GEOMETRY PROBLEMS

1. In Figure m || n and angles 1 and 2 are in the ratio 3 : 2. Determine 8.

1 2
m
4 3
5 6
n
8 7

(A) 36º (B) 108º (C) 72º (D) 60º

2. In the adjoining figure AB || CD and PQ, QR intersects AB and CD both at E, F and G, H

respectively. Given that PEB= 80º, QHD = 120º and PQR = xº, find the value of x :

A C

Q
G
Xº
H
E 120º
P 80º

F
R
B D
(A) 40º (B) 20º (C) 100º (D) 30º

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3. In figure,  ||m and p || n. If 1 = 75º, then prove that 2 = 1 + of a right angle.
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p n

m I
1 3

n 2 m
4. In the given figure, if EC || AB, ECD = 70° and BDO = 20°, then OBD is :

E A

70º

D
C O 20º

70º

(A) 20° (B) 50° (C) 60° (D) 70°

5. In the Fig. AMN, APQ, QRM and PRN are all straight lines. The value of  +  is.
Q



P
R
125º
55º 
A M N
(A) 70º (B) 55° (C) 90º (D) 75º

6. In the given figure, x > y. Hence

L

M
y N
x

(A) LM = LN (B) LM < LN (C) LM > LN (D) None of these

7. In figure, O is the mid-point of PQ and RS. Prove that PR = SQ and PR | | SQ.

P S

Q
R
8. In given figure, R > P and S > Q. Prove that PQ > RS .
R Q
T

S
9. In fig  E >  A and  C >  D. Prove that AD > EC.

E B
C

10. Area of the triangular field whose sides are 90 m, 98 m and 105 m in length are :
(A) 4000 m2 (B) 4116 m2 (C) 6316 m2 (D) 4081.67 m2

11. If the length of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and its perimeter is 144 cm, then the
height corresponding to the longest side is :
(A) 30 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 26.2 cm (D) 28.8 cm

12. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD whose sides are 9 m, 40 m, 28 m, and 15 m respectively
and the angle between the first two sides is a right angle.

13. If the rhombus sheet, whose perimeter is 32 m and whose one diagonal is 10 m long, is painted
on both sides at the rate of Rs 5 per m 2, then the cost of painting is :( use 39 = 6.245)
(A) Rs. 600 (B) Rs. 624.50 (C) Rs. 650 (D) None of these

14. If the difference between the sides at right angles in a right angled triangle is 14 cm and area of
triangle is 120 cm2, then the perimeter of triangle is :
(A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 60 cm

15. Find the area of a trapezium ABCD in which AB || CD, AB = 77 cm, BC = 25 cm, CD = 60 cm and
DA = 26 cm.

16. In a quadrilateral ABCD, AO and BO are the bisectors of A and B respectively. Prove that
1
AOB = (C + D)
2
17. ABCD is a parallelogram. AB is produced to E so that BE = AB. Prove that ED bisects BC.
18. In a circle of radius 17 cm. two parallel chords are drawn on opposite side of a diameter, the
distance between the chords is 23 cm. If the length of one chord is 16 cm, then the length of the
other is :
(A) 15 cm (B) 23 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 34 cm

19. Given two lines  and m, these lines :

m


75º

75º
m

(A) Will intersect on left side of line n (B) Will intersect on right side of line n
(C) lie in different planes (D) are parallel

20. Given two lines  and m

A

85º

97º
B m

Are these lines parallel or intersecting. If intersecting, then when produced which side they will
meet.

21. In given figure, PQRS is a ||gm. The sides of this ||gm are given by SP = (2x – 4) cm, PQ = (3y + 5)
1 
cm, QR   x  8 cm cm and RS = (y + 12) cm, then the perimeter of the ||gm PQRS is
2 

S (y+12)cm
R
(2x–4)cm
1 
 x  8 cm
 2 
P
(3y+5)cm Q
(A) 55 cm (B) 60 cm (C) 65 cm (D) None
22. The sides BA and DC of quadrilateral ABCD are produced as shown fig. Prove that a + b = x + y.

D
yº C

aº

bº
xº
A B

23. In given figure, ABCD is a kite whose diagonals intersect at O. If DAB = 440 and BCD = 860,
then find OBC
D
C
86º

O
44º
A B
(A) 43º (B) 37º (C) 47º (D) 66º

24. In a quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 12, BC = 4, AD = 13. Also ABD and BCD are right angles.
What is the area of quadrilateral ABCD ?
B 4
C

12

D
A 13
(A) 36 square units (B) 30 square units
(C) 48 square units (D) 59 square units

25. A square, whose side is 2 m, has its corners cut away so as to form an octagon with all sides
equal. Then the length of each side of the octagon, in metres, is
2 2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 1 2 1 2 –1 2 –1

26. ABCD is a parallelogram and E is the mid point of BC. DE and AB when produced meet at F.
Then,
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(A) AF = AB (B) AF = 2AB (C) AF = 3AB (D) AF2 = 2AB2
2

27. Two circles of radii 20 cm and 37 cm intersect in A and B. If O1 and O2 are their centres and AB =
24 cm, then the distance O1O2 is equal to
(A) 44 cm (B) 51 cm (C) 40 ½ cm (D) 45 cm
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28. ABCD is a parallelogram DEC is drawn such that BE = AE . Sum of the areas of ADE and
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BEC is :
D C

A F E B

1 1
(A) area of parallelogram ABCD (B) area of parallelogram ABCD
3 2
2 1
(C) area of DEC (D) area of DEC
3 2

29. In the given diagram, PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral and O is the centre of circle, then find the
value of PQS.
Q

56º
R
P •O

40º

S
30. In a circle two chords AB and CD intersect at an external point E. If A = 35º, E = 40º, BCD
= xº, ABC = yº and ADE = zº, then find the value of x, y and z.
A

35º

yº B

zº
xº 40º
E
C D
31. BC is the diameter of a circle. Points A and D are situated on the circumference of the semi circle.
If ABD = 35º and BCD = 60º, then find the value of ADB.
D
A

35º
65º
B C
32. In cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, AD = DC, AB = BC and ABC = 70º. Find the value of x.
A

O D
B 70º

Xº
C

33. In the diagram, if AEB = 130º and EBC = 20º, then find the value of BDA.
D C
E

135º 20º
A B

34. Find the value of x in the given figure.

A
P B
30º

O
20º

x C
Q
D

35. In the given figure length of chord is equal to radius, then find PAQ and PBQ.
A

•
O

P Q

B
36. In the given figure find the value of x.

60º 80º x
A B E
37. If two chords of lengths 2a each, of a circle of radius R, intersect each other at right angles then
the distance of their point of intersection from the centre of the circle is
(A) 2 R 2 – a 2 (B) 2 (R 2 – a 2 ) (C) 4 (R 2 – a 2 ) 
(D) 2 R2 – a2 
38. In the given figure MON=80º, MQO =20º then the measure of MOP is :

O
P • Q

M N

39. In the figure given below, A and B are the centres of the two congruent circles with radius 17
units. If AB = 30 units, find the length of the common chord DC.
C

A B

40. In the given figure, AB is a diameter of a circle. If BCD = 1280, then ABD is :

D C
128º

A •
O
B

(A) 26º (B) 38º (C) 52º (D) 64º

41. AB and AC are two chords of the circle of radius r. If AB = 2AC and the perpendicular drawn from
the centre on those chords are of lengths a and b. Prove that 4 b2 = a2 + 3r2

42. How many metres of cloth of 1.1 m width will be required to make a conical tent whose vertical
height is 12 m and base radius is 16 m. Find also the cost of the cloth used at the rate of Rs 14
per metre.
(A) 914.28 m, Rs 12800 (B) 904.28 m, Rs 13800
(C) 914.28 m, Rs 12600 D) 904.28 m, Rs 12000

43. A cube of 9 cm edge is immersed completely in a rectangular vessel containing water. If the
dimensions of the base are 15 cm and 12 cm. Find the rise in water level in the vessel.

44. One room’s breadth is double its height and half its length. If volume of room is 512 cubic meter
then find the dimensions of the room.

45. A wall 10 m long, 1 m broad and 4 m high is to be constructed with bricks 20 cm long, 10 cm
broad and 10 cm high. How many bricks are required ?
46. Two cylinders of same volume have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3, find the ratio of their radii –
(A) 3 :1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 5 : 2 (D) 2 : 5

47. A metallic sheet is of the rectangular shape with dimension 48 cm * 36cm. From each one of
corners, a square of 8 cm is cut off. An open box is made of the remaining sheet. Find the volume
of the box.

48. A right triangle with its sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm is revolved about the side 12 cm. Find the
volume of the solid so formed.
(A) 1018.285 cm3 (B) 702.57 cm3 (C) 652.57 cm3 (D) 752.57 cm3

49. A hollow spherical ball whose inner radius is 4 cm is full of water. Half of the water is transferred
to a conical cup and it completely filled the cup. If the height of the cup is 2 cm, then find the
radius of the base of cone.

50. A solid is composed of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the whole length of the solid is 100
cm and the diameter of the hemispherical ends is 28 cm. Find the cost of polishing the surface of
the solid at the rate of Rs 2 per sq. cm.

51. A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 30 cm contains some liquid. This liquid is to be filled
into cylindrical shaped bottles each of diameter 5 cm and height 6 cm. Find the number of bottles
necessary to empty the bowl.

52. A solid cylinder of glass whose diameter is 1.5 metres and height 1 metre is melted and turned
into a sphere. The diameter of the sphere is–
(A) 1 metre (B) 0.75 metre (C) 1.25 metre (D) 1.5 metre

53. Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3 and the radii of their bases are in the ratio 3 : 1,
then the ratio of their volumes is
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 27 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 1 : 27

54. Number of cubes of volume 4 cubic units which can be cut from a cube with a surface area of 96
square units is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16