Arjuan JEE Main (2025)

MANTHAN
Mathematics Solution of Triangle
Exercise-1 sin B
9. If in triangle ABC, cos A = , then the triangle is
1. If the angles of a triangle ABC be in A.P., then 2sin C
(a) Equilateral (b) Isosceles
(a) c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − ab (b) b 2 = a 2 + c 2 − ac
(c) Right angled (d) Scalene
(c) a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − ac 2
(d) b= a2 + c2
10. If a, b and c are the sides of a triangle such that
2. In ∆ABC. a sin (B – C) + b sin (C – A) + c sin (A – B) = a 4 + b 4 +=
c 4 2c 2 (a 2 + b 2 ) then the angles opposite to the
(a) 0 (b) a + b + c side c is
(c) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 (d) 2(a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) (a) 45° or 135° (b) 30° or 100°
3. In ∆ABC, (b2 – c2) cot A + (c2 – a2) cot B + (a2 – b2) cot C = (c) 50° or 100º (d) 60º or 120º
(a) 0 (b) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 11. In a triangle ABC, (a + b + c) (b + c – a) = lbc if -
1 (a) l < 0 (b) l > 0
(c) 2 (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) (d) (c) 0 < l < 4 (d) l > 4
2abc
12. Let ABC be a triangle such that ∠A = 45º, ∠B = 75º then
4. If the sides of a triangle are p, q and p 2 + pq + q 2 , then a + c 2 equal to -
the biggest angle is
(a) 0 (b) b (c) 2b (d) –b
(a) π / 2 (b) 2π / 3
b 3
(c) 5π / 4 (d) 7 π / 4 13. Angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC are in A.P. If = ,
then angle A is equal to - c 2
b+c
5. In a triangle ABC, if B = 3C, then the values of   π π 5π π
 4c  (a) (b) (c) (d)
b−c 6 4 12 2
and   are
 2c  a 2 − b2 sin ( A − B )
14. If in a triangle ABC, = then the triangle
A A 2
a +b 2
sin ( A + B )
(a) sin C,sin (b) cos C,sin is -
2 2
(a) Right angled or isosceles
A A
(c) sin C, cos (d) cos C, cos (b) Right angled and isosceles
2 2
(c) Equilateral
b+c c+a a+b (d) None of these
6. In a DABC, if = = , then cos C =
11 12 13
15. In any triangle ABC,
7 5 17 16 a 2 sin ( B − C ) b 2 sin ( C − A ) c 2 sin ( A − B )
(a) (b) (c) (d) + + is equal to
5 7 36 17 sin B + sin C sin C + sin A sin A + sin B
(a) a+b+c
7. In a triangle ABC, b = 3 , c = 1 and ∠A =30° , then the
largest angle of the triangle is (b) a+b–c
(a) 135° (b) 90° (c) a–b+c
(c) 60° (d) 120° (d) 0

16. The expression ( a + b + c )( b + c − a )( c + a − b )( a + b − c )

 A−B+C
8. In a DABC, 2ac sin   is equal to 4b 2 c 2
 2 
is equal to
(a) a 2 + b 2 − c 2
(a) cos2 A
(b) c 2 + a 2 − b 2 (b) sin2 A
(c) b 2 − c 2 − a 2 (c) cosA cosB cosC
(d) c2 – a2 – b2 (d) None of these

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Projection Formula, Napier’s Analogy & Area of 27. In a ∆ABC, if AB = 5 cm, BC = 13 cm and CA = 12 cm,
Triangle Half-Angled Formulae m-n theorem then the distance of vertex A from the side BC is (in cm)
25 60 65 144
17. If in a triangle ABC, b = 3 , c = 1 and B – C = 90° then (a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 12 13
∠A is
π
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 75° (d) 15° 28. In a ∆ABC, if b = 2, c = 3 and ∠A = , then value of R
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18. If a2, b2, c2 are in A. P. then which of the following are also is equal to
in A.P. 1 1
(a) (b) 1 (d) 2 (d)
(a) sin A, sin B, sin C 2 4
(b) tan A, tan B, tan C 29. In a triangle ABC, a2cos2B + b2cos2A + 2abcos(A – B) =
(c) cot A, cot B, cot C (a) a2 (b) c2 (c) b2 (d) a2 + b2
(d) cosec A, cosec B, cosec C
30. If in a triangle ABC, b = 3 , c = 1and B – C = 90º then ∠A is
19. If in a triangle ABC, cos A cos B + sin A sin B sin C = 1, then (a) 30º (b) 45º (c) 75º (d) 15º
the sides are proportional to
31. If i a triangle ABC, (s – a) (s – b) = s (s – c), then angle C is
(a) 1:1: 2 (b) 1: 2 :1 (c) 2 :1:1 (d) 1 : 1: 1 equal to
B C−A (a) 90º (b) 45º (c) 30º (d) 60º
20. If in the DABC, AB = 2BC, then tan : cot  
2  2  A B C
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 3 32. In DABC, if sin 2 ,sin 2 ,sin 2 be in H. P. then a, b, c
2 2 2
π will be in
21. If in a triangle ABC, a = 5, b = 4, A = + B , then C =
2 (a) A. P. (b) G. P. (c) H. P. (d) A.G.P.
1 1 A B
(a) tan −1   (b) tan −1 tan
− tan
9 40 2 2 =
33. In any triangle ABC,
1 A B
(c) Cannot be evaluated (d) 2 tan −1   tan + tan
9 2 2
22. If A is the area and 2s the sum of 3 sides of triangle, then a −b a −b a −b c
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 a+b c a+b+c a+b
s s
(a) A ≤ (b) A ≤ 34. In any triangle ABC, the value of a(b2 + c2) cos A +
3 3 2
b(c2 + a2) cos B + c(a2 + b2) cos C is
s2 s2 (a) 3abc2 (b) 3a2bc (c) 3abc (d) 3ab2c
(c) A > (d) A ≥
3 3 3
35. In a triangle ABC, AD is altitude from A. Given b > c,
23. If in a triangle ABC right angled at B, s – a = 3, s – c = 2, then abc
the values of a and c are respectively ∠C = 23° and AD = 2 , then ∠B =
b − c2
(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 4 (c) 4, 3 (d) 6, 8 (a) 67° (b) 44° (c) 113° (d) 157°
24. In a DABC a, c, A are given and b1, b2 are two values of the 36. In a DABC if the sides are a = 3, b = 5 and c = 4, then
third side b such that b2 = 2b1. Then sin A = B B
sin + cos is equal to
2 2
9a 2 − c 2 9a 2 − c 2
(a) (b) 3 +1 3 −1
8a 2 8c 2 (a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 1
2 2
9a 2 + c 2 9a 2 + c 2 37. Which of the following is true in a triangle ABC
(c) (d)
8a 2 8c 2 B−C A
(a) (b + c) sin 2a cos
=
25. In a ∆ABC, a sin 2C + c sin 2A =
2 2
2 2
(a) ∆ (b) 2∆ A B−C
(c) 3∆ (d) 4∆ (b) (b + c) cos 2a sin
=
2 2
26. The product of the arithmetic mean of the lengths of the
A B−C
sides of a triangle and harmonic mean of the lengths of the (c) (b − c) cos a sin
=
2 2
altitudes of the triangle is equal to
(a) ∆ (b) 2∆ B−C A
(d) (b − c) sin 2a cos
=
(c) 3∆ (d) 4∆ 2 2

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 B C 45. In the adjacent figure ‘P’ is any interior point of the
38. In a DABC, if 3a = b + c, then the value of cot cot is equilateral triangle ABC of side length 2 unit
2 2
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2
39. In ∆ABC, 2R sin A sin Bsin C =
2

(a) s2 (b) ab + bc + ca
(c) ∆ (d) Zero
40. In an equilateral triangle the inradius and the circum-radius If xa, xb and xc represent the distance of P from the sides BC,
are connected by CA and AB respectively then xa + xb + xc is equal to -
(a) r = 4R (b) r = R/2
(a) 6 (b) (c) 3 (d) 2 3
(c) r = R/3 (d) r = R/4 3
2
41. If the sides of the triangle are 5K, 6K, 5K and radius of 46. If two sides a, b and the angle A be such that two triangles are
incircle is 6 then value of K is equal to formed, then the sum of the two values of the third side is
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 b−c
(a) b2 – a2 (b) 2 bcos A (c) 2 bsin A (d)
42. The circum-radius of the triangle whose sides are 13, 12 b+c
and 5 is 47. In the figure, ABC is triangle in which C = 90º and AB = 5 cm.
(a) 15 (b) 13/2 (c) 15/2 (d) 6 D is a point on AB show that AD = 3 cm and ∠ACD = 60º .
cos A cos B cos C Then th length of AC is
43. In a ∆ABC, if = = , and the side a = 2,
a b c
then area of the triangle is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 3
2
44. We are given and such that is acute and . Then -
(a) No triangle is possible
(b) One triangle is possible 3 3
(a) 5 cm (b) cm
(c) Two triangles are possible 7 7
(d) A right angled triangle is possible 3
(c) cm (d) None of these
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 Exercise-2 C C
10. In a ABC, (a – b)2 cos2 + (a + b)2 sin2 is equal to
Sine Rule 2 2
1. In a ABC, a sin(B – C) + b sin (C – A) + c sin (A – B) = (a) b2 (b) a2
(a) 0 (b) a + b + c (c) c2 (d) abc
(c) a (d) b
11. In a ABC, b2 sin 2C + c2 sin 2B is equal to
(a) 2bc cos A (b) bc sin A
a 2 sin( B − C ) b 2 sin(C − A)
2. In a ABC, + (c) bc cos A (d) 2bc sin A
sin A sin B
c 2 sin( A − B)  c − a cos B 
+ = 12. In a ABC,   sin C is equal to
sin C  b − a cos C 
(a) abc (b) a + b + c (a) cosA (b) cosB
(c) a2 + b2 + c2 (d) 0 (c) sinB (d) a cosA

-3 The angles of a ABC are in A.P. (order being A, B, C) 13. In a triangle ABC, for any angle , b cos (A − ) + a cos
(B + ) is equal to
and it is being given that b : c = 3: 2 , then A is
(a) b sin (b) c sin
equal to
(c) a cos (d) c cos .
(a) 45º (b) 75°
(c) 60º (d) 30º 14. If in a triangle ABC, the altitude AM be the bisector of
C  BAD, where D is the mid point of side BC, then (b2 −
4. If cos A + cos B = 4 sin2   , then sides a, c, b of the c2) is equal to
2
(a) a2 (b) a2/2
triangle ABC are in (c) ab (d) bc
(a) G.P. (b) A.P.
(c) H.P. (d) A.G.P.  C A
15. In a ABC, 2  a sin 2 + c sin 2  = c + a – b.
 2 2
sin A sin( A − B )
5. If in a ABC, = , then a2, b2, c2 are in (a) c + a + b (b) c – a – b
sin C sin( B − C )
(c) c + a – b (d) c – a + b
(a) G.P. (b) H.P.
(c) A.P. (d) A.G.P. 16. If in a triangle ABC, (a + b + c) (b + c − a) = k. b c, then:
(a) k < 0 (b) k > 6
6. In a ABC, A : B : C = 3 : 5 : 4. Then a + b + c 2 is (c) 0 < k < 4 (d) k > 4
equal to
17. In a triangle ABC, a: b: c = 4: 5: 6. Then 3A + B equals to:
(a) 2b (b) 2c
(a) 4C (b) 2
(c) 3b (d) 3a
(3)  − C (d) 

cos A cos B cos C 18. The distance between the middle point of BC and the foot
7. If in a  ABC, = = , then the
a b c of the perpendicular from A is:
triangle is: −a 2 + b 2 + c 2 b2 − c2
(a) right angled (b) isosceles (a) (b)
2a 2a
(c) equilateral (d) obtuse angled
b2 + c2 b2 + c2
(c) (d)
bc sin 2 A bc 2a
8. In a ABC is equal to
cos A + cos B cos C Napiar formulae, Area of Triangle
(a) b2 + c2 (b) bc
(c) a2 (d) a2 + bc 19. In a triangle ABC, 4 (cot A + cot B + cot C) is equal to
(a) a2 – b2 + c2 (b) a2 + b2 + c2
2 2 2
(c) a b c (c) abc
Cosine Rule, projection formula
20 If in a  ABC, a = 6, b = 3 and cos(A − B) = 4/5, then its
9. In a ABC, 2(bc cos A + ca cos B + ab cos C) is equal to area is equal to
(a) a2 + b2 + c2 (b) a + b + c (a) 6 sq. unit (b) 12 sq. unit
(c) abc (d) sinA sinB sinC (c) 9 sq. unit (d) 18 sq. unit

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21. If in a triangle ABC, A = 30º and the area of triangle is B C
28. In a  ABC if b + c = 3a, then cot · cot has the
2 2 2
3a
, then
4 value equal to:
(a) C = 4B (b) C = B. (a) 4 (b) 3
(b) C = 2B. (d) C = 3B. (c) 2 (d) 1

2 29. If in a ABC,  = a2 – (b – c)2, then tan A is equal to

22. In a ABC, A = , b – c = 3 3 cm and area (ABC) = (a) 15/16 (b) 8/15
3
(c) 8/17 (d) 1/2
9 3
cm2. Then ‘a’ is
2  C
30. If in a ABC, A = , then tan is equal to
(a) 6 3 cm (b) 9 cm 2 2
(c) 18 cm (d) 7 cm a−c a −b
(a) (b)
2b 2c
Half Angle formulae a−c a −b
A B C (c) (d)
cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 b c
23 In a ABC, 2 + 2 + 2 is equal to
a b c 2ab C
2 31. In ABC, . cos 2 is equal to
s 2s (a + b + c) 2
(a) (b)
abc abc s–a s–b
(a) (b)
3s 2 s2  
(c) (d)
abc abc a+b+c s–c
(c) (d)
 
 A B C
24. In a ABC, 4  bc.cos 2 + ca.cos 2 + ab.cos2  is
 2 2 2 Circumradius and Inradius
equal to
32. In ABC, R r (sin A + sin B + sin C) is equal to
(a) a + b + c (b) a2 + b2 + c2
(c) (a + b + c)2 (d) abc(a + b + c) (a) 
(b) 2
 2abc  A B C
25. In a ABC,.   cos .cos . cos is equal (c) 3
a+b+c 2 2 2
(d) /2
to
(a)  (b)  33. In ABC, a cos B cos C + b cos C cos A + c cos A cos B is
(c) /2 (d) /abc equal to
 2
26. If the sides a, b, c of a triangle are in A.P., then the value (a) (b)
2R R
A A R 
of tan + tan is equal to
2 2 (c) (d)
 R
1 B 3 B 1 1 1
(a) cot (b) cot
3 2 2 2 34. In ABC, + + is equal to
ab bc ca
2 B 1 B 1 1
(3) cot . (d) cot .
3 2 2 2 (a) (2)
Rr 2Rr
A B 3 2 3
(c) (d)
27. If in a triangle ABC, b cos2 + a cos2 = c, then a, Rr 2Rr
2 2 2
c, b are : A B C
(a) in A.P. 35. In ABC, cos2 + cos2 + cos2
2 2 2
(b) in G.P.
r r
(c) in H.P. (a) 2 + (b) 1+
(d) None 2R 2R
r r
(c) 1+ (d) 2+
R R

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36. In ABC, acot A + b cot B + c cot C
42. If , ,  are the respective altitudes of a triangle ABC,
(a) R + r (b) 2R + r
1 1 1
(c) R + 2r (d) 2(R + r) + − is equal to
  
b2 − c2 s–c s–a
37. If R denotes circumradius, then in ABC, is (a) (b)
2a R  
equal to a+b –c a+b –c
(c) (d)
(a) cos (B – C) (b) sin (B – C)  2
(c) cos B – cos C (d) sin(B + C)
43. In a ABC, if AB = 5 cm, BC = 13 cm and CA = 12 cm,
a cos A + b cos B + c cos C then the distance of vertex ‘A’ from the side BC is (in
38. In a  ABC, the value of is
a+b+c cm)
equal to: 25 60
(a) (b)
r R 13 13
(a) (b)
R 2r 65 144
(c) (d)
R 2r 12 13
(c) (d)
r R 44. If AD, BE and CF are the medians of a ABC, then (AD2
+ BE2 + CF2) : (BC2 + CA2 + AB2) is equal to
39. In a triangle ABC, if a : b : c = 3 : 7 : 8, then R : r is equal
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 2
to
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 2 : 3
(a) 2 : 7 (b) 7 : 2
(c) 3 : 7 (d) 7 : 3 45. In an acute angled triangle ABC, AP is the altitude. Circle
drawn with AP as its diameter cuts the sides AB and AC
40. In a ABC, a = 1 and the perimeter is six times the at D and E respectively, then length DE is equal to
arithmetic mean of the sines of the angles. Then measure  
of  A is (1) (2)
2R 3R
   
(a) (b)
3 2 (3) (4)
4R R
 
(c) (d)
6 4 46. If '' is the length of median from the vertex A to the side
BC of a ABC, then
Length of Median, angle bisector, altitude
(a) 42 = b2 + 4ac cos B
41. If , ,  are the respective altitudes of a triangle ABC,
(b) 42 = a2 + 4bc cos A
 1 1 1 
 2 + 2 + 2  is equal to (c) 42 = c2 + 4ab cos C
   
(d) 42 = b2 + 2c2 – 2a2
a +b +c
2 2 2
a +b +c
2 2 2
(a) (b)
 2
4 2
a 2 + b2 + c 2 a+b+c
(c) (d)
2 2
4 2

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 Exercise-3 PYQ's RADIUS OF INCIRCLE, ESCRIBED CIRCLE,
ORTHOCENTRE AND PEDAL TRIANGLE,
SINE RULE, COSINE RULE, PROJECTION
EXCENTRAL TRIANGLE
FORMULA, NAPIER FORMULA
8. A circle in inscribed in an equilateral triangle of
1. In a triangle ABC, BC = 7, AC = 8, AB = a ∈ N and side of length 12. If the area and perimeter of
2 m any square inscribed in this circle are m and n,
cos A = If 49 cos (3C )  42  , where gcd(m, n) respectively, then m + n2 is equal to
3. n
= 1, then m + n is equal to ________. [06 April,  [6 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
2024 (Shift-II)] (a) 396 (b) 408
2. For a triangle ABC, the value of cos 2A + cos 2B + cos 2C (c) 312 (d) 414
is least. If its inradius is 3 and incentre is M, then 9. Let a, b and c be the length of sides of a triangle ABC such the
which of the following is NOT correct? [1 Feb, a+b b+c c+a
= = . If r and R are the radius of incircle and
2023 (Shift-I)] 7 8 9
radius of circumcircle of the triangle ABC, respectively then the
(a) Perimeter of ∆ABC is 18 3
value of R is equal to [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(b) sin 2 A + sin 2 B + sin 2C = sin A + sin B + sin C r
 
(c) MA ⋅ MB =
−18 (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
2 2
27 3
(d) Area of ∆ABC is
2 10. If in a triangle ABC, AB = 5 units, ∠B =cos −1  3  and
5
3. b+c c+a a+b
Given = = for ∆ABC with usual notation. If radius of circumcircle of ∆ABC is 5 units, then the
11 12 13
area (in sq. units) of ∆ABC is: [20 July, 2021
cos A cos B cos C
= =
α β γ
, then the ordered tried (α, β, γ) has a value: (Shift-I)]
(a) 6 + 8 3 (b) 8 + 2 2
 [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) (7, 19, 25) (b) (3, 4, 5) (c) 10 + 6 2 (d) 4 + 2 3
(c) (5, 12 ,13) (d) (19, 7, 25) 11. Let in a right angled triangle, the smallest angle be
4. If 5, 5r, 5r2 are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then r cannot q. If a triangle formed by taking the reciprocal of
be equal to:  [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)] its sides is also a right angled triangle, then sinq is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 3 equal to: [20 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
4 4 4 2 2 −1 5 +1 5 −1 5 −1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in A.P. and the greatest 2 4 2 4
angle is double the smallest, then a ratio of lengths of the sides of 12. In ∆ABC , the lengths of sides AC and AB are 12 cm and 5
this triangle is: [8 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] cm, respectively. If the area of ∆ABC is 30cm2 and R and r are
(a) 5: 9: 13 (b) 5: 6: 7 respectively the radii of circumcircle and incircle of ∆ABC , then
the value of 2R + r (in cm) is equal to_______.
(c) 4: 5: 6 (d) 3: 4: 5
 [16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION OF HALF 13. In a triangle, the sum of lengths of two sides is x and the product of the
lengths of the same two sides is y. If x2 – c2 = y, where c is the length
ANGLES, M-N RULES of the third side of the triangle, then the circumradius of the triangle
6. If the line x = y = z intersects the line x sin A + y sin B + z sin C – 18 = 0 is: [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
= x sin 2A + y sin 2B + z sin 2C – 9, where A, B, C are the angles y
 A B C (a) 3 y (b) c
(c) c (d)
of a triangle ABC, then 80  sin sin sin  is equal to 2 3 3 3
 2 2 2

 [15 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]

7. The value of  π   2π   3π   5π 
2sin   sin   sin   sin  
8  8   8   8 
 6π   7π 
sin   .sin   is: [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
 8  8 
(a) (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) 1
8 2 4 2 4 8

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 Answer Key (Manthan)
Exercise-1
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (a)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (b)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (a)

Exercise-2
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (d)
31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (2)

Exercise-3 (PYQ's)
1. [39] 2. (a) 3. (a, b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. [5] 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. [15] 13. (b)