SOME BEST QUESTIONS OF TRIANGLES – BY

RAGHAV MADAN
1) In the adjoining figure, ABD = CDB = PQB = 90° . If AB = x, Cd = y and PQ = z, then prove that
1 1 1
= = .
x y z

2) ABC is a right triangle, right angled at B. AD and Ce are the two medians from A and C. If AC = 5 cm
3 √5
and AD = cm , find CE.
2
3) In a ∆ABC, AC  AB, D is mid-point of BC. If AEBC, prove that
2 2 1
(i) AC = AD + BC . DE+ BC 2
4
2 2 1 2
(ii) AB = AD −BC . DE + BC
4
2 2 2 1 2
(iii) AB + AC =2 AD + BC
2
QS PQ
4) In the given fig., PS is the bisector of QPR of ∆PQR. Prove that = .( SEE FIG1)
SR PR

FIG 1 FIG2

5) In the above figure, D is a point of hypotenuse AC of ∆ABC, DMBC, BDAC and DNAB, Prove that:
(FIG 2)
(i) DM 2 =DN . MC
(ii) DN 2=DM . AN

6) In the given figure, ABC is a triangle in which ABC  90° and AD  CB produced. Prove that
AC 2= AB 2 +BC 2+ 2 BC . BD
7) In the following fig., ABC is a triangle in which ABC  90° and AD  BC. Prove that
AC 2= AB 2 +BC 2−2 BC . BD

8) Prove that internal bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side internally in the ratio
of the sides containing the angle.

BD AB
9) In the given figure , D is a point on the side BC of ∆ABC such that = .Prove that AD is the
CD AC
bisector of BAC.

10) Prove that external bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side externally in the ratio
of the sides containing the angle.
11) The bisector of interior A of a ∆ABC meets BC in D, and the bisector of exterior A meets BC
BD CD
produced in E. Prove that = .
BE CE

12) In the given fig. AD is median of a triangle ABC and AM  BC. Prove that:

2
BC
2 2
(i) AC = AD + BC . DM +
2 ( )
2
BC
2 2
(ii) AB = AD −BC . DM +
2 ( )
2 2 2 1 2
(iii) AC + AB =2 AD + BC
2
13) In fig. D and E trisect BC. Prove that 8 AB 2=3 AC 2+5 AD 2 .

14) ∆ABC is right triangle, In which C = 90° and CD  AB. If BC = a , CA = b, AB = c and CD = p , then
prove that
1 1 1
(i) Cp=ab (ii) = +
P 2 a 2 b2
15) In fig. express x in terms of a, b and c.

16) Two poles of height “a” and “b” (ba) are ‘c’ meters apart. Prove that the height ‘h’ in meters of the
point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the opposite pole is given
ab
by meters.
a+b

17) In the given figure, two chords AB and CD intersect each other at the point P. Prove that:
(i) ∆APC ∆DPB (ii)AP.BP = CP.DP

18) In the above given figure two chords AB and CD of a circle intersect each other at the point P (when
produced) outside the circle. Prove that
(i) ∆PAC ∆PDB
(ii) PA.PB = PC.PD
19) Prove that the sum of the squares of the diagonals of parallelogram is equal to the sum of the
squares of its sides.
20) 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, find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds.