SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES Further Practice with questions based on SPM format. Task : Answer all the questions below.

(1) Diagram 1 shows a trapezium LMNO.

Diagram 1 Calculate (a) LNM, (b) the length of LN, (c) the area of OLN.
[ (a) 24.740 (b) 25.67 cm (c) 118.99 cm2 ]

(2) In Diagram 2, BCD is a straight line.

5 cm

Diagram 2 Find (a) ACD, (b) the length of BC, (c) the area of triangle ABD.
[ (a) 111.800 (b) 3.769 cm (c) 28.50 cm2 ]

(3) In Diagram 3, FGH is a straight line and G is the midpoint of FH.

10 cm

Diagram 3 Find (a) EFG, (b) the length of EG, (c) the area of triangle EGH.

[ (a) 52.620 (b) 11.23 cm (c) 52.62 cm2 ]

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(4) Diagram 4 shows a quadrilateral KLNM.

Diagram 4 Calculate (a) the length of LM, (b) MNL, (c) the area of quadrilateral KLNM.

[ (a) 12.92 cm (b) 31.730 (c) 141.65 cm2 ]

(5) In Diagram 5, QRS is a straight line.

Diagram 5 Find (a) QPR, (b) the length of RS, (c) the area of triangle PRS.

[ (a) 54.310 (b) 4.157 cm (c) 74.75 cm2 ]

(6) In Diagram 6, BCD is a straight line.

Diagram 6 Calculate (a) the length of AB, (b) CAD, (c) the area of triangle ACD.

[ (a) 6.678 cm (b)84.740 (c) 13.17 cm2 ]

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Past year questions 1. SPM 2003 P2Q 15 Diagram below shows a tent VABC in the shape of a pyramid with triangle ABC as the horizontal base. V is the vertex of the tent and the angle between the inclined plane VBC and the base is 50o [ANSWERS; 2.700, 3.149, 2.829 ] =AC =2.6m, Given that VB =VC =2.2 m and AB calculate (a) the length of BC if the area of the base is 3 m2. [3 marks] (b) the length of AV if the angle between AV and the base is 250. [3 marks] (c) the area of triangle VAB [4 marks]

2. SPM 2004 P2 Q13 Diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD such that ABC is acute.

(a)Calculate
(i) ABC

(ii) ADC (iii) the area, in cm2, of quadrilateral ABCD [ 8 marks]

(b) A triangle ABC has the same measurements as those given for triangle ABC, that is, AC=12.3 cm, CB=9.5cm and B ' A 'C ' = 40.5o , but which is different in shape to triangle ABC. (i) etch the triangle ABC (ii) State the size of A'B'C' [2 marks] [ANSWERS ; 57.23, 106.07, 80.96, 122.77] 3. SPM 2005 P2Q12 Diagram below shows triangle ABC (a) Calculate the length, in cm, of AC. [2 marks] (b) A quadrilateral ABCD is now formed so that AC is a diagonal, ACD = 40o and AD =16 cm. Calculate the two possible values of ADC [2 marks] ( c) By using the acute A DC from (b) , calculate (i) the length , in cm, of CD (ii) (ii) the area, in cm2, of the quadrilateral ABCD [6 marks]

[ANSWERS; 19.27, 50.73, 24.89, 290.1 ] 4. SPM 2006 P2 Q 13 Solutions of Triangles 19

Diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

The area of triangle BCD is 13 cm2 and BCD is acute. Calculate (a) BCD , [2 marks] (b) the length, in cm, of BD, [ 2 marks] (c) ABD , [3 marks] 2 (d) the area, in cm , quadrilateral ABCD [3 marks]

[ANSWERS ; 60.07, 5.573, 116.55 35.43 ] 5. SPM 2007 P2Q15

Diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD. (a) Calculate (i) the length, in cm, of AC (ii) ACB [4 marks] (b) Point A lies on AC such that AB =AB. (i) Sketch A ' BC (ii) Calculate the area , in cm2 , of A ' BC [6marks]

[ANSWERS 13.36, 23.88 13.80] 6. SPM 2008 P2Q14 In the diagram below, ABC is a triangle. ADFB,AEC and BGC are straight lines. The straight line FG is perpendicular to BC.

DAE =80 and FBG =45 It is given that BD = 19 cm, DA =16 cm, AE = 14 cm, (a) calculate the length, in cm, of (i) DE (ii) EC [5 marks] (b) The area of triangle DAE is twice the area of triangle FBG, Calculate the length , in cm, of BG [4 marks] (c) Sketch triangle ABC which has a different shape from triangle ABC [ 1 mark] [ANSWERS: 19.344, 16.213, 10.502]

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7. SPM 2009 P2Q12 LMN is obtuse. In the diagram below shows a trapezium KLMN. KN is parallel to LM and
N

12.5 cm

M K 5.6 cm L

Find a) b) c) d)

The length, in cm, of LN the length, in cm, of MN LMN The area, in cm2, of triangle LMN

[2 marks] [3 marks] [3 marks] [2 marks]

[ANSWERS: 23.23cm, 21.76, 980 11, 60.31cm2] 8. SPM 2010 P2Q13 Diagram below shows triangle ABC and triangle CDE where BCE and ACD are straight lines.
A

0 4 cm 25

6 cm
C

500 B

2.5 cm
D

a) Calculate the length, in cm, of (i) BC (ii) DE b) Point C lies on BE such that AC=AC (i) Sketch triangle ACB AC ' B (ii) Find (iii) Calculate the area, in cm2, of triangle ACB [ANSWERS: 2.207cm, 7.072, 75 , 8.264cm ] 9. SPM 2011 P2Q14 Solutions of Triangles 21
P T 12cm
0 2

[5 marks]

[5 marks]

10 cm

87.950

7 cm

PQR and TQR . Diagram 14.1 shows PQR =87.95 , PQ= 10 cm, It is given that PR=12 cm and TQ = QR = 7cm.
PRQ a) Find i) ii) the length, in cm, of TR. PQT iii) the area, in cm2, of [7 marks]

Diagram 14.1
SQR is the image of b) In Diagram 14.2, TQR a reflection in the line QR.

Find the length, in cm, of PS. [3 marks] [ANSWERS: 56.390, 7.75 cm, 12.39 cm2, 16.61 10 cm cm]

7 cm

87.950

T 12cm

Diagram 14.2 10. SPM 2012 P2Q14 Diagram shows a triangle ABC such that ABC = 34 and AB = 9cm. It is given that the area of triangle ABC is 28cm2 a) Calculate i) The length, in cm, of BC. ii) The length, in cm, of AC. ACB iii) b) Point C lies on BC such that AC = AC. i) Sketch the triangle ABC ii) Calculate the area, in cm2, of triangle B ABC [ANSWERS: 11.13 cm, 6.228 cm, 53.910, 3.793 cm, 9.545 cm2]

9 cm

340 C

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