PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLE

APPLICATION OF
TRIGONOMETRY
 PROBLEMS
Q)Let ABC be a triangle with angle C = 90°. Draw CD perpendicular to AB.
Choose points M and N on sides AC and BC respectively such that DM is
parallel to BC and DN is parallel to AC. If DM = 5, DN = 4, then AC and BC
are respectively equal to

[KVPY 2017 SA] [1 Mark]

Q)In an isosceles trapezium, the length of one of the parallel sides, and
the lengths of the non–parallel sides are all equal to 30. In order to
maximize the area of the trapezium, the smallest angle should be :

[KVPY 2017 SA] [2 Mark]

Q)Let ABCD be a square and E be a point outside ABCD such that E, A, C

are collinear in that order. Suppose EB = ED = 130 and the areas of
triangle EAB and square ABCD are equal. Then the area of square ABCD
is :

[KVPY 2017 SA] [2 Mark]

Q)A quadrilateral has distinct integer side lengths. If the second-largest

side has length 10, then the maximum possible length of the largest side
is

[KVPY 2017 SA] [1 Mark]

Q)ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 4 cm. If R, r and h are the

circumradius, inradius and altitude, respectively, then (R+r)/h is ?

Q)If the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is four times the length of

the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex to it, then the
difference of the two acute angle will be ?

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Q)Two medians drawn from the acute angles of a right-angled triangle
intersect at an angle π/6. If the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle
is 3 units, then the area of the triangle (in sq. units) is ?

Q)A circle is inscribed in a right triangle ABC, right angled at C. The

circle is tangent to the segment AB at D and length of segments AD and
DB are 7 and 13 respectively. Area of triangle ABC is
equal to ?

Q)In a triangle ABC, if angle C = 105°, angleB = 45° and length of side AC
= 2 units, then the length of the
side AB is equal to ?

Q)The two adjacent sides of a cyclic quadrilateral are 2 & 5 and the angle
between them is 60°. If the area of the quadrilateral is 4 3 , find the
remaining two sides.

Q)Let ABC and ABC¢ be two non-congruent triangles with sides AB = 4,

AC = AC¢ = 2 2 and angle B = 30°. The absolute value of the difference
between the areas of these triangles is . (JEE 2009)

Q)In a triangle PQR, P is the largest angle and cos P = 1/3. Further the
incircle of the triangle touches the sides PQ, QR and RP at N, L and M
respectively, such that the lengths of PN, QL and RM are consecutive
even integers. Then possible length(s) of the side(s) of the triangle is
(are)
JEE ADVANCE 2013

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Q)In a ABC, the tangent of half the difference of two angles is one
third the tangent of half the sum of the two angles. Then find the ratio of
the sides opposite the angles.

Q)In a △ABC, (a + b + c)(a + b − c) = ab. Then find the measure of the

∠ C.