SUBJECT: Mathematics COURSE: Class-10 ELP NO.

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Topic: Triangle

Multiple Choices Questions

1. Triangle ABC is such that AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm and CA = 2.5 cm. DEF is similar to ABC. If EF
= 4cm then perimeter of DEF
(A) 7.5 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 22.5 cm (D) 30 cm

2. In ABC, AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm and AD is the bisector of A. Then, BD: DC is:

(A) 9: 16 (B) 16 : 9 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 4 : 3

3. 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

4. ABC is a triangle and DE is drawn parallel to BC cutting the other sides at D and E. If AB = 36.
Cm, AC = 2.4 cm and AD = 2.1 cm, then AE is equal to :
(A) 1.4 cm (B) 1.8 cm (C) 1.2 cm (D) 1.05 cm

5. The line segments joining the mid points of the sides of a triangle from four triangles each of
which is:
(A) similar to the original triangle (B) congruent to the original triangle
(C) an equilateral triangle (D) an isosceles triangle

6. In ABC and DEF, A = 50°, B = 70°, C = 60°, D = 60°, E = 70°, F = 50°, then ABC is
similar to:
(A) DEF (B) EDF (C) DFE (D) FED

7. D, E, F are the mid-point of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively of ABC. Then DEF is
congruent to triangle
(A) ABC (B) AEF (C) BFD, CDE (D) AFE, BFD, CDE

8. If in the triangles ABC and DEF, angle A is equal to angle E, both are equal to 40°, AB : ED =
AC : EF and angle F is 60°, then angle B is:
(A) 35° (B) 65° (C) 80° (D) 85°

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9. 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

10. In the adjoining figure, XY is parallel to AC. If XY divides the triangle into equal parts, then the
AX
value of =
AB
A

B C
Y

1 1 2+1 2−1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

11. The perimeters of two similar triangles ABC and LMN are 60 cm and 48cm respectively. If LM =
8cm, length of AB is:
(A) 10cm (B) 8cm (C) 5 cm (D) 6cm

12. The bisector of the exterior A of ABC intersects the side BC produced to D. Here CF is parallel
to AD.

AB BD AB CD AB BC
(A) = (B) = (C) = (D) None of these
AC CD AC BD AC CD

13. In figure, ABC is a right triangle, right angled at B. AD and CE are the two medians drawn from
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A and C respectively. If AC = 5 cm and AD = cm, find the length of CE:
2
A

B C
D

(A) 2 2 (B) 2√5 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 4 2 cm

AB AC
14. If in ABC and DEF , = then they will be similar, when
DF DE
(A) B = E (B) A = D (C) B = D (D) A = F
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15. In the adjoining figure, AD : DC = 2 : 3, then  ABC is equal to :

(A) 300 (B) 400 (C) 450 (D) 1100

16. If ABC and PQR are similar triangles in which A = 47 and Q = 83, then C is:
P
A

47

83
Q
R
B C

(A) 50 (B) 70 (C) 60 (D) 80

17. In the following figure which of the following statements is true?

D

C
30
30
B A
(A) AB = BD (B) AC = CD (C) BC + CD (D) AD < CD

18. In the given figure DA ⊥ AB, CB ⊥ AB and OM ⊥ AB. If AO = 5.4 cm, OC = 7.2 cm and BO = 6cm,
then the length of DO is:

(A) 4.5cm (B) 4cm (C) 5cm (D) 6.5cm

19. If S is a point on side PQ of a PQR such that PS = QS = RS, then

(A) PR . QR = RS2 (B) QS2 + RS2 = QR2
(C) PR2 + QR2 =PQ2 (D) PS2 + RS2 = PR2

20. The perirneters of two similar triangles are 30 cm and 20 cm respectively. If one side of the
first triangle is 9 cm. Determine the corresponding side of the second triangle.
(A) 15 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 13.5 cm (D) 5 cm

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21. In a  ABC, D is the mid-point of BC and E is mid-point of AD, BF passes through E. What is the
ratio of AF : FC
A

F
E
B C
D

(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 2 : 3

DE 2
22. In the given figure, if = and if AE = 10 cm. Find AB
BC 3

(A) 16 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm

23. In the figure AD = 12 cm. AB = 20 cm and AE = 10 cm. Find EC.

(A) 14 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 15 cm

24. In the given ABC, DE||BC, so that AD = (7x – 4) cm, AE = (5x – 2) cm, DB = (3x + 4) cm and EC
= 3x cm. The value of x is

(A) x = 3 (B) x = 5 (C) x = 4 (D) x = 25

25. In the given figure, AB||DC and diagonals AC and BD intersect at 0. If AO = (3x – 1) cm, and BO
(2x + 1) cm, OC = (5x – 3) cm and OD = (6x – 5) cm, then x =?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 2.5 (D) 3.5

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26. In the given figure, x in terms of a, b and c is

ac ab ac bc
(A) x= (B) x= (C) x= (D) x =
b+c b+c a+b a+ c

27. In a given figure of trapezium ABCD if AB || CD then value of x is

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(A) (B) (C) 20 (D)
8 29 20

28. In the given figures, find the measure of X .

(A) 50 (B) 70 (C) 60 (D) 80

29. In the adjoining figure (not drawn to scale) AB, EF and 𝐶𝐷 are paralle! lines. Given that 𝐸𝐺 =
5 cm, GC = 10 cm and DC = 18 cm. Calculate AC , if AB = 15 cm.

(A) 21 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 18 cm (D) 28 cm

30. The diagonal BD of a quadrilateral ABCD bisects ∠B and ∠D, then

𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
(A) = (B) = (C) AB = AD × BC (D) None of these
𝐶𝐷 𝐵𝐶 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐷
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Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. In figure, AE is the bisector of the exterior CAD meeting BC produced in [Link] AB=10cm,AC = 6
and BC = 12 cm, find CE.

2. D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of  ABC. For each of the following
cases, state whether DE║BC :
(i) AD = 5.7 cm, BD = 9.5 cm, AE = 3.6 cm, and EC = 6 cm
(ii) AB = 5.6 cm, AD = 1.4 cm, AC = 9.6 cm, and EC = 2.4 cm.
(iii) AB = 11.7 cm, BD = 5.2 cm, AE = 4.4 cm, and AC = 9.9 cm.
(iv) AB = 10.8 cm, BD = 4.5 cm, AC = 4.8 cm, and AE = 2.8 cm.

3. E is a point on side AD produced of a parallelogram ABCD and BE intersects CD at F. Prove that

ABE ~ CFB.

4. Through the mid-point M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn
intersecting AC at land AD produced at E. Prove that EL = 2BL.

5. In Fig. 4.144, we have AB || CD || EF. If AB = 6m cm, CD = x cm, EF = 10 cm, BD = 4 cm and DE =

y cm, calculate the values of x and y.

6. In figure, 1 = 2 and 3 = 4 . Show that PT. QR = PR. ST.

S 3 1 P
2

Q 4

T
R

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7. ABCD is a parallelogram, P is a point on the side BC, and DP when produced meets AB produced
at L (Given Figure). Prove that

(i) DP : PL = DC : BL
(ii) DL : DP = AL : DC

8. ABCD is a trapezium with AB DC . E and F are points on non-parallel sides AD and BC

AE BF
respectively such that EF AB . Show that = .
ED FC

D C
E F

A B

9. ABCD is a trapezium such that BC || AD and AD = 4 cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect at
AO DO 1
O such that = = , then find BC.
OC OB 2

10. ABC DEF such that AB = 9.1 cm and DE = 6.5 cm. If the perimeter of DEF is 25 cm, then what
is the perimeter of ABC

Short Answer Type Questions

1. In LMN, L = 50° and N = 60°. If LMN  PQR, then find Q.

2. In figure, DE || BC in ABC such that BC = 8cm. AB = 6 cm DA = 1.5 cm. Find DE.

BE AC
3. In figure, DB ⊥ BC, DE ⊥ AB and AC ⊥ BC. Prove that = .
DE BC

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

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5. Given : GHE = DFE = 90°, DH = 8, DF = 12, DG = 3x – 1 and DE = 4x + 2.

6. In the figure, ABC and both DCX are both equilateral. ‘D’ is the midpoint of BC and AX intersects
BC at Y. Show that BY = 2YC.
A

B D Y C

7. Through the mid-point M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn intersecting
AC in L and AD produced in E prove that EL = 2 BL.

A D
E

M
L
B C

8. In figure, ABC is a right triangle right angled at B and D is the foot of the perpendicular drawn
from B on AC. If DM ⊥ BC and DN ⊥ AB, prove that
(i) DM = [Link] (ii) DN = DM . AN
2 2

D N

C B
M

9. Any point O, inside ABC, is 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.

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10. 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.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Rahul is fly fishing in a stream. The tip of his fishing rod is 1.8m above the surface of the water
and the fly at the end of the string resets on the water 3.6 m away and 2.4 m from a point
directly under the tip of the rod. Assuming that his string (from the tip of his rod to the fly) is
taut, how much string does he have out ? If he pulls in the string at the rate of 5 cm per second,
what will be the horizontal distance of the fly from him after 12 seconds.

2.4 m 1.2 m

2. In the given figure,ABC is a right triangle, right angled at A and AD ⊥ BC. If AB = c and AC = b,
then find AD in terms of a and b.

3. In figure, AD is the median of ABC and AE ⊥ BC. If BC = a, CA = b, AB = c, AD = p, AE = h and

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DE = x, prove that b2 + c 2 = 2 p 2 + a 2 .
2
A

B E D C

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4. ABCD is parallelogram, Q is a point on DC and AD produced to M. Prove that ML = 2BL.
M

Q
D C
L
A
B

5. If CD and GH (D and H lie on AB and FE) are respectively bisectors of ACB and EGF and
ABC  FEG prove that

C G

1 3 4 2

A D B E H F

CD AC
(i) = (ii) DCB  HGE (iii) DCA  HGF .
GH FG

6. In trapezium ABCD, AB DC and DC = 2AB, EF drawn parallel to AB cuts AD in F and BC in E

BE 3
such that = . Diagonal DB intersects EF at G. Prove that 7 EF = 10 AB.
EC 4
A B
2
3
F E
G
1
4
D C

7. If two sides and a median bisecting the third side of a triangle are respectively proportional to
the corresponding sides and the median of another triangle, then prove that the two triangles
are similar.

8. AD is a median of  ABC. O is any point on AD. BO and CO when produced meet AC and AB at
E and F respectively. AD is produced to P such that OD = DP. Prove that AO : AP = AF : AB and
hence prove that FE | | BC
A

F E
O
B
D C

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Case Based Study

1. Two poles, 30 feet and 50 feet tall, are 40 feet apart and perpendicular to the ground. The poles
are supported by wires attached from the top of each pole to the bottom of the other, as in
the figure. A coupling is placed at C where the two wires cross.

(I) What is the horizontal distance from C to the taller pole?

(II) How high above the ground is the coupling?

(III) How far down the wire from the smaller pole is the coupling?

2. Rohan is very intelligent in maths. He always try to relate the concept of maths in daily life. One
day he is walking away from the base a lamp post at a speed of 1 m/s. Lamp is 4.5 m above the
ground.

(I) If after 2 second, length of shadow is 1 meter, what is the height of Rohan?

(II) What is the minimum time after which his shadow will become larger than his original height?
OR
What is the distance of Rohan from pole at this point?

(III) What will be the length of his shadow after 4 seconds?

(ANSWER KEY) ELP # 6

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. B C C A A D D C A D
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A A B C B A B A C B
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. A C A C A A C A B B

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