choose the correct statement.
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Observe the triangles given in the figure. (A) L\XYZ ::: L\LMN (B) YZ = LM
(C) XV= MN (D) XZ = LM
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Q 4cm R Identify the incorrect statement.

2~ (A) The corresponding sides of

congruent triangles are equal.
B 4cm C p (B) The corresponding angles of
congruent triangles are equal.
State the condition under which
(C) Two triangles cannot be congruent.
L\ABC ::: L\PQR.
(D) There are four congruency conditions
(A) A.S.A. (B) S.S.S.
for congruence of triangles.

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(C) S.A.S. (D) R.H.S.

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• In the given figure, AB = AC and AD = AE.
Previous Contest Questions~
C E D B

0 By which congruency property, are the

two triangles PQS and PRS given in the
A
following figure congruent ?
Which of the following statements is not p
true?
(A) L CAE = L BAD
(B) L\ACE ::: L\ABD
Q R
(C) L\AEC :: L\ABD
(A) S.S.S. property (B) S.A.S. property
(D) BE = DC
(C) A.S.A. property (D) R.H.S. property

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• In the following figure, two triangles ABC

and EDC are such that AC = EC, BC = DC,
LE = 60°, LDCE = 30o and LB = goo .
By which property is .!lABC :: .!lEDC?
• In two triangles, pairs of corresponding
sides and the corres-ponding angles are
equal. What can be concluded from this?
(A) The triangles are small.

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(A) S.S.S. property (B) S.A.S. property (B) The triangles are congruent.
(C) A.S.A. property (D) R.H.S. property (C) The triangles are equilateral.
For the congruence of .!lABC and .!lPQR (D) The triangles are equiangular.
which one of the following sets of
conditions is not sufficient?
0 Which of the following are measure-ments
of two triangles by which they are

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congruent under S.A.S condition?
(A) .!lABC : LB = 50°, BC = 5 em,
and AB = 7 em .
A c B P Q .!l DEF : LE = 50°, EF = 7 em,
(A) L ABC = L PQR a = p, c = r and DE= 5 em.
(B) L CAB = L RPQ L ABC = L PQR c = r (B) .!lABC : BC = 6 em,
(C) b = q, L CAB = L RPQ, a = p AC = 4 em and LB = 35°
(D) a = p, c = r, L ABC = L PQR .!l DEF : DF = 4 em, EF = 6 em

0 Which of the following are congruent?

(A) Two~ 1 coins
(C)
and LE = 35°
.!lABC : AB = 4.5 em,
AC = 4 em and LA = 60°
(B) A ( 1 coin and a ( 2 coin

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(C) A ~ 2 coin and a ~ 5 coin .!l DEF : DE = 4 em, FD = 4.5 em

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(D) A~ 5 coin and a~ 10 coin and LD = 55°
Which of the following is important in (D) Either (B) or (C)
congruence of triangles? .!lA BC is isosceles with AB = AC ,
(A) Naming the angles of the triangles AD .1 BC ; which of the following is a
using capital letters. correct statement?
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(B) Measures of angles in degrees.

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(C) The order of letters of the triangles.
(D) Exact length of the sides of the triangles.
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In the figure given, which of the following
statements is true? (A) MBC :: MDC (B) MBD :: MCD
p (C) .!lADB:: .!lACD (D) .!lADC :: .!lABD
Are triangles in the given figure
congruent by R.H.S. condition?
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~Scm ~Scm
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cm~3cm~
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A B p Q
(A) .!lQPR:: .!lSPR (B) .!lPSR :: .!lRQP
(A) Yes (B) Insufficient data
(C) .!lPRS :: .!lQPR (D) .!lQRP :: .!lPSR (C) No (D) Either (B) or (C)

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