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Q. Ch-oose the correct alternative from those given belo w each
question :
1. Out of the given triplets, which is not a Pythagorean triplet?

(Sept. '21)
(A) (12, 9, 15) (B) (10, 24, 26)
(C) (12, 16, 25) (D) (15, 17, 8)
2. Out of the dates given below which date constitutes a Pythagor
ean
triplet? f¥._•cla '24)
(A) 15/0 8/17 (B) 16/ 08/ 16 (C) 3/5 /17 (D) 4/9 /15
3. ~ PQR is an isosceles right angled triangle. L Q = 90°.
If PQ =5 cm, then PR =?
(A) 5 cm (B) s,JJ cm (C) 5y'2 cm (D) 25 cm
4. If two sides of the right angled triangle are 3 and 4, then the length
of the third side is ......... .
(A) 5 (B) ~ {C) 5 or ~ (D) 7y' 5
5• ~ PQR is
an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm. The height of tbe
equilateral triangle is ......... .

(A) 2J3 cm (B) 4Js cm (C) 8y' 2 cm (D) 4J3 cm

6. In LiABC, if AB = l 0 cm and L ACB = 90°, L ABC= 30°, then
BC=?
(A) 5~ cm (B) 5 cm (C) 1oy'3 cm (D) sy'3 cm
1. In ~ABC, AB= 6y'3 cm, AC= 12 cm, BC= 6 cm. Find measure
of LA.
(A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 45°
8. In ~ABC, seg AM is the median and AB2 +AC2 = 410 and BC= 12,
then AM?
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) fa (D) fa

I Answers I
1. (C) [The square of the largest number is not equal to the sum of
the square of the remaining two numbers.]
2. (A) [The square of the largest number is equal to the sum of the
squares of the other two numbers.]
3. (C) [Use Pythagoras theorem.]
4. (C) [Use Pythagoras theorem.]

5. (D) [ Height of an equilateral triangle= f x side]

6. (D) [Use 30°-60-90° triangle theorem.]

7. {A) [Use converse of 30°-60-90° triangle theorem.]
8. (B) [Use Apollonius theorem.]
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1. In the figure, L ABC = 90°, seg BD 1- side. AC.
Write the similarity of three right angled
triangles.

• B C

2. A PQR is a right angled triangle right angled at Q. State Pythagorean

relation between its sides.
3. In t::,. ABC, if AB2 =AC 2 + CB2, then which angle of t::,.ABC is a ri8ht
angle?
4. In t::,. RST, L S = 90°, L T = 30°, RT= 12 cm, then find RS?
~~
S. In the figure, A

.6AB·C is an equilateral triangle.

AB=2a, then BD=?

B D C

6. Find the diagonal of the square whose side is 10 cm. (March ,21JJ
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1. In the given figure, □ ABCD is A~--------~D
a rectangle. If AB = .5, AC= 13
then complete the following
activity to find BC.
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C
s.-.::-~

Activity : t:.. ABC is a D triangle.

.·. by Pythagoras theorem,
AB2 + BC2 =AC2
:.25+BC2 = □
:. BC
2
=D :. BC= □
2. Find the side and perimeter of a square whose diagonal is I 3.j2 cm.
(Zjfj '19J
3. In ~DEF, LE=90°. If DE=33 cm, DF=65 cm, then find EF.
rJ
4. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right angled trian 1
g e, if
remaining sides are 9 cm and 12 cm. (Ma,cli,
2~
S. In ~ABC, AC= BC and L ACB = 90°, then prove AB 2 == 2Ac2_
6. In order to prove, ' In a right angled triangle, the square of the
hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of remaining two
sides.' .
(i) Draw a neat labelled figure.
(ii) Write 'Given' and 'To prove' from the figure drawn by you.
7. Ramesh walks 30 m towards south and then walks 40 m due west.
How far is he now from the starting point?
8. In ti PQR, LP= 60°, L Q = 90° and QR= 6.}3 cm, then find PR
and PQ. (Nov; '20)
9. Find the height of an equilateral triangle whose side is 12 cm.
10. Verify whether (2a - 1) cm, 2 ~ cm and (2a + 1) cm are the sides
of a right angled triangle or not?
11. Complete the following activity A

to. find the length of median AQ

on side BC, if AB2 + AC2 = 122
and BQ=5.
Activity : In tiABC,
seg AQ is the median.
B Q C
22 2
: . AB +AC =2AQ +20 2 ... (Apollonius theorem)
:. 122=2AQ2 +2(5)2
: . 2AQ2 = 122-50
:. 2AQ = □
2

:.AQ2= □
.' · AQ = D . . (Taking square roots of both the sides)
12. In a right angled triangle lengths of perpendicular sides are 6 cm
th
and 8 cm respectively. Find the length of the median drawn to e
hypotenuse.
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1. [righ t angled J, ~ ' t44
2. The length of the side = 13 cm; Peri mete r= 52 cm
3. EF = 56 cm 4. 15 cm
6. (i) P (ii) Give n: In~P QR, LPQ R=9 0°
To prov e: PR2 =PQ2 +QR2•

Q R
7. 50 m 8. PR= 12; PQ= 6 9. 6y13 cm
10. (2a - 1) cm, 2,v'2a cm and (2a + 1) cm are sides of a right angl ed
triangle.
I
11. BQ \, @], [ill, 0 12. 5 cm.
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t 3.4

1. In figure, LDFE =90°, FG1-E D.

If GD= 8, FG= 12, find (i) EG
(ii) FD and (iii) EF.

E F

2. D In the figure, AD= 17, AB= 10, BC= 15.

L ABC= L BCD= 90°, seg AE .l. side CD,
then find the lengths of (i) AE (ii) DE
(iii) CD.

3. Using Pythagoras theorem, draw a segmen t of length fa cm.

4. Find the diagonal of a rectang le whose length is 16 cm and area is
192 cm2 •
2
5. If a and b are natural numbe rs and a> b. If (a2 + b ), (a2-b ) and
2

2ab are the sides of the triangle, then prove that the triangle is right
angled. Find out two Pythag orean triplets by taking suitable values
of a and b. (March '22)
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6. In the figure, PQ = 11, PR= 61 and
QR= 60. Complete the following
activity to determine whether ~ PQR is 11
a right angled triangle or not.
PQ= 11 , QR= 60 and PR= 61 Q 60 R

PQ2 =11 2 = □
QR2= 602= 3600
2
PR2 =61 = D
PQ2+QR2=D+3600=D
:. PQ2+QR2 OPR2 [Put sign= or#]
.·. ~ PQR D a right angled triangle ... [is/ is not]
7. ~ABC and ~PQR are equilateral triangles with altitudes 2,.j3 and
4y'3 respectively.
(a) Find the lengths of side AB and side PQ.
(b) Find A(~ABC).
A(~PQR)
(c) Find the ratio of perimeter of ~ABC to the perimeter of~ PQR.
(Jufi. '12)

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8. In the figure, A D
OABCD is a
parallelogram. AB = 8,
BC= 12 and L B=30°. B 12 M C
Find A (DABCD).
9. In ~PQR, seg PM is a median. PM=9 and PQ2 +PR2 =290. Find
the length of QR. (March '19- '241
10. In ~PQR, point S is the midpoint of
side QR. If PQ= 11, PR= 17, PS= 13,
find QR. (March '20)
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1. (i) EG = 18 (ii) FD= 4Jl3 (iii) EF = 6Jl3
2~ (i) AE = 15 (ii) DE= 8 (iii) DC= 18
4. 20 cm
5. Suppose if a= 5 and b = 3, then (34, 16, 30) as a one Pythagorean I
triplet and, if a= 7 and b = 3, then we get, (58, 40, 42) as a second
Pythagorean triplet.
[The student can select any natural values of a and b and a> b.]

6. IJ:ill, 13121 I,~, 13121 I, B, ~

7. (i) AB= 4, PQ= 8 (ii)! (iii)~ 8. A(OA BCD )=48 sq units

9. QR= 16 10. QR= 12.