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Triangle and Its Properties
Triangle and Its Properties
b) The perpendicular line segment from a vertex of a triangle to its opposite side is
called an __________ of the triangle. A triangle has __________ altitudes.
c)The measure of any exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of
its two _________________.
d)The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is always ___________________
the length of the third side.
e) The difference of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is always ____________
the length of the third side.
a) Which of the figures will have its altitude outside the triangle?
b) Which of the figures will have its altitude and the sides are same?
c) Which of the figures will have its altitudes and the medians are same?
3.In a right-angled triangle if an angle measures 35°, then find the measure of the third
angle.
4. In an isosceles triangle if one of the equal angles measures 35°, then the third angle is
_________________
Solve the following questions. Write necessary statements wherever necessary and
mention the property used.
5.
7. The sides of a triangle have lengths (in cm) 10, 6.5 and a, where a is a whole number.
The minimum value that’ a ‘can take as:
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
8.
9.
10.What will be the length of the diagonal of the given rectangle? (Hint: The triangle is a right
angled triangle. Apply Pythagoras property)
11. A ladder is 10 meters long . It leans against a wall with one end on the ground 6 meter from the
wall. The other end just reaches a windowsill. Calculate the height of the windowsill above the
ground.
12.Determine if the three numbers can be measures of the the sides of a triangle. Write yes or no.
Explain.
a) 5, 10, 19 b) 10, 20, 25
13.If two sides of a triangle have the following measures, find the range of the possible measures
for the third side.
a) 2, 7 b) 8, 12 c) 5, 15
14. Two sides of an isosceles triangle measure 25 and 12. What is the possible value of the third
side?(Hint: Apply isosceles triangle property and triangle inequality property)
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