Geometry HOTS

Chapter 1
1. Bisectors of ∠B and ∠C of ∆ABC intersect each other in point X. Line AX
intersects side BC in point Y. AB = 5, AC = 4, BC = 6 then find AX/XY.

2. In ⎕ABCD, seg AD || seg BC. Diagonal AC and diagonal BD intersect each

other in point P. Then show that AP/PD=PC/BP.

3. XY || seg AC. If 2AX = 3BX and XY = 9. Find AC/XY.

4. The vertices of square DEFG are on the sides of ∆ABC. ∠A = 90°.

Then prove that DE2 = BD́ x EC.

5. ∆ MNT ~ ∆ QRS. Length of altitude drawn from point T is 5 and length of altitude drawn from point S is 9. Find the
ratio A( ∆MNT) / A( ∆QRS).

6. seg PA, seg QB, seg RC and seg SD are perpendicular to line AD. AB = 60,
BC = 70, CD = 80, PS = 280 then find PQ, QR and RS.

7. If LM || CB and LN || CD, prove that (AM / AN) = (AB / AD)

8. DE || AC and DF || AE. Prove that (BF / BE) = (FE / EC)

 9. DE || OQ and DF || OR. Show that EF || QR.

10. A, B and C are points on OP, OQ and OR respectively such that AB || PQ

and AC || PR. Show that BC || QR.

11. CM and RN are respectively the

medians of ABC and
PQR. If ∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR, prove that :
(i) ∆ AMC ~ ∆ PNR
(ii) (CM / AB) = (RN / PQ)
(iii) ∆ CMB ~ ∆ RNQ

12. 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.

13. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ ADC = ∠ BAC. Show
that CA2 = [Link].

14. If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR, respectively where ∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR, prove that
(AB / AD) = (PQ / PM)

15. The line segment XY is parallel to side AC of ∆ ABC and it divides

the triangle into two parts of equal
areas. Find the ratio (AX / AB)

16. Prove that the area of an equilateral triangle described on one side of a square is equal to half the area of
the equilateral triangle described on one of its diagonals.

17. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding
medians.

18. D, E and F are respectively the mid-points of sides AB, BC and CA of ABC. Find the ratio of the areas of DEF
and ABC.
19. In trapezium ABCD, side AB || side CD, diagonal AC and BD intersect each other at point P.
Then prove that (A(∆ ABP) / A(∆ CPD)) = AB2 / CD2.

20. seg PQ || seg DE, A(∆ PQF) = 20 units, PF = 2 DP, then find A(⎕
DPQE)

21. Point S is on the side PR of ∆PMR such that 3SR=2SP. Seg ST∥side PM.
If A(∆PMR)=50cm2 then find 1) A(∆𝑅𝑆𝑇) 2) A(⎕𝑃𝑀𝑇𝑆)
22. ⎕ABCD side BC ∥ side AD. Diagonals AC and BD intersect each other at
P. If AP=1/3AC, then prove that DP=1/2BP.

23. In ABC seg MN∥ side AC. Seg MN divides

ABC into 2 equal parts. Determine MB/AB.

24. AB, BC,AC of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 are produced upto points R,P,F respectively such that
AB=BR, BC=CP and AC=AF. Prove
that: A(∆𝑃𝐹𝑅)=7A(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶)

25. Triangle ABC has sides of lengths

5,6,7 units while ∆PQR has perimeter of
360units. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is similar to ∆PQR, then
find the sides of ∆PQR.

26. G is the centroid of ∆ABC. GE and GF are drawn parallel to AB and

AC respectively. Find A(∆GEF):A(∆ABC).

27. 2 triangles, ∆ABC and ∆DBC, lie on the same side of the base BC. From
a point P on BC, PQ ∥ AB and PR ∥ BD are drawn. They intersect AC at Q
and DC at R. Prove that QR ∥ AD.

28. In ∆ABC, seg DE ∥ side BC. IF 2A(∆ADE)=A(⎕DBCE), find AB:AD and show that
BC= 3 x DE.

29. Let X be any point on side BC of ∆ABC, XM and XN are drawn parallel to BA and
CA respectively. MN meets produced BC in T. Prove that TX2=[Link]
30. O is any point in the interior of ∆ABC. Bisectors of ∠AOB, ∠BOC,
∠AOC intersect side AB, Side BC, Side AC in F, D and E respectively.
Prove that BF × AE × CD = AF × CE × BD

31. In the given figure, AD is the bisector of the exterior ∠A of

∆ ABC. Seg AD intersects the side BC produced in D.
Prove that: BD/CD=AB/AC

32. 2 poles of height a and b meters are p meters. Prove that the height h
drawn from the point of intersection N of the lines joining the top of each pole
to the foot of the opposite pole is ab/(a+b)
Chapter 2

1. If a, b, c are natural numbers and a > b, then prove that [(a2+b2),(a2-b2),(2ab)] is

Pythagorean triplet.
2. In ∆PQR, ∠PQR = 90°, seg QS⟂seg PR then find x, y, z.

3. In ∆ ABC, seg AD ⟂ seg BC.

Prove that: AB2 + CD2 = BD2 + AC2

4. M is the midpoint of QR. ∠ PRQ = 90°. Prove

that, PQ2 = 4PM2 - 3PR2

5. Prove that, the sum of the squares of the diagonals of a rhombus is equal
to the sum of the squares of the sides.

6. seg PS is the median of ∆PQR and PT ⟂ QR.

Prove that,
1. PR2 = PS2 + QR x ST + (QR/2)2
2. PQ2 = PS2 - QR x ST + (QR/2)2

7. Point T is in the interior of rectangle PQRS, Prove that, TS2 + TQ2 = TP2 + TR2.

8. Find the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 16 cm and area is 192 [Link].
9. Find the length of the side and perimeter of an equilateral triangle whose height is 3 cm.
10. Find the height of an equilateral triangle having side 2a.
11. Do sides 7 cm , 24 cm, 25 cm form a right angled triangle ? Give reason.
12. Find the length a diagonal of a rectangle having sides 11 cm and 60cm.
13. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle if remaining sides are 9 cm and 12 cm.
14. A side of an isosceles right angled triangle is [Link] its hypotenuse.
15. In ∆PQR; PQ = 8 , QR = 5 , PR = 3 . Is ∆PQR a right angled triangle ? If yes, which angle is of 90° ?
16. ∆ABC is an equilateral triangle. Point P is on base BC such that PC = 1/3 BC, if AB = 6 cm find AP.
 17. Prove that PM = PN = 3 x a

18. Prove that the sum of the squares of the diagonals of a parallelogram is equal to the sum of the squares of
its sides.

19. Pranali and Prasad started walking to the East and to the North respectively, from the same point and at the same
speed. After 2 hours distance between them was 15 2 km. Find their speed per hour.

20. In ∆ABC, ∠BAC = 90°, seg BL and seg CM are medians of ∆ABC.
Then prove that 4(BL2 + CM2) = 5 BC2

21. Sum of the squares of adjacent sides of a parallelogram is 130 [Link] and length of
one of its diagonals is 14 cm. Find the length of the other diagonal.

22. In ∆ABC, seg AD⟂seg BC, DB = 3CD. Prove that 2AB2 = 2AC2 + BC2

23. ∆ PQR is an equilateral triangle. Point S is on seg QR such that QS = 1/3 QR.
Prove that: 9 PS2 = 7 PQ2

24. In a trapezium ABCD, seg AB || seg DC, seg BD ⟂ seg AD,

seg AC ⟂ seg BC,
If AD = 15, BC = 15 and AB = 25. Find A(⎕ABCD)

25. ACB = 90° and CD AB. Prove that (BC2 / AC2 ) = (BD / AD)
26. ABC is an isosceles triangle right angled at C. Prove that AB2 = 2AC2.

27. O is a point in the interior of a triangle

ABC, OD ⟂ BC, OE ⟂ AC and OF ⟂ AB. Show that
(i) OA2 + OB2 + OC2 – OD2 – OE2 – OF2 = AF2 + BD2 + CE.2,
(ii) AF2 + BD2 + CE.2 = AE2 + CD2 + BF2

28. D and E are points on the sides CA and CB respectively of a triangle ABC right angled at
C.
Prove that AE2 + BD2 = AB2 + DE2.

29. In an equilateral triangle, prove that three times the square of one side is equal to
four times the square of one of its altitudes.

30. ∆PQR is a right angled triangle, right angled at Q such that QR=b and A(∆𝑃𝑄𝑅)=a. If QN⊥PR then show that
2𝑎𝑏
QN= 4 2
𝑏 +4𝑎

31. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a triangle, where ∠C=900. Let BC=a, AC=b and AB=c and let p be the length of the perpendicular
from C on AB.
Prove that:
cp=ab
1/p2=1/a2+1/b2

32. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Point D is on seg BC such that BD=1/5BC. Prove that 25AD2=21AB2.

33. ACB=900, seg CD⊥side AB and seg DE⊥side CB. Prove that: CD2xAC=ADxABxDE.

34. In ABC, C=900. P and Q are any 2 points on side AC and BC. Draw segments AQ, BP and PQ. Prove
AQ2+BP2=AB2+PQ2.
Chapter 3
1. Prove that, if two lines containing chords of a circle intersect each other
outside the circle, then the measure of angle between them is half the difference
in measures of the arcs intercepted by the angle.

2. Two circles intersect each other in points X and [Link] drawn from a point
M on line XY touch the circles at P and Q. Prove that, seg PM ⩭ seg QM.

3. Seg PQ is a diameter of a circle with centre O. R is any point on the circle.

seg RS ⊥ seg PQ. Prove that, SR is the geometric mean of PS and SQ.

4. O is the centre of the circle. Seg AB, seg AC are tangent segments. Radius of the circle is r and l(AB) = r ,
Prove that, ⎕ ABOC is a square.

5. Circles with centres C and D touch internally at point E. D lies on the inner circle. Chord EB
of the outer circle intersects inner circle at point A. Prove that, seg EA ⩭ seg AB.

6. seg AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O . The bisector of ∠ACB

intersects the circle at point D. Prove that, seg AD ⩭ seg BD.

7. Two circles intersect each other at points S and R. Their common tangent PQ
touches the circle at points P, Q. Prove that, ∠PRQ + ∠PSQ = 180°

8. Two circles intersect at points M and N. Secants drawn through M and N

intersect the circles at points R, S and P, Q respectively. Prove that : seg SQ ||
seg RP.

9. Two circles intersect each other at points A and E. Their common secant
through E intersects the circles at points B and D. The tangents of the circles at
points B and D intersect each other at point C. Prove that ⎕ ABCD is cyclic.
 10. 2 circles with centers A and B are touching externally. A circle with Center c touches
both externally. Suppose AB=3cm, BC=3cm and CA=4cm. Find the radii of all the circles.

11. In the given figure ∆ABC is an isosceles triangle with perimeter 44cm. The base BC is
of length 12cm. Sides AB and AC are congruent. A circle touches the 3 sides as shown.
Find the length of a tangent segment from A to the circle.

12. 2 circles which are not congruent touch externally. The sum of their areas is 130πcm2 and the distance between
their centers is 14cm. Find the radii of the circles.

13. A circle with center P is inscribed in the ∆ABC. Side AB, Side BC and Side AC touch the circle at points
L,M,N respectively. Radius of the circle is r.
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Prove that A∆ABC= 2 (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴𝐶) × 𝑟

14. AB and AC are the 2 chords of a circle whose radius is r. If p and q are the distance of chord AB and CD,
from the center respectively and if AB=2AC, then prove that 4q2=p2+3r2.

Chapter 4
1. Construct any ∆ABC. Construct ∆A’BC’ such that AB : A’B = 5:3 and ∆ABC ~ ∆A’BC’.
2. Draw a circle of radius 3.4 cm and centre E. Take a point F on the circle. Take another point A such that
E-F-A and FA = 4.1 cm. Draw tangents to the circle from point A.
3. Draw a circle of diameter 6.4 cm. Take a point R at a distance equal to its diameter from the centre. Draw
tangents from point R.
4. Draw a circle with centre P. Draw an arc AB of 100° measure. Draw tangents to the circle at point A and
point B.
Chapter 5
1. Show that points (1, 7), (4, 2), (-1, -1) and (-4, 4) are vertices of a square.
2. Find the co-ordinates of a point on Y- axis which is equidistant from M (-5,-2) and N(3,2)
3. A(-3, -4), B(-5, 0), C(3, 0) are the vertices of D ABC. Find the co-ordinates of the circumcentre of ∆ ABC.
4. If point (x, y) is equidistant from points (7, 1) and (3, 5), show that y = x-2.
5. Find the value of y if distance between points A (2,-2) and B (-1, y)is 5.
6. Find the distances between the following points: (i) A(a, 0), B(0, a) (ii) R(-3a, a), S(a, -2a)
7. Find the coordinates of the circumcentre of a triangle whose vertices are (-3,1), (0,-2) and (1,3).
8. State the type of the triangle considering sides of the triangle: A( 2 , 2 ), B( - 2 , - 2 ), C( - 6 , 6 )
9. Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are A(-1, 1), B(5, -3) and C(3, 5) .
10. Find the coordinates of centroid of the triangles if points D(-7, 6), E(8, 5) and F(2, -2) are the mid points of
the sides of that triangle.
Similar question: (-2,3), (4,-3), (4,5) are the midpoints of the sides of the triangle, find the coordinates of the
centroid.
11. Find the coordinates of circumcentre and radius of circumcircle of D ABC if A(7, 1), B(3, 5) and C(2, 0) are given.
12. Find the type of the quadrilateral if points A(-4, -2), B(-3, -7) C(3, -2) and D(2, 3) are joined serially.
13. Find the possible pairs of coordinates of the fourth vertex D of the parallelogram, if three of its vertices are
A(5,6), B(1,-2)and C(3,-2).
14. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x , y) is equidistant from the points (7, 1) and (3, 5).
15. If Q(0, 1) is equidistant from P(5, –3) and R(x, 6), find the values of x. Also find the distances QR and PR.
16. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point (3, 6) and (– 3, 4).
17. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, – 6) and (–1, – 4). Also find the
point of intersection.
18. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, – 6) and (–1, – 4). Also find
the point of intersection.
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19. If A and B are (– 2, – 2) and (2, – 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such that AP = 7 AB and P lies on the
line segment AB.
20. Find the area of a rhombus if its vertices are (3, 0), (4, 5), (– 1, 4) and (– 2, – 1) taken in order.
21. Determine the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points A(2, – 2) and
B(3, 7).
22. Find the centre of a circle passing through the points (6, – 6), (3, – 7) and (3, 3).
23. The two opposite vertices of a square are (–1, 2) and (3, 2). Find the coordinates of the other two vertices.
24. Find a relation between x and y if the points (x, y), (1, 2) and (7, 0) are collinear.
25. If A(-2,-1), B(p,0), C(4,q) and D(1,2) are the vertices of a parallelogram, find the
values of p and q.
26. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(2,1) and B(5,-8) such that
𝐴𝑃 1
𝐴𝐵
= 3
. If P lies on the line 2x-y+k=0, find the value of k.
27. If P(2,-1), Q(3,4), R(-2,3) and S(-3,-2) be four points in a plane, show that PQRS is
a rhombus. Find the area of the rhombus.
28. Show that the points (2,0), (-2,0) and (0,2) are the vertices of a triangle. Also state
with reason the type of triangle.
29. Point b (0,2b) lies on the y-axis and A (2a,0) lies on x-axis, C is the mid-point
of AB. Find the co-ordinates of C, and also show C is equidistant from points B, O, A.
30. If point (x,y) is equidistant from the points (a+b,b-a) and (a-b, a+b), prove that bx=ay.
31. If the 2 vertices of an equilateral triangle are (0,0), (3, 3) find the 3rd vertex.
32. Find the area of a circle whose center is (-1,4), P(3,4) is any point on the circle.
33. Find the area of a square whose one pair of opposite vertices are (8,-1) and (4,-4).
𝐴𝑃 𝑘
34. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(-1,3) and B(9,8) such that 𝐵𝑃
= 1
. If p lies on line
x-y+2=0, find the value of k.
Chapter 6
1. Eliminate q from given equations.
x = a cot Θ - b cosec Θ
y = a cot Θ + b cosec Θ

Similar question (x=3 cosecΘ + 4 cot Θ ; y=4 cosecΘ - 3 cotΘ)

2. To find the width of the river, a man observes the top of a tower on the opposite bank making an angle of
elevation of 61°. When he moves 50m backword from bank and observes the same top of the tower, his line of
vision makes an angle of elevation of 35°. Find the height of the tower and width of the river. (tan61° = 1.8,
tan35° = 0.7)
3. Roshani saw an eagle on the top of a tree at an angle of elevation of 61°, while she was standing at the door
of her house. She went on the terrace of the house so that she could see it clearly. The terrace was at a height
of 4m. While observing the eagle from there the angle of elevation was 52°. At what height from the ground
was the eagle ? (tan 61° = 1.80, tan 52° = 1.28, tan 29° = 0.55, tan 38° = 0.78)

𝑡𝑎𝑛 Θ 𝑡𝑎𝑛Θ+𝑠𝑒𝑐Θ+1
4.
𝑠𝑒𝑐Θ−1
= 𝑡𝑎𝑛Θ+𝑠𝑒𝑐Θ−1
5. sec6x - tan6x = 1 + 3sec2x . tan2x
3
𝑡𝑎𝑛 Θ−1 2
6. 𝑡𝑎𝑛Θ−1
= 𝑠𝑒𝑐 Θ + 𝑡𝑎𝑛Θ
𝑠𝑖𝑛θ−𝑐𝑜𝑠θ+1 1
7.
𝑠𝑖𝑛θ+𝑐𝑜𝑠θ−1
= 𝑠𝑒𝑐θ−𝑡𝑎𝑛θ

8. A ladder on the platform of a fire brigade van can be elevated at an angle of 70° to the maximum. The length of the
ladder can be extended upto 20m. If the platform is 2m above the ground, find the maximum height from the ground
upto which the ladder can reach. (sin 70° = 0.94)
9. While landing at an airport, a pilot made an angle of depression of 20°. Average speed of the plane was 200
km/hr. The plane reached the ground after 54 seconds. Find the height at which the plane was when it started
landing. (sin 20° = 0.342)
10. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is 30°. A flag is hoisted at the
top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from P is 45°. Find the length of the flagstaff and
the distance of the building from the point P
11. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s altitude is 30° than
when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.
12. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a multi-storeyed
building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed building and the distance between
the two buildings.
13. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides of the
river are 30° and 45°, respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 3 m from the banks, find the width of the river.
14. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of elevation of the top
of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high, find the height of the building.

15. A TV tower stands vertically on a bank of a canal. From a point on the other bank directly opposite the
tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60°. From another point 20 m away from this point on
the line joining this point to the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30°. Find the
height of the tower and the width of the canal.

16. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60° and the angle of
depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the tower.
17. As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of two
ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the
distance between the two ships.

18. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an
angle of depression of 30°, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds
later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be 60°. Find the time taken by the car to reach the foot of
the tower from this point.

19. Prove that : sec A (1 – sin A)(sec A + tan A) = 1.

𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴−1

20. Prove that :
𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
= 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴+1

1−𝑐𝑜𝑠θ
21. Prove that : (cosecθ - cotθ)2 =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑠θ

𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴
22. Prove that :
1+𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴
+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴
= 2 sec A

𝑡𝑎𝑛θ 𝑐𝑜𝑡θ
23.
1−𝑐𝑜𝑡θ
+ 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛θ
= 1 + sec θ cosec θ

2
1+𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴
24.
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴
= 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴
/

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴+1
25. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴−1 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴

3
𝑠𝑖𝑛θ−2𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ
26. 3 = 2𝑡𝑎𝑛θ
2𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ−𝑐𝑜𝑠θ

27. (sin A + cosec A)2 + (cos A + sec A)2 = 7 + tan2A + cot2A

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28. (cosec A – sin A) (sec A – cos A) =
𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴

30. If 3tanθ=secθ, then find the value of cotθ.

31. Prove that: (1-cos2A) sec2B + tan2B (1-sin2A) =sin2A + tan2B

32. When one looks from the foot and the top of a tower from the roof of a building, the angles of elevation
and depression are of 630 and 270 respectively. If the height of the building is 20 meters, find the height of the
tower. (tan 630 = 2, tan 270=0.5)

33. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 4000m from the ground passes vertically above another plane at an
instance when the angles of elevation of the 2 planes on the ground are 600 and 450 respectively. Find the vertical
distance between the planes.
 𝑡𝑎𝑛θ+𝑠𝑖𝑛θ 𝑠𝑒𝑐θ+1
34. Prove that:
𝑡𝑎𝑛θ−𝑠𝑖𝑛θ
= 𝑠𝑒𝑐θ−1

𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 −1 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴

35. Prove that: 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 +1 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴

37. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60m above the lake is 300 and the angle of depression of the
reflection of the cloud in the lake is 600. Find the height of the cloud from the surface of the lake.

39. 2 pillars of equal height stand on either side of a roadway which is 120m wide. At a point in the road between the
pillars, the angles of elevation of the pillars are 600 and 300. Find the height of each pillar and position of the point from
both the pillars.

40. The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point on the ground is 600. After a flight of 30 secs the angle of
elevation changes to 300. If the jet plane is flying at a constant height of 3600 3 𝑚,
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑗𝑒𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒.

41. If secθ + tanθ = p, show that (p2-1)/(p2+1)=sinθ.

42. If tanθ + sinθ=m and tanθ-sinθ=n, show that m2-n2=4 𝑚𝑛.

2 3
𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ
43. 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛θ
+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ−𝑐𝑜𝑠θ
= 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ𝑐𝑜𝑠θ

44. Find possible values of sinx if 8 sinx - 4 cosx = 4

45. If a cosθ + bsinθ = m and a sinθ - b cosθ = n, Prove that a2+b2=m2+n2

46. If 3tanθ=3sinθ, find the value of sin2θ - cos2θ

47. If 3tan2θ - 4 3tanθ + 3 = 0, find the acute angle θ.

48. If secθ - tanθ=P, then obtain the values of tanθ,secθ and sinθ in terms of P.

49. FInd possible values of cos x, if cotx +cosecx=5.

2 2
50. 𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ = tanθ + cotθ

Chapter 7
1. A tent of a circus is such that its lower part is cylindrical and upper part is conical. The diameter of the base of the
tent is 48 m and the height of the cylindrical part is 15 m. Total height of the tent is 33 m. Find area of canvas required
to make the tent. Also find volume of air in the tent.

2. The radius and height of a cylindrical water reservoir is 2.8 m and 3.5 m respectively. How much maximum
water can the tank hold ? A person needs 70 litre of water per day. For how many persons is the water
sufficient for a day ?
3. How many solid cylinders of radius 10 cm and height 6 cm can be made by melting a solid sphere of radius
30 cm ?

4. A cylindrical glass contains water. A metal sphere of diameter 2 cm is immersed in it. Find the
volume of the water.

5. P is the centre of the circle of radius 6 cm. Seg QR is a tangent at Q. If PR = 12, find
the area of the shaded region.
( 3= 1.73).

6. Side of square ABCD is 7 cm. With centre D and radius DA, sector D - AXC is
drawn

7. ⎕PQRS is a rectangle. If PQ = 14 cm, QR = 21 cm, find the areas of the parts x, y and z .

8. ∆ LMN is an equilateral triangle. LM = 14 cm. As shown in figure, three sectors are

drawn with vertices as centres and radius7 cm.
Find,
(1) A (∆ LMN)
(2) Area of any one of the sectors.
(3) Total area of all the three sectors.
(4) Area of the shaded region.

9. The radius of a circle with centre P is 10 cm. If chord AB of the circle substends a right angle
at P, find areas of the minor segment and the major segment.

10. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 14 cm. Find the area of the region between the circle
and the hexagon.

11. if O is the centre of the circle, PQ is a chord. ∠POQ = 90°, area of shaded region is 114
cm2, find the radius of the circle.
12. Some plastic balls of radius 1 cm were melted and cast into a tube. The thickness, length and outer radius of the
tube were 2 cm, 90 cm and 30 cm respectively. How many balls were melted to make the tube ?

13. A cylindrical bucket of diameter 28 cm and height 20 cm was full of sand. When the sand in the bucket
was poured on the ground, the sand got converted into a shape of a cone. If the height of the cone was 14 cm,
what was the base area of the cone ?

14. The diameter and thickness of a hollow metals sphere are 12 cm and 0.01 m respectively. The density of
the metal is 8.88 gm per cm3. Find the outer surface area and mass of the sphere.

15. The diameter and length of a roller is 120 cm and 84 cm respectively. To level the ground, 200 rotations of
the roller are required. Find the expenditure to level the ground at the rate of Rs. 10 per sq.m.

16. A metal parallelopiped of measures 16 cm ´ 11cm ´ 10 cm was melted to make coins. How many coins were
made if the thickness and diameter of each coin was 2 mm and 2 cm respectively ?

17. The area of a sector of a circle of 6 cm radius is 15p [Link]. Find the measure of the arc and length of the arc
corresponding to the sector.

18. Seg AB is a chord of a circle with centre P. If PA = 8 cm and distance of chord AB from
the centre P is 4 cm, find the area of the shaded portion.

19. square ABCD is inscribed in the sector A- PCQ. The radius of

sector C -BXD is 20 cm. Find the area of shaded region.

20. Two circles with centres O and P are touching internally at point A. If BQ = 9, DE = 5, find the
radii of the circles.

21. Find the area of the segment AYB shown in, if radius of the circle is 21 cm and
∠AOB = 120°.

22. If the radius of the cover is 28 cm, find the cost of making the designs at the rate of
0.35 per cm2.(Use 3 = 1.7)
23. Two circular flower beds have been shown on two sides of a square lawn ABCD of side 56 m. If the centre
of each circular flower bed is the point of intersection O of the diagonals of the square lawn, find the sum of
the areas of the lawn and the flower beds.

24. Find the area of the shaded region, where ABCD is a square of side 14 cm.

25. Find the area of the shaded design, where ABCD is a square of side 10 cm
and semicircles are drawn with each side of the square as diameter.

26. Find the area of the shaded region, if PQ = 24 cm, PR = 7 cm and O is the
centre of the circle.

27. Find the area of the shaded region in Fig. 12.21, if ABCD is a square of side 14
cm and APD and BPC are semicircles.

28. From each corner of a square of side 4 cm a quadrant of a circle of radius 1 cm

is cut and also a circle of diameter 2 cm is cut. Find the area of the remaining
portion of the square.

29. In a circular table cover of radius 32 cm, a design is formed

leaving an equilateral triangle ABC in the middle. Find the area
of the design.

30. A square OABC is inscribed in a quadrant OPBQ. If OA = 20

cm, find the area of the shaded region.
31. AB and CD are respectively arcs of two concentric circles of radii 21 cm and 7 cm and
centre O. If AOB = 30°, find the area of the shaded region.

32. ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm and a

semicircle is drawn with BC as diameter. Find the area of the
shaded region.

33. Find the area of the designed region in common between the two
quadrants of circles of radius 8 cm each.

34. Rasheed got a playing top (lattu) as his birthday present, which surprisingly had no colour on it. He wanted to
colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere. The entire top is 5 cm in height
and the diameter of the top is 3.5 cm. Find the area he has to colour.

35. The decorative block is made of two solids — a cube and a hemisphere. The base of the block is a cube with
edge 5 cm, and the hemisphere fixed on the top has a diameter of 4.2 cm. Find the total surface area of the block.

36. A wooden toy rocket is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder. The height of the entire rocket is 26 cm,
while the height of the conical part is 6 cm. The base of the conical portion has a diameter of 5 cm, while the base
diameter of the cylindrical portion is 3 cm. If the conical portion is to be painted orange and the cylindrical portion
yellow, find the area of the rocket painted with each of these colours.

37. Mayank made a bird-bath for his garden in the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical depression at one end.
The height of the cylinder is 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm. Find the total surface area of the bird-bath.

38. A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter of the hemisphere is 14
cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner surface area of the vessel.

39. A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter the hemisphere can
have?
40. A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends. The length of the
entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 5 mm. Find its surface area.

41. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of the
cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find the area of
the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at the rate of 500 per
m2.

42. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a solid cylinder. If the
height of the cylinder is 10 cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the total surface area of the article.

43. A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii being equal to 1 cm and the height
of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the volume of the solid in terms of π .

44. A gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find approximately how much syrup would be
found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8
cm

45. A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes it in the
form of a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.

46. A copper rod of diameter 1 cm and length 8 cm is drawn into a wire of length 18 m of uniform thickness. Find the
thickness of the wire.

47. A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it has been spread evenly all around it in the
shape of a circular ring of width 4 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.

48. A 20 m deep well with diameter 7 m is dug and the earth from digging is evenly spread out to form a platform 22 m
by 14 m. Find the height of the platform.

49. Metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively, are melted to form a single solid sphere. Find
the radius of the resulting sphere.

50. How many silver coins, 1.75 cm in diameter and of thickness 2 mm, must be melted to form a cuboid of
dimensions 5.5 cm × 10 cm × 3.5 cm?

51. Water in a canal, 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep, is flowing with a speed of 10 km/h. How much area will it irrigate in 30
minutes, if 8 cm of standing water is needed?

52. A farmer connects a pipe of internal diameter 20 cm from a canal into a cylindrical tank in her field, which
is 10 m in diameter and 2 m deep. If water flows through the pipe at the rate of 3 km/h, in how much time will
the tank be filled?

53. A right triangle, whose sides are 3 cm and 4 cm (other than hypotenuse) is made to revolve about its hypotenuse.
Find the volume and surface area of the double cone so formed.

54. An ink container of cylindrical shape is filled with ink upto 91%. Ball pen refills of length 12 cm and inner
diameter 2mm are filled upto 84%. If the height and radius of the ink container are 14cm and 6 cm
respectively, find the number of refills that can be filled with this ink.
55. Water flows at a rate of 10m per minute through a cylindrical pipe having diameter as 20mm. How much
time will it take to fill a conical vessel of base diameter 40cm and depth 24cm.

56. A semi-circular sheet of diameter 28cm is bent into an open conical cup. Find the depth and capacity of the cup.

57. Marbles of diameter 1.4cm are dropped into a beaker containing some water and are fully submerged. The
diameter of the beaker is 7cm. Find how many marbles have been dropped in it if the water rises by 5.6cm.

58. A cylinder of radius 12cm contains water upto the height of 20cm. A spherical iron ball is dropped into the
water and thus the water level is raised by 6.75cm. What is the radius of the ball.

59. A test tube has diameter 20mm and height is 15cm. The lower part is a hemisphere. Find the capacity of
the test tube.

60. Find area of shaded region.

61. In the figure, segment QR is a tangent to the circle with centre P. PR = 12

cm and PQ = 6 cm. Find the area of shaded region. ( 3 = 1. 73, π = 3. 14)

62. The base and height of a right angled triangle are a and b cm respectively. By rotating it once on base and
once on height, 2 different cones are generated. The ratio of the volumes of the cones is 3:4. If a+b=14, find
the values of a and b and also volumes of the cones.

63. A tin-maker converts a cubical metal box into 10 cylindrical tins. Side of the cube is 50cm and radius of
the cylinder is 7cm. Find the height of each cylinder so made if wastage is 12% in the process.

64. If the radius of a sphere is doubled, what will be the ratio of its surface area and volume as to that of the
1st sphere.

65. The volumes of 2 spheres are in the ratio 27:64. Find their Radii, if the sum of their radii is 28cm.

66. An oil funnel of tin sheet consists of a cylindrical portion 10cm long attached to a frustum of a cone. If the
diameter of the top and the bottom of the frustum is 18cm and 8cm respectively and the slant height of the
frustum of cone is 13cm, find the surface area of tin required to make the funnel. (Express answer in terms of
π)

67. If V is the volume of a cuboid of dimensions a x b x c and S is its surface area, then prove that:
1 2 1 1 1
𝑉
= 𝑠
(𝑎 + 𝑏
+ 𝑐
)
68. A sphere and a cube have the same surface area. Show that the ratio of the volume of the sphere to that of
the cube is 6: π.

69. Keeping the height same, How many times the radius of the given cylinder should me made to get the
cylinder of double the volume of given cylinder.