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MCQ–Triangles
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1. A man goes 24 m due west and then 10 m due north. How far is he from the starting point?

(a) 34 m (b) 17 m (c) 26 m (d) 28 m.

2. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.2 m/s.
If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, then the length of her shadow after 4 seconds is
(a) 3.2𝑚 (b) 4.8𝑚 (c) 1.6𝑚 (d) 3.6𝑚
3. A vertical stick 20𝑚 long casts a shadow 10m long on the ground. At the same time, a tower casts a
shadow of 50𝑚 long on the ground. The height of the tower is
(a) 100𝑚 (b) 120𝑚 (c) 25𝑚 (d) 200𝑚
4. The value of the height ′ℎ′ in the adjoining figure is, at which the tennis ball must be hit, so that it will
just pass over the net and land 6𝑚 away from the base of the net.

(a) 3.6𝑚 (b) 3𝑚 (c) 2.7𝑚 (d) 0.27𝑚

5. Two poles of height 13 m and 7 m respectively stand vertically on a plane ground at a distance of 8 m
from each other. The distance between their tops is
(a) 9 m (b) 10 m (c) 11 m (d) 12 m
6. A vertical stick 1.8 m long casts a shadow 45 cm long on the ground. At the same time, what is the
length of the shadow of a pole 6 m high?
(a) 2.4 m (b) 1.35 m (c) 1.5 m (d) 13.5 m
7. The shadow of a 5m long stick is 2 m long. At the same time the length of the shadow of a 12.5m high
tree (in m) is
(a) 3.0 (b) 3.5 (c) 4.5 (d) 5.0
8. Right angle triangle whose hypotenuse is of length 𝑝 𝑐𝑚, one side of length 𝑞 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑝 − 𝑞 = 1, then
the length of the third side is
(a) √1 + 2𝑞 𝑐𝑚 (b) √𝑝 + √𝑞 𝑐𝑚 (c) √𝑝 − 𝑞 𝑐𝑚 (d) √𝑝 − √𝑞 𝑐𝑚.
9. A ladder 25 m long just reaches the top of a building 24 m high from the ground. What is the distance of
the foot of the ladder from the building?
(a) 7m (b) 14m (c) 21m (d) 24.5 m
10. In ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, 𝑃𝐷 ⊥ 𝑄𝑅 such that 𝐷 lies on 𝑄𝑅, if 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑎, 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑏, 𝑄𝐷 = 𝑐 and 𝐷𝑅 = 𝑑, then the value of
(𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏) is
𝑐+𝑑 𝑐 2−𝑑2 𝑐 2+𝑑2
(a) 𝑐−𝑑 (b) 𝑐−𝑑
(c) (𝑐 + 𝑑)(𝑐 − 𝑑) (d) 𝑐 2−𝑑2 .

11. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm. The other two sides are such that one is 5 cm longer
than the other. The lengths of these sides are
(a) 10 cm, 15 cm (b) 15 cm, 20 cm (c) 12 cm, 17 cm (d) 13 cm, 18 cm

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12. In the figure, if∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 90° and 𝐴𝐷 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, then

(a) 𝐵𝐷. 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐵𝐶 2 (b) 𝐴𝐵. 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶 2 (c) 𝐵𝐷. 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐴𝐷2 (d) 𝐴𝐵. 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐴𝐷2 .
13. If 𝐷, 𝐸 and 𝐹 are the midpoints of sides 𝐵𝐶, 𝐶𝐴 and 𝐴𝐵 respectively of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, then the ratio of the
areas of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 to the area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is
(a) 1: 4 (b) 1: 2 (c) 1: 3 (d) 2: 3.
14. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an equilateral triangle of side 2𝑎, then length of one of its altitude is____.
√3
(a) √3𝑎 (b) 𝑎 (c) 2√3𝑎 (d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒.
2

15. In the given figure, 𝑥 is

𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑐 𝑏𝑐 𝑎𝑐
(a) 𝑎+𝑏 (b) 𝑏+𝑐 (c) 𝑏+𝑐 (d) 𝑎+𝑐.

16. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐴𝑃𝑄 and 𝑎𝑟(∆𝐴𝑃𝑄) = 4𝑎𝑟(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶), then the ratio of 𝐵𝐶 to 𝑃𝑄 is

(a) 2: 1 (b) 1: 2 (c) 1: 4 (d) 4: 1.
17. The area of a right angled triangle is 40 𝑐𝑚 2 and its perimeter is 40 𝑐𝑚. The length of its hypotenuse is
(a) 16 𝑐𝑚 (b) 18 𝑐𝑚 (c) 17 𝑐𝑚 (d) data insufficient.
18. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25 cm and 15 cm respectively. If one side of the first triangle
is 9 cm, then the corresponding side of second triangle is ................... .
(a) 4.2 cm (b) 5.4 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 6 cm
19. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 it is given that 𝐴𝐵 = 6𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 8𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐷 is the bisector of ∠𝐴. Then, 𝐵𝐷 ∶ 𝐷𝐶?
(a) 3 ∶ 4 (b) 9 ∶ 16 (c) 4 ∶ 3 (d) √3: 2.
20. In the given figure, 𝐵𝐿 and 𝐶𝑀 are medians of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, right angled at 𝐴. The term
4(𝐵𝐿2 + 𝐶𝑀2 ) =
(a) 5𝐵𝐶 2 (b) 4𝐵𝐶 2 (c) 3𝐵𝐶 2 (d) 2𝐵𝐶 2
21. In the figure 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a right triangle, right angled at 𝐵. AD and CE are two medians drawn from 𝐴 and 𝐶
3√5
respectively. If 𝐴𝐶 = 5𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐷 = 2
𝑐𝑚, the length of 𝐶𝐸 will be

(a) 4 𝑐𝑚 (b) 6 𝑐𝑚 (c) 2√5 𝑐𝑚 (d) 4√5 𝑐𝑚.

22. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 it is given that 𝐴𝐷 is the internal bisector of ∠𝐴. If 𝐵𝐷 = 4 𝑐𝑚, 𝐷𝐶 = 5𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐵 =
6𝑐𝑚, then 𝐴𝐶 = ?
(a) 4.5 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 7.5 cm
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23. A flagpole 18𝑚 high casts a shadow 9.6𝑚 long. Then, the distance of the top of the pole from the far
end of the shadow is
(a) 18 𝑚 (b) 26𝑚 (c) 21𝑚 (d) 20.4𝑚.
24. In the given figure, 𝐷 and 𝐸 trisect 𝐵𝐶. The term 3𝐴𝐶 2 + 5𝐴𝐷2 is

(a) 2𝐴𝐸 2 (b) 4 𝐴𝐸 2 (c) 6𝐴𝐸 2 (d) 8𝐴𝐸 2

25. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, it is given that AD is the internal bisector of ∠𝐴. If 𝐴𝐵 = 10𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 14𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 =
6𝑐𝑚, then 𝐶𝐷 = ?
(a) 4.8 cm (b) 3.5 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 10.5 cm
26. In an equilateral triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, if 𝐴𝐷 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶 then which of the following is true?
(a) 2𝐴𝐵2 = 3𝐴𝐷2 (b) 4𝐴𝐵2 = 3𝐴𝐷2 (c) 3𝐴𝐵2 = 4𝐴𝐷2 (d) 3𝐴𝐵2 = 2𝐴𝐷2 .
27. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 24 cm and 10 cm. The length of each side of the
rhombus is
(a) 12cm (b) 13 cm (c) 14 cm (d) 17 cm.
28. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a trapezium whose diagonals 𝐴𝐶 and 𝐵𝐷 intersect at 𝑂 such that
𝑂𝐴 = (3𝑥 − 1 )𝑐𝑚, 𝑂𝐵 (2𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚, 𝑂𝐶 = (5𝑥 − 3)𝑐𝑚 and 𝑂𝐷 = (6𝑥 − 5)𝑐𝑚, then 𝑥 =?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 2.5 (d) 4.
29. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶, so that 𝐴𝐷 = 2.4𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐸 = 3.2𝑐𝑚 and 𝐸𝐶 = 4.8𝑐𝑚, Then 𝐴𝐵 =?
(a) 3.6 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 6.4 cm (d) 7.2 cm
30. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, if 𝐷𝐸 is drawn parallel to 𝐵𝐶, cutting 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 at 𝐷 and 𝐸 respectively such that
𝐴𝐵 = 7.2𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 6.4𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐷 = 4.5𝑐𝑚 Then, 𝐴𝐸 = ?
(a) 5.4 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 3.6 cm (d) 3.2 cm.
31. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶 so that 𝐴𝐷 = (7𝑥 − 4)𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐸 = (5𝑥 − 2)𝑐𝑚, 𝐷𝐵 = (3𝑥 + 4)𝑐𝑚 and 𝐸𝐶 = 3𝑥 𝑐𝑚, then
we have
(a) 𝑥 = 3 (b) 𝑥 = 5 (c) 𝑥 = 4 (d) 𝑥 = 2.5.
𝐴𝐷 3
32. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶, such that = . If 𝐴𝐶 = 5.6𝑐𝑚, then 𝐴𝐸 =?
𝐷𝐵 5

(a) 4.2 cm (b) 3.1 cm (c) 2.8 cm (d) 2.1 cm

33. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 and the perimeters of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 are 30𝑐𝑚 and 18𝑐𝑚 respectively. If 𝐵𝐶 = 9𝑐𝑚,
then 𝐸𝐹 =?
(a) 6.3 cm (b) 5.4 cm (c) 7.2 cm (d) 4.5 cm.
34. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 such that 𝐴𝐵 = 9.1𝑐𝑚 and 𝐷𝐸 = 6.5𝑐𝑚. If perimeter ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 are 25𝑐𝑚, what is the perimeter
of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶?
(a) 35 cm (b) 28 cm (c) 42 cm (d) 40 cm.

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35. ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the midpoint of BC. Ratio of the areas of
triangles ABC and BDE is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1.
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐴
36. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, we have 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 , then

(a) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐶𝐴𝐵 (b) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 (c) ∆𝐶𝐵𝐴~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 (d) ∆𝐵𝐶𝐴~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.

37. Corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4 : 9. Areas of these triangles are in the
ratio
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 9 (c) 9 : 4 (d) 16 : 81.
𝐵𝐶 2 𝑎𝑟(∆𝑃𝑄𝑅)
38. It is given that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 and 𝑄𝑅 = 3, then 𝑎𝑟(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) =?
2 3 4 9
(a) (b) (c) (d) .
3 2 9 4
2 2
39. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 such that 𝑎𝑟(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ) = 36𝑐𝑚 and 𝑎𝑟(∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 ) = 49𝑐𝑚 , then the ratio of their
corresponding sides are
(a) 36: 49 (b) 6: 7 (c) 7: 6 (d) √6: √7.
40. In an isosceles ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶,if 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐵2 = 2𝐴𝐶 2 , then ∠𝐶 =?
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°.
𝐵𝐸
41. In figure, DE║AC and DC║AP. Prove that =
𝐸𝐶

B E C P

𝐵𝐷 𝐵𝐶 𝐵𝐶
(a) 𝐶𝑃
(b) 𝐶𝑃 (c) 𝐷𝐴 (d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒.

42. In a ABC , D and 𝐸 are points on the sides 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively such that 𝐷𝐸║𝐵𝐶. If 𝐴𝐷 =, 𝐴𝐸 =

8𝑥 – 7, 𝐵𝐷 = 3𝑥 – 1 and 𝐶𝐸 = 5𝑥 – 3, find the value x

1 2
(a) (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) .
2 3

43. In the given figure, if ∠𝐴𝐷𝐸 = ∠𝐵 and 𝐴𝐷 = 6.8𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐸 = 8.6𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐸 = 2.4𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 = 5.5𝑐𝑚, then the
value of 𝐷𝐸 is

(a) 6.8 𝑐𝑚 (b) 2.4 𝑐𝑚 (c) 3.4𝑐𝑚 (d) 4.8𝑐𝑚.

44. In figure, PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC, then
P

R
x Q
z
y
A B
C

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) + = (b) + = (c) − = (d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒.
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑧 𝑦 𝑥 𝑧 𝑦

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45. ABC is a right triangle right-angled at C. Let BC = a , CA = b , AB = c and let p be the length of
perpendicular from C on AB, then
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 𝑝2 = 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 (b) 𝑎2 = 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 (c) 𝑝2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 (d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒.

46. A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the
starting point is
(a) 350m (b) 250m (c) 300m (d) 225.
47. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 24cm and 32cm, then the length of the altitude of the
rhombus is
(a) 12cm (b) 12.8cm (c) 19 cm` (d) 19.2cm.
48. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅. If 𝐴𝑀 and 𝑃𝑁 are altitudes of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 respectively and 𝐴𝐵2 ∶ 𝑃𝑄2 = 4 ∶ 9,
then 𝐴𝑀: 𝑃𝑁 =
(a) 16:81 (b) 4:9 (c) 3:2 (d) 2:3.
49. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is such that 𝐴𝐵 = 3 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 2𝑐𝑚, 𝐶𝐴 = 2.5 𝑐𝑚. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 and 𝐸𝐹 = 4𝑐𝑚, then
perimeter of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 is
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 22.5 cm (d) 30 cm.
50. In the figure, if 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐷 = 3𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐷 = 4𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 = 14 𝑐𝑚, then 𝐷𝐸 equals

(a) 7cm (b) 6cm (c) 4cm (d) 3cm.

51. In the given figure, ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = ∠𝐶𝐷𝐴, 𝐴𝐶 = 8𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐷 = 3𝑐𝑚, then 𝐵𝐷 is

22 26 55 64
(a) 𝑐𝑚 (b) 𝑐𝑚 (c) 𝑐𝑚 (d) 𝑐𝑚
3 3 3 3

52. Sides AB and BE of a right triangle, right angled at B are of lengths 16 cm and 8 cm respectively.
The length of the side of largest square FDGB that can be inscribed in the triangle ABE is

32 16 8 4
(a) 3
𝑐𝑚 (b) 3
𝑐𝑚 (c) 3 𝑐𝑚 (d) 3 𝑐𝑚.

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53. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, ∠𝐵 = 90˚ and 𝐵𝐷 ꓕ 𝐴𝐶. If 𝐴𝐶 = 9𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐷 = 3 𝑐𝑚 then 𝐵𝐷 is equal to
(a) 2√2 𝑐𝑚 (b) 3√2 𝑐𝑚 (c) 2√3 𝑐𝑚 (d) 3√3 𝑐𝑚
54. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 26 cm and 39 cm. The ratio of their areas will be
(a) 2:3 (b) 6:9 (c) 4:6 (d) 4:9
55. A man goes 15m due west and then 8m due north. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 7m (b) 10m (c) 17m (d) 23m.
56. What is the length of an altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 8cm?
(a) 2√3 𝑐𝑚 (b) 3√3 𝑐𝑚 (c) 4√3 𝑐𝑚 (d) 5√3 𝑐𝑚.
1
57. In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD  BC . Then
3
(a) 9𝐴𝐷2 = 7𝐴𝐵2 (b) 9𝐴𝐵2 = 7𝐴𝐷2 (c) 9𝐴𝐶 2 = 7𝐴𝐵2 (d) None.
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Faculty Of mathematics

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