Worksheet Name: Triangles Standard: 10th Subject: Mathematics

Q1. A ladder 25m long just reaches the top of a building 24m high from the ground. What is the distance of the foot of the ladder from the
building?
A 7m B 14m C 21m D 24.5m
Q2. Fill in the blank using the correct word given in brackets:
All circles are ________ (congruent, similar).
Q3. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by you for answering the question and also write the
pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic form:

Q4. Fill in the blank using the correct word given in brackets:
All squares are ________. (similar, congruent)
Q5. In △ABC, DE || BC so that AD = 2.4cm, AE = 3.2cm and EC = 4.8cm. Then, AB =?

A 3.6cm B 6cm C 6.4cm D 7.2cm

Q6. Which of the following is a true statement?
A Two similar triangles are always congruent. B Two figures are similar if they have the same shape and
size.
C Two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are D Two polygons are similar if their corresponding sides are
proportional. proportional.
Q7. State whether the following quadrilaterals are similar or not:
Q8. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by you for answering the question and also write the
pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic form:

Q9. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by you for answering the question and also write the
pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic form:

Q10. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by you for answering the question and also write the
pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic form:
Q11. In the given figure, DE || BC. If DE = 5cm, BC = 8cm and AD = 3.5cm then AB =?

A 5.6cm B 4.8cm C 5.2cm D 6.4cm

Q12. Fill in the blank using the correct word given in brackets:
All ________ triangles are similar. (isosceles, equilateral)
Q13. In △ABC and △PQR, we have AB

QR
=
BC

PR
=
CA

PQ
then:

A △PQR ∼ △CAB B △PQR ∼ △ABC C △CAB ∼ △PQR D △BCA ∼ △PQR

Q14. In △ABC and △DEF, it is given that AB

DE
=
BC

FD
then:

A ∠B = ∠E B ∠A = ∠D C ∠B = ∠D D ∠A = ∠F

Q15. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by you for answering the question and also write the
pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic form:

Q16. In △DEF and △PQR, it is given that ∠D = ∠Q and ∠R = ∠E, then which of the following is not true?
A B
EF DF DE EF
= =
PR PQ PQ RP

C DE

QR
=
DF

PQ
D EF

RP
=
DE

QR

Q17. In △ABC, DE || BC such that AC = 5.6cm then AE =?

AD 3
= .
DB 5

A 4.2cm B 3.1cm C 2.8cm D 2.1cm

Q18. Give two different examples of pair of:
1. Similar figures.
 2. Non-similar figures.
Q19. In △ABC, DE || BC so that AD = (7x - 4)cm, AE = (5x - 2)cm, DB = (3x + 4)cm and EC = 3x cm. Then, we have:

A x=3 B x=5 C x=4 D x = 2.5

Q20. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by you for answering the question and also write the
pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic form:

Q21. S and T are points on sides PR and QR of △PQR such that ∠P = ∠RTS. Show that△RPQ ∼ △RTS.
Q22. Fill in the blanks using the correct word given in brackets:
Two polygons of the same number of sides are similar, if (a) their corresponding angles are ________ and (b) their corresponding sides are
________ . (equal, proportional)
Q23. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a △PQR. For each of the following cases, state whether EF || QR:
PE = 3.9 cm, EQ = 4 cm, PF = 3.6 cm and FR = 2.4 cm.
Q24. In the given figure if LM || CB and LN || CD, prove that AM

AB
=
AN

AD
.

Q25. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a △PQR. For each of the following cases, state whether EF || QR:
PE = 4 cm, QE = 4.5 cm, PF = 8 cm and RF = 9 cm
Q26. D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a △ABC such that DE || BC:
If AB = 13.3cm, AC = 11.9cm and EC = 5.1cm, find AD.

Q27.
 In the given figure if LM || CB and LN || CD, prove that AM

AB
=
AN

AD
.

Q28. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a △PQR. For each of the following cases, state whether EF || QR:
PQ = 1.28 cm, PR = 2.56 cm, PE = 0.18 cm and PF = 0.36 cm
Q29. In Fig, QR
=
QT
and ∠1 = ∠2. Show that △PQS ∼ △TQR.
QS PR

Q30. In the given pairs of triangles, find which pair of triangles are similar. State the similarity criterior and write the similarity relation in
symbolic from.

Q31. In Fig. (i) and (ii), DE || BC. Find EC in (i) and AD in (ii).

Q32. In Fig. DE || AC and DF || AE. Prove that

BF BE
= .
FE EC

Q33. In Fig. △ODC ∼ △OBA, ∠BOC = 125° and ∠CDO = 70°. Find ∠DOC, ∠DCO and ∠OAB.

Q34. In Fig. DE || OQ and DF || OR. Show that EF || QR.

Q35. In Fig. (i) and (ii), DE || BC. Find EC in (i) and AD in (ii).

Q36. In Fig. E is a point on side CB produced of an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = AC. If AD ⊥ BC and EF ⊥ AC, prove that
△ABD ∼ △ECF.

Q37. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O. Show that
AO CO
= .
BO DO

Q38. For the following statments state whether true (T) or false(F):
Any two rectangles are similar.
Q39. Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR and median PM of △PQR (see Fig.).
Show that △ABC ∼ △PQR.

Q40. In Fig. if △ABE ≅ △ACD, show that △ADE ∼ △ABC.

Q41. State the two properties which are necessary for given two triangles to be similar.
Q42. In Fig. A, B and C are points on OP, OQ and OR respectively such that AB || PQ and AC || PR. Show that BC || QR.
Q43. State the AAA-similarity criterion.
Q44. For the following statments state whether true (T) or false(F):
Two circles with different radii are similar.
Q45. State the AA-similarity criterion.
Q46. State the basic proportionality theorem.
Q47. State the SAS-similarity criterion.
Q48. For the following statments state whether true (T) or false(F):
If two triangles are similar then their corresponding angles are equal and their corresponding sides are equal.