Triangles

DPP-01

[Topic: Similarity of Triangles]

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options:
(1) If in two triangles DEF and PQR, ∠D = ∠Q and ∠R = ∠E, then which of the following is not
true?
EF DF
(a) PR = PQ
DE EF
(b) PQ = RP
DE DF
(c) QR = PQ
EF DE
(d) RP = QR

(2) In △ ABC and △ DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3DE. Then, the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar
(b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar
(d) congruent as well as similar
AD 3
(3) In given figure figure,DE ∥ BC. If DB = 2 and AE = 2.7cm, then EC is equal to
(a) 2.0cm
(b) 1.8cm
(c) 4.0cm
(d) 2.7cm

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) Two triangles are similar, if their corresponding _________are equal and their corresponding
sides are in the (or proportion).

(2) If two angles of one triangle are respectively equal to two angles of another triangle, then the
two triangles are _________
 (3) All squares are _________. (Congruent/Similar)

(4) All concentric circles are _________to each other.

(5) Two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are _________

3. Answer the following:

(1) If △ ABC ∼△ RPQ, AB = 3cm, BC = 5cm, AC = 6cm, RP = 6cm and PQ = 10cm, then find
QR.

(2) In △ DEW, AB ∥ EW. If AD = 4cm, DE = 12cm and DW = 24cm, then find the value of DB.

(3) In the figure, if ∠ACB = ∠CDA, AC = 6cm and AD = 3cm, then find the length of AB.

(4) In the given figure, if DE ∥ BC, find EC.

Short Answer Type Questions-I

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4. In the given figure, D and E are points on AB and AC respectively such that DE ∥ BC. If AD = 3 BD
and AE = 4.5cm, find AC.
5. R and S are points on the sides DE and EF respectively of a △ DEF such that ER = 5cm, RD =
2.5cm, SE = 1.5cm and FS = 3.5cm. Find whether RS ∥ DF or not.
BE BC
6. In the given figure, DE ∥ AC and DC ∥ AP. Prove that EC = CP .

Short Answer Type Questions - II

7. In the given figure, prove that AD = BE if ∠A = ∠B and DE ∥ AB.

AM AN
8. In the given figure, if LM ∥ CB and LN ∥ CD, prove that AB
= AD .

BF BE
[CBSE 2010] [Imp.] 9. In the given figure, DE ∥ AC and DF ∥ AE. Prove that FE = EC
.

AD AE
10. In the given figure, ∠D = ∠E and DB = EC
, prove that BAC is an isosceles triangle.
 Long Answer Type Questions
11. From the side 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 of △ 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃, cut off segment PL = QS. Draw LM ∥ QR and ST | PR. Show that MT
|PQ.

12. ABCD is a trapezium with AB ∥ DC. E and F are points on non-parallel sides AD and BC respectively
such that EF is parallel to AB (see figure).
AE BF
Show that ED = FC .

13. The side BC of a △ ABC is bisected at D; O is any point in AD, BO and CO are produced to meet AC
and AB at E and F respectively and AD is produced to X so that D is the mid-point of OX. Prove that
AO: AX = AF: AB and FE ∥ BC.
14. In the given figure, 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 ∥ 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 and 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 ∥ 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶. If PD = 12cm, find BD × CD.
15. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides at
distinct points, then other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
16. In figure, PQ ∥ AB and AQ ∥ CB. Prove that AR2 = PR. CR.

17. In the given △ ABC, X is any point on AC. If 𝑌𝑌, 𝑍𝑍, 𝑈𝑈 and V are the middle points of AX, XC, AB
and BC respectively, then prove that UY ∥ VZ and UV ∥ YZ.

QB SC
18. In the given figure BA ∥ QR, and CA ∥ SR, prove that BP = CP .
 Triangles

DPP-02

[Topic: Criteria for Similarity of Triangles]

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options:

AB BC CA
(1) If in two triangles ABC and PQR, QR = PR = PQ , then
(a) △ PQR ∼△ CAB
(b) △ PQR ∼△ ABC
(c) △ CBA ∼△ PQR
(d) △ BCA ∼△ PQR

(2) If △ PQR ∼△ XYZ, ∠Q = 50∘ and ∠R = 70∘ , then ∠X + ∠Y is equal to

(a) 70∘
(b) 110∘
(c) 120∘
(d) 50∘

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25cm and 15cm respectively. If one side of the first
triangle is 9cm, then the corresponding side of second triangle is [CBSE Basic 2020]

(2) In the given figure, △ EBA ∼△ EDC, ∠BEC = 105∘ and ∠EDC = 70∘ . Then ∠DEC =

3. Answer the following:

(1) In the given figures, △ PQR ∼△ XYZ. If PQ = 4cm, QR = 5cm and XY = 6cm, then find 𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌.
 (2) In the given figure, if AD = 6cm, DB = 9cm, AE = 8cm and EC = 12cm and ∠ADE = 48∘ , find
∠ABC.

(3) △ ABC is isosceles with AC = BC. If AB2 = 2AC2 , then find the measure of ∠C.

Short Answer Type Questions - I

4. In the given figure, DEFG is a square and ∠BAC = 90∘ . Show that FG2 = BG × FC.

5. In the given figure, △ ABC and △ 𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋 are shown. If 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 3cm, 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 8cm, 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 2√3cm, ∠A =
80∘ , ∠B = 60∘ , 𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋 = 4√3cm, 𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌 = 12cm and 𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋 = 6cm, then find the value of ∠Y.

Short Answer Type Questions -II

6. In the given figure, 𝑀𝑀 is mid-point of side CD of a parallelogram ABCD. The line BM is drawn
intersecting AC at L and AD produced at E. Prove that EL = 2BL.

7. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a triangle and BD ⊥ AC. Prove that AB2 + CD2 = AD2 + BC2 .

8. In the given figure, DB ⊥ BC, DE ⊥ AB and AC ⊥ BC.

BE AC
Prove that DE = BC .

9. Right angled triangles BAC and BDC are right angled at A and D and they are on same side of BC. If
AC and BD intersect at P, then prove that AP × PC = PB × DP.
10. In the given figure, AB ∥ PQ ∥ CD, AB = 𝑥𝑥 units, CD = 𝑦𝑦 units and PQ = 𝑧𝑧 units, prove that
1 1 1
𝑥𝑥
+ 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑧𝑧 .
11. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a parallelogram and E divides BC in the ratio 1: 3. DB and 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 intersect
at 𝐹𝐹. Show that DF = 4FB and AF = 4FE.

12. In the given figure ∠1 = ∠2 and △ NSQ ≅△ MTR, then prove that △ PTS ∼△ PRQ.

13. AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR respectively where △ ABC ∼△ PQR. Prove that
AB AD
PQ
= PM .

Long Answer Type Questions

14. ABD is a triangle in which ∠DAB = 90∘ and AC ⊥ BD (see figure). Prove that
(a) AB2 = BC × BD

(b) AC2 = BC × DC

(c) AD2 = BD × CD
15. In the given figure, DEFG is a square and ∠BAC = 90∘ . Show that DE 2 = BD × EC.

BE BC
16. In the given figure, DE ∥ AC and EC = CP . Prove that DC ∥ AP.
 Triangles

DPP-03

[Topic: Pythagoras Theorem]

I. Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(1) If in △ ABC, AB = 9cm, BC = 40cm and AC = 41cm, then the △ ABC is a/an
(a) Acute angled triangle
(b) Right triangle
(c) Obtuse angled triangle
(d) Isosceles triangle

(2) In △ ABC, ∠B = 90∘ and BD ⊥ AC. If AC = 9cm and AD = 3cm, then BD is equal to
(a) 2√2cm
(b) 3√2cm
(c) 2√3cm
(d) 3√3cm

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) In a right triangle, the square of the ________is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two
sides.

(2) In △ ABC, AB = 6√3cm, AC = 12cm and BC = 6cm, then ∠B =________

3. Answer the following:

(1) If in an equilateral triangle, the length of the median is √3cm, then find the length of the side of
equilateral triangle.

(2) A man goes 12m due west and then 9m due north. How far is he from the starting point?

Short Answer Type Questions - I

4. In an equilateral triangle of side 3√3cm, find the length of the altitude.

5. A ladder is placed against a wall such that its foot is at distance of 5m from the wall and its top
reaches a window 5√3m above the ground. Find the length of the ladder.
6. In the given figure, if AD ⊥ BC, prove that
 AB2 + CD2 = BD2 + AC2

Short Answer Type Questions-II

7. In an equilateral triangle, prove that three times the square of one side is equal to four times the
square of its altitude.
8. ABC is an isosceles triangle right-angled at C. Prove that AB2 = 2AC2 .
9. In the given figure, S and T trisect the side QR of a right triangle PQR. Prove that 8PT 2 = 3PR2 +
5PS 2

10. In the given figure, △ ABC is right angled at C and DE ⊥ AB. Prove that △ ABC ∼△ ADE and hence
find the lengths of AE and DE.

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11. In the given figure, AD ⊥ BC and BD = 3 CD. Prove that 2CA2 = 2AB2 + BC2 .
12. In the given figure, ∠ACB = 90∘ and CD ⊥ AB, prove that CD2 = BD × AD.
13. The perpendicular from A on side BC of a △ ABC meets BC at D such that DB = 3CD. Prove that
2AB2 = 2AC2 + BC2

14. In the given figure, ABC is a triangle, right angled at B and BD ⊥ AC. If AD = 4cm and CD = 5cm,
find BD and AB.

15. From airport two aeroplanes start at the same time. If the speed of first aeroplane due North is
500km/h and that of other due East in 650km/h, then find the distance between two aeroplanes
after 2 hours.
16. In the given △ ABC, If AD is the median, then show that 𝐴𝐴𝐵𝐵 2 + 𝐴𝐴𝐶𝐶 2 = 2(𝐴𝐴𝐷𝐷2 + 𝐵𝐵𝐷𝐷2 )

17. If P and Q are the points on side CA and CB respectively of △ ABC, right angled at C, prove that
(𝐴𝐴𝑄𝑄 2 + BP 2 ) = (AB2 + PQ2 )

Long Answer Type Questions

18. O is any point inside a rectangle ABCD (see figure). Prove that OB2 + OD2 = OA2 + OC2 .
19. BLandCM aremedians of a triangle ABC right-angle at A (see figure). Prove that 4(BL2 + CM 2 ) =
5BC2 .

20. An aeroplane leaves an airport and flies due north at a speed of 1000km per hour. At the same time,
another aeroplane leaves the same airport and flies due west at a speed of 1200km per hour. How far
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apart will be the two planes after 1 2 hours?
2A𝑎𝑎
21. In △ ABC, ∠B = 90∘ , BD ⊥ AC, ar⁡
(△ ABC) = A and BC = 𝑎𝑎, then prove that BD = √4A 2 ⋅
+𝑎𝑎 4

22. In △ ABC, ∠ABC = 90∘ . AD and CE are two medians drawn from A and C, respectively. If AC = 5cm
3√5
and AD = cm, find the length of CE.
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23. In the given figure, D and E trisect BC.

Prove that 8AE 2 = 3AC2 + 5AD2 .

24. In an acute-angled △ ABC, AD is the median in it.

1 1 1
Prove that AD2 = 2 AB2 + 2 AC2 − 4 BC2 .

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25. In the given figure, a point D is on the side BC of an equilateral △ ABC such that DC = 4 BC. Prove
that AD2 = 13CD2
26. Prove that in a right angle triangle the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on
the other two sides.
27. Point D is the mid-point of the side BC of a right triangle ABC, right angled at C. Prove that, 4AD2 =
4AC2 + BC2
28. Prove that in a △ ABC, if AD is perpendicular to BC, then AB2 + CD2 = AC2 + BD2 . [Delhi 2011]

29. Prove that the sum of square of the sides of a rhombus is equal to the sum of squares of its diagonals.

30. State and prove the Pythagoras theorem.

31. In the figure, in an equilateral triangle ABC, AD ⊥ BC, BE ⊥ AC and CF ⊥ AB. Prove that 4(AD2 +
BE 2 + CF 2 ) = 9AB2 .

32. In an obtuse △ ABC ( ∠B is obtuse), AD is perpendicular to CB produced. Then prove that AC2 =
AB2 + BC2 + 2BC × BD.