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than90°.
Geometry 2).Right Angle:90°angle is called right
angle.
LINES 3).Obtuse Angle: Angles greater than
90°and less than180°.
). Parallel Lines : Two or more lines
1 4).StraightAngles:Angleequalto 180°.
which will never meet just like railway .g.LetAD=2.5units;DB=5,AE=2and
E
track. BC = 9, then EC = ? and DE = ?
𝐴𝐷 𝐸
𝐴 𝐷𝐵 5
= ⇒𝐸 𝐶 = 𝐴 𝐸× =2×
). Transversal Lines: A linewhichcuts
2 𝐵
𝐷 𝐸𝐶 𝐴𝐷 2.5
parallel lines as shown in the figure =4𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠. Similarly DE = 3 units.
below. ). Reflex angle: Angles greater than
5
180°and less than360°. [2.] In case of Internal angle bisector:
6).Complete Angle:360°angle is called 𝑄
𝑃 𝑅
𝑃 𝑆
𝑄 𝑃𝑄
𝑄𝑆
= 𝑆𝑅
or,
𝑆𝑅
=
𝑅
𝑃
Complete angle or whole angle.
( vi)SumofExterioranglesonsameside
=180°
Note:Fromapoint,aninfinitenumberof . ASA: (Angle – Side – Angle rule):
3
lines can be drawn. When two angles and one side are equal.
Important Results:
∠𝐴
● ∠𝐵𝐼𝐶 = 90° + 2 (forInternal ●
2 2 2 2
). Important properties of similar
3 angle bisectors) 𝐵 + 𝐴 𝐶 = 2(𝐴 𝐷 + 𝐵𝐷 )
𝐴
triangles: ∠𝐴
Other key points for medians:
2 ● ∠𝐵𝑃𝐶 = 90° − 2 (for ● All the medians of a triangle
𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓∆𝐴
𝐴 𝐵𝐶 𝐵
𝐴
● 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓∆𝑃
𝑄𝑅
= 2
external angle bisectors) divideitintosixpartswithequal
𝑃𝑄
2 2 𝐵
𝐴 𝐵𝐷 areas.
𝐴𝐶 𝐵𝐶 ●
=
= 2 = 2
𝐴𝐶 𝐶
𝐷 Therefore,𝐴 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶
𝑃𝑅 𝑄𝑅
● In-radius r = = 6 × 𝐴 𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡 ℎ𝑒
𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑓∆𝐴
𝑃 𝐵𝐶
● 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑓∆𝑃 𝑄𝑅
= 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠.
𝑆𝑒𝑚𝑖−𝑝 𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝐴 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓∆𝐹𝐸𝐺
●
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶 𝐵𝐶
𝑃𝑄
=
𝑃𝑅
= 𝑄𝑅 =
1
× 𝐴 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶
● AI : ID = AB + AC : BC 12
I : IE = AB + BC : AC
B
Altitude :
CI : IF = AC + BC : AB
● It is also known as height.The
line segment drawn from the • Length of angle bisector(AD)
vertex of a triangle 2×𝐴𝐵×𝐴𝐶𝑐𝑜𝑠θ
perpendicular to its opposite =
𝐴𝐵+𝐴𝐶
side is called an Altitude of a
Circum-center :- ● FE divides the line AG in the
triangle.
he point at which the perpendicular
T 𝐻
𝐴 3
ratio of 3 : 1 i.e. = .
Orthocenter: bisectors of the sides of the triangle 𝐻𝐺
1
● hepointatwhichthealtitudes
T meet. ● Areaof ∆ABG=Areaof∆BCG=
of a triangle intersect is called ● From the circum-center the rea of∆ACG
A
an Orthocenter. circumcircle of a triangle is
1
● Area of∆DEF = ∆ABC
● Generally Orthocenter is drawn. The radius of the 4
denoted by ‘O’. circum-circle is equal to PG =
ote : In case of Equilateral triangle,
N
RG = QG.
orthocenter, in-center, circum-centerand
centroid lie at the same point.
entroid:Itisthepointofintersectionof
C
themediansofatriangle.Itisalsocalled
the center of mass. 4).Inrightangled ∆ ABC,whereBDisan
● Themedianisalinedrawnfrom ltitude to hypotenuse AC, thenAltitude
a
the vertex of a triangle to the 𝐴𝐵×𝐵𝐶
mid – point of the opposite BD =
𝐴𝐶
.
side.
In
case of isosceles triangle,
𝐵𝐶 2 2
•Area(A) = 4𝐴 𝐵 − 𝐵𝐶
4
Where AB = AC ). For a tangent, PT, and a secant, PB,
6
( i)4(AD2 + CE2) = 5 AC2 drawntoacirclefromapointP,wehave.
𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
𝑎
• Inradius(r) = (ii)AD2 + CE2 = AC2 + ED2 2
𝑆𝑒𝑚𝑖−𝑝 𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑇 = 𝑃𝐵×𝑃𝐴
𝐴𝐵×𝐵𝐶×𝐴𝐶 • If BE and CD are medians and
• circumradius(R) = perpendicular to each other then:
4×𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
2
2 𝐵𝐷
• height(h) = 𝐴𝐵 − 4
.24.InatriangleABC,AB=6cm,BC=
Q
11 cm. How many integralvaluesofAC
can be possible?
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
SC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift)
S (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 11
(a) 10cm (b) 8 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 12cm SC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening)
S
.25.Twocirclesofradiusof6cmeach.
Q
Theyintersecteachothersuchthateach (a) 29° (b) 38° (c) 54° (d) 68°
.18. In a ∆ABC, DE || BC, where Disa
Q
pointonABandEisapointonAC.IfDE passes through the centre oftheother.
.32.PQandRSaretwoparallelchords
Q
divides the area of ∆ABCintotwoequal What is the length of the common chord?
ofacirclesuchthatPQis48cmandRS
parts, then DB : AB is equal to: SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
is 40 cm. If the chords are on the
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift) (a) 9 3cm (b) 12 cm (c) 6 3cm (d) 8 cm opposite sides of the centre and the
(a) 2: 3 ( b) 2: 2+ 1 distancebetweenthemis22cm,whatis
.26. In a trapezium ABCD, AB and DC
Q
(c) 2+ 1 : 2 (d) 2- 1 : 2 the radius (in cm) of the circle?
are parallel to each other with a
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
perpendicular distance of 8 m between
.19.Inthegivenfigure,thelengthofarc
Q (a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 35 (d) 22
them.Also,(AD)=(BC)=10m,and(AB)=
AB is equal to 3 times radius r of the
15m<(DC).Whatistheperimeter(inm) .33. An arc on a circle that is 15 cm
Q
circle.
of the trapezium ABCD ? long subtends a24°angleatthecentre.
SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023) What is the circumference of the circle?
(a) 50 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 58 SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) 240 cm (b) 220 cm
Q.27. ‘O’ is a point in theinteriorofan
(c) 236 cm (d) 225 cm
equilateral triangle. The perpendicular
ind the area of sector OABintermsof
F
distancefrom'O'tothesidesare√3cm, Q.34. Calculate the area of the
radius r.
2√3cm, 5√3 cm. The perimeter of the uadrilateralformedwiththevertices(-3,
q
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift)
triangle is: 2), (5, 4), (7, -6) and (-5, -4).
2 2 2
1 2
(a) 1.5𝑟 (b) 2.5𝑟 (c) 𝑟 (d) 3𝑟 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 ( Morning )
2
(a) 48 cm (b) 32 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 64 cm (a) 80 square units (b) 160 square units
.20.Inthegivenfigure,ifAD⊥BC, AC=
Q (c) 0 square units (d) 150 square units
Q.28. Three circles of radius 6 cm are
26 units, CD = 10 units, BC = 42 units,
ept touching each other. The string is
k Q.35.In the following figure, P and Q are
∠DAC = x and ∠B = y, then the value of
.609.Inthegivenfigure,AB,ACandEF
Q
are tangents to a circle. If AC = 15 cm SC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Morning)
S
and DE = 3 cm, then the length of AE is: (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) 8
.616. A
Q circle inscribed in a triangle
SC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning)
S
ABC touches itssidesAB,BCandACat
(a) 40cm2 (b) 45cm2 (c) 65cm2 (d) 32cm2
thepointsD,EandF,respectively.IfAB=
18cm,BC=15cmandAC=13cmthen Q.623. In ∆ABC, AB = AC and AL is
SC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Evening)
S the value of of AD + BE + CF is: erpendicular to BC at L. In ∆DEF, DE =
p
(a) 24 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 12 cm SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Evening) DFandDMisperpendiculartoEFatM.If
(a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 20 (area of ∆ABC):(area of ∆DEF) = 9:25,
Q.610. A is a point atadistance26cm
𝑀+𝐴𝐿
𝐷
f romthecentreOofacircleofradius10 .617.Theexteriorangleofatriangleis
Q then is equal to:
𝐷𝑀−𝐴𝐿
cm. AP and AQ are the tangents to the 115° and the corresponding interior
SC CGL 03/03/2020 (Afternoon)
S
circleatthepointofcontactsPandQ.If oppositeanglesareintheratio2:3.The
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
a tangent BC isdrawnatapointRlying measure of greatest angle of the triangle
SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Afternoon) (a) 23.5 (b) 11.75 (c) 15.67 (d) 5.88 2 2 2 2
(c) 4𝐴 𝐶 = 5𝐵𝐸 (d) 3𝐴 𝐶 = 4𝐵𝐸
(a) 16.4cm (b) 15cm (c) 16cm (d) 14.8cm
Q.636. The length ofeachequalsideof .643. In ⧍ABC, AB = c cm, AC=bcm
Q
.629.In ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶, ∠B=90°.IfpointsDand
Q n isosceles triangle is 15 cm and the
a andCB=acm,If∠A=2∠B,thenwhich
EareonsideBCsuchthatBD=DE=EC, included angle betweenthosetwosides of the following is true ?
then which of the following is true ? is 90°. Find the area of the triangle. SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Morning)
SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Afternoon) SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Evening) (a) a2 = b2 - bc (b) a2 = b2 - ac
(a) 8AE2= 3AC2+ 5AD2 225
(a) m2
c (b) 225cm2 (c) a = b + bc (d) a2 = b2 + ac
2 2
(b) 8AE2= 5AC2+ 3AD2 2
(c) 5AE2= 2AC2+ 3AD2 255 125 .644. The tangent at point A on circle
Q
(c) cm2 (d) cm2
(d) 5AE2= 3AC2+ 2AD2 2 2 withcentreOintersectsthediameterPQ
of the circle, when extended at point B. If
Q.630.Inthegivenfigure,if∠KLN=58°, .637. Triangle PDC isdrawninsidethe
Q
∠BAQ = 105° , then ∠APQ is equal to :
t hen ∠KMN ? squareABCDofside24cmwherePlies
on AB. What is the area of the triangle ?
SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning)
(a) 298 cm2 (b) 200 cm2
2
(c) 288 cm (d) 280 cm2
SC CPO 12/12/2019 (Evening)
S
SC CGL 05/03/2020 (Evening)
S .638.Inthefigure,PAisatangentfrom
Q (a) 55° (b) 60° (c) 65° (d) 75°
(a) 58° (b) 42° (c) 26° (d) 32° an external point P to the circle with
Q.645. AB is a chord in a circle with
centre O. If ∠POB = 110°, then the
Q.631.Inthegivenfigure,if∠APO=35°, entre O. AB is producedtoCsuchthat
c
measure of ∠APO is:
t hen which of the following options is BC is equaltotheradiusofthecircle.C
correct? is joined toOandproducedtomeetthe
circle at D . If ∠ACD = 32°, t hen the
measure of ∠AOD is ______ .
SSC CPO 13/12/2019 (Evening)
(a) 48° (b) 108° (c) 80° (d) 96°
SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning) Q.646.ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.
SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Afternoon)
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F If AB = 10 cm, AD = 12 cm and AC = 9 41.(b) 42.(d) 43.(d) 44.(d)
tangents PA and PC are drawn on the cm, then BD = ?
45.(c) 46.(d) 47.(c) 48.(b)
circle. If ∠ABC = 98°, then what is the SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)
measure of ∠APC ? (a) 2 41 (b) 2 10 (c) 41 (d) 10 49.(d) 50.(c) 51.(b) 52.(b)
SSC CPO 13/12/2019 (Evening) 53.(c) 54.(c) 55.(b) 56.(b)
(a) 14° (b) 22° (c) 16° (d) 26° Q.655. If the measure of each exterior
3 57.(c) 58.(d) 59.(b) 60.(b)
Q.647.In ∆ABC,AB=ACandDisapoint angle of a regular polygon is (51 )°,
7 61.(d) 62.(c) 63.(c) 64.(b)
n side AC such that BD = BC .IfAB=
o t hen the ratio of the number of its
12.5 cm and BC = 5 cm, then what is the diagonals to the number of its sides is
65.(b) 66.(c) 67.(d) 68.(b)
measure of DC ? SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) 69.(d) 70.(c) 71.(b) 72.(a)
SSC CPO 13/12/2019 (Evening) (a) 5 : 2 (b) 13 : 6 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 2 : 1 73.(a) 74.(d) 75.(a) 76.(c)
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 1.8 cm (d) 2 cm
.656.In∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶,DandEarethepointson
Q 77.(d) 78.(b) 79.(c) 80.(d)
ABandACrespectivelysuchthatAD× AC
SSC CGL 2018 Tier - 2 81.(a) 82.(d) 83.(b) 84.(a)
= AB× AE. If∠ADE =∠ACB + 30° and
∠ABC = 78°, then∠A = ? 85.(d) 86.(d) 87.(d) 88.(a)
.648. In ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶, ∠A
Q = 52° and O is the
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) 89.(c) 90.(a) 91.(a) 92.(b)
orthocentre of the triangle (BO and CO
(a) 56° (b) 54° (c) 68° (d) 48°
meet AC and ABatEandFrespectively 93.(a) 94.(d) 95.(a) 96.(a)
when produced). If the bisectors of ∠ .657. InacirclewithcentreO,ABCDis
Q 97.(d) 98.(d) 99.(b) 100.(c)
OBC and ∠O CB meet at P, then the a cyclic quadrilateral and AC is the
measure of∠BPC is: 101.(b) 102.(b) 103.(d) 104.(a)
diameter. Chords AB and DC are
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019) producedtomeetatE.If∠C
AE=34°and 105.(b) 106.(a) 107.(b) 108.(c)
(a) 124° (b) 132° (c) 138° (d) 154° ∠E = 30°, then∠CBD is equal to : 109.(b) 110.(a) 111.(b) 112.(a)
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)
.649. In ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶, AB = 6cm, AC = 8cm,
Q 113.(c) 114.(a) 115.(a) 116.(a)
(a) 36° (b) 26° (c) 24° (d) 34°
and BC = 9 cm. The length of median AD:
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)
117.(a) 118.(d) 119.(d) 120.(a)
317 119
SSC CGL 2018 Tier - 1 121.(a) 122.(a) 123.(a) 124.(c)
(a) cm (b) cm
2 2 125.(c) 126.(d) 127.(b) 128.(d)
.658. Two circles ofradii10cmand8
Q
313 115
(c) cm (d) cm cmintersectatthepointPandQ.IfPQ= 129.(d) 130.(b) 131.(a) 132.(a)
2 2
12 cm and the distance between the 133.(b) 134.(d) 135.(a) 136.(c)
.650. A circle is inscribed in ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶,
Q centresofthecircleisxcm.Thevalueof
touching AB, BC and AC at points P, Q x (correct to one decimal place) is: 137.(d) 138.(c) 139.(c) 140.(c)
andRrespectively.IfAB-BC=4cm, AB- SC CGL 04/06/2019 (Afternoon)
S 141.(a) 142.(b) 143.(a) 144.(b)
AC = 2cm and the perimeter of ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶 = (a) 13.9 (b) 14.8 (c) 13.3 (d) 12.8 145.(d) 146.(b) 147.(a) 148.(a)
32 cm, then PB + AR is equal to (in cm) :
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019) .659.ABandCDaretwoparallelchords
Q 149.(c) 150.(a) 151.(a) 152.(b)
33 38 ofacirclesuchthatAB=6cmandCD= 153.(c) 154.(c) 155.(b) 156.(a)
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) (d) 2AB. Both chords are on the sameside
5 3
ofthecentreofthecircle.Ifthedistance 157.(c) 158.(d) 159.(c) 160.(d)
.651. In ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶, D isapointonsideBC
Q between them is equal to one-fourth of 161.(c) 162.(a) 163.(a) 164.(d)
suchthat ∠ADC= ∠BAC.IfCA=12cm, the length of CD, then the radius of the
165.(a) 166.(d) 167.(c) 168.(a)
and CB = 8cm, then CD is equal to : circle (in cm) is :-
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019) SSC CGL 04/06/2019 (Evening) 169.(c) 170.(a) 171.(b) 172.(d)
(a) 12 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 18 cm (d)16 cm (a) 3 5 (b) 4 3 (c) 4 5 (d)5 3 173.(d) 174.(c) 175.(a) 176.(a)
Q.652. In a circle with centreO,ACand 177.(a) 178.(c) 179.(b) 180.(d)
Daretwochords.ACandBDmeetatE
B Answer Key :-
181.(c) 182.(c) 183.(c) 184.(c)
whenproduced.IfABisthediameterand
∠A
EB = 68° , then the measure of∠DOC: 1.(a) 2.(d) 3.(d) 4.(d) 185.(b) 186.(a) 187.(d) 188.(a)
SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019) 5.(d) 6.(c) 7.(c) 8.(c) 189.(a) 190.(c) 191.(a) 192.(b)
(a) 32° (b) 30° (c) 22° (d) 44°
9.(b) 10.(a) 11.(c) 12.(c) 193.(c) 194.(a) 195.(b) 196.(c)
Q.653. In ∆𝐴 𝐵𝐶, the perpendiculars 197.(b) 198.(a) 199.(c) 200.(d)
13.(a) 14.(a) 15.(d) 16.(c)
rawnfromA,BandCmeettheopposite
d
17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(a) 20.(c) 201.(a) 202.(c) 203.(d) 204.(c)
sides at D, E and F, respectively. AD,BE
and CF intersect at point P. If ∠EPD = 21.(c) 22.(c) 23.(c) 24.(d) 205.(a) 206.(c) 207.(c) 208.(d)
116° and the bisectors of ∠A and ∠B 209.(d) 210.(a) 211.(b) 212.(c)
25.(c) 26.(c) 27.(a) 28.(a)
meet at Q, then the measure of∠AQB is :
SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019) 29.(d) 30.(c) 31.(a) 32.(a) 213.(b) 214.(b) 215.(b) 216.(d)
(a) 96° (b) 122° (c) 124° (d) 64° 33.(d) 34.(a) 35.(d) 36.(a) 217.(a) 218.(c) 219.(c) 220.(d)
Q.654.In∆ABD, C is the midpoint of BD. 37.(a) 38.(d) 39.(a) 40.(a) 221.(a) 222.(b) 223.(d) 224.(d)