The document contains a 20 question IMO practice paper covering topics in geometry including properties of triangles, right triangles, angle bisectors, parallel lines, and calculating distances, lengths, ratios, and areas. The key provided gives the correct answer for each question. For questions 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 detailed solutions or explanations are shown using concepts like Pythagorean theorem, properties of equilateral triangles, ratios of corresponding parts of similar triangles, and calculating distances using components. The practice problems and solutions cover fundamental geometric concepts assessed in the IMO exam.
The document contains a 20 question IMO practice paper covering topics in geometry including properties of triangles, right triangles, angle bisectors, parallel lines, and calculating distances, lengths, ratios, and areas. The key provided gives the correct answer for each question. For questions 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 detailed solutions or explanations are shown using concepts like Pythagorean theorem, properties of equilateral triangles, ratios of corresponding parts of similar triangles, and calculating distances using components. The practice problems and solutions cover fundamental geometric concepts assessed in the IMO exam.
The document contains a 20 question IMO practice paper covering topics in geometry including properties of triangles, right triangles, angle bisectors, parallel lines, and calculating distances, lengths, ratios, and areas. The key provided gives the correct answer for each question. For questions 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 detailed solutions or explanations are shown using concepts like Pythagorean theorem, properties of equilateral triangles, ratios of corresponding parts of similar triangles, and calculating distances using components. The practice problems and solutions cover fundamental geometric concepts assessed in the IMO exam.
The document contains a 20 question IMO practice paper covering topics in geometry including properties of triangles, right triangles, angle bisectors, parallel lines, and calculating distances, lengths, ratios, and areas. The key provided gives the correct answer for each question. For questions 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 detailed solutions or explanations are shown using concepts like Pythagorean theorem, properties of equilateral triangles, ratios of corresponding parts of similar triangles, and calculating distances using components. The practice problems and solutions cover fundamental geometric concepts assessed in the IMO exam.
(Class-X) 1. In △ABC, if AB, BC and AC are three sides of the triangle, then which of the following statements is necessarily true? (1) AB + BC < AC (2) AB + BC > AC (3) AB + BC = AC (4) AB2 + BC2 = AC2 2. In the adjoining figure, ∠B = 70° and ∠C = 30°. BO and CO are the angle bisectors of ∠ABC and ∠ACB. Find the value of ∠BOC.
(1) 30° (2) 40°
(3) 120° (4) 130° 3. In the adjoining figure, ∠B = 80° and ∠C = 30°. BF and CF are the angle bisectors of ∠CBD and ∠BCE. Find the value of ∠BFC.
(1) 110° (2) 55°
(3) 125° (4) 50° 4. In △ABC, D is the mid – point of BC and E is the mid – point of AD, BF passes through E. What is the ratio of AF:CF?
1 (1) 1:1 (2) 1:2 (3) 1:3 (4) 2:3 5. In △ABC, AB = AC and AD ⊥ BC, then (1) AB < AD (2) AB > AD (3) AB = AD (4) AB ≤ AD 6. The difference between the altitude and the base of a right angled triangle is 17cm and its hypotenuse is 25cm. What is the sum of the base and the altitude of the triangle? (1) 24cm (2) 34cm (3) 31cm (4) Can’t be determined
7. In the given figure, if DE || BC, and = and AE = 10cm. Find AC.
(1) 20cm (2) 12cm
(3) 16cm (4) 18cm 8. In a right angled △ABC, ∠C = 90° and CD is the perpendicular on the hypotenuse AB. AB = c, BC = a and CD = p, then
(1) = (2) + =
(3) 𝑝 = 𝑏 + 𝑐 (4) = +
9. If the medians of a triangle are equal, then the triangle is
(1) right angled (2) isosceles (3) equilateral (4) scalene
2 10. In a right angled △ABC, ∠C = 90° and CD is the perpendicular on the hypotenuse AB. If BC = 15cm and AC = 20cm then CD is equal to
(1) 18cm (2) 12cm
(3) 17.5cm (4) Can’t be determined 11. What is the ratio of side and the height of an equilateral triangle? (1) 2:1 (2) 1:1
(3) 2:√3 (4) √3 : 2
12. PQR is the triangle formed by joining the mid – points of the sides AB, BC and CA of △ABC, and the area of △PQR = 6 𝑐𝑚 , then area of △ABC is (1) 36 𝑐𝑚 (2) 12 𝑐𝑚 (3) 18 𝑐𝑚 (4) 24 𝑐𝑚 13. One side other than hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 6cm. The length of the perpendicular drawn on the hypotenuse from the opposite vertex is
(1) 6cm (2) 6√2cm
(3) 4 cm (4) 3√2cm
14. Any two of the four triangles formed by joining the mid – points of the sides of a given triangle is (1) congruent and equal in area. (2) equal in area but not congruent. (3) unequal in area and not congruent (4) None of these
15. If D is a point on the side BC of △ABC, such that = , then AD must be a/an
(1) Altitude of △ABC (2) Median of △ABC
(3) Angle bisector of △ABC (4) Perpendicular bisector of △ABC 16. Let △ABC be an equilateral triangle. Let BE ⊥ CA meeting CA at E, then 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐶𝐴 is equal to (1) 2𝐵𝐸 (2) 3𝐵𝐸 (3) 4𝐵𝐸 (4) 6𝐵𝐸
3 17. In a right angled △ABC, ∠C = 90°. AE and BD are the two medians meeting at F. The ratio of area of △ABF and the quadrilateral FDCE is (1) 1:1 (2) 1:2 (3) 2:1 (4) 2:3 18. ABC is a triangle and DE is drawn parallel to BC cutting the other sides at D and E. If AB = 3.6cm, AC = 2.4cm and AD = 2.1cm then AE is equal to (1) 1.4cm (2) 1.8cm (3) 1.2 cm (4) 1.05 m 19. A man goes 150m due east and then 200m due north. How far is he from the starting point? (1) 200m (2) 350m (3) 250m (4) 175 m 20. In the given figure AB = BC and ∠BAC = 15°, AB = 10 cm. Find the area of △ABC.
(10) ABC is the given triangle in which AC = 20 cm, BC = 15 cm Angle C = 90 degree.
Let CD be the perpendicular from C on the hypo. AB to meet it on D. Again if CD = x cm., then From Pythagoras Theorem AB² = AC² + BC² => AB² = 20² + 15² =>AB = 25 cm Area of the right triangle ABC can be written in two ways. (1) taking BC as Base : Area = 1/2 BC*AC (2) Taking AB as base : Area = (1/2) AB*CD => (1/2) BC*AC = (1/2) AB*CD => 15 * 20 = 25 * x …………….. (1) => x = (15*20)/25 = 12 cm
