SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES

DPP by VKR Sir

B.TECH., IIT DELHI

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VKR Classes Daily Practice Problems
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Class XI Date : 06- 09- 12 Batch : P Time : 60 Min. DPP.No. 37
1. If cos A + cosB + 2cosC = 2 then the sides of the ABC are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P (C) H.P. (D) none
2. If in a triangle sin A : sin C = sin (A B) : sin (B C) then a 2 : b 2 : c2
(A) are in A.P. (B) are in G.P. (C) are in H.P. (D) none of these
3. In a triangle ABC, a : b : c = 4 : 5 : 6 . Then 3A + B =
(A) 4C (B) 2 C C (D)
a b c
4. In a triangle ABC the relation holds good. Which of the following option(s) is/are correct ?
13 7 15
(A) The triangle is acute (B) The triangle is obtuse
(C) tan C = 5 (D) The angles A, B, C (in some order) are in A.P.
5. The sides of a ABC satisfy the equation, 2a 2 + 4b 2 + c2 = 4ab + 2ac. Then
(A) the triangle is isosceles. (B) the triangle is obtuse.
7 1
(C) B = cos -1 (D) A = cos-1
8 4
6. With usual notation in a ABC, b 2 sin2C + c2 sin2B equals
abc 2abc ab c
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2 bc sinA
R R 2R

7. Let ABC be a triangle such that ACB = and let a,b and c denote the lengths of the sides opposite to
6
A, B and C respectively. The value(s) of x for which a = x2 + x + 1, b = x2 1 and c = 2x + 1 is (are)
(A) (2 3) (B) 1 3 (C) 2 3 (D) 4 3
8. If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle ABC then a + b c is always
(A) negative (B) positive (C) non-negative (D) non-positive
b
9. If sides of triangle ABC are a, b and c such that 2b = a + c then exhaustive range of is
c
1 2 1 2 3
(A) , (B) ,2 (C) ,2 (D) ,2
3 3 3 3 2

10. If the angles A, B and C of a triangle are in an arithmetic progression and if a,b and c denote the lengths
a c
of the sides opposite to A, B and C respectively, then the value of the expresion sin 2C + sin 2A is
c a

1 3
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 3
2 2
11. In a triangle ABC if sin A = sin 2 B and 2 cos2 A = 3 cos2 B then prove that the triangle is obtuse
angled.

3
12. Prove that a triangle ABC is possible satisfying (a + b)2 = c2 + ab and sin A + sin B + sin C = 1 + .
2
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. BD 5. ACD 6. AD 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. D
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B C
1. In a ABC if b + c = 3a then cot cot has the value equal to :
2 2
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
2. With the usual notation in any ABC ,

a b c 1 cos A cos B cos C

(A) = (B) 2 2
= 2 2
=
sin A sin B sin C 2R 4R a 4R b 4R 2 c 2

a sec A b sec B c sec C

(C) = 2R (D) = s ( s a )( s b )( s c )
tan A tan B tan C

C
3. In ABC, if cos A + cos B = 4 sin2 , then which of the following hold(s) good?
2
A B A B
(A) cot cot 2 (B) cot cot 3 (C) a, c, b are in A.P. (D) a, b, c are in G.P.
2 2 2 2
4. The base BC of ABC is fixed and the vertex A moves, satisfying the condition
B C A
cot + cot = 2 cot , then
2 2 2
(A) b + c = a (B) b + c = 2a
(C) vertex A moves on a straight line (D) vertex A moves on an ellipse
4
5. In a triangle ABC, let a = 6, b = 3 and cos (A B) = .
5
2
Assertion (A): B= Reason (R): sin A = .
2 5
6. Column I Column II
(A) In a scalene triangle ABC, if a cos A = b cos B (P) 30
then C equals (Q) 45
(B) In a triangle ABC, BC = 1 and AC = 2. The maximum possible (R) 60
value which the A can have is (S) 90
(C) In a ABC B = 75 and BC = 2AD where AD is the
altitude from A, then C equals
cos A a2 b2 c 2
7. In any ABC, prove that .
c cos B b cos C 2abc
A B C
2 cot cot
cot
(a b c) 2 2 2.
8. In any ABC, prove that 2 2 2 =
a b c cot A cot B cot C
9. In a triangle ABC if (a + b + c) (b + c a) = bc then prove that 0 < < 4.
10. In triangle ABC, if b sinC (b cosC + c cosB) = 42, then find the area of the triangle ABC.
2 2
11. Prove that {cot (A/2) + cot (B/2)} {a sin (B/2) + b sin (A/2)} = c cot (C/2).
ANSWERS
1. C 2. C 3. BC 4. BD 5. D 6. (A)S; (B)P; (C)P 10. 21

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1. Area of a triangle inscribed in a circle of radius 4, if the measures of its angles are in the ratio 5: 4: 3 is
(A) 4( 3 2) (B) 4( 3 2) (C) 4(3 3) (D) 4(3 3)
2. ABC is isosceles with AB = AC and CAB = 106. Point M is the interior of the triangle so that
MBA = 7 and MAB = 23. The number of degrees in AMC is equal to
(A) 87 (B) 67 (C) 74 (D) 83
a b c
3. In ABC, the ratio is not always equal to
sin A sin B sin C
abc
(A) 2R, where R is the circumradius (B) , where is the area of the tnangle
2
2

2 2 (abc) 3
(C) (a + b2 + c2)1/2 (D) 1
3 (h1h2h3 ) 3
4. If in a triangle ABC angle B = 90 0 then tan 2A/2 is :
b c b c b c
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
a b c b c
1
5. In triangle ABC the expansion (a + b + c) (b + c a) (c + a b) (a + b c) is equal to
4a 2b 2
2 2 2
(A) 2 sin C (B) 4 sin C (C) sin C (D) sin C . cos C
6. If l, m, n are the perpendiculars from the angular points of at ABC upon the opposite sides a, b, c
bl cm an
respectively then, is equal to
c a b

a2 b2 c 2 ab bc ca (a b c)2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 4R (1 + cosA cosB cosC)
2R R 4R

tan A
7. If the median of a triangle ABC through A is perpendicular to AB then has the value equal to
tanB
(A) 1/2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 1/2
8. The base angle of a are 22.5 and 112.5. The ratio of the
base to the height of the triangle is
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) ( 2 2 1) (D) 2 +1
9. If a, b, c the sides of a triangle ABC be 5, 4, 3 respectively and D, E are the points of trisection of side
BC, then prove that tan CAE = 3/8.
2 2 2
10. Let a, b, c be the sides of a triangle & its area. Prove that a + b + c 4 3 When does the
equality hold ?
11. In a ABC, let angles A, B, C are in G.P. with common ratio 2. If circum radius of ABC is 2 then find the
value (b1 + c1 a1).
ANSWERS
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. 8. B 11. 0

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VKR Classes Daily Practice Problems
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Class XI Date : 13- 09- 12 Batch : P Time : 60 Min. DPP.No. 40
1. The product of the arithmetic mean of the lengths of the sides of a triangle and harmonic mean of
the lengths of the altitudes of the triangle is equal to :
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2. In triangle ABC, AA1 and AA2 are the medians and altitudes respectively. Length A1A2 is equal to-
| a2 c2 | | a2 b2 | | b2 c 2 |
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
2b 2c 2a
3. In a triangle ABC, CH and CM are the lengths of the altitude and median to the base AB. If a = 10,
b = 26, c = 32 then length (HM)
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) none
Comprehension
Consider a triangle ABC with b = 3. Altitude from the vertex B meets the opposite side in D, which
divides AC internally in the ratio 1 : 2. A circle of radius 2 passes through the point A and D and touches
the circumcircle of the triangle BCD at D.
4. If E is the centre of the circle with radius 2 then angle EDA equals

15 3 1 15
(A) sin1 4 (B) sin1 (C) sin1 (D) sin1
4 4 16
5. If F is the circumcentre of the triangle BDC then which one of the following does not hold good ?

15 1
(A) FCD = sin1 4 (B) FDC = cos1
4
(C) triangle DFC is an isosceles triangle (D) Area of ADE = (1/4)th of the area of DBC
6. If R is the circumradius of the ABC, then R equal

61 61
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 2 15 (D) 4 15
Comprehension
In the figure below, it is given that C = 90, AD = DB, ED is perpendicular to AB, AB = 20 units and
AC = 12 units.
7. Area of triangle AEC is
(A) 24 sq. units (B) 21 sq. units
21
(C) 42 sq. units (D) sq. units
2
8. The value of tan ( ) is
177 17 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
44 4 4 4
9. The value of cos ( ) is
4 3 117 44
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 125 125

ANSWERS
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B
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2 2
1. In ABC, if tan A and tan B are the roots of the equation ab(x + 1) = c x, then which of the following
hold(s) good?
a2 b2 a b
(A) sin3C + cot3C = 1 (B) cos2A + cos2B = 1 (C) tan(A B) = (D) R + r =
2ab 2
2. Assertion (A): Suppose ABC is a triangle such that AB = 13, BC = 15 and CA = 14. D is the midpoint of
BC, E is the midpoint of AD, F is the midpoint of BE, and G is the midpoint of DF. Then the area of
triangle EFG is 21/4.
1 1 1 1
Reason (R): EFG = DEF = BDE = ABD = ABC.
2 4 8 16
3. A triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius R. The length of the sides of the triangle are 7,8 and 9 units,
Assertion (A): The radius R has an irrational value.
Reason (R): Area of the triangle has an irrational value.
Comprehension
In a triangle ABC, let tan A = 1, tan B = 2, tan C = 3 and c = 3.
4. Area of the triangle ABC is equal to

3 2
(A) (B) 3 (C) 2 3 (D) 3 2
2
5. The radius of the circle circumscribing the triangle ABC, is equal to

10 5
(A) (B) 5 (C) 10 (D)
2 2
6. Let denote the area of the triangle ABC and p be the area of its pedal triangle. If =k p then k is
equal to
(A) 10 (B) 2 5 (C) 5 (D) 2 10
7. Column - I Column - II
(A) In a ABC if 3 R = 4r then the value of 4(cosA + cosB + cosC) is equal to (P) 5
(B) A triangle has sides of lengths 1, 2 and 7 . If the length of the internaI (Q) 7
angle bisector drawn from the vertex opposite to the side length 7
m
can be expressed as rational in the lowest form
n
then the value of(m + n), is
(C) Let H be the orthocentre of the triangle ABC. (R) 10
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
If (AH) + (BH) + (CH) + (AB) + (BC) + (CA) = kR then k equals
(D) Consider a triangle ABC and let a, b and c denote the lengths of the (S) 12
sides opposite to the vertices A, B and C respectively. If a, b, c are (T) 15
3 2
the roots of t 12t + 47t = 60,
cos A cos B cos C
then the value of 24 is equal to
a b c
ANSWERS
1. ABCD 2. A 3. 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. (A)Q, (B)P, (C)S, (D)R

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Class XI Date : 18- 09- 12 Batch : P Time : 60 Min. DPP.No. 42
1. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC, right angled at C. The circle is tangent to the segment AB at D and
the length of segments AD and DB are 7 and 13 respectively. Area of triangle ABC is equal to
(A) 91 (B) 96 (C) 100 (D) 104
r2 r
2. Let ABC be a right triangle with BAC = 90 then is equal to
2R 2 R
(A) sin B sin C (B) tan B tan C (C) sec B sec C (D) cot B cot C

3. A triangle ABC has sides AB of length 2 units, AC of length 1 unit and BC of length 3 unit. The angle
bisector IC intersects the side AB at the point D. The length AD is. C
(A) 3 1 (B) 3 1 1 3
c

2
(C) (D) 3 ( 3 1) A D B
3
4. In ABC, 2R + r = r1
r1 r1
Assertion (A): 1 1 2
r2 r3
Reason (R): ABC is right angIed at A.
5. Assertion (A): In ABC, if r1 = 2r2 = 3r3 then a: b: c = 5 : 4 : 3
Reason (R): In ABC, if xr1 = yr2 = zr3 =(x + y + z)r, then a : b : c = y+ z : x + z : x + y.
6. With usual notations, in a ABC the value of (r1 r) can be simplified as:

A 2
(a b c )2
(A) abc tan (B) 4 r R (C) (D) 4 R r2
2 R(a b c)2
7. In a ABC, a semicircle is inscribed whose diameter lies on the side c. If x is the length of the angle
bisector through angle C then the radius of the semicircle is
abc
(A) 2 (B)
4R (sin A sin B) x

C 2 s(s a)(s b)(s c )

(C) x sin (D)
2 s
8. In a ABC, if r = 1, R = 3, s = 5, then which of the following is/are correct?
(A) Area of ABC is 5. (B) Product of the sides of the ABCis 60.
(C) a2 + b2 + c2 = 24 (D) Sum of the ex-radii of ABC is 13
9. In ABC if B = /2, s a = 3; s c = 2, then which of the following hold good?
(A) r = 1 (B) = 12 (C) r1 = 2 (D) R = 5/2
10. Select the statement(s) which is/are true with respect to a triangle ABC, all symbols have their usual
meaning.
(A) The inradius, circumradius and one of the exradii of an equilateral triangle are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3.
1 1 1 1 1
(B) abc = Rrs (C) If r = 3 then the value of r r r 3
4 1 2 3

(D) If the diameter of an excircle be equal to the perimeter of the triangle then the triangle is a right
angle.
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. ACD 7. AC 8. ABCD 9. ACD 10. ACD

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1. ABC is an acute angled triangle with circumcentre 'O' orthocentre H. If AO = AH then the measure of the
angle A is
5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 12
2. Let ha, hb, hc are lengths of altitudes drawn from vertices A, B, C to sides BC CA and AB respectively.The
a b c
minimum value of h hb hc is equal to
a

(A) 3 (B) 2 3 (C) 3 3 (D) 4 3

3. If the orthocentre of a ABC lies on its circumcircle then :
(A) ABC is an obtuse angled triangle
(B) ABC is an acute angled triangle
(C) ABC could be an acute or obtuse angled triangle
(D) ABC is such that cosA vanishes where denotes the continued product .
4. If the data given to construct a triangle ABC is a = 5, b = 7, sin A = 3/4, then it is possible to construct-
(A) only one triangle (B) two triangles
(C) infinitely many triangles (D) no triangles
5. If two sides a, b and the angle A be such that two triangles are formed, then the sum of the two values of
the third side is
2 2 b c
(A) b a (B) 2b cos A (C) 2b sin A (D)
b c
6. In an isosceles ABC if the altitudes intersect on the inscribed circle then the cosine of the vertical
angle A is :
(A) 1/9 (B) 1/3 (C) 2/3 (D) none
7. Column - I Column - II
r
(A) If 'O' is the circumcentre of the ABC and R1, R2 and R3 are the radii (P)
R
of the circumcircles of triangles OBC, OCA and OAB respectively then
a b c
R1 R2 R3 has the value equal to

4
(B) AD, BE and CF are the perpendiculars from the angular points of a (Q)
R2
ABC upon the opposite sides. The perimeters of the DEF
and ABC are in the ratio
R
(C) If the incircle of the ABC touches its sides respectively at L, M and N (R)
2r

and if x, y, z be the circumradii of the triangles MIN, NIL and LIM (S)
4R 2
xyz
where I is the incentre then the value of , is
r3
ANSWERS
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. (A)Q, (B)P, (C)R

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Class XI Date : 29- 06- 11 Batch : V Time : 60 Min. DPP.No. 09
1. The area of the circle exceeds the area of regular polygon of n sides and of equal perimeter in the ratio of

(A) tan : (B) cos : (C) sin : (D) cot :

n n n n n n n n
2. If the number of sides of two regualr polygons hoving the some perameter be n and 2n, prove that

their areas are in the ratio 2 cos : 1 cos .

n n

3. The radius of the circle circumscribed about regular n-gon A1A2 ....... An is equal to R. Prove that

the sum of all sides and of all diagonal of n-gon is equal to nR cot .
2n

4. ABCD is a quadrilateral with an area of 1 and BCD = 100, ADB = 20, AD = BD and BC = DC as
shown in the figure. The product (AC) (BD) is equal to D

3 2 3
(A) (B) 20 100
3 3 C

4 3
(C) 3 (D)
3 A B
5. In the figure, ABC is a right triangle at C. A semicircle with centre 0 is tangent to the side AC and BC. If
the area of the triangle is , then the radius of the semicircle is
C
2
(A) (B)
c2 2 c2 2
2 2
(C) 2 (D) A O B
c 4 c2
6. In a triangle ABC, if A = 30 b = 10 and a = x, then the values of x for which there are 2 possible
triangles is given by
5 5 5
(A) 5 < x < 10 (B) x < (C) < x < 10 (D) < x < 10
2 3 2
7. In a triangle ABC, BC = 5, B = 45 , C = 60 and AD is altitude to side BC. Assuming AD as diameter,
a circle is drawn which cuts side AB and AC at P and Q respectively. The length PQ is equal to
5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 2 2 2 2
8. Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB = 2, BC = 3, B = 120 and area of quadrilateral = 4 3 .
Which of the following is/are correct?
(A) The value of (AC)2 is equal to 19
(B) The sum of all possible values of product AC . BD is equal to 35
(C) The sum of all possible values of (AD)2 is equal to 29
(D) The value of (CD)2 can be 4
9. Two circles are passing through vertex A of triangle ABC and one of the circle touches the side BC at B
and other circle touches the side BC at C. If a = 5 and A = 30 then find the product of radii of two
circles.
ANSWERS
4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. ABCD 9. 25

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