SECTION–I

LEVEL - I

1. If the angles A, B, C of a triangle are in A.P. and sides a, b, c are in G.P., then a2, b2, c2 are in
(a) A.P. (b) H.P.
(c) G.P. (d) none of these.

2. If p1, p2, p3 are respectively the perpendiculars from the vertices of a triangle to the opposite sides,
cos A cos B cos C
then   is equal to
p1 p2 p3
(a) 1/r (b) 1/R
(c) 1/  (d) none of these.

3. If p1, p2, p3 are the altitudes of the triangle ABC from the vertices A, B, C and  the area of the
triangle, then p1–2 + p2–2 + p3–2 is equal to
a bc a 2  b2  c2
(a) (b)
 42
a 2  b2  c2
(c) (d) none of these.
2

4. If A1, A2, A3 denote respectively the areas of an inscribed polygon of 2n sides, inscribed polygon
of n sides and circumscribed polygon of n sides, then A2, A1, A3 are in
(a) A.P. (b) G..P.
(c) H.P (d) none of these

5. If the angles of a triangle are 300 and 450 and the included side is  
3  1 cm, then the area of the
triangle is
1
(a) (b) 3 1
3 1
1
(c) (d) none of these.
3 1

6. In triangle ABC the value of the expression r1r2 + r2r3 + r3r1 is always equal to
1
(a) a  b  c2 (b) a  b  c 2
2
1 1
(c) a  b  c2 (d) a  b  c2
16 4
  C
7. If in triangle ABC, A = , then tan is equal to
2 2
ac ab
(a) (b)
2b 2c
ac ab
(c) (d)
b c

8. In triangle ABC, (r1 + r2 + r3 – r) is equal to

(a) 2a sin A (b) 2a cosec A
A A
(c) 2a sin (d) 2a cosec
2 2

9. If in triangle ABC, r1 > r2 > r3, then

(a) a < b < c (b) a < c < b
(c) a > b > c (d) a > c > b
r1r2 r3
10. In any triangle minimum value of is equal to
r3
(a) 1 (b) 9
(c) 27 (d) none of these
 LEVEL-II

Multiple Choice Questions with one or more than one correct Answers:
4
1. If in a  ABC, a = 6, b = 3 and cos (A – B) = then
5
 1 2
(a) C  (b) A  sin
4 5
(c) area of  ABC = 9 (d) none of these

 3 
2. In a  ABC, A = and b : c = 2 : 3. If tan  = , 0    , then
3 5 2
(a) B = 60° +  (b) C = 60° + 
(c) B = 60° –  (d) C = 60° – 

3. In a triangle the consines of two angles are inversely proportional to the sides opposite the angles.
The triangle is
(a) isosceles (b) equilateral
(c) right angled (d) none of these

4. In a  ABC, the line segments AD, BE and CF are three altitudes. If R is the circumradius of the
 ABC, a side of the  DEF will be
(a) R sin 2A (b) c cos B
(c) a sin A (d) b cos B

5. In a  ABC, tan A and tan B are the roots of the equation ab(x2 + 1) = c2x, where a, b and c are
the sides of the triangle. Then
a 2  b2
(a) tan (A – B) = (b) cot C = 0
2ab
2 2
(c) sin A + sin B = 1 (d) none of these

6. The distances of the circumcentre of the acute-angle  ABC from the sides BC, CA and AB are
in the ratio
(a) a sin A : b sin B : c sin C (b) cos A : cos B : cos C
(c) a cot A : b cot B : c cot C (d) none of these

7. In any  ABC,  a3 sin (B – C) is equal to

(a)  a (sin B – sin C) (b)  a2(cos2B – cos2C)
(c) 0 (d) none of these
 A C a c
8. In a  ABC, 2 cos  . Then
2 a  c 2  ac
2


(a) B  (b) B = C
3
(c) A, B, C are in AP (d) B + C = A

9. In a  ABC, tan C  0. Then

(a) tan A . tan B  1 (b) tan A . tan B  1
(c) tan A + tan B + tan C  0 (d) tan A + tan B + tan C  0

10. In a  ABC, tan A and tan B satisfy the inequation 3x 2  4x  3  0 . Then

(a) a2 + b2 + ab  c2 (b) a2 + b2 – ab  c2
(c) a2 + b2  c2 (d) none of these
 LEVEL - III

Multiple Choice Questions with Single Answer from other engg. exams.

3
1. In a triangle ABC, a = 5, b = 7 and sin A  how many such triangles are possible
4
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) infinite
2. In a triangle ABC, (s – a)(s – b) = s(s – c), then angle C is equal to
(a) 90º (b) 45º
(c) 30º (d) 60º
 A B  B A
3. In ABC,  cot  cot  a sin 2  b sin 2  
 2 2  2 2
(a) cot C (b) c cot C
C C
(c) cot (d) c cot
2 2
2 A B C
4. In ABC, if sin , sin 2 , sin 2 be in H.P. then a, b, c will be in
2 2 2
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
(c) H.P. (d) none of these

2 2 C C
5. In ABC, (a  b) cos  (a  b)2 sin 2 
2 2
(a) a2 (b) b2
(c) c2 (d) none of these

6. In triangle ABC, a sin(B – C) + b sin (C – A) + c sin(A – B) =

(a) 0 (b) a + b + c
(c) a2 + b2 + c2 (d) 2(a2 + b2 + c2)
A C
sin sin
2 2 
7. In triangle ABC if a, b, c are in A.P., then the value of B
sin
2
(a) 1 (b) 1/2
(c) 2 (d) –1

1
cos (B  C)
In ABC, 2 
8. 1
sin A
2
 bc bc
(a) (b)
a a
a a
(c) (d)
bc bc

A B C
9. In ABC, (b  c) cot  (c  a)  (a  b) cot is equal to
2 2 2
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) ± 1 (d) 2
10. In a triangle ABC, right angled at C, the value of tanA + tanB is
a2
(a) a + b (b)
bc
b2 c2
(c) (d)
ac ab

SECTION–II

LEVEL - I
 r
1. If A, B, C are the angles of a triangle, prove that cos A + cos B + cos C = 1 + .
R

A  A
2. Prove that for a triangle ABC a sin   B   b  c sin .
2  2

A
3. In a  ABC, prove that a (cosC - cos B) = 2(b – c) cos2 .
2

4. In a  ABC, prove a2 cos 2B + b2 cos 2A + 2ab cos (A – B) = c2.

sin C a  b cos C
5. In any triangle ABC, show that :  .
sin A c  b cos A

6. If a = 2b, A = 3B, find the angles of  ABC.

7. In a ABC prove that r.r1.r2.r3 =  2

a 2  b 2 sin A sin B
8. In any triangle ABC, show that .  .
2 sin A  B

9. If in a triangle ABC (sin A + sin B + sin C) (sin A + sin B – sin C) = 3 sinA sinB then prove that
C  60 .

A B C 
10. In a triangle ABC, show that a cos2 + bcos2 + ccos2 = s +
2 2 2 R

LEVEL - II

1. In a trinagle ABC, if
cosA + 2 cosB + cosC = 2, prove that the sides of the triangle are in A.P.
 5 1
2. In a  ABC, right angled at C, if tan A = , show that the sides a, b, c are in G.P..
2

3. In a circle of radius r, chords of lengths a and b cm, subtends angles  and 3  respectively at the
a
centre. Show that r = a cm.
3a  b

s2
4. If  denotes the area of any triangle and ‘s’ its semi perimeter, prove that   .
3 3

cos C  cos A cos B 1

5. Prove that :   .
ca b b

6. In the triangle ABC, if (a2 + b2) sin (A – B) = (a2 – b2) sin (A + B), prove that the triangle is either
isosceles or right angled.

7. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB, DC are parallel and BC is perpendicular to them.

If  ADB =  , BC = p and CD = q, then show that AB =

p 2

 q 2 sin 
.
p cos   q sin 
B C
8. (i) If b + c = 3a, prove that cot cot = 2.
2 2
A C 2 B
(ii) If the sides a, b, c are in A.P., prove that tan + tan = cot .
2 2 3 2

9. Tangents parallel to the three sides are drawn to the incirle. If x, y, z are the length of the parts of the
x y z
tangents within the triangle, then prove that    1.
a b c

10. In a  ABC, prove that

r  r1  tan B  C   r  r2  tan C  A   r  r3  tan A  B   0 .

 2   2   2 
 SECTION-III

MATCHING THE COLUMN

1. The area of a triangle ABC is 400 3

(A) s  20(2  3) (p) R= 40

(B) s  a  20 3 (q) r  20(2 3  3)

(C) a  b  c  40(2  3) (r) r3  20(2  3) 3

(D) abc = 64000 3 (s) r 1 = 20

4
2. ABC is a triangle in which cos (A – B) =and BC = 6, AC = 3. AD is the median through
5
A, BAD = , CL is perpendicular to AD.
Column I Column II
3 5
(A) The value of sin  is (p)
2
1
(B) Lenth of the median AD is (q)
10
(C) Radius of circumcircle of the triangle ABC is (r) 3 2
(D) The value of cot ADC is (s) 1

WRITE-UP
I. In a ABC, P,Q are the mid–points of AB, AC respectively. ‘O’ is the circumcentre of the ABC,
R is the circum radius and AB = c, BC = a, CA = b are the sides of the triangle, then
1. AOQ =
 
(A) A  (B) B
2 2

(C) B (D) B
2
2. Length of the OQ is
(A) 2R cosA (B) R cos B
(C) 2R sinA (D) R sin B
3. Area of OPQ is
aR bR cos B cos C
(A) cos B cos C (B)
5 4
bR sin A sin B aR cos B cos C
(C) (D)
5 4
II In an acute angled trinagle ABC altitude are drawn Feet of the altitude (L,M,N) are joined.
LMN is called the orthic trinagle of ABC .
4. Side NM will be
(A) a cos B (B) a sin B (C) a sin A (D) a cos A
Perimeter of  LNB
5. Perimeter of  ABC will be
(A) cos B (B) cos B cos C (C) sin B (D) none of these
Area of LMC
6. will be
Area of ABC
(A) cos C (B)sin2 C (C) cos2 C (D) none of these
7. If perimeter of LMN is diameter of circum circle of ABC then sin A . sin B . sin C is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 8 2 16
8. Incentre of LMN is
(A) centroid of ABC (B) circumcentre of ABC
(C) orthocentre of ABC (D) incentre of ABC
III The radius (R) of the circle , which passes through the angular points of the triangle ABC , is
abc
R . The radius (r) of the incircle, is given by
4S
S A B C
r  r  (s  a ) tan  (s  b) tan  (s  c) tan . The radii of escribed circles, which
s 2 2 2
are opposite to A, B, C are given by
S S S A B C
r1  , r2  , r3   r1  s tan , r2  s tan , r3  s tan where S = area
(s  a ) (s  b ) (s  c) 2 2 2
of triangle and s = semi perimeter.
9. The value of r1r2r3 is
(A) r2s (B) rs2 (C) r3s3 (D) none of these

10. The value of(r1 + r2)(r2 + r3)(r3 + r1) is

(A) 4R2s (B) 4Rs2 (C) 4R3s3 (D) none of these

11. Two sides of a triangle are 2 and 3 and the included angle is 30o then the inradius r of the triangle
is

(A)
 
3 1
(B)
 
3 1
(C)
 
3 1
(D)
 
3 1
4 2 2 4
12. If p1, p2, p3 are respectively the perpendicular from the vertices of the triangle to the opposite
1 1 1
sides, then the value of p  p  p is
1 2 3

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
r 2r 3r
ASSERTION – REASON

1. In a ABC, a = 6, b = 3 and cos(A – B) = 4/5.

Statement–1 : C = /2
2
Statement–2 : sinA =
5
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement -1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; Statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement – 1.
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False.
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True.
2. The angles of a right angled triangle ABC are in A.P.
3 1
Statement–1 : r/R =
2

r 2 3
Statement–2 : 
s 3
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement -1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; Statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement – 1.
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False.
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True.

3. Statement – 1 : If tan-12, tan-13 are two angles of a triangle, then the third angle is /4
 xy 
Statement – 2 : tan-1x + tan-1y =  + tan-1   , if x > 0, > 0, xy > 1
 1  xy 
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement -1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; Statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement – 1.
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False.
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True.

4. STATEMENT -1: In a ABC if a = 18, b = 24 and c = 30 then R = 15

abc
STATEMENT-2: R 
4
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement -1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; Statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement – 1.
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False.
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True.
 SECTION-IV

A. Fill in the blanks

1. The set of all real numbers a such that a + 2a, 2a + 3 and a2 + 3a + 8 are the sides of a triangle is
........... .
2. In a triangle ABC, if cot A, cot B, cot C are in A. P., then a2, b2, c2, are in ........... progression.

3. A polygon of nine sides, each of length 2, is inscribed in a circle. The radius of the circle is ....... .

4. If the angles of a triangle are 300 and 450 and the included side is  
3  1 cms, then the area of the
triangle is ........... .
2 cos A cos B 2 cos C a b
5. If in a triangle ABC + + = + then the value of the angle A is
a b c bc ca
........... .
abc
6. In a triangle ABC, AD is the altitude from A. Given b > c, angle C = 23° and AD = then
b  c2
2

angle B = ........... .

7. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side a. The area of any square inscribed in this circle
is ............. .

8. In a triangle ABC, a : b : c = 4 : 5 : 6. The ratio of the radius of the circumcircle to that of the incircle
is ........... .

a b c
9. (i) Sides a, b, c of a triangle ABC are in AP and cos 1  , cos  2  , cos 3  ,
bc a c ab
   
then the value of tan 2  1   tan 2  3  is ..........................
 2   2 

B. Multiple choice Questions with one or more than one correct answer :
1. There exists a triangle ABC satisfying the conditions
 
(A) b sin A = a, A < (B) b sin A > a, A >
2 2
 
(C) b sin A > a, A < (D) b sin A < a, A < , b > a
2 2
2. In a triangle, the lengths of the two larger sides are 10 and 9, respectively. If the angles are in A.P.
then the length of the third side can be

(A) 5  6 (B) 3 3 (C) 5 (D) 5  6

3. If in a triangle PQR, sin P, sin Q, sin R are in A.P., then
(A) the altitudes are in A.P. (B) the altitudes are in H.P.
(C) the medians are in G.P. (D) the medians are in A.P.
4. Let A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 be a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of unit radius. Then the product of
the lengths of the line segments A0 A1 , A0 A2 and A0 A4 is
3 3 3
(A) (B) 3 3 (C) 3 (D)
4 2
5. Internal bisector of A of triangle ABC meets side BC at D. A line drawn through D perpendicular
to AD intersects the side AC at E and the side AB at F. If a, b, c represent sides of ABC then
2bc A
(A) AE is HM of b and c (B) AD  cos
bc 2
4bc A
(C) EF  sin (D) the triangle AEF is isosceles
bc 2

C. Multiple choice Questions only one correct answer :

1. In a triangle ABC, angle A is greater than angle B. If the measures of angle A and B satisfy the
equation 3 sin x – 4 sin3x – k = 0, o < k < 1, then the measure of angle C is
  2 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 3 6
 
2. In a triangle ABC, B = and C = . Let D divide BC internally in the ratio 1 : 3 then
3 4
sin  BAD
is equal to
sin  CAD

1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 3 3
1
3. In a triangle ABC, 2 ac sin (A – B + C) is equal to
2
(A) a2 + b2 – c2 (B) c2 + a2 – b2 (C) b2 – c2 – a2 (D) c2 – a2 – b2


4. In triangle ABC, Let C = . If 'r' is the inradius and 'R' is the circumradius of the triangle, then
2
2(r + R) is equal to
(A) a + b – c (B) b + c (C) c + a (D) a + b + c

5. Which of the following pieces of data does NOT uniquely determine an acute-angled triangle
ABC (R being the radius of the circumcircle) ?

(A) a, sin A, sin B (B) a, b, c (C) a, sin B, R (D) a, sin A, R

6. If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 1 : 1, then the ratio of the longest side to the
perimeter is
(A) 
3: 2 3  (B) 1 : 6 (C) 1 : 2  3 (D) 2 : 3
7. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 2 , then the angles of the triangle are in the ratio
(A) 1 : 3 : 5 (B) 2 : 3 : 4 (C) 3 : 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2 : 3
8. In an equilateral triangle, 3 coins of radii 1 unit each are kept so that they touch each other and also
the sides of the triangle. Area of the triangle is

7 3 7 3
(A) 4 : 2 3 (B) 6 : 4 3 (C) 12  (D) 3 
4 4
9. In a triangle ABC, a, b, c are the lengths of its sides and A, B, C are the angles of triangle ABC. The
correct relation is given by
BC A A BC
(A) (b  c) sin    a cos (B) (b  c) cos   a sin
 2  2 2 2
 BC A A BC
(C) (b  c) sin    a cos (D) (b  c) sin    2a sin
 2  2 2 2
10. Inradius of a circle which is inscried in a isosceles triangle one of whose angle is 2/3, is 3 then
area of the triangle is
(A) 4 3 (B) 12  7 3 (C) 12  7 3 (D) none of these
2
11. a, b, c are the sides of a triangle ABC such that x – 2(a + b + c)x + 3 (ab + bc + ca) = 0 has real
roots, then
4 5  4 5 1 5
(A)   (B)   (C)    ,  (D)    , 
3 3  3 3 3 3
SUBJECTIVE
1. Let the angles A, B, C of a triangle ABC be in A.P. and let b : c  3 : 2 . Find the angle A.

2. The ex-radii r1, r2, r3 of triangle are in H.P. Show that its sides a, b, c are in A.P.
3
3. For a triangle ABC it is given that cos A + cos B + cos C = . Prove that the triangle is equilateral.
2

bc ca a b
4. With usual notation, if in a triangle ABC,   , then prove that
11 12 13
cos A cos B cos C
  .
7 19 25

1
5. In a triangle ABC, the median to the side BC is of length and it divides the angle A into
11  6 3
angles 300 and 450. Find the length of the side BC.
6. If in a triangle ABC, cos A cos B + sin A sin B sin C = 1, show that a : b : c = 1 : 1 : 2 .

7. The sides of a triangle are three consecutive natural numbers and its largest angle is twice the
smallest one. Determine the sides of the triangle.
8. In a triangle of base a the ratio of the other two sides is r( < 1). Show that the altitude of the triangle
ar
is less than or equal to .
1 r2

9. Three circles touch one another externally. The tangent at their point of contact meet at a point
whose distance from a point of contact is 4. Find the ratio of the product of the radii to the sum of
the radii of the circles.
A C
10. If the sides a, b, c of the triangle are in AP then find the value of tan + tan in terms of
2 2
cot (B/2).

1 1 1
11. Let A1, A2, . . . An be the vertices of an n-sided regular polygon such that A A  A A  A A ,
1 2 1 3 1 4
find the value of n.

12. Consider the following statement concerning a triangle ABC.

(i) The sides a, b, c & area  are rotational.
B C
(ii) a, tan , tan are rational .
2 2
(iii) a, sin A, sin B, sin C are rotational Prove that (i)  (ii)  (iii)  (i).
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13. Let A, B, C be three angles such that A = and tan B tan C = p. Find all possible values of p such
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that A, B, C are the angles of triangle.

14. Two sides of a triangle are of 6 lengths and 4 and the angle opposite to smaller side is 30°. How
many such triangles are possible ? Find the length of their third side and area.

15. C1 and C2 are two concentric circles, the radius of C2 being twice that of C1. From a point P on C2,
tangents PA and PB are drawn to C1. Prove that the centroid of the triangle PAB lies on C1.

16. Prove that a triangle ABC is equilateral if and only if tan A + tan B + tan C = 3 3 .

17. Let ABC be a triangle having 'O' and 'I' as its circumcenter and incentre respectively. If R and r are
the circumradius and the inradius respectively, then prove that, (I O) 2 = R2 – 2 Rr. Further show
that the triangle BIO is a right triangle if and only if b is the arithmetic means of a and c.

18. The radii r1, r2 , r3 of described circles of a triangle ABC are in harmonic progression. If its area is
24 sq. cm and its perimeter is 24 cm, find the lengths of its sides.

A B C A B C
19. In any triangle ABC, prove that cot  cot  cot  cot cot cot .
2 2 2 2 2 2

20. Let ABC be a triangle with incentre 'I' and inradius 'r'. Let D, E, F be the feet of the perpendiculars
from I to the sides BC, CA & AB respectively. If r1, r2 & r3 are the radii of circles inscribed in the
quadrilaterals AFIE, BDIF & CEID respectively, prove that
r1 r r r1r2 r3
+ 2 + 3 = .
r  r1 r  r2 r  r3 (r  r1 )(r  r2 )(r  r3 )
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21. If  is the area of a triangle with side lengths a, b, c then show that  (a  b  c)abc .Also
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show that equality occurs in the above inequality if and only if a = b = c.

22. If In is the area of n sided regular polygon inscribed in a circle of unit radius and On be the area of

O  2 

the polygon circumscribing the given circle, prove that In = n 1  1   2I n   .

2   n  
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SECTION-I

LEVEL-I
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (D)

7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (B)

LEVEL-II
1. (BC) 2. (BC) 3. (AC) 4. (AD) 5. (ABC) 6. (BC)

7. (ABC) 8. (AC) 9. (AC) 10. (AB)

LEVEL-III
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (A)

7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (D)

SECTION-II

LEVEL-I
6. A = 900, B = 300, C = 600

SECTION-III

MATCHING

1. (A -Q), (B - S), (C - R), (D-P) 2. (A - Q), (B - R), (C - P), (D - S)

WRITE-UP
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (C)

7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (A)

ASSERTION & REASON

1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (A)
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OBJECTIVE
(A)
 3 1
1. (5, ) 2. arithmetic 3. cosec 4. sq. unit
9 2
a2
5. 90º 6. 113º 7. sq. unit 8. 16 : 7 9. 2/3
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(B)
1. AD 2. AD 3. B 4. C 5. ABCD

(C)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A
5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B
9. B 10. C 11. A

SUBJECTIVE
2 B
1. 75 0 5. 2 units 7. 4, 5, 6 10. cot
3 2
11. 7 13. p (–, 0] [3 + 2 2 , ) 18. 6, 8, 10 cm