Geometry

Q3. Two of the sides of a scalene triangle are 14 and 16. How many different integral values third
side can take?

a) 20
b) 23
c) 25
d) 27

Q4. A non-isosceles acute triangle has sides as 15, 18 and n. How many different integral values n
can take?

a) 9
b) 12
c) 14
d) 23
Q5. BE and CF are two equal altitudes of a triangle ABC. Which of the following is always true?
I. ABC is an isosceles triangle
II. AB = AC
III. AB = BC
IV. ABC is equilateral triangle
a) Only I
b) Only I and II
c) Only I and III
d) All
e) None

Q6. In the figure, AC = AE, AB = AD and BAD =

EAC.

Which of the following are correct: -

a) BC = DE
b) AD = AC
c) BAC = DAE
d) More than one of the above
e) None of the above

Q7. The sides of a triangle are 5, 6 and 10. Find the length of the sides of a similar triangle whose
one side is 15.

a) 15, 18, 30
b) 12.5, 15, 25
c) 7.5, 9, 15
d) Cant be determined

Q8. In a triangle ABC, AD and BE are altitudes and EC = 8, CD = 6, AE = 3. Find BC.

a) 4
b) 5
c) 12
d) 44/3

Q9. In a trapezium ABCD, AB || CD and AB/CD = . If area of triangle AOB is 4 units (O is

intersection point of the diagonals), then find the area of trapezium ABCD.

a) 64 b) 84 c) 96 d) 100
Q10. In a trapezium, the line joining the midpoints of the diagonals is 2 cm long. If the longer base
is 48 cm long, then the length of the shorter base is ________

a) 40
b) 42
c) 44
d) 46

Q12. In parallelogram ABCD, A > 90 deg. ABP and ADQ are two equilateral triangles outside the
parallelogram. Find angle PCQ.

a) 45
b) 60
c) 75
d) 90

Q13. A triangle is divided into 6 parts by the three medians of the triangle, and area of one part is 6
units. Find the area of the triangle.

a) 12
b) 18
c) 24
d) 36

Q14. Let ABC be a triangle with AB = BC and BAC = 30 degrees. Let A' be the reflection of A in the
line BC; B' be the reflection of B in the line CA; C' be the reflection of C in the line AB. Find the
length of A'B' if AB = 10 cm.

a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 30
Q29) -------------------- River --------------------------

[C]

[G]

As shown in the figure, a cow (C) is nearby a river. She first reaches the river in a straight path,
drinks water and then heads towards the grass (G), again in a straight path. Given that CG = 10
m, CC1 = 3 m and GG1 = 8 m, where C1 and G1 are the points the perpendiculars from C and G
touches the river, can you help her in finding the path for which the total distance traveled to
reach the grass is minimized?

a) 14.2
b) 14.5
c) 14.0
d) 15.1
Q31. In quadrilateral ABCD, area of triangle ABC and ACD are 100 and 200. Now mid-points P and Q
of sides AB and CD are respectively joined to C and A. Find the area of triangles PBC and AQD

a) 40 and 80
b) 50 and 100
c) 75 and 150
d) 100 and 200

Q32. Bisectors of angles of a parallelogram form: -

a) Parallelogram but not a rectangle
b) Rectangle
c) Cant say

Q33. Mid points P, Q, R, S of sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively of quadrilateral are joined to form
another quadrilateral. What can be said about it?
a) Its always a parallelogram
b) Its always a rectangle
c) Cant say

Q34. ABCD is a quadrilateral. Now AB is extended to P such that AB = BP, BC is extended to Q

such that BC = CQ, CD to R such that CD = DR and DA to S such that DA = AS. Find the area
of quadrilateral PQRS if area of ABCD is 100.
a) 400
b) 500
c) 600
d) 700