Properties and Solution of Triangles

Type – 1
Choose the most appropriate option (a, b, c or d).
cb A
Q 1. In a ABC, c  b .tan 2 is equal to
A  A   B
tan   B  cot   B  tan  A  
(a)  2  (b)  2  (c)  2 (d) none of these
Q 2. If the area of a ABC be L then a2+ sin 2B + b2 sin 2A is equal to
(a) 2 (b)  (c) 4 (d) none of these
C B
Q 3. If k be the perimeter of the ABC then b cos 2 + ccos 2 is equal to
2 2

k
(a) k (b) 2k (c) 2 (d) none of these
b2  c 2
Q 4. If R denotes circumradius then in ABC, 2aR is equal to
(a) cos(B – C) (b) sin (B – C) (c) cos B – cos C (d) none of
these
A B A B
.tan
Q 5. In a ABC, cot 2 2 is equal to

ab ab a(a  b)

(a) a  b (b)  b
a (c) b(a  b) (d) none of these
Q 6. In a ABC, (c + a + b) (a + b  c) = ab. The measure of C is
(a) 2b (b) 2c (c) 3b (d) 3a

Q 7. In a ABC, A : B : C = 3 : 5 : 4. Then a + b c 2 is equal to

(a) 2b (b) 2c (c) 3b (d) 3a

Q 8. The equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a,b,c are the sides of aABC, and the equation x2 + 2x+

1 = 0 have a common root. The measure of C is

(a) 90 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) none of these
Q 9. If in a ABC, a2 cos2 A = b2 + c2 then
    
A A A
(a) A < 4 (b) 4 2 (c) 2 (d) 2

A B
Q 10. If in a ABC, tan 2 and tan 2 satisfy 6x2 – 5x + 1 = 0. Then
(a) a2 + b2 > c2 (b) a2  b2 = c2 (c) a2 + b2 = c2 (d) none of these
Q 11. Two sides of a triangle are given by the roots of the equation x 2 – 2 3 x + 2 = 0. The angle
between the side is /3. The perimeter of the triangle is

(a) 6  3 (b) 2 3  6 (c) 2 3  10 (d) none of these

Q 12. The side of a ABC are AB  13cm,BC4 3cm and CA = 7 cm. Then sin , where  is the
smallest angle of the triangle, is equal to

3 1 3 1
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 2 (d) none of these

Q 13. Two sides of a triangle are 2 2 cm and 2 3 cm and the angle opposite to the shorter side of the
two is /4. The largest possible length of the third side is

(a) 2( 3  1)cm (b) (6  2)cm (c) ( 6  2)cm (d) none of these

Q 14. In a ABC, a = 8, b = 10 and c = 12. The C is equal to
A
(a) 2 (b) 2A (c) 3A (d) none of these
A 5 B 20
 
Q 15. In ABC, if tan 2 6 and tan 2 37 then
(a) 2a = b + c (b) a > b > c (c) 2c = a + b (d) none of these

Q 16. 3
In a ABC, a = 2b and |A – B| = . The measure of C is
  
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) none of these
Q 17. In a ABC, the tangent of half the difference of two angles is one–third the tangent of half the
sum of the two angles. The ratio of sides opposite the angles is
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 4
2 9 3
Q 18. In a ABC,A = 3 ,b  c = 3 3 cm and ar(ABC)= 2 cm2. Then a is

(a) 6 3cm (b) 9cm (c) 18cm (d) none of these

Q 19. The are of a ABC is a2 – (b –c)2. Then tan A is equal to
4 3 8
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 15 (d) none of these
Q 20. In a ABC, B = 90, AC = h and the length of the perpendicular from B to AC is p such that h =
4p. If AB < BC then C has the measure
5  
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) none of these

C 7

Q 21. In a ABC, a = 5, b = 4 and tan 2 9 . The side c is
 (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) none of these
Q 22. If in a ABC,AC = 12, BC = 13 and AB = 5, then the distance of A from BC is
25 60 65
(a) 13 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) none of these
3 5
Q 23. In a ABC, cosA = 5 and cos B = 13 . The value of cos C can be
7 12 33
(a) 13 (b) 13 (c) 65 (d) none of these
 5
Q 24. In a ABC, B = 8 and C = 8 . The altitude from A to the side BC is
a 1
(b  c)
(a) 2 (b) 2a (c) 2 (d) none of these
 
and
Q 25. Two angles of a triangle are 6 4 , and the length of the included side is ( 3  10 cm. The are

of the triangle is

3 1 2 3 3 1 2
cm cm2 cm
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) none of these
Q 26. If in a ABC, sin A + sin B + sin C = 3sin A. sinC, then the value of the value of determinant
3 3 3

a b c
b c a
c a b
is
(a) 0 (b) (a + b + c)3 (c) (a + b + c)(ab + bc + ca) (d) none of these
b c
 tan1
Q 27. In a ABC, A = 90. Then tan a  c 1 a  b is equal to

  a
tan1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) bc (d) none of these
Q 28. If in a ABC, the values of cot A, cot B, cot C are in AB, then
(a) a, b, c are in AP (b) a2, b2, c2 are in AP (c) cos A, cos B, cos C are in AP (d) none of
these
a b

cos A cosB
Q 29. If in a ABC, ,then
(a) 2sinAsin B sin C = 1 (b) sin2A + sin2B = sin2C (c) 2sin A cos B = sin C (d) none of these
Q 30. If the sides of a triangle are in GP and the largest angle is twice the smallest angle then the
common ratio, which is greater than 1, lies in the interval

 5  1
 1, 
3) 3)  2 
(a) (1, (b) (1, (c) (d) none of these
Q 31. In a ABC, the sides a,b and c are such that they are the roots of x 3 – 11x2 + 38x – 40 = 0. Then

cos A cosB cosC

 
a b c is equal to

3 9
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 16 (d) none of these

Q 32. If cos A + cos B + 2 cos C = 2 then the sides of the ABC are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
Q 33. If in the ABC, the incentre is the middle point of the median AD then cos A has the value

7 1 1 1
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

B C
Q 34. If in a ABC, 3a = b + c then tan 2 . Tan 2 is equal to
A
tan
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of these
Q 35. If in a ABC, 2cos A sin C = sin B then the triangle is
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (b) right angled (d) none of these
Q 36. In a ABC, a = 1 and the perimeter is six times the AM of the sines of the angle. The measure of
A is
   
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
Q 37. In a ABC, A> <B. If sin A and sin B satisfy the equation 3sin x – 4sin 3x – k =- 0, 0 < k < 1, then
C is
  2 5
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6
 A C B
 tan 2  tan 2  : cot 2
Q 38. In a ABC the side a, b and c are in AP. Then   is
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 3 : 4 (d) none of these
Q 39. If the sides of a triangle are proportional to the cosines of the opposite angles then the triangle is
(a) right angled (b) equilateral (c) obtuse angled (d) none of these
A C 3b

Q 40. If in a ABC, cos 2 + a cos 2
2 2 2 , then a, b, c are in
(a) GP (b) HP (c) AP (d) none of these
3
Q 41. The side of a triangle are in AP and its are is 5 x(area of an equilateral triangle of the same
perimeter). Then the ratio of the sides of
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 : 7 (c) 3 : 4 (d) none of these
Q 42. If BD, BE and CF are the medians of a ABC then
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 : 7 (c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) none of these
Q 43. sin A, sin B sin C are in AP for the ABC Then
(a) the altitudes are in AP (b) the altitudes are in HP
(c) The medians are in GP (d) the medians are in AP
Q 44. AD is median of the ABC. If AE and AF are medians of the triangles ABD and ADC respectively,

a2
and AD = m1, AE = m2, AF = m3, then 8 is

(a) m2  m3  2m1 (b) m1  m2  2m3 (c) m2  m3  m1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(d) none of these
Q 45. The ratio of the distance of the orthocenter of an acute–angled ABC from the sides BC, AC and
AB is
(a) cos A : cos B : cos C(b) sin A : sin B : sin C (c) sec A : sec B : sec C (d) none of these
Q 46. In a ABC, I is the incentre. The ratio IA : IB : IC is equal to
A B C A B C
cos ec : cos ec : cos ec sin : sin : sin
(a) 2 2 2 (b) 2 2 2

A B C
sec : sec : sec
(c) 2 2 2 (d) none of these
Q 47. In the figure, ABC is a triangle in which C = 90 and AB = 5 cm.
D is a point on AB such that AD = 3 cm and ACD = =60. Then the length of AC is

3 7 3
5 cm cm cm
(a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) none of these
Q 48. If , ,  are the altitudes of ABC and 2s denotes its perimeter then –1 + –1 + –1 is equal to
 s
(a) s (b)  (c) s. (d) none of these
Q 49. In a ABC, the sides are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. The ratio of the circumradius and the inradius is
(a) 8 : 7 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 7 : 3 (d) 16 : 7
a cos A  b cosB  cosC
Q 50. In a ABC, R = circumradius and r = inradius. The value of is equal to abc

R R r 2r
(a) r (b) 2r (c) R (d) R
Q 51. In a ABC, 2s = perimeter and R = circumradius. Then s/R is equal to
(a) sin A + sin B + sin C (b) cos A + cos B + cos C
A B C
sin  sin  sin
(c) 2 2 2 (d) none of these
Q 52. The ratio of the circumradius and inradius of an equilateral triangle is
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 1
Q 53. If in a ABC, a2 + b2 + c2 = 8R2, where R = circumradius, then the triangle is
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (c) right angled (d) none of these

Q 54. In an equilateral triangle, (circumradius): (inradius): (exradius) is equal to

(a) 1 : 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 : 3 (c) 2 :1 : 3 (d) 3 : 2 : 4
Q 55. The diameter of the circumcircle of a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm is
3 6 35
(a) 2 cm (b) 2 6 cm (c) 48 cm (d) none of these
Q 56. If in a triangle, R and r are the circumradius and inradius respectively then the HM of the exradii
of the triangle is
(a) 3r (b) 2R (c) R + r (d) none of these
Q 57. The angles of a right-triangle are in AP. The ratio of the inradius and the perimeter is
(a) (2  3) : 2 3 (b) 1: 8 3(2  3 ) (c) (2  3) : 4 3 (d) none of these
Q 58. A ABC is right angled at B. Then the diameter of the incircle of the triangle is
(a) 2(c + a  b) (b) c + a – 2b (c) c + a – b (d) none of these
Q 59. If the exradii of a triangle are in HP then corresponding sides are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
Q 60. In a ABC, the inradius and three exradii are r, r1, r2 and r3 respectively In usual notations the
value of r : r1. r2. r3 is equal to
abc
(a) 2 (b)  2
(c) 4R (d) none of these
Q 61. In a ABC, the perimeter = 2s and the exradii are r1, r2 and r3. Then r1r2 + r2r3 + r3r1 is equal to
(a) s2 (b) 2s2 (c) 3s2 (d) 4s2
Q 62. In a ABC, tan A.tan B. tan C = 9. For such triangles, if then tan 2 A + tan2 B + tan+2 C = k

(a) 9. 3  k  27 (b) k  27 (c) k  9. 3 (d) k  27

3 3

Q 63. If the ABC is acute angled at C then

(a) cos 2A + cos 2B  cos 2C < 1 (b) cos 2A + cos 2B + cos 2C < 1
2 2 2
(c) cos A + cos B + cos C < 1 (d) none of these
Q 64. If for a ABC, cot A . cot B. cot C > 0 then the triangle is
(a) right angled (b) acute angled (c) obtuse angled (d) all these potions are possible
Q 65. In a ABC, cos B. cos C + sin B. sin B. sin C. sin2 A = 1. Then the triangle is
(a) right–angled isosceles (b) isosceles whose equal angle are greater than /4
(c) equilateral (d) none of these

Q 66. In a ABC, the angles A and B are two values of  satisfying 3 cos  + sin  = k, k|k| < 2. The

triangle
(a) is acute angled (b) is right angled (c) is obtuse angled (d) has one angle = /3
Q 67. If in an obtuseangled triangle the obtuse angle is 3/4 and the other two angles are equal to two

values of  satisfying atan  + bsec  = c, where |b| ≤ a2  c 2 ,then a2 – c2 is equal to

(a) ac (b) 2ac (c) a/c (d) none of these

Q 68. Let A0, A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 be the consecutive vertices of a regular hexagon inscribed in a unit
circle. The product of the lengths of A0A1, A0A2 and A0A4 is

3 3 3
(a) 4 (b) 3 3 (c) 3 (d) 2
Q 69. The area of a circle is A1 and the area of a regular pentagon inscribed in the circle is A 2. Then A1 :
A2 is
  2  2 
cos sec cos ec
(a) 5 10 (b) 5 10 (c) 5 10 (d) none of
these

Q 70. The are of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD is (3 3 )/4. The radius of the circle circumscribing it is 1. If

AB = 1, BD = 3 then BC. CD is equal to

1
3
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 3 3  1 (d) none of these

Type 2
Choose the correct options. One or more options may be correct.
Q 71. lf in aAABC, a = 6, b = 3 and cos(A - B)= then
 2
(a) C = 4 (b) A = sin-1 5 (c) ar(ABC) = 9 (d) none of these
Q 72. The number of possible triangles ABC in which BC = 11 cm, CA = 13 cm and A = 60° is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of these
 3 
Q 73. 3
In a ABC, A = and b : c = 2 :3. If tan  = 5 ,0 <  = 2 , then
(a) B = 60° +  (b) C-60° +  (c) B = 60°-  (d) C = 60°- 
Q 74. In a triangle the cosines of two angles are inversely proportional to the sides opposite the angles.
The triangle is
(a) isosceles (b) equilateral (c) right angled (d) none of these
Q 75. In a ABC, the line segments AD, BE and CF are three altitudes. If R is the circumradius of the
ABC, a side of the DEF will be
(a) Rsin 2A (b) ccos B (c) asin A (d) bcos B
Q 76. In a ABC, tan A and tan B are the roots of the equation ab(x 2 +1) = c2x, where a, b and c are the
sides of the triangle. Then
a2  b2
(a) tan(A - B) = 2ab (b) cot C = 0 (c) sin2A + sin.2 B = 1 (d) none of these
Q 77. The distances of the circumcentre of the acute-angled ABC from the sides BC, CA and AB are
in the ratio
(a) asin A : bsinB: Ccsin,C (b) cosA : cos B: cos C
(c) acot A: bcot B:ccotC (d) none of these
Q 78. In any ABC, a3 sin(B - C) is equaI to
(a) a(sinB - sin C) (b) a 2(cos2B - cos 2C) (c) 0 (d) none of these
A C ac

2 a2  c 2  ac . Then
Q 79. In aABC,2cos

(a) B = 3 (b) B = C (c) A,B,C are in AP (d) B + C = A

Q 80. Let Lsin 0 = 10 + log sin 0. The number of triangles ABC such that log b + 10 = log c + Lsin B is
(a) one (b) two (c) infinite (d) none of these
A
Q 81. In any triangle ABC, sin 2 is
a bc
(a) less than b  c (b) less than or equal to a
2a
(c) greater than a  b  c (d) none of these
Q 82. In a ABC, tan C < 0. Then
(a) tan A . tan B < 1 (b) tan A tan B > 1
(c) tan A + tan B + tan C < 0 (d) tan A + tan B + tan C > 0
Q 83. In a ABC, tan A and tan B satisfy the inequation 3x2 - 4x + 3 < 0 Then
(a) a2 + b2 + ab > c2 (b) a2 + b2 - ab < c2 (c) a2 + b2 > c2 (d) none of these
Q 84. In a ABC, cosA + cos B + cosC > 1 only if the triangle is
(a) acute angled
(b) obtuse angled
(c) right angled
(d) the nature of the triangle caanot be detemined

Answers
1a 2c 3c 4b 5a 6c 7c 8b 9c 10c
11b 12b 13a 14b 15b 16b 17c 18b 19c 20c
21a 22b 23c 24a 25c 26a 27a 28b 29c 30b
31c 32a 33b 34d 35b 36c 37c 38d 39b 50c
41b 42c 43b 44a 45c 46a 47a 48b 49d 50c
51a 52d 53c 54c 55d 56a 57a 58c 59a 60b
61a 62b 63a 64b 65a 66c 67b 68c 69b 70a
71b,c 72c 73b,c 74a,c 75a,d 76a,b,c 77b,c 78a,b,c 79a,c 80a
81b 82a,c 83a,b 84d