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MULTIPLE CHPOICE QUESTIONS

1) In triangle ABC, if AB=BC and ∠B = 70°, ∠A will be:

a. 70°

b. 110°

c. 55°

d. 130°

2) For two triangles, if two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to two
angles and the included side of another triangle. Then the congruency rule is:

a. SSS

b. ASA

c. SAS

d. None of the above

3) If E and F are the midpoints of equal sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC. Then:

a. BF = AC

b. BF = AF

c. CE = AB

d. BF = CE
4) ABC is an isosceles triangle in which altitudes BE and CF are drawn to equal sides
AC and AB, respectively. Then:

a. BE > CF

b. BE < CF

c. BE = CF

d. None of the above

5) If ABC and DBC are two isosceles triangles on the same base BC. Then:

a. ∠ABD = ∠ACD

b. ∠ABD > ∠ACD

c. ∠ABD < ∠ACD

d. None of the above

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS


6. If ΔABC is an isosceles triangle, and ∠B = 65°, find ∠A.
7. An angle of a right triangle is 140 more than the another of its
angle besides the right angle. Find its measure.
8. If in ΔABC, AB ⊥BC and ∠ A =∠ C, then find the values of all the
three angles.
9. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:7. Find the measure of
each angle of the triangle.
10. The sum of two angles of a triangle is 116° and their difference is
24. Find the measure of each angle of the triangle.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
11. In a quadrilateral ACBD, AC = AD and AB are bisecting ∠A Show
that ΔABC≅ ΔABD.
12. In ΔABC, AD is the perpendicular bisector of BC. Show that ΔABC
is an isosceles triangle where AB = AC.
13. ABC is an isosceles triangle in which altitudes BE and CF are
drawn to equal sides AC and AB respectively. Show that these
altitudes are equal.

14. AD and BC are equal perpendiculars to a line segment AB. Show


that CD bisects AB.

15. In the given below figure, AB = AC and BE = CD. Prove that


AD = AE.

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

16. ΔABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. Side BA is


produced to D such that AD = AB. Show that ∠BCD is a right angle.
17. ABCD is a parallelogram and E is the mid-point of side BC. DE and
AB on producing meet at F. Prove that AF = 2AB.

18. 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 (see the figure). Show that:
(i) ΔAMC ≅ ΔBMD
(ii) ∠DBC is a right angle.
(iii) ΔDBC ≅ ΔACB

(iv) CM = 1/2 AB
19. ΔABC and ΔDBC are two isosceles triangles on the same base BC
and vertices A and D are on the same side of BC (see the figure). If AD
is extended to intersect BC at P, show that
(i) ΔABD ≅ ΔACD
(ii) ΔABP ≅ ΔACP
(iii) AP bisects ∠A as well as ∠D.
(iv) AP is the perpendicular bisector of BC.

CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS


Q20. Aditya and his friends went to a forest, they saw a big tree got
broken due to heavy rain and wind. Due to this rain the big branches
AB and AC with lengths 5m fell down on the ground. Branch AC
makes an angle of 30° with the main tree AP. The distance of Point B
from P is 4 m. You can observe that ∆ABP is congruent to ∆ACP.
(a) Show that ∆ABP is congruent to ∆ACP
(b) Find the value of ∠ACP?
(c) What is the total height of the tree?
(d) Find the value of ∠BAP?

Q21. In the middle of the city, there was a park ABCD in the form of a
parallelogram form so that AB = CD, AB||CD and AD =BC, AD || BC.
Municipality converted this park into a rectangular form by adding
land in the form of ∆APD and ∆BCQ. Both the triangular shapes of
land were covered by planting flower plants.

(a)Show that ∆APD and ∆BQC are congruent.


(b) What is the value of ∠m?
(c) Which side is equal to PD?
(d) Show that ∆ABC and ∆CDA are congruent.

ANSWERS:
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. 500
7. 380, 520
8. 900, 450, 450
9. 30°, 45° and 105°
10. 46°, 70 °, 64°

COMMON ERRORS
1. Taking angles different than the one specified.
2. Wrong corresponding angles.
3. Wrong corresponding sides.
4. Wrong congruency criteria.
5. Circular proof.
6. Wrong figure drawn.

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