The Triangle and its Properties

15. In ∆PQR, if ∠P = 60°, and ∠Q = 40°, then the exterior angle formed by producing QR is equal to

  • (A) 60°        
  • (B) 120°      
  • (C) 100°      
  • (D) 80°

14. Which of the following triplets cannot be the angles of a triangle?

  • (A) 67°, 51°, 62° 
  • (B) 70°, 83°, 27°
  • (C) 90°, 70°, 20° 
  • (D) 40°, 132°, 18°

13. Which of the following can be the length of the third side of a triangle whose two sides measure 18 cm and 14 cm?

  • (A) 4 cm     
  • (B) 3 cm     
  • (C) 5 cm     
  • (D) 32 cm

12. How many altitudes does a triangle have?

  • (A) 1 
  • (B) 3 
  • (C) 6 
  • (D) 9

11. If we join a vertex to a point on the opposite side which divides that side in the ratio 1:1, then what is the special name of that line segment?

  • (A) Median 
  • (B) Angle bisector
  • (C) Altitude
  • (D) Hypotenuse

10. The measures of ∠x and ∠y in the given figure are respectively

  • (A) 30°, 60° 
  • (B) 40°, 40°
  • (C) 70°, 70°
  • (D) 70°, 60°

9. If the lengths of two sides of a triangle are 6 cm and 10 cm, then the length of the third side can be

  • (A) 3 cm     
  • (B) 4 cm     
  • (C) 2 cm     
  • (D) 6 cm

8. In a right-angled triangle ABC, if ∠B = 90°, BC = 3 cm and AC = 5 cm, then the length of side AB is

  • (A) 3 cm     
  • (B) 4 cm     
  • (C) 5 cm     
  • (D) 6 cm

7. In a right-angled triangle ABC, if ∠B = 90°, then which of the following is true?

  • (A) AB2 = BC2 + AC2       
  • (B) AC2 = AB2 + BC2
  • (C) AB = BC + AC
  • (D) AC = AB + BC

6. Which of the following figures will have its altitude outside the triangle?

  • (A) (i)
  • (B) (ii)        
  • (C) (iii)       
  • (D) (iv)

5. In the following figure, if ABCD, then

  • (A) ∠2 = ∠3 
  • (B) ∠1 = ∠4
  • (C) ∠4 = ∠1 + ∠2  
  • (D) ∠1 + ∠2 = ∠3 + ∠4

4. In ∆ABC, ∠A = 100°, AD bisects ∠A and ADBC. Then, ∠B is equal to

  • (A) 80°        
  • (B) 20°        
  • (C) 40°        
  • (D) 30°

3. In ∆ABC, ∠A = 50°, ∠B = 70° and the bisector of ∠C meets AB in D. Measure of ∠ADC is

  • (A) 50°        
  • (B) 100°      
  • (C) 30°        
  • (D) 70°

2. If D is the mid-point of the side BC in ∆ABC where AB = AC, then ∠ADC is

  • (A) 60°        
  • (B) 45°
  • (C) 120°      
  • (D) 90°

1. In the given figure, M is the mid-point of both AC and BD. Then

  • (A) ∠1 = ∠2 
  • (B) ∠1 = ∠4
  • (C) ∠2 = ∠4
  • (D) ∠1 = ∠3

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