UNIVERSAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, A – BLOCK , PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 92
SUBJECT: MATHS CHAPTER – 6 TRIANGLES
ASSIGNMENT – 2 CLASS – X
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸
1. In the given figure, 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐸𝐶 and < 𝐴𝐷𝐸 = 70°, < 𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 50°, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 < 𝐵𝐶𝐴 =
(a) 70° (b) 50° (c) 80° (d) 60°
2. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸 are points on sides AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC and
AD : DB = 3 : 1. If EA = 6.6 cm then AC is equal to
(a) 9.8 cm (b) 8.8 cm (c) 7.8 cm (d) 6.6 cm
3. In a right triangle shown below, 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐴𝐷 = 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐶𝐷, 𝑖𝑓 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑥, 𝐵𝐶 = ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝐷 = 𝑑,
then x equal
ℎ𝑑
(a) (c) ℎ + 𝑑
2ℎ+𝑑
1
(b) 𝑑 − ℎ (d) 2 ℎ
4. In the figure, below, BA||QR
To the nearest tenth, what is the length of AR?
(a) 1.8 cm (c) 1.4 cm
(b) 1.7 cm (d) 2.2 𝑐𝑚
5. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹, < 𝐴 =< 𝐷, < 𝐵 =< 𝐸 𝑎𝑛𝑑 < 𝐶 =< 𝐹, then ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹
are similar. Similarly, we write it as
(c) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 (c) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹
(d) (a) or (c) (d) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹
6. In the given figure, AB||DE and BD||EF. Prove that 𝐷𝐶 2 = 𝐶𝐹 × 𝐴𝐶.
7. In the figure, AP = 3 cm, AR = 4.5 cm, AQ = 6 cm, AB = 5 cm and AC = 10 cm. Find the length of
AD.
8. If one diagonal of a trapezium divides the other diagonal in the ratio 1 : 3. Prove that one of the
parallel sides is three times the other.
9. In the given figure, if AB || DC, find the value of x.
10. P and Q are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a triangle ABC. If AP = 2 cm,
PB = 4 cm, AQ = 3 cm, QC = 6 cm, prove that BC = 3PQ.
11. In fig., DB is perpendicular to BC, DE is perpendicular to AB and AC is perpendicular to BC.
𝐵𝐸 𝐴𝐶
Prove that 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐵𝐶.
12. In figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC, E is a point on the side CB produced, such
that FE is perpendicular to AC. If AD is perpendicular to CB, prove that 𝐴𝐵 × 𝐸𝐹 = 𝐴𝐷 × 𝐸𝐶.
13. In figure, AB|| PQ||CD, AB = x units, CD = y units and PQ = z units, prove that
1 1 1
+ =
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
14. In the given triangle PQR, < 𝑄𝑃𝑅 = 90°, 𝑃𝑄 = 24 𝑐𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄𝑅 = 26 𝑐𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 ∆𝑃𝐾𝑅,
< 𝑃𝐾𝑅 = 90° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐾𝑅 = 8 𝑐𝑚, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝐾.
15. D is a point on the side BC of ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 < 𝐴𝐷𝐶 =< 𝐵𝐴𝐶. Prove that 𝐶𝐴2 = 𝐶𝐵. 𝐶𝐷.
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason
(R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
16. Assertion (A) : In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐶 respectively such that
BD = CE. If < 𝐵 =< 𝐶, then DE is not parallel to BC.
Reason (R) : If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then line must be
parallel to the third side.
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶
17. Assertion (A): In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝑖𝑓 𝐷𝐸||𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝐴𝐵 𝑖𝑛 𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐶 𝑖𝑛 𝐸, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 = 𝐴𝐸 .
𝐴𝐷
Reason (R) : If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides
in distinct points, then these sides are divided in the same ratio.
18. Read the following and answer the questions given below :
Karamveer a carpenter designs a trapezium ABCD shaped model as shown in which AB||DC and
diagonal AC and BD divides each other in the ratio 1 : 3. Later he find that side AB is three times
the CD. After that he designed various other trapezium shaped model with some other
measurements as mentioned in some questions given below. Help him to determine the
measurements.
(i) In the given model (trapezium shaped) ABCD, AB || DC then find x.
(ii) In all the trapezium shaped model which theorem he is using.
(iii) He designed a quadrilateral ABCD, such that < 1 =< 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 < 2 =< 4
𝐸𝐶 𝐷𝐸 1
If 𝐴𝐸 = 𝐵𝐸 = 2, and DC = 4 cm then find AB.
OR
Karamveer designed a model as shown below.
Here DE|| BC, AD = 5 cm, BD = 10 cm, AE = 3 cm and CE = 6 cm. If DE = 6 cm then find
BC.
