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- In ΔABC, AP ⊥ BC, BQ ⊥ AC, B-P-C, A-Q-C then prove that ΔCPA ~ ΔCQB. If AP = 7, BQ = 8, BC = 12 then find AC. Answer: triangle CPA sim triangle CQB by the AA test, and AC = 10.5 Proof: In triangle CPA and triangle CQB : ∠ CPA cong ∠ CQB (each 90^° ,... 1
- Given: In trapezium PQRS, side PQ ∥ side SR, AR = 5AP, AS = 5AQ then prove that, SR = 5PQ. Answer: triangle APQ sim triangle ARS (SAS test), so PQ/RS = 1/5 , i.e. SR = 5PQ. From the given data, AR = 5AP ⇒ AP/AR = 1/5 AS = 5AQ ⇒ AQ/... 1
- In trapezium ABCD, side AB ∥ side DC, diagonals AC and BD intersect in point O. If AB = 20, DC = 6, OB = 15 then find OD. Answer: OD = 4.5 In triangle AOB and triangle COD : ∠ ABO cong ∠ CDO (alternate angles, AB ∥ DC, BD is a transversal) ∠ AOB cong ∠ COD (vert... 1
- □ABCD is a parallelogram, point E is on side BC. Line DE intersects ray AB in point T. Prove that DE × BE = CE × TE. Answer: triangle BET sim triangle CED (AA test), which gives DE × BE = CE × TE. Side AB ∥ side DC (opposite sides of a parallelogram), and T... 1
- In the figure, seg AC and seg BD intersect each other in point P and AP/CP = BP/DP. Prove that, ΔABP ~ ΔCDP. Answer: triangle ABP sim triangle CDP by the SAS test of similarity. In triangle ABP and triangle CDP : AP/CP = BP/DP (given) ∠ APB cong ∠ C... 1
- In the figure, in ΔABC, point D on side BC is such that, ∠BAC = ∠ADC. Prove that, CA² = CB × CD. Answer: triangle BAC sim triangle ADC (AA test), so CA/CD = CB/CA , i.e. CA² = CB × CD . In triangle BAC and triangle ADC : ∠ BAC cong ∠ ADC... 1
- If ΔABC ~ ΔPQR and AB : PQ = 2 : 3, then fill in the blanks. A(ΔABC)/A(ΔPQR) = AB²/☐ = 2²/3² = ☐/☐ Answer: A(triangle ABC)/A(triangle PQR) = AB²/PQ² = 2²/3² = 4/9 By the theorem of areas of similar triangles, the ratio of the areas of two... 1
- If ΔABC ~ ΔPQR, A(ΔABC) = 80, A(ΔPQR) = 125, then fill in the blanks. A(ΔABC)/A(Δ....) = 80/125, therefore AB/PQ = ☐/☐ Answer: A(triangle ABC)/A(triangle PQR) = 80/125 = 16/25 , therefore AB/PQ = 4/5 For similar triangles, A(triangle ABC)/A(triangle PQR) = AB... 1
- ΔLMN ~ ΔPQR, 9 × A(ΔPQR) = 16 × A(ΔLMN). If QR = 20 then find MN. Answer: MN = 15 9 × A(triangle PQR) = 16 × A(triangle LMN) therefore A(triangle LMN)/A(triangle PQR) = 9/16 Since triangle LMN sim triangle... 1
- Areas of two similar triangles are 225 sq.cm. 81 sq.cm. If a side of the smaller triangle is 12 cm, then find corresponding side of the bigger triangle. Answer: The corresponding side of the bigger triangle is 20 cm. Let the required side be x cm. The ratio of the areas of similar triangles e... 1
- ΔABC and ΔDEF are equilateral triangles. If A(ΔABC) : A(ΔDEF) = 1 : 2 and AB = 4, find DE. Answer: DE = 4√(2) All equilateral triangles are similar (each angle is 60^° , AAA test), so triangle ABC sim triangle DEF . A(triangle ABC)... 1
- In figure 1.66, seg PQ ∥ seg DE, A(ΔPQF) = 20 units, PF = 2 DP, then find A(□DPQE) by completing the following activity. Answer: A(□DPQE) = 25 sq. units Let DP = x, so PF = 2x and DF = DP + PF = x + 2x = 3x. In triangle FDE and triangle FPQ : ∠ FDE cong ∠ FPQ (... 1
- In ΔABC and ΔPQR, in a one to one correspondence AB/QR = BC/PR = CA/PQ then (A) ΔPQR ~ ΔABC (B) ΔPQR ~ ΔCAB (C) ΔCBA ~ ΔPQR (D) ΔBCA ~ ΔPQR Answer: (B) triangle PQR sim triangle CAB Read the correspondence from the equal ratios: side AB ↔ side QR, BC ↔ PR, CA ↔ PQ. The vertex com... 1
- If in ΔDEF and ΔPQR, ∠D ≅ ∠Q, ∠R ≅ ∠E then which of the following statements is false? (A) EF/PR = DF/PQ (B) DE/PQ = EF/RP (C) DE/QR = DF/PQ (D) EF/RP = DE/QR Answer: (B) DE/PQ = EF/RP Since ∠ D cong ∠ Q and ∠ E cong ∠ R , by the AA test triangle DEF sim triangle QRP (D ↔ Q, E ↔ R, F ↔ P). So the c... 1
- In ΔABC and ΔDEF ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3DE then which of the statements regarding the two triangles is true? (A) not congruent and not similar (B) similar but not congruent (C) congruent and similar (D) none Answer: (B) The triangles are similar but not congruent. ∠ B = ∠ E and ∠ C = ∠ F , so by the AA test triangle ABC sim triangle DEF . But AB... 1
- ΔABC and ΔDEF are equilateral triangles, A(ΔABC) : A(ΔDEF) = 1 : 2. If AB = 4 then what is length of DE? (A) 2√2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 4√2 Answer: (D) 4√(2) Equilateral triangles are similar, so the ratio of their areas equals the ratio of the squares of their sides: AB²/DE² = 1... 1
- In figure 1.71, seg XY ∥ seg BC, then which of the following statements is true? (A) AB/AC = AX/AY (B) AX/XB = AY/AC (C) AX/YC = AY/XB (D) AB/YC = AC/XB Answer: (A) AB/AC = AX/AY Since XY ∥ BC, triangle AXY sim triangle ABC (AA test: ∠ A common, corresponding angles ∠ AXY cong ∠ ABC ). AX/AB... 1
- In ΔABC, B-D-C and BD = 7, BC = 20 then find following ratios. (1) A(ΔABD)/A(ΔADC) (2) A(ΔABD)/A(ΔABC) (3) A(ΔADC)/A(ΔABC) Answer: (1) 7/13 (2) 7/20 (3) 13/20 DC = BC − BD = 20 − 7 = 13. Triangles ABD, ADC and ABC have the common vertex A and their bases BD, DC,... 1