Subject: Mathematics Standard: IX Division:

Chapter: 7
Name: Triangles Roll No:

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Q1. Which of the following is not a criterion for congruence of triangles?
(a) SSS (b) AAA (c) ASA (d) SAS

Q2. If ΔABC and ΔPQR are congruent under the correspondence A ↔ P, B ↔ Q and
C ↔ R, then symbolically, it is expressed as
(a) ΔABC ≅ ΔPQR (c) ΔABC ~ ΔPQR
(b) ΔABC = ΔPQR (d) ΔABC ≠ ΔPQR

Q3. In two triangles, ΔABC and ΔDEF, AB = DE, BC = DF and AC = EF, then
(a) ΔACB ≌ ΔDEF (b) ΔABC ≌ ΔEFD
(c) ΔABC ≌ ΔEDF (d) ΔABC ≌ ΔFDE

Q4. In ΔPQR if ∠QPR = 80° and PQ = PR, then ∠R and ∠Q are

(a) 80°, 70° (b) 50°, 50° (c) 70°, 80° (d) 80°, 80°

Q5. If in ΔPQR, ∠R = ∠P, QR = 4 cm, and PR = 5 cm then the length of PQ is

(a) 2.5 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 2 cm

Q6. If ΔABC ≅ ΔPQR, then which of the following is not true?

(a) AB = QR (b) AC = PR (c) BC = QR (d) AB = PQ

Q7. In the given figure, AB ⏊ BE and FE ⏊ BE. A F

If BC = DE and AB = EF, then ΔABD is congruent to

B C D E
(a) ΔEFC (b) ΔECF (c) ΔCEF (d) ΔFEC

Q8. In the given figure, the congruency rule used in

proving ΔABD ≅ ΔBAC is

(a) SAS (b) SSS (c) RHS (d) AAS

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Q9. In triangles ABC and DEF, AB = FD and ∠A = ∠D. The two triangles will be
congruent by SAS axiom if
(a) BC = EF (b) AC = DE (c) AC = EF (d) BC = DF

Q10. It is given that ∆ABC ≅ ∆FDE and AB = 5cm, ∠B = 40° and ∠A = 80°. Which of the
following statements is correct?
(a) DF = 5cm, ∠F = 60° (c) DE = 5cm, ∠E = 60°
(b) DF = 5cm, ∠E = 60° (d) DE = 5cm, ∠D = 40

Q11. In the given figure, the congruency rule used in proving A

∠ACB ≌ ∠ADB is

C D

B
(a) SAS (b) SSS (c) RHS (d) AAS

Q12. If ΔABC ≌ ΔPQR then which of the following is true:

(a) AC = RQ (b) AB = RP (c) AC = PR (d) CB = QP

Q13. In isosceles ΔPQR, PQ = PR, M is the mid-point of

P
QR. LM ⊥ PQ, MN ⊥ PR.
By which criterion of congruency is ΔQLM ≅ ΔMNR? L N

Q M R
(a) SAS (b) RHS (c) SSS (d) AAS

Q14. In the given figure, AB = AC and BE = CD. If ΔACD ≅ ΔABE then AD =

A

B D E C

(a) AC (b) AB (c) AE (d) AD

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Q15. ABCD is a parallelogram, if the two diagonals are D C
equal, then by what criterion are the triangles ABD and
ABC congruent?

A B
(a) SAS (b) SSS (c) RHS (d) AAS

Direction for questions 19 & 20: In question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q16. Assertion (A): In ∆ABC, AB = AC and ∠B = 50⁰, then ∠C is 50⁰.
Reason (R): Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are equal.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q17. Assertion (A): The triangle in which two sides are equal is called an isosceles triangle.
Reason (R): Angles opposite to equal sides of an isosceles triangle are unequal.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q18. Assertion (A): In ∆ABC, D is the midpoint of BC. If DL ⊥ AB and DM ⊥ AC

such that DL = DM, then BL = CM.
Reason (R): If two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to two angles
and the included side of the other triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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 Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I] (2 marks each)
Q1. In the figure if x = y and AB = CB. Prove that AE = CD.

Q2. In the given figure, AD is bisector of ∠BAC

and ∠CPD = ∠BPD.
Prove that ΔCAP ≌ ΔBAP.

Q3. In figure given below, AQ = CR, BC = PQ and ∠ACB = ∠PQR.

Prove that, ABC ≌ RPQ. P

Q
A R
C

Q4. In two right triangles ABC and DEF in figure given below, if AB = DE and ∠C = ∠F,
show that ABC ≌ DEF.
A D
C
F

B E

Q5. In the figure PQRS is a quadrilateral and T and U are respectively points on PS and RS
such that PQ = RQ, PQT = RQU and TQS = UQS. Prove that QT = QU.

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Q6. In the given figure, it is given that RT = TS,
∠1 = 2∠ 2 and ∠4 = 2 ∠3.
Prove that ΔRBT ≅ ΔSAT

Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type II] (3 marks each)

Q1. If two isosceles triangles have a common base, prove that the line joining the vertices
bisects the base at right angle.

Q2. AB is a line segment and line l is its perpendicular bisector. If a point P lies on l, show
that P is distant from A and B.

Q3. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and BD and CE are its two medians.
Show that BD = CE.

Q4. In the given figure, D and E are points A

on side BC of a triangle ABC such that
BD = CE and AD = AE.
Show that ΔABD ≅ ΔACE.

B
D E C

Q5. AB is a line-segment. P and Q are points on opposite P

sides of AB such that each of them is equidistant from the
points A and B (see in the below left figure). Show that
the line PQ is the perpendicular bisector of AB. A C B

Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)

Q1. BE and CF are two equal altitudes of a triangle ABC. Using RHS congruence rule,
prove that the triangle ABC is isosceles.

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Q2. In the given figure, the isosceles triangle ABC ≅ EAD.
The point E is equidistant from both A and B. Find the
value of x, and y.

Q3. In figure given below, OA = OB and OP = OQ. Prove that (i) PR = QR (ii) AR = BR.
B

Q
R

O A
P

Q4. Line-segment AB is parallel to another line-segment

CD. O is the mid-point of AD (see the adjoining C D
figure). Show that
(i) AOB DOC O
(ii) O is also the mid-point of BC.
A B

Q5. BE and CF are two equal altitudes of a triangle ABC. Using RHS congruence rule,
prove that the triangle ABC is isosceles.

Q6. In right triangle ABC, right angled at C, M is the mid-point of hypotenuse AB. C is
joined to M and produced to a point D such that
DM = CM. Point D is joined to point B D A
(see the above side figure).
Show that:
(i) AMC BMD
(ii) ∠DC is a right angle. M
(iii) DC ACB
1
(iv) CM = AB B
2 C

Q7. P is a point on the bisector of ABC. If the line through P, parallel to BA meets BC at
Q, prove that BPQ is an isosceles triangle.

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 Section E: Case Study Based Questions
Case Study I
I A square field of 4 meters in length is divided
A B
diagonally in order to cultivate tomatoes and
potatoes separately as shown. Now using the given Tomato
information answer the following questions. plantation

Potato
plantation

D C
Q1. If ∠ABD is equal to 45°, then find the measure of ∠ADB.

Q2. What is the measure of ∠DAB?

Q3. Prove that ABD CDB.

Case Study II
II In the middle of the city there was a park in the
form of a parallelogram such that AB = CD and
AB || CD and AD = BC and AD || BC. The
municipality converted it into a rectangular form
by adding land in the form of ΔADP and ΔBQC.
Both the triangular shapes were covered with
flowering plants.
Q1. What is the value of ∠x?

Q2. Name the criteria by which ΔADP and ΔBCQ are congruent.

Q3. Prove that ΔABC and ΔADC are congruent.

Case Study III

III A farmer in his triangular field, wants to grow wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton. He
divides his field in four parts (as shown in figure). He wants to grow wheat and rice in
triangles of exactly same shape and similarity in other two triangles of same shape, he
wants to grow sugarcane and cotton.
In figure, ΔABC and ΔDBC are two isosceles triangles and AP is perpendicular to side
BC.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

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 A

B C
P

1. In which triangle farmer will grow wheat if he grows rice in triangle ABD?

2. Which triangles farmer will choose for cotton and sugarcane?

3. Explain the congruency criteria for any two triangles in the given figure?
OR
If ∠A = 90°, then find the values of ∠B and ∠C.

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