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- In figure 1.81, the vertices of square DEFG are on the sides of ΔABC. ∠A = 90°. Then prove that DE² = BD × EC. (Hint: Show that ΔGBD is similar to ΔCFE. Use GD = FE = DE.) Answer: triangle GBD sim triangle CFE (AA test), so GD/CE = BD/FE ; with GD = FE = DE this gives DE² = BD × EC . DEFG is a square, so ∠ GDB... 1
- In figure 2.17, ∠MNP = 90°, seg NQ ⊥ seg MP, MQ = 9, QP = 4, find NQ. Answer: NQ = 6 In right-angled triangle MNP , NQ is the perpendicular from the right angle to the hypotenuse. By the theorem of geometric me... 1
- See figure 2.19. Find RP and PS using the information given in ΔPSR. (In ΔPSR, ∠S = 90°, ∠P = 30°, RS = 6) Answer: RP = 12 and PS = 6√(3) triangle PSR is a 30^° – 60^° – 90^° triangle ( ∠ R = 60^° ), with hypotenuse RP. Side opposite the 30^° angl... 1
- For finding AB and BC with the help of information given in figure 2.20, complete following activity. (In ΔABC, ∠B = 90°, AB = BC, AC = √8) Answer: AB = BC = 2 AB = BC …… given So triangle ABC is an isosceles right-angled triangle and ∠ BAC = ∠ BCA = 45^° . In a 45^° – 45^° – 90^... 1
- Find the side and perimeter of a square whose diagonal is 10 cm. Answer: Side = 5√(2) cm, perimeter = 20√(2) cm Let the side be x cm. The diagonal divides the square into two right-angled isosceles triangl... 1
- In figure 2.21, ∠DFE = 90°, FG ⊥ ED, If GD = 8, FG = 12, find (1) EG (2) FD and (3) EF Answer: (1) EG = 18 (2) FD = 4√(13) (3) EF = 6√(13) (1) By the theorem of geometric mean, FG² = EG × GD 144 = EG × 8 ⇒ EG = 18 (2) In right-... 1
- Find the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 35 cm and breadth is 12 cm. Answer: The diagonal is 37 cm. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle whose sides are the length and breadth. By Pythagor... 1
- In the figure 2.22, M is the midpoint of QR. ∠PRQ = 90°. Prove that, PQ² = 4PM² − 3PR² Answer: Using Pythagoras theorem in triangle PRQ and triangle PRM with QR = 2RM gives PQ² = 4PM² - 3PR² . M is the midpoint of QR, so QR = 2... 1
- In ΔABC, AB = 10, AC = 7, BC = 9 then find the length of the median drawn from point C to side AB Answer: The median is 2√(10) . Let CM be the median, so M is the midpoint of AB and AM = 5. By Apollonius theorem, CA² + CB² = 2CM² + 2AM² 4... 1
- In the figure 2.28 seg PS is the median of ΔPQR and PT ⊥ QR. Prove that, (1) PR² = PS² + QR × ST + (QR/2)² (2) PQ² = PS² − QR × ST + (QR/2)² Answer: Apply Pythagoras theorem in triangle PTR and triangle PTQ , writing TR = TS + SR and QT = QS − TS, with QS = SR = QR/2. S is the mid... 1
- In ΔABC, point M is the midpoint of side BC. If, AB² + AC² = 290 cm², AM = 8 cm, find BC. Answer: BC = 18 cm AM is a median. By Apollonius theorem, AB² + AC² = 2AM² + 2BM² 290 = 2 × 64 + 2BM² 2BM² = 162, BM² = 81 BM = 9 BC = 2BM =... 1
- In figure 2.30, point T is in the interior of rectangle PQRS, Prove that, TS² + TQ² = TP² + TR² (As shown in the figure, draw seg AB ∥ side SR and A-T-B) Answer: Since AB ⊥ PS and AB ⊥ QR, apply Pythagoras theorem in the four right triangles at A and B, and use AP = BQ, AS = BR. AB ∥ SR ∥ PQ,... 1
- Out of the following which is the Pythagorean triplet? (A) (1, 5, 10) (B) (3, 4, 5) (C) (2, 2, 2) (D) (5, 5, 2) Answer: (B) (3, 4, 5) 3² + 4² = 9 + 16 = 25 = 5² , so the square of the largest number equals the sum of the squares of the other two. Check... 1
- In a right angled triangle, if sum of the squares of the sides making right angle is 169 then what is the length of the hypotenuse? (A) 15 (B) 13 (C) 5 (D) 12 Answer: (B) 13 By Pythagoras theorem, (hypotenuse) ² = sum of the squares of the sides making the right angle = 169. hypotenuse = √(169) = 1... 1
- Out of the dates given below which date constitutes a Pythagorean triplet? (A) 15/08/17 (B) 16/08/16 (C) 3/5/17 (D) 4/9/15 Answer: (A) 15/08/17 Check (15, 8, 17): 8² + 15² = 64 + 225 = 289 = 17² . It is a Pythagorean triplet. (16, 8, 16): 64 + 256 = 320 ≠ 256 (3,... 1
- If a, b, c are sides of a triangle and a² + b² = c², name the type of triangle. (A) Obtuse angled triangle (B) Acute angled triangle (C) Right angled triangle (D) Equilateral triangle Answer: (C) Right angled triangle By the converse of Pythagoras theorem, if the square of one side equals the sum of the squares of the othe... 1
- Find perimeter of a square if its diagonal is 10√2 cm. (A) 10 cm (B) 40√2 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 40 cm Answer: (D) 40 cm For a square of side s, diagonal = s√(2) . s√(2) = 10√(2) ⇒ s = 10\ cm Perimeter = 4 × 10 = 40\ cm 1
- Altitude on the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle divides it in two parts of lengths 4 cm and 9 cm. Find the length of the altitude. (A) 9 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 2√6 cm Answer: (C) 6 cm By the theorem of geometric mean, the altitude on the hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the two parts: h² = 4 × 9 = 36 h... 1