Triangles Practice Questions
Triangles Practice Questions
OBJECTIVE SECTION
[BASIC/STANDARD]
4. If the lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm, then, the length of the
side of the rhombus is :
(a) 9 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 20 cm
5. If DABC ∼ DEDF and DABC is not similar to DDEF, then which of the following is not
true?
(a) BC · EF = AC · FD (b) AB · EF = AC · DE
(c) BC · DE = AB · EF (d) BC · DE = AB · FD
AB BC CA
6. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, = = , then :
QR PR PQ
(a) DPQR ∼ DCAB (b) DPQR ∼ DABC
(c) DCBA ∼ DPQR (d) DBCA ∼ DPQR
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A D
6 cm
7. In the figure, two line segments AC and BD intersect 5 cm 30°
P
each other at the point P such that PA = 6 cm, PB = 50°
2.5 c
3 cm, PC = 2.5 cm, PD = 5 cm, ∠APB = 50° and 3c
m m
C
∠CDP = 30°. Then ∠PBA is equal to: B
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18. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 6 cm and 8 cm. Then the perimeter of the
rhombus is :
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm
A
BE
19. In the adjoining figure, if AE ^ BC and CD ^ AB, then
BD
is equal to :
AD AE BC
(a) (b) (c) (d) CD D
EC CD AB AE
O
A
22. In the given figure, the value of x is :
8 cm 6 cm
(a) 6 cm (b) 7 cm x
(c) 4.8 cm (d) 5.2 cm B C
D
23. A vertical stick 30 m long casts a shadow 15 m long on the ground. At the same time a
tower casts a shadow 75 m long on the ground. The height of the tower is :
(a) 150 m (b) 130 m (c) 125 m (d) 120 m
24. The length of altitude of an equilateral triangle of side a is :
2a 3 a 3 a
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2a 2 2 3
25. The length of the hypotenuse of an isosecles right triangle whose one side is 4 2 cm,
is :
(a) 11 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 5 2
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29. The diagonals of a rhombus are 15 cm and 36 cm long. Then its perimeter is :
(a) 82 cm (b) 80 cm (c) 78 cm (d) 76 cm
30. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm and out of the remaining two sides, one is
longer than the other by 5 cm. The length of the other two sides are :
(a) 10 cm, 15 cm (b) 15 cm, 20 cm (c) 15 cm, 18 cm (d) 20 cm, 22 cm
31. If in ∆ABC, ∠BCA is a right angle, if Q is the mid-point of side BC, AC = 4 cm,
AQ = 5 cm. Then AB2 =
(a) 36 cm2 (b) 42 cm2 (c) 50 cm2 (d) 52 cm2
1
32. D is a point on the side BC of an equilateral ∆ABC such that DC = BC. Then AD2 =
4
(a) 11 CD2 (b) 12 CD2 (c) 13 CD2 (d) 15 CD2
33. In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on the side BC such that 4BD = BC. Then :
(a) 11 AD2 = 13 BC2 (b) 16 AD2 = 13 BC2
(c) 15 AD2 = 13 BC2 (d) 16 AD2 = 11 BC2
A
34. In the given figure, ABC is a right triangle with ∠B = 90°. Meidan
CD and AE are respectively of lengths 20 cm and 5 cm. The
length of hypotenuse AC = D
(a) 11 cm (b) 9 cm
(c) 6 cm (d) 4 cm B C
E
35. The areas of two similar triangles are 121 cm2 and 64 cm2 respectively. If the medians
of the first traingle is 12.1 cm, then the corresponding median of the other triangle is :
(a) 6.8 cm (b) 0.8 cm (c) 11.2 cm (d) 12.6 cm
L
1
36. In the given figure, LM || NQ and LN || PQ. If MP = MN, then the
3
ratio of the areas of ∆LMN and ∆QNP is :
M P N
(a) 9 : 4 (b) 16 : 4
(c) 25 : 16 (d) 64 : 9
37. In a trapezium ABCD, AB || CD and AB = 2CD. If the area of ∆AOB Q
= 84 cm2, then the area of ∆COD =
(a) 18 cm2 (b) 20 cm2 (c) 20.5 cm2 (d) 21 cm2
A
(a) 9 : 1 (b) 16 : 1
B C
(c) 64 : 1 (d) 1 : 81 C
(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm
(c) 12 cm (d) 14 cm A B
D
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A
49. In the given figure, if DE || BC, then length of EC is : 1.5 cm 1 cm
D E
(a) 5 cm (b) 4 cm
3 cm
(c) 3 cm (d) 2 cm
B C
50. The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 2 : 3, then the areas of these triangles
are in the ratio :
(a) 4 : 9 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 8 : 27 (d) 16 : 81
+4
+1
3x
3x
5. If the figure, the value of x for which DE || AB = ___________. D E
x+3 x
C
6. Diagonals of a trapezium PQRS intersect each other at point O, PQ || RS and PQ = 3 RS.
The ratio of the areas of triangle POQ and ROS is __________.
7. Altitudes of an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm is ____________.
A
6 cm
8. In the given figure, if DE || BC, then the ratio of area (∆ADE) and D E
area (ECBD) = ___________.
12 cm
B C
9. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and P and Q are points on AD and BC
respectively such that PQ || DC. If PD = 18 cm, BQ = 35 cm and QC = 15 cm, then AD
= ___________.
10. Corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio of 2 : 3. If the area of the
smaller triangle is 48 cm2, then the area of the larger triangle is __________.
11. Areas of two similar triangles are 36 cm2 and 100 cm2. If the length of a side of the
larger triangle is 20 cm, then the length of the corresponding side of the smaller triangle
is _____________.
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C
A B
D
13. A a 15 metres high tower casts a shadow 24 metres long at a certain time and at the same
time, a telephone pole casts a shadow 16 metres long. Then the height of the telephone
pole = _____________. [Ncert(ep)]
14. Foot of a 10 m long ladder leaning against a vertical wall is 6 m away from the base
of the wall. Then the height of the point on the wall whose top of the ladder reaches =
___________. [Ncert(ep)]
1.8 cm
12. In the figure, DE || BC. Find the length of side AD given that AE
D E
= 1.8 cm, BD = 7.2 cm and CE = 5.4 cm. 7.2 cm 5.4 cm
[Cbse 2019]
B C
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