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Grade 9
Triangle
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(1)
Two sides AB and BC, and the median AD of △ABC are correspondingly equal to the two sides PQ
and QR, and the median PM of △PQR. If AB = 9 cm,AD = 3 cm, and AC = 4 cm, then the
length of PR is:
a. b.
3 cm 4 cm
c. d.
13 cm 9 cm
(2) In the figure, it is given that AC = BC,∠4 = 2 ∠1 and ∠3 = 2 ∠2. Which of the following is true?

E D
4 3

1 2
A B

a. b.
△ADC ≅ △ABC △ADC ≅ △BEC
c. d.
△ADC ≅ △AEB △ADC ≅ △ABD
(3) In an isosceles △ABC,AD ⊥ BC. If AB = AC = 29 cm,AD = 21 cm, and DC = 10 cm. The
length of BD is:
a. 29 cm b. 21 cm
c. 10 cm d. Can not be determined

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(4) In an isosceles △ABC,AD ⊥ BC. If AB = AC = 29 cm,AD = 21 cm, and DC = 10 cm. The

length of BD is cm.

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(5)
In an right angled △ABC,∠ACB = 60∘,∠BAC = 30∘ and ∠ABC = 90∘. If BC = 20 cm, then find
the length of AC.
(6) In △ABC, with AB = AC, prove that the altitude from the vertex A bisects the side BC.
(7)
P is any point in the interior of triangle ABC. Prove that AB + AC > BP + CP .
(8) In the figure, AB = AC = 50 cm,∠BDC = ∠CEB = 90∘ and EC = 25 cm. Find the length of BD.

E D

B C

(9) Prove that the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than twice the median drawn to the third
side.
(10) Prove that the sum of the lengths of the three altitudes of a triangle is less than the sum of the lengths
of the three sides of the triangle.

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Answers
(1) b.
4 cm
(2) b.
△ADC ≅ △BEC
(3) c. 10 cm

(4) 10

(5) 40 cm
(6)
(7)
(8) 25 cm
(9)
(10)

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