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GEOMETRY
14 RIGHT ANGLED TRIANGLE

1. In ABC , A  90 , AD is the bisector of A 7. If ABC is a right angled triangle with

meeting BC at D, and DE  AC at E, If AB = 10cm  ABC = 90°, and AC = 10 cm, BC = 8 cm,
and AC = 15 cm, then the length of DE, in cm, is: then the length of AB i s :
ABC, ABC = 90° AC
ABC A  90 , AD A
= 10 cm, BC = 8 cm AB
BC D E DE  AC
(a) 12 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 6 cm
AB = 10 cm AC = 15 cm DE
8. The area of an isosceles right angled triangle is
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 6.25 (d) 7.5
121 cm2. Find its hypotenuse.
2. In PQR , P  90 . S and T are the mid points
of sides PR and PQ. respectively. What is the value


of RQ / QS  RT ?
2 2 2
 (a) 23 cm (b) 22 cm (c) 21 cm (d) 20 cm
9. PQR is an isosceles triangle such that PQ = QR =
PQR P  90 S T PR PQ 10 cm and  PQR = 90º, What is the length of the
perpendicular drawn from Q on PR?
RQ 2 / QS 2  RT 2 
PQR PQ = QR = 10 cm

4 1 2  PQR = 90º PR Q
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 5 2 3
3. The perimeter of right angle triangle is 60cm and (a) 4 2 cm (b) 6 2 cm (c) 7 2 cm (d) 5 2 cm
its hypotenuse is 26 cm. What i s the area 10. The lengths of the two sides forming the right angle
in cm  of
2
the triangle? of a right-angled triangle are 21 cm and 20 cm.
What is the radius of the circle circumscribing
the triangle?
21 cm
(a) 60 (b) 96 (c) 90 (d) 120 20 cm
(a) 14.5 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 15.5 cm
4. In ABC , D is the median from A to BC. AB =
11. If in any triangle, the angles are in the ratio of
6cm, AC = 8cm, and BC = 10cm. The length of 1:2:1, then what will be the ratio of its sides?
median AD (in cm) is:
1:2:1
ABC D, A BC AB = 6 , AC = 8
BC = 10 AD
(a) 1:2:3 (b) 2:1:2 (c) 1:2:1 (d) 1: 2 :1
(a) 4.5 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
5. Find the perimeter of a right angle triangle whose 12. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at A.
sides measure of 5 cm and 12 cm. A circle is inscribed in it. The lengths of two sides
containing the right angle are 48 cm and 14 cm.
The radius of the inscribed circle is:
(a) 30 cm (b) 25 cm (c) 17 cm (d) 18 cm ABC A
6. In an isosceles right-angled tr iangle, the
perimeter is 30 m. Find its area (Approximate.)
(a) 4 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 5 cm
13. In a  ABC, BAC = 90° and AD is pependicular to
(a) 38.63m2 (b) 39.60m2 (c)37.86m2 (d) 40m 2 BC where D is a point on BC, If BD = 4 cm and CD
= 5 cm, then the length of AD is equal to :

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  ABC BAC = 90° AD, BC D, BC PQR R =90º
BD = 4 cm CD = 5 cm AD RS  PQ,PR =3cm RQ = 4cm RS

(a) 6 cm (b) 4.5 cm (a) 12/5 (b) 36/5 (c) 5 (d) 2.5
(c) 2 5 cm (d) 5 2 cm 20. In  ABC,  BAC = 90° and AD is drawn
perpendicular to BC. If BD = 7cm and CD = 28 cm,
14. In a ABC,  A = 90°, if BM and CN are two then what is the length (in cm) of AD
BM 2  CN 2  ABC  BAC = 90° AD, BC
medians, is equal to : BD = 7 CD = 28 AD
BC 2
ABC A = 90° BM CN
(a) 3.5 (b) 7 (c) 10.5 (d) 1 4
BM  CN 2 2

BC 2
3 4 5 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 4 4
15. If a and b are the lengths of the sides of a right
angled triangle whose hypotenuse is 10 and
whose area is 20, then the value of (a + b)² is
a b
10 20 (a + b)²

(a) 140 (b) 120 (c) 180 (d) 160

16. The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is
39 cm and the difference of other two sides is
21 cm. Then, the area of the triangle is
39
21
(a) 180 sq.cm/ (b) 270 sq.cm/
(c) 450 sq.cm/ (d) 540 sq.cm/
17. Δ ABC a right angled triangle has  B = 90º and AC
is hypotenuse. D is its circumcentre and AB = 3
cms, BC = 4 cms. The value of BD is
Δ ABC  B = 90º AC
D AB = 3 BC = 4 BD

(a) 3 cms/ 3 (b) 4 cms/ 4

(c) 2.5 cms/ 2.5 (d) 5.5 cms/5.5
18. ABC is an isosceles right angle triangles having
 C = 90°. If D is any point on AB, then AD2 + BD2
is equal to
ABC  C = 90°
AB D AD + BD
2 2

(a) CD2 (b) 2CD 2 (c) 3CD2 (d) 4CD2

19. PQR is a right angled triangle in which R=90º .If
RS  PQ,PR = 3 cm and RQ = 4cm, then what is
the value of RS (in cm) ?

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 SOLUTION
1. B C

D 10
8 cm

cm
D
5 13

A B
6 cm
C
E A
AD = 5 cm
CD : DB = 3 : 2
3 5. A
CD = 5 13 
5
13
CD = 3 13
5

3 13 5 13
sin   
DE 10 B 12 C
DE = 6cm
AB = 5
2. R BC = 12
AC 2  AB 2  BC 2
S
AC²   5   12 
2 2

P T Q
AC 2  13 
2

RT & QS are medians

AC = 13
4 QR 2 Perimeter of triangle
SQR = 4 (QS + RT )  5
2 2 2  = 5+12+13 = 30cm
QS 2  RT 2  
6. 2x+ 2 x = 30
3.

30 2 2
13
x 
26 cm 2  2 2 2
5

10 30(2  2)
cm =
12 24 cm 2
Hypoteneous = 26 cm = 15( 2  2)
Perimeter = 60 cm
using by pythagorous
triplet – 5, 12, 13
13 unit 26 cm
1 unit 2cm x 2x
1
Area of triangle = 10  24  120 cm2
2
4. AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm, BC = 10 cm x
AD  BC
Area = 1/2×x×x = 1/2 ×225 (4  2  4 2)

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 1 AC  212  202
× 225 (6-5.64)
2
 441  400
1
2
× 225 × 0.36  841
= 29
= 40.5
AC 29
7. A R   14.5cm
2 2
11. 1 : 2 : 1  4x = 180
6 10 x = 45

C
B C
8
45°
AB2 = 102-82 2 1
AB² = 100-64
AB2 = 36 45° 90°
AB = 6 cm A B
8.
ratio will be = 1 : 2 : 1
a 2a
12. B

a
14
1
× a × a = 121
2 A
48
C

a = 121 ×2
2
BC = 48 +14
2 2 2

BC2 = 2304+196
a= 11 2 BC2 = 2500
so, 2a  2 11 2 = 22 cm BC = 50 cm
14  48  50
9. In radius r = = 6cm.
R 2

10 2 13. B
S
4
10
D
P 5
10
C
A
1 1
×10×10= ×10 2×QS AD2 = BD×CD
2 2
= 4×5
QS = 5 2
AD = 2 5
AD = 6.4 cm
C
10.
14. B

20
3
N 10
B
3
A 21
A 4 4 C

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  D is circumcenter It is equidistant from all the
BM2  CN2 62  42  32  82
So,  center
BC2 102
5
36  16  9  64 so AD = CD = BD =
2
= 2.5 cm.
=
100
18.
125 5 B
= 
100 4
15. In right  ABC ,
a D
A

C a A
b 10

 ABC is a right angle triangle.

B C
a In which  C = 90° And D is a point on AB such
a² + b² = 10² (by pt).....(i) that D is perpendicular on AB.
Let AC = BC = a
1
area of  ABC = ab = 20  AB2 = AC2 + BC2 = a2 + a2
2
ab = 40 AB  a 2
(a + b)² = a² + b² + 2ab
= 10² + 2(40) = 180 a 2 a
 BD = AD = =
2 2
16. C
Now In  ACD
x + 21 39 = AC2 = CD2 + AD2
(36)

a2
A x B a2 = CD2 +
(15) 2

In  ABC a2
a2 – = CD2
x² + (x + 21)² = (39)² 2
x² + x² + 441 + 42x = 1521
2x² + 42x – 1080 = 0 a2
 CD2
x² + 21x – 540 = 0 2
x² + 36x – 15x – 540 = 0
x (x + 36)– 15 (x + 36) = 0 a2
CD2 =
(x – 15 ) (x + 36) = 0 2
x = 15 2CD2 = a2
Area of 
 a 2  a 2
and AD + BD = 
2
  + 
2 
1  2  2
=  15  36 = 270 cm²
2
a a
17. = + = a2
A 2 2
D
3  2CD2 = AD2 + BD2

B 4 C

AC = 3²  4² = 9  16
AC = 5

5
19. P
5
3 S

R 4 Q

By Pythagorous Theorem
PQ² = PR² + RQ²
= 3² +4² = 9 + 16 = 25
PQ = 5 cm
 From Ar  PRQ & PQR
1 1
 2 × PR × RQ = 2 × PQ × RS

PR × RQ
 RS=
PQ

3×4 12
 =
5 5

20. B
7 cm
D
28 cm

A C

A.T.Q,
BD = 7 cm
CD = 28 cm
AD² = BD × CD
AD² = 7 × 28
AD² = 196
AD = 196 = 14 cm