Previous Year CAT Questions

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1. In triangle ABC, altitudes AD and BE are drawn to the 7. From an interior point of an equilateral triangle,
corresponding bases. If ∠BAC = 45° and ∠ABC = θ, then perpendiculars are drawn on all three sides. The sum of
AD/BE equals the lengths of the three perpendiculars is s. Then the
[CAT 2022 Slot 2] area of the triangle is
(a) 1 [CAT 2020 Slot 2]
(b) √2 cosθ (a) S2/√3
(c) √2 sinθ (b) √3S2/2
(d) (sinθ + cosθ)/√2 (c) S2/2√3
(d) 2S2/√3
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2. The length of each side of an equilateral triangle ABC is 3
cm. Let D be a point on BC such that the area of triangle 8. Corners are cut off from an equilateral triangle T to
ADC is half the area of triangle ABD. Then the length of produce a regular hexagon H. Then, the ratio of the area
AD, in cm, is of H to the area of T is
[CAT 2022 Slot 2] [CAT 2019 Slot 1]
(a) √7 (a) 5 : 6
(b) √6 (b) 4 : 5
(c) √5 (c) 3 : 4
(d) √8 (d) 2 : 3

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3. Two ships are approaching a port along straight routes 9. In a triangle ABC, medians AD and BE are perpendicular
at constant speeds. Initially, the two ships and the port to each other, and have lengths 12 cm and 9 cm,
formed an equilateral triangle with sides of length 24 respectively. Then, the area of triangle ABC, in sq cm, is
km. When the slower ship travelled 8 km, the triangle [CAT 2019 Slot 2]
formed by the new positions of the two ships and the (a) 80
port became right-angled. When the faster ship reaches (b) 68
the port, the distance, in km, between the other ship and (c) 72
the port will be (d) 78
[CAT 2022 Slot 3]
(a) 6 https://youtu.be/Y9uv0_I7Hhk
(b) 8
(c) 12 10. Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse BC of
(d) 4 length 20 cm. If AP is perpendicular on BC, then the
maximum possible length of AP, in cm, is
https://youtu.be/iEOHA1dTNpw [CAT 2019 Slot 2]
(a) 10
4. Suppose the medians BD and CE of a triangle ABC (b) 8√2
intersect at a point O. If area of triangle ABC is 108 sq. (c) 6√2
cm., then, the area of the triangle EOD, in sq. cm., is (d) 5
[CAT 2022 Slot 3]
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11. Given an equilateral triangle T1 with side 24 cm, a second
5. Let D and E be points on sides AB and AC, respectively, of triangle T2 is formed by joining the midpoints of the
a triangle ABC, such that AD : BD = 2 : 1 and AE : CE = 2 : sides of T1. Then a third triangle T3 is formed by joining
3. If the area of the triangle ADE is 8 sq cm, then the area the midpoints of the sides of T2. If this process of forming
of the triangle ABC, in sq cm, is triangles is continued, the sum of the areas, in sq cm, of
[CAT 2021 Slot 2] infinitely many such triangles T1, T2, T3, ... will be
[CAT 2018 Slot 1]
https://youtu.be/z85dzYm551o (a) 248√3
(b) 164√3
6. In a triangle ABC, ∠BCA = 50°. D and E are points on AB (c) 188√3
and AC, respectively, such that AD = DE. If F is a point on (d) 192√3
BC such that BD = DF, then ∠FDE, in degrees is equal to
[CAT 2021 Slot 3] https://youtu.be/z7mFJj5jGZI
(a) 96
(b) 100 12. On a triangle ABC, a circle with diameter BC is drawn,
(c) 80 intersecting AB and AC at points P and Q, respectively. If
(d) 72 the lengths of AB, AC, and CP are 30 cm, 25 cm, and 20
cm respectively, then the length of BQ, in cm, is
https://youtu.be/rBbyjROr4mg [CAT 2018 Slot 2]

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https://youtu.be/xIESKDqyFTo (c) 9π
(d) 9
13. From a triangle ABC with sides of lengths 40 ft, 25 ft and
35 ft, a triangular portion GBC is cut off where G is the https://youtu.be/DQkEROmL22g
centroid of ABC. The area, in sq ft, of the remaining
portion of triangle ABC is: 15. Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with BC as the
[CAT 2017 Slot 1] hypotenuse. Lengths of AB and AC are 15 km and 20 km,
(a) 225√3 respectively. The minimum possible time, in minutes,
(b) 500/√3 required to reach the hypotenuse from A at a speed of 30
(c) 275√3 km per hour is:
(d) 250√3 [CAT 2017 Slot 1]

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14. Let ABC be a right-angled isosceles triangle with 16. Let P be an interior point of a right-angled isosceles
hypotenuse BC. Let BQC be a semi-circle, away from A, triangle ABC with hypotenuse AB. If the perpendicular
with diameter BC. Let BPC be an arc of a circle centered distance of P from each of AB, BC, and CA is (4√2 - 1) cm,
at A and lying between BC and BQC. If AB has length 6 then the area, in sq cm, of the triangle ABC is
cm then the area, in sq. cm, of the region enclosed by BPC [CAT 2017 Slot 2]
and BQC is:
[CAT 2017 Slot 1] https://youtu.be/z-nHLuXPt7A
(a) 9π – 18
(b) 18

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Answer Key
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. 9 5. 30
6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. 24 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. 24
16. 16

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