3.

PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLE
EXERCISE-3
Answer Key & Solution

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Sol.1 Sol. [C]
2
The angle subtended at the centre of any regular polygon of n sides by its side if
n
Let R be the radius of circumscribed circle then
2
OA1 = OA2 = R and A1OA2 =
n
 a
A1ON = and A1N =
n 2
sin  a / 2 a 
Now = R= cos
R R 2 n

An A3
O

N
A2
A1
Let r be the radius of inscribed circle
 a
ON = r and A1ON = and A1N =
n 2
 a/2 a 
tan =  r = cot
n r 2 n
r + R = a/2 [cosec/2 + cot /n]
1  cos  / n 
= a/2  
 sin  / n 

2 cos 2  / 2n
= a/2
2 sin  / 2n cos  / 2n
= a/2 cot /2n

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Sol.2 [B]
36
a cos2 C/2 + c cos2A/2 =
2
a S (S – C) c S (S – a ) 36
+ =
ab bc 2
2S 2 – Sc – Sa 36
 =
b 2

2S 2 – S(2S – b) 36
 =
b 2
Sb 36
 =
b 2
2S = 3b
a + b + c = 3b
a + c = 2b
Hence a, b, c are in A.P

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Sol.3 [C]
Given that 0 < r < /2
1  sin  cos   1 > max {sin , cos }

The largest side = 1  sin  cos 

Angle opposite to this side is given by
sin 2   cos 2  – (1  sin  cos )
cos  =
2 sin  cos 
1
= –   = 120°
2

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Sol.4 [B]
c c
c = /2 R = =
2 sin c 2
Also r = (S – c) tan c/2 = (S – c) tan /4 = S – c
2 (r + R) = (2S – 2c) + c
= a + b + c – 2c + c = a + b

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Sol.5 [C]
r 
= cos n3
R n
r 1 r 1
n=3 = , n = 4, =
R 2 R 2
r 3
n = 6, =
R 2

Also cos  2/3 for n  3
n

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Sol.6 [C]
bc ca ab
Let   = K in a triangle ABC
11 12 13
 b + c = 11K, c + a = 12K, a + b = 13K
a = 7K, b = 6K, c = 5K
Now we know,
b2  c 2  a2
cos A =
2bc
36K 2  25K 2  49K 2
=
2(6K )(5K )
1
=
5

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Sol.7 [C]
q D
C
90º 


q2


)
p 2

+
p

(
–
0º


18
B E A
By Sine rule
sin  sin(   (  ))
=
AB p2  q2

p 2  q 2 sin 
AB =
sin(  )

p 2  q 2 sin 
AB =
sin  cos   cos  sin 
p 2  q 2 sin 
Then AB =
   
sin    cos  
q p
 2   2 
 p q  p q
2 2
 
(p 2  q 2 ) sin 
So, AB =
q sin   p cos 

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Sol.8 [D]
sin A
2 3
sin B
sin(105)
 2 3
sin(15)
cos15
 2 3
sin 15

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Sol.9 [D]
In ABD
4  25 – c 2
cos60º =
2(2)(5)
 10 = 29 – c2
 c = 19
c  19
Now in BDC
1 a 2  b 2 – 19
cos120º = – =
2 2ab
a2 + b2 – 19 = –ab
a2 + b2 + ab = 19 … (1)
B
5

A 60º a
c
2 120º
C
b
D
1 1
Area = × 2 × 5 sin60º + ab sin120º
2 2
=4 3
5 3 ab 3
 + =4 3
2 4
ab 5 3
 =4– =
4 2 2
ab  6
a2 + b2 = 13 (from (1))
a  2, b  3
Perimeter
=2+5+2+3
= 12

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