CLASS X- MATHEMATICS

TRIANGLES
ASSIGNMENT-1
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION - 1.1

1. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25 cm and 15 cm respectively. If one side of first triangle is 9 cm,
then the corresponding side of the other triangle is
(A) 6.2 cm (B) 3.4 cm (C) 5.4 cm (D) 8.4 cm

2. In the following figure, AE ⊥ BC, D is the mid point of BC, hen x is equal to
1 2 2 a2  h+d
(A)  b − d −  (B)
a 4  3

c+d−h a2 + b2 + d2 − c2
(C) (D)
2 4

QR
3. Two triangles ABC and PQR are similar, if BC : CA : AB = 1 : 2 : 3 , then is
PR
2 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 2 3

4. In a triangle ABC, if angle B = 900 and D is the point in BC such that BD = 2 DC, then
(A) AC2 = AD2 + 3 CD2 (B) AC2 = AD2 + 5 CD2 C) AC2 = AD2 + 7 CD2 (D) AC2 = AB2 + 5 BD2

5. P and Q are the mid points of the sides AB and BC respectively of the triangle ABC, right-angled at B, then
4
(A) AQ2 + CP2 = AC2 (B) AQ2 + CP2 = AC 2
5
5 3
(C) AQ2 + CP2 = AC 2 (D) AQ2 + CP2 = AC 3
4 5

6. In a ABC, AD is the bisector of A, meeting side BC at D.

If AB = 10 cm, AC = 6 cm, BC = 12 cm, find BD.
(A) 3.3 (B) 18
(C) 7.5 (D) 1.33

7. In a triangle ABC, a straight line parallel to BC intersects AB and AC at point D and E respectively. If the
area of ADE is one-fifth of the area of ABC and BC = 10 cm, then DE equals
(A) 2 cm (B) 2 5 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 4 5 cm

8. ABC is a right-angle triangle, right angled at A . A circle is inscribed in it. The lengths of the two sides
containing the right angle are 6 cm and 8 cm, then radius of the circle is
(A) 3 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 8 cm

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SUBJECTIVE QUESTION - 1.2

1. Given GHE = DFE = 900, DH = 8, DF = 12, DG = 3x - 1 and DE = 4x + 2.

Find the lengths of segments DG and DE.

2. In the given figure, DE is parallel to the base BC of triangle ABC and AD : DB = 5 : 3. Find the ratio : -

AD
(i) [CBSE - 2018]
AB

Area of  DEF
(ii)
Area of  CFB

3. In Figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle, where  ACB = 900. The external bisector BD of ABC meets AC
produced at D. If AB = 17 cm and BC = 8 cm, find the AC and BD.

4. In figure, QPS = RPT and PST = PQR. Prove that  PST ~ PQR and hence find the ratio ST : PT, if
PR : R = 4 : 5.

5. In the figure, PQRS is a parallelogram with PQ = 16 cm and QR = 10 cm. L is a point on PR such that RL : LP
= 2 : 3. QL produced meets RS at M and PS produced at N.

Find the lengths of PN and RM.

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6. In  ABC, D and E are points on AB and AC respectively such that DE||BC. If AD = 2.4 cm, AE = 3.2 cm,
DE = 2 cm and BC = 5 cm, find BD and CE.

7. In a triangle PQR, L an DM are two points on the base QR, such that :PQ = QRP and RPM = RQP.
Prove that :
(i)  PQL ~  RPM
(ii) QL × RM = PL × PM
(iii) PQ2 = QR × QL

8. In figure, BAC = 900, AD ⊥ BC. prove that AB2 = BD2 - CD2.

9. In figure, ACB = 900, CD ⊥ AB prove that CD2 = BD.AD.

10. In a right triangle, prove that the square on the hypotenuse is equal to sum of the squares on the other two
sides.
Using the above result, prove the following:
In figure PQR is a right triangle, right angled at Q. If QS = SR, show that PR 2 = 4PS2 - 3PQ2.

11. In  ABC, ABC = 1350. Prove that AC2 = AB2 + BC2 + 4ar ( ABC).

12. In figure, ABC and DBC are two right triangles with the common hypotenuse BC and with their sides AC
and DB intersecting at P. Prove that AP × PC = DP × PB. [CBSE - 2019]

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13. Any point O, inside ABC, in joined to its vertices. From a point D on AO, DE is drawn so that DE||AB and
EF||BC as shown in figure. Prove that DF||AC. [CBSE-2019]

14. In figure, D and E trisect BC. Prove that 8AE2 = 3AC2 + 5AD2 [CBSE - 2016]

15. The perpendicular AD on the base BC of a ABC meets BC at D so that 2DB = 3CD. Prove that 5AB2 = 5AC2
+ BC2. [CBSE - 2019

16. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares on their
corresponding sides.
Using the above, do the following :
The diagonals of a trapezium ABCD, with AB ||DC, intersect each other point O. If AB = 2 CD, find the
ratio of the area of  to the area of COD [CBSE - 2018]
ar( DEF )
17. D, E and F are the mid-points of the sides AB, BC and CA respectively of ABC. Find .
ar( ABC )
[CBSE - 2018]
18. D and E are points on the sides CA and CB respectively of ABC right-angled at C. Prove that AE2 + BD2 =
AB2 + DE2.
BE AC
19. In figure, DB ⊥ BC, DE ⊥ AB and AC ⊥ BC. Prove that = [CBSE - 2018
DE BC

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