D.A.V.

SCHOOL
SREE NANDEESWARAR CAMPUS
ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI – 88

Class: X TRIANGLES - MCQ

1.In ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. A Then

(а) BD.CD = BC² (б) AB.AC = BC² (c) BD.CD = AD² (d) AB.AC = AD²

2. D and E are the midpoints of side AB and AC of a triangle ABC, respectively and
BC = 6 cm. If DE || BC, then the length (in cm) of DE is:

(a) 2.5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 6 cm

3. If triangles ABC and DEF are similar and AB=4 cm, DE=6 cm, EF=9 cm and
FD=12 cm, the perimeter of triangle ABC is:

(a) 22 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 21 cm (d) 18 cm

4. Which of the following are not similar figures?

(a) Circles (b) Squares (c) Equilateral triangles (d) Isosceles triangles

5. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, AB/QR = BC/PR = CA/PQ, then

(a) ΔPQR ~ ΔCAB (b) ΔPQR ~ ΔABC (c) ΔCBA ~ ΔPQR (d) ΔBCA ~ ΔPQR

6. In the give figure ∠T and ∠B are right angles . If the length of AT, BC and AS ( in
centimeters) are 15 , 16 and 17 respectively, then the length of TC (in centimeters) is

(a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 12

7. If ABC and EDF are two triangles and AB/DE=BC/FD, then the two triangles are
similar if

(a) ∠A=∠F (b) ∠B=∠D (c) ∠A=∠D (d) ∠B=∠E

8. All congruent triangles are always________________

(a) not similar (b) similar (c) equilateral (d) none of these

9. In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3 DE. Then, the two
triangles are

(a) congruent but not similar (b) similar but not congruent

(c) neither congruent nor similar (d) congruent as well as similar

10. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔDFE, ∠A = 30°, ∠C = 50°, AB = 5 cm, AC = 8 cm and

DF = 7.5 cm. Then, the following is true:

(a) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 50° (b) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 100°

(c) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 100° (d) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 30°

11. Which of the following is not a similarity criterion for two triangles?

(a) AAA (b) SAS (c) SSS (d) ASA

12. In ABC, DE || AB. If CD = 3 cm, EC = 4 cm, BE = 6 cm, then DA is equal to

(a) 7.5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 4.5 cm (d) 6 cm

13. D and E are respectively the points on the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC
such that AD = 2 cm, BD = 3 cm, BC = 7.5 cm and DE || BC. Then, length of DE (in
cm) is
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 6 cm

14. The perimeters of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are 60cm and 36 cm
respectively . If PQ = 9 cm , then AB equals

(a) 6 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 24 cm

15. O is the point of intersection of two equal chords AB and CD such that OB = OD,
then triangles OAC and ODB are

(A) Equilateral but not similar (B) Isosceles but not similar

(C) Equilateral and similar (D) Isosceles and similar

16. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and P and Q are points on AD and BC,
respectively such that PQ || DC. If PD = 18 cm, BQ = 35 cm and QC = 15 cm, then
AD is equal to

(a) 60 cm (b) 40 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 30 c

17In the figure if ∠ACB = ∠CDA, AC = 8 cm and AD = 3 cm, find BD.

(A) 53/3 cm (B) 55/3 cm (C) 64/3 cm (D) 35/7 cm

18. If ABCD is parallelogram, P is a point on side BC and DP when produced meets
AB produced at L, then select the correct option

(A) DP/BL = DC/PL (B) DP/PL = CD/BL

(C) DP/PL = BL/DC (D) DP/PL = AB/DC

Assertion and Reasoning:

a) both Assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for
assertion
b) both Assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for
Assertion
c) Assertion is correct but reason is false
d) both Assertion and reason are false.
19. Assertion (A): In the given figure, PA || QB || RC || SD.
Reason (R): If three or more line segments are perpendiculars to one line, then they
are parallel to each other.

20. Assertion (A): If D is a point on side QR of ΔPQR such that PD ⊥ QR, then
ΔPQD ~ ΔRPD.
Reason (R): In the figure given below, if ∠D = ∠C then ΔADE ~ ΔACB.
 D.A.V. SCHOOL
SHREE NANDEESWAR CAMPUS
ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI -88

STD : X HOME ASSIGNMENT SUB : MATHS

Chapter 6. TRIANGLES
1. In the figure, EF || AC, BC = 10 cm, AB = 13 cm and EC = 2 cm, find AF.

2. X and Y are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a triangle ABC such
that AX/AB=1/4, AY = 2 cm and YC = 6 cm. Find whether XY || BC or not.

3. In the figure ABC and DBC are two right triangles. Prove that AP × PC = BP × PD.

4. In a ∆ABC, DE || BC with D on AB and E on AC. If AD/DB=3/4 , find BC/DE.

5. In given figure, EB ⊥ AC, BG ⊥ AE and CF ⊥ AE Prove that:
(a) ∆ABG ~ ∆DCB (b) BC/BD=BE/BA

6. ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. AD is the median to BC and PM is the median to QR. Prove

that AB/PQ=ADPM

7. State whether the given pairs of triangles are similar or not. In case of similarity
mention the criterion.

8. In ∆ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Prove that AD2 = BD × DC

9. Let ABC be a triangle and D and E be two points on side AB such that AD = BE. If
DP || BC and EQ || AC, then prove that PQ || AB.

10. In the figure, ∠BED = ∠BDE & E divides BC in the ratio 2 : 1.

Prove that AF × BE = 2 AD × CF.

11. In the given figure, AD = 3 cm, AE = 5 cm, BD = 4 cm, CE = 4 cm, CF = 2 cm,

BF = 2.5 cm, then find the pair of parallel lines and hence their lengths.

12. In ∆ABC, altitudes AD and CE intersect each other at the point P. Prove that:
(i) ∆APE ~ ∆CPD
(ii) AP × PD = CP × PE
(iii) ∆ADB ~ ∆CEB
(iv) AB × CE = BC × AD
13. In Figure, AB ⊥ BC, FG ⊥ BC and DE ⊥ AC. Prove that ∆ADE ~ ∆GCF.

14. ∆ABC is such that AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm and CA = 2.5 cm. If ∆DEF ~ ∆ABC and
FE = 4 cm, then find the perimeter of ∆ DEF.
15. In fig., ∠1 = ∠2 and ∠3 = ∠4. Show that PT. QR = PR. ST.

16. In ∆ABC, D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that
DE || BC.
If AD = 6x – 7, DB = 4x – 3, AE = 3x – 3, and EC = 2x – 1 then find. the value of ‘x’.

17. In the fig., ∠D = ∠E and AD/DB=AE/EC. Prove that ∆BAC is an isosceles

triangle.
18. In given figure ∠1 = ∠2; ∠2 = ∠4
DE = 4; CE = x + 1, AE = 2x + 4; BE = 4x – 2, find x.

19. In the given fig. PA, QB and RC each is perpendicular to AC such that PA = x,
RC = y, QB = z, AB = a and BC = b.
Prove that 1/x+1/y=1/z.

20. In figure, M is mid-point of side CD of a parallelogram ABCD. The line BM is

drawn intersecting AC at L and AD produced at E. Prove that EL = 2BL.

21. Any point X is taken on the side BC of a triangle ABC and XM, XN are drawn
parallel to BA, CA meeting CA, BA at M and N respectively. MN meets BC produced
in T.
Prove that: TX2 = TB × TC.
22. Prove that the internal bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side
in the ratio of the sides containing the angle.

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24. In the figure RS || DB || PQ, If DP = PC = 11cm, DR = RA = 3cm, Then find the
ratio of x and y
25.

Prove that BC = CY

26. R and S are points on the sides DE and EF respectively of a ADEF such that ER
= 5 cm, RD = 2.5 cm, SE = 1.5 cm and FS = 3.5 cm. Find whether RS || DF or not.

27. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and E divides BC in the ratio 1: 3. DB and
AE intersect at F. Show that DF = 4FB and AF = 4FE

28. In ∆ABC, if ∠ADE = ∠B, then prove that ∆ADE ~ ∆ABC. Also, if AD = 7.6 cm, AE
= 7.2 cm, BE = 4.2 cm and BC = 8.4 cm, then find DE.