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05 - Properties and Solution of Triangles
05 - Properties and Solution of Triangles
Type – 1
Choose the most appropriate option (a, b, c or d).
c b A
Q 1. In a ABC, .tan is equal to
c b 2
A A B
(a) tan B (b) cot B (c) tan A (d) none of these
2 2 2
Q 2. If the area of a ABC be L then a2+ sin 2B + b2 sin 2A is equal to
(a) 2 (b) (c) 4 (d) none of these
C B
Q 3. If k be the perimeter of the ABC then b cos2 + ccos2 is equal to
2 2
k
(a) k (b) 2k (c) (d) none of these
2
b2 c 2
Q 4. If R denotes circumradius then in ABC, is equal to
2aR
(a) cos(B – C) (b) sin (B – C) (c) cos B – cos C (d) none of
these
A B A B
Q 5. In a ABC, cot .tan is equal to
2 2
ab ab a(a b)
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
ab ab b(a b)
Q 6. In a ABC, (c + a + b) (a + b c) = ab. The measure of C is
(a) 2b (b) 2c (c) 3b (d) 3a
Q 7. In a ABC, A : B : C = 3 : 5 : 4. Then a + b c 2 is equal to
(a) 2b (b) 2c (c) 3b (d) 3a
2 2
Q 8. The equation ax + bx + c = 0, where a,b,c are the sides of aABC, and the equation x + 2x+
1 = 0 have a common root. The measure of C is
(a) 90 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) none of these
If in a ABC, a cos A = b + c then
2 2 2 2
Q 9.
(a) A < (b) A (c) A (d) A
4 4 2 2 2
A B
If in a ABC, tan
2
Q 10. and tan satisfy 6x – 5x + 1 = 0. Then
2 2
(a) a2 + b2 > c2 (b) a2 b2 = c2 (c) a2 + b2 = c2 (d) none of these
Q 11. Two sides of a triangle are given by the roots of the equation x 2 – 2 3 x + 2 = 0. The angle
between the side is /3. The perimeter of the triangle is
(a) 6 3 (b) 2 3 6 (c) 2 3 10 (d) none of these
Q 12. The side of a ABC are AB 13cm,BC4 3cm and CA = 7 cm. Then sin , where is the
smallest angle of the triangle, is equal to
3 1 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
2 2 2 2
Q 13. Two sides of a triangle are 2 2 cm and 2 3 cm and the angle opposite to the shorter side of the
two is /4. The largest possible length of the third side is
2 9 3
Q 18. In a ABC,A = ,b c = 3 3 cm and ar(ABC)= cm2. Then a is
3 2
C 7
Q 21. In a ABC, a = 5, b = 4 and tan . The side c is
2 9
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) none of these
Q 22. If in a ABC,AC = 12, BC = 13 and AB = 5, then the distance of A from BC is
25 60 65
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
13 13 12
3 5
Q 23. In a ABC, cosA = and cos B = . The value of cos C can be
5 13
7 12 33
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
13 13 65
5
Q 24. In a ABC, B = and C = . The altitude from A to the side BC is
8 8
a 1
(a) (b) 2a (c) (b c) (d) none of these
2 2
Q 25. Two angles of a triangle are and , and the length of the included side is ( 3 10 cm. The are
6 4
of the triangle is
3 1 2 3 3 1 2
(a) cm (b) cm2 (c) cm (d) none of these
2 2 2
Q 26. If in a ABC, sin3A + sin3B + sin3C = 3sin A. sinC, then the value of the value of determinant
a b c
b c a is
c a b
(a) 2sinAsin B sin C = 1 (b) sin2A + sin2B = sin2C(c) 2sin A cos B = sin C (d) none of these
Q 30. If the sides of a triangle are in GP and the largest angle is twice the smallest angle then the
common ratio, which is greater than 1, lies in the interval
5 1
(a) (1, 3) (b) (1, 3) (c) 1, (d) none of these
2
Q 31. In a ABC, the sides a,b and c are such that they are the roots of x 3 – 11x2 + 38x – 40 = 0. Then
cos A cosB cosC
is equal to
a b c
3 9
(a) (b) 1 (c) (d) none of these
4 16
Q 32. If cos A + cos B + 2 cos C = 2 then the sides of the ABC are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
Q 33. If in the ABC, the incentre is the middle point of the median AD then cos A has the value
7 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 4 3 2
B C
Q 34. If in a ABC, 3a = b + c then tan . Tan is equal to
2 2
A
(a) tan (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of these
2
Q 35. If in a ABC, 2cos A sin C = sin B then the triangle is
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (b) right angled (d) none of these
Q 36. In a ABC, a = 1 and the perimeter is six times the AM of the sines of the angle. The measure of
A is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2 6 4
Q 37. In a ABC, A> <B. If sin A and sin B satisfy the equation 3sin x – 4sin3x – k =- 0, 0 < k < 1, then
C is
2 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2 3 6
A C B
Q 38. In a ABC the side a, b and c are in AP. Then tan tan : cot is
2 2 2
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 3 : 4 (d) none of these
Q 39. If the sides of a triangle are proportional to the cosines of the opposite angles then the triangle is
(a) right angled (b) equilateral (c) obtuse angled (d) none of these
A C 3b
Q 40. If in a ABC, cos2 + a cos2 , then a, b, c are in
2 2 2
(a) GP (b) HP (c) AP (d) none of these
3
Q 41. The side of a triangle are in AP and its are is x(area of an equilateral triangle of the same
5
perimeter). Then the ratio of the sides of
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 : 7 (c) 3 : 4 (d) none of these
Q 42. If BD, BE and CF are the medians of a ABC then
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 : 7 (c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) none of these
Q 43. sin A, sin B sin C are in AP for the ABC Then
(a) the altitudes are in AP (b) the altitudes are in HP
(c) The medians are in GP (d) the medians are in AP
Q 44. AD is median of the ABC. If AE and AF are medians of the triangles ABD and ADC respectively,
a2
and AD = m1, AE = m2, AF = m3, then is
8
(a) m22 m32 2m12 (b) m12 m22 2m32 (c) m22 m32 m12 (d) none of these
Q 45. The ratio of the distance of the orthocenter of an acute–angled ABC from the sides BC, AC and
AB is
(a) cos A : cos B : cos C (b) sin A : sin B : sin C (c) sec A : sec B : sec C (d) none of these
Q 46. In a ABC, I is the incentre. The ratio IA : IB : IC is equal to
A B C A B C
(a) cosec : cosec : cosec (b) sin : sin : sin
2 2 2 2 2 2
A B C
(c) sec : sec : sec (d) none of these
2 2 2
Q 47. In the figure, ABC is a triangle in which C = 90 and AB = 5 cm.
D is a point on AB such that AD = 3 cm and ACD = =60. Then the length of AC is
3 7 3
(a) 5 cm (b) cm (c) cm (d) none of these
7 3 7
Q 48. If , , are the altitudes of ABC and 2s denotes its perimeter then –1 + –1 + –1 is equal to
s
(a) (b) (c) s. (d) none of these
s
Q 49. In a ABC, the sides are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. The ratio of the circumradius and the inradius is
(a) 8 : 7 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 7 : 3 (d) 16 : 7
acos A bcosB cosC
Q 50. In a ABC, R = circumradius and r = inradius. The value of is equal to
abc
R R r 2r
(a) (b) (c) (d)
r 2r R R
Q 51. In a ABC, 2s = perimeter and R = circumradius. Then s/R is equal to
(a) sin A + sin B + sin C (b) cos A + cos B + cos C
A B C
(c) sin sin sin (d) none of these
2 2 2
Q 52. The ratio of the circumradius and inradius of an equilateral triangle is
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 1
Q 53. If in a ABC, a + b + c = 8R , where R = circumradius, then the triangle is
2 2 2 2
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (c) right angled (d) none of these
Q 54. In an equilateral triangle, (circumradius): (inradius): (exradius) is equal to
(a) 1 : 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 : 3 (c) 2 :1 : 3 (d) 3 : 2 : 4
Q 55. The diameter of the circumcircle of a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm is
3 6 35
(a) cm (b) 2 6 cm (c) cm (d) none of these
2 48
Q 56. If in a triangle, R and r are the circumradius and inradius respectively then the HM of the exradii
of the triangle is
(a) 3r (b) 2R (c) R + r (d) none of these
Q 57. The angles of a right-triangle are in AP. The ratio of the inradius and the perimeter is
(a) (2 3) : 2 3 (b) 1: 8 3(2 3) (c) (2 3) : 4 3 (d) none of these
Q 58. A ABC is right angled at B. Then the diameter of the incircle of the triangle is
(a) 2(c + a b) (b) c + a – 2b (c) c + a – b (d) none of these
Q 59. If the exradii of a triangle are in HP then corresponding sides are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
Q 60. In a ABC, the inradius and three exradii are r, r1, r2 and r3 respectively In usual notations the
value of r : r1. r2. r3 is equal to
abc
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) (d) none of these
4R
Q 61. In a ABC, the perimeter = 2s and the exradii are r1, r2 and r3. Then r1r2 + r2r3 + r3r1 is equal to
(a) s2 (b) 2s2 (c) 3s2 (d) 4s2
Q 62. In a ABC, tan A.tan B. tan C = 9. For such triangles, if then tan2 A + tan2 B + tan+2 C = k
Q 67. If in an obtuseangled triangle the obtuse angle is 3/4 and the other two angles are equal to two
3 3 3
(a) (b) 3 3 (c) 3 (d)
4 2
Q 69. The area of a circle is A1 and the area of a regular pentagon inscribed in the circle is A2. Then A1 :
A2 is
2 2
(a) cos (b) sec (c) cosec (d) none of
5 10 5 10 5 10
these
Q 70. The are of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD is (3 3 )/4. The radius of the circle circumscribing it is 1. If
Type 2
Choose the correct options. One or more options may be correct.
Q 71. lf in aAABC, a = 6, b = 3 and cos(A - B)= then
2
(a) C = (b) A = sin-1 (c) ar(ABC) = 9 (d) none of these
4 5
Q 72. The number of possible triangles ABC in which BC = 11 cm, CA = 13 cm and A = 60° is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of these
3
Q 73. 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°-
Q 74. In a triangle the cosines 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
Q 75. 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) Rsin 2A (b) ccos B (c) asin A (d) bcos B
Q 76. In a ABC, tan A and tan B are the roots of the equation ab(x 2 +1) = c2x, where a, b and c are the
sides of the triangle. Then
a2 b2
(a) tan(A - B) = (b) cot C = 0 (c) sin2A + sin.2 B = 1 (d) none of these
2ab
Q 77. The distances of the circumcentre of the acute-angled ABC from the sides BC, CA and AB are
in the ratio
(a) asin A : bsinB: Ccsin,C (b) cosA : cos B: cos C
(c) acot A: bcot B:ccotC (d) none of these
In any ABC, a sin(B - C) is equaI to
3
Q 78.
(a) a(sinB - sin C) (b) a (cos B - cos C) (c) 0
2 2 2
(d) none of these
A C ac
Q 79. In aABC,2cos . Then
2 a2 c 2 ac
(a) B = (b) B = C (c) A,B,C are in AP (d) B + C = A
3
Q 80. Let Lsin 0 = 10 + log sin 0. The number of triangles ABC such that log b + 10 = log c + Lsin B is
(a) one (b) two (c) infinite (d) none of these
A
Q 81. In any triangle ABC, sin is
2
a bc
(a) less than (b) less than or equal to
bc a
2a
(c) greater than (d) none of these
abc
Q 82. 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
Q 83. In a ABC, tan A and tan B satisfy the inequation 3x2 - 4x + 3 < 0 Then
(a) a2 + b2 + ab > c2 (b) a2 + b2 - ab < c2 (c) a2 + b2 > c2 (d) none of these
Q 84. In a ABC, cosA + cos B + cosC > 1 only if the triangle is
(a) acute angled
(b) obtuse angled
(c) right angled
(d) the nature of the triangle caanot be detemined
Answers
1a 2c 3c 4b 5a 6c 7c 8b 9c 10c
11b 12b 13a 14b 15b 16b 17c 18b 19c 20c
21a 22b 23c 24a 25c 26a 27a 28b 29c 30b
31c 32a 33b 34d 35b 36c 37c 38d 39b 50c
41b 42c 43b 44a 45c 46a 47a 48b 49d 50c
51a 52d 53c 54c 55d 56a 57a 58c 59a 60b
61a 62b 63a 64b 65a 66c 67b 68c 69b 70a
71b,c 72c 73b,c 74a,c 75a,d 76a,b,c 77b,c 78a,b,c 79a,c 80a
81b 82a,c 83a,b 84d