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CPP
SOLUTION OF TRIANGLE: SHEET – 1

LEVEL - 1
1. In a triangle ABC, (a + b + c) (b + c – a) = bc if -
(A) < 0 (B) > 0
(C) 0 < < 4 (D) > 4

2. Let ABC be a triangle such that A = 45º, B = 75º then a + c 2 is equal to -

(A) 0 (B) b
(C) 2b (D) –b
b 3
3. Angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC are in A.P. If = , then angle A is equal to -
c 2
 
(A) (B)
6 4
5 
(C) (D)
12 2
a2  b2 sin (A  B)
4. If in a triangle ABC, = , then the triangle is -
a2  b2 sin (A  B)
(A) Right angled or isosceles (B) Right angled and isosceles
(C) Equilateral (D) None of these
5. In any triangle ABC,
a2 sin(B  C) b2 sin(C  A) c 2 sin(A  B)
 
sinB  sin C sinC  sin A sin A  sinB
is equal to -
(A) a + b + c (B) a + b – c
(C) a – b + c (D) 0
6. The expression
(a  b  c) (b  c  a) (c  a  b) (a  b  c)
4b2c 2
is equal to -
(A) cos2 A (B) sin2 A
(C) cosA cosB cosC (D) None of these
7. In a triangle ABC,
a2 cos 2B + b2 cos 2A + 2ab cos(A – B) =
(A) a2 (B) c2
(C) b2 (D) a2 + b2

8. If in a triangle ABC, b = 3 , c = 1 and B – C = 90º then A is -

(A) 30º (B) 45º
(C) 75º (D) 15º

9. In triangle ABC , (b  c)cos A  (c  a)cosB (a  b)cos C 

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) a  b  c (d) 2(a  b  c)
sinB
10. In ABC, 
sin(A  B)
b b
(a) (b)
ab c
c
(c) (d) None of these
b
LEVEL – 2
3
11. In a triangle ABC, a  5,b  7 and sin A  how many such triangles are possible
4
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12. If the circum radius of a triangle is and the sides are in G.P. with common ratio3/2, prove
1463
that the sides of the triangle are 4, 6, 9.

13. If the angles of a triangle ABC are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 4, then prove that a2b2c2 = (b2 – a2) (c2 – b2) (c2
– a2).

14. Given the product p of the sines of the angles of a triangle, and the product q of their cosines, show
that the tangents of the angles are the roots of the equation qx3 – px2 + (1 + q)x – p = 0.

15. The sides of a triangle are x 2  3x  3, 2x+3 x 2  2x. Prove that the greatest angle of the triangle is
120o.

16. If in a triangle ABC, cos A cosB  sin A sinB sinC  1 , then show that a : b : c  1: 1: 2

a cos A  b cosB  c cos C a  b  c

17. If in a triangle  , prove that the triangle is equilateral
a sinB  b sinC  c sin A 9R

18. If the sides of a triangle are 51, 35 and 26 feet, find the sides of a triangle, on a base of 41 cm,
which shall have the same area and perimeter as the first.

19. In an acute angled triangle ABC, the circle with altitude AD as diameter intersects the sides AB, AC
at P, Q respectively. Prove that PQ = 2RsinA sinB sinC.

A B A B
tan  tan 1  tan tan
ab 2 2 ab 2 2 .
20. In any triangle ABC, show that  and 
c A B c A B
tan  tan 1  tan tan
2 2 2 2
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ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. 0
18. 41, 50 and 21 cm.
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

1. a sin   b cos   a cosec  b sec   y  say 
 1   1 
a  sin    b  cos  
 sin    cos  


a sin2   1
b

1  cos  2

sin  cos 
a cos2  b sin2 
  
sin  cos 
 – a cos3   b sin3 
a a1/ 3
 tan3     tan    1/ 3 < 0
b b

 (2n + , (2n + 1) ), because tan can be negative in 2nd or in 4th quadrant as
2
3
 (2n + , 2(n + 1) ), it is in 2nd quadrant).
2
a1/ 3 b1/ 3
 sin    cos   
a2 / 3  b2 / 3 a2 / 3  b2 / 3
a b
 a cosec   b sec   
sin  cos 
a b
 1/ 3 a2 / 3  a2 / 3  1/ 3 a2 / 3  b2 / 3
a b

 a2 / 3  b 2 / 3  a2 / 3  b2 / 3
2. Let B  2A,C  4A , A  B  C    7A  
RHS  b2  a2  c 2  b2  c 2  a2 
    
 4R2 sin2 B  sin2 A .4R2 sin2 C  sin2 B .4R2 sin2 C  sin2 A 
3
  4R  sin B  A  sin B  A  sin  C  B  sin  C  B  sin  C  A  sin  C  A 
2

3
  4R  sinC sin  2A  A  .sin A sin  4A  2A  sinB sin  4A  A 
2

3
=  4R  sin C sin A.sin A sinB.sinB sin3A
2

3
  4R  sin A sin B sinC.sin    4A 
2 2 2

3
=  4R  sin A sin B sinC sin 4A
2 2 2

3
  4R  sin A sin B sin C
2 2 2 2

= (2RsinA)2 (2RsinB)2 (2RsinC)2

 a 2b 2 c 2
3. sin A sinB sinC  p
cos A cosB cos C  q
p
 tan A tanB tanC 
q
p
 tan A  tanB  tanC  (as in ABC tan A  tanB  tanC  tan A tanB tanC )
q
Now, tan A tanB  tanB tanC  tan C tan A
 tanB
 sin A cos C  cos A sin C   tan C tan A
cos A cos C
sin  A  C  sin A sinC
 tanB 
cos A cos C cos A cos C
sin2 B  sin A sinCcosB

cos A cosB cos C

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1  cos2 B  sin A sin CcosB

cos A cosB cos C
1  cosB   cosB  sin A sinC 

cos A cosB cosC
1  cosB  cos  A  C   sin A sinC 

cos A cosB cos C
1  cosB cos A cos C
=
cos A cosB cosC
1 q

q
 
Now, x 3   tan A  tanB  tanC  x 2    tan A tanB  x  tan A tanB tanC  0
 
p 2 1 q p
 x3  x  x 0  qx 3  px 2  1  q  x  p  0
q q q
7. 41, 50 and 21 cm.
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