Page 1
Question:1
In a ? ABC, if ?A = 55°, ?B = 40°, find ?C.
Solution:
?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°. ] ? 55°+40°+ ?C = 180° ? 95°+ ?C = 180° ? ?C = 180°-95° ? ?C = 85°
Question:2
If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3, determine three angles.
Solution:
Let the angles of the given triangle be of xº, 2xº and 3xº. Then,
? x +2x +3x = 180 [The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 6x = 180 ? x = 30
Hence, the angles of the triangle are 30º, 60º and 90º.
Question:3
The angles of a triangle are (x - 40)°, (x - 20)° and
1
2
x -10
°
. Find the value of x.
Solution:
Given angles are
? (x -40)+(x -20)+
1
2
x -10 = 180 ?
5
2
x = 180 +70 ?
5
2
x = 250 ? x =
250×2
5
? x = 100
Hence, the value of x is 100°.
Question:4
Two angles of a triangle are equal and the third angle is greater than each of those angles by 30°. Determine all the angles of the triangle.
Solution:
Let the two equal angles are x°, then the third angle will be (x + 30)°.
? x +x +(x +30) = 180 [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 3x +30 = 180 ? 3x = 150 ? x = 50
Therefore, the angles of the given triangle are 50°, 50° and 80°.
Question:5
If one angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the other two, show that the triangle is a right triangle.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle such that
?A = ?B + ?C [Since, one angle is sum of the other two] ? ?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? ?A + ?A = 180° ? 2 ?A = 180° ? ?A = 90°
Hence, the given triangle is a right angled triangle.
Question:6
Can a triangle have:
i
Two right angles?
ii
Two obtuse angles?
iii
Two acute angles?
iv
All angles more than 60°?
v
All angles less than 60°?
vi
All angles equal to 60°?
Solution:
i Let a triangle ABC has two angles equal to . We know that sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°.
( )
( )
Page 2
Question:1
In a ? ABC, if ?A = 55°, ?B = 40°, find ?C.
Solution:
?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°. ] ? 55°+40°+ ?C = 180° ? 95°+ ?C = 180° ? ?C = 180°-95° ? ?C = 85°
Question:2
If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3, determine three angles.
Solution:
Let the angles of the given triangle be of xº, 2xº and 3xº. Then,
? x +2x +3x = 180 [The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 6x = 180 ? x = 30
Hence, the angles of the triangle are 30º, 60º and 90º.
Question:3
The angles of a triangle are (x - 40)°, (x - 20)° and
1
2
x -10
°
. Find the value of x.
Solution:
Given angles are
? (x -40)+(x -20)+
1
2
x -10 = 180 ?
5
2
x = 180 +70 ?
5
2
x = 250 ? x =
250×2
5
? x = 100
Hence, the value of x is 100°.
Question:4
Two angles of a triangle are equal and the third angle is greater than each of those angles by 30°. Determine all the angles of the triangle.
Solution:
Let the two equal angles are x°, then the third angle will be (x + 30)°.
? x +x +(x +30) = 180 [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 3x +30 = 180 ? 3x = 150 ? x = 50
Therefore, the angles of the given triangle are 50°, 50° and 80°.
Question:5
If one angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the other two, show that the triangle is a right triangle.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle such that
?A = ?B + ?C [Since, one angle is sum of the other two] ? ?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? ?A + ?A = 180° ? 2 ?A = 180° ? ?A = 90°
Hence, the given triangle is a right angled triangle.
Question:6
Can a triangle have:
i
Two right angles?
ii
Two obtuse angles?
iii
Two acute angles?
iv
All angles more than 60°?
v
All angles less than 60°?
vi
All angles equal to 60°?
Solution:
i Let a triangle ABC has two angles equal to . We know that sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°.
( )
( )
Hence, if two angles are equal to , then the third one will be equal to zero which implies that A, B, C is collinear, or we can say ABC is not a triangle
A triangle can’t have two right angles.
ii Let a triangle ABC has two obtuse angles
This implies that sum of only two angles will be equal to more than 180° which contradicts the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can’t have two obtuse angles.
iii Let a triangle ABC has two acute angles .
This implies that sum of two angles will be less than . Hence third angle will be the difference of 180° and sum of both acute angles
Therefore, a triangle can have two acute angles.
iv Let a triangle ABC having angles are more than 60°.
This implies that the sum of three angles will be more than 180° which contradicts the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can’t have all angles more than .
v Let a triangle ABC having angles are less than 60°.
This implies that the sum of three angles will be less than 180° which contradicts the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can’t have all angles less than 60°.
vi Let a triangle ABC having angles all equal to 60°.
This implies that the sum of three angles will be equal to 180° which satisfies the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can have all angles equal to 60°.
Question:7
The angles of a triangle are arranged in ascending order of magnitude. If the difference between two consecutive angles is 10°, find the three angles.
Solution:
Let the angles of a triangle are
Since, thedifferencebetweentwoconsceutiveanglesis10°
? x +(x +10)+(x +20) = 180 [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 3x +30 = 180 ? 3x = 150 ? x = 50
Therefore, the angles of the given triangle are 50°,
50 +10° and
50 +20° i.e. 50°, 60° and 70°.
Question:8
ABC is a triangle in which ?A = 72°, the internal bisectors of angles B and C meet in O. Find the magnitude of ?BOC.
Solution:
Since OB and OC are the angle bisector of
?B and ?C
?A + ?B + ?C = 180° ? 72°+2 ?OBC +2 ?OCB = 180° [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 2( ?OBC + ?OCB) = 108° ? ?OBC + ?OCB = 54° ? 180°- ?BOC = 54° [Since
Hence magnitude of
?BOC is 126°.
Question:9
The bisectors of base angles of a triangle cannot enclose a right angle in any case.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle and BO and CO be the bisectors of the base angle respectively.
We know that if the bisectors of angles ?ABC and ?ACB of a triangle ABC meet at a point O, then
?BOC = 90°+
1
2
?A
Page 3
Question:1
In a ? ABC, if ?A = 55°, ?B = 40°, find ?C.
Solution:
?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°. ] ? 55°+40°+ ?C = 180° ? 95°+ ?C = 180° ? ?C = 180°-95° ? ?C = 85°
Question:2
If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3, determine three angles.
Solution:
Let the angles of the given triangle be of xº, 2xº and 3xº. Then,
? x +2x +3x = 180 [The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 6x = 180 ? x = 30
Hence, the angles of the triangle are 30º, 60º and 90º.
Question:3
The angles of a triangle are (x - 40)°, (x - 20)° and
1
2
x -10
°
. Find the value of x.
Solution:
Given angles are
? (x -40)+(x -20)+
1
2
x -10 = 180 ?
5
2
x = 180 +70 ?
5
2
x = 250 ? x =
250×2
5
? x = 100
Hence, the value of x is 100°.
Question:4
Two angles of a triangle are equal and the third angle is greater than each of those angles by 30°. Determine all the angles of the triangle.
Solution:
Let the two equal angles are x°, then the third angle will be (x + 30)°.
? x +x +(x +30) = 180 [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 3x +30 = 180 ? 3x = 150 ? x = 50
Therefore, the angles of the given triangle are 50°, 50° and 80°.
Question:5
If one angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the other two, show that the triangle is a right triangle.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle such that
?A = ?B + ?C [Since, one angle is sum of the other two] ? ?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? ?A + ?A = 180° ? 2 ?A = 180° ? ?A = 90°
Hence, the given triangle is a right angled triangle.
Question:6
Can a triangle have:
i
Two right angles?
ii
Two obtuse angles?
iii
Two acute angles?
iv
All angles more than 60°?
v
All angles less than 60°?
vi
All angles equal to 60°?
Solution:
i Let a triangle ABC has two angles equal to . We know that sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°.
( )
( )
Hence, if two angles are equal to , then the third one will be equal to zero which implies that A, B, C is collinear, or we can say ABC is not a triangle
A triangle can’t have two right angles.
ii Let a triangle ABC has two obtuse angles
This implies that sum of only two angles will be equal to more than 180° which contradicts the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can’t have two obtuse angles.
iii Let a triangle ABC has two acute angles .
This implies that sum of two angles will be less than . Hence third angle will be the difference of 180° and sum of both acute angles
Therefore, a triangle can have two acute angles.
iv Let a triangle ABC having angles are more than 60°.
This implies that the sum of three angles will be more than 180° which contradicts the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can’t have all angles more than .
v Let a triangle ABC having angles are less than 60°.
This implies that the sum of three angles will be less than 180° which contradicts the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can’t have all angles less than 60°.
vi Let a triangle ABC having angles all equal to 60°.
This implies that the sum of three angles will be equal to 180° which satisfies the theorem sum of all angles in a triangle is always equals 180°.
Therefore, a triangle can have all angles equal to 60°.
Question:7
The angles of a triangle are arranged in ascending order of magnitude. If the difference between two consecutive angles is 10°, find the three angles.
Solution:
Let the angles of a triangle are
Since, thedifferencebetweentwoconsceutiveanglesis10°
? x +(x +10)+(x +20) = 180 [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 3x +30 = 180 ? 3x = 150 ? x = 50
Therefore, the angles of the given triangle are 50°,
50 +10° and
50 +20° i.e. 50°, 60° and 70°.
Question:8
ABC is a triangle in which ?A = 72°, the internal bisectors of angles B and C meet in O. Find the magnitude of ?BOC.
Solution:
Since OB and OC are the angle bisector of
?B and ?C
?A + ?B + ?C = 180° ? 72°+2 ?OBC +2 ?OCB = 180° [Sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 2( ?OBC + ?OCB) = 108° ? ?OBC + ?OCB = 54° ? 180°- ?BOC = 54° [Since
Hence magnitude of
?BOC is 126°.
Question:9
The bisectors of base angles of a triangle cannot enclose a right angle in any case.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle and BO and CO be the bisectors of the base angle respectively.
We know that if the bisectors of angles ?ABC and ?ACB of a triangle ABC meet at a point O, then
?BOC = 90°+
1
2
?A
From the above relation it is very clear that if is equals 90° then must be equal to zero.
Now, if possible let is equals zero but on other hand it represents that A, B, C will be collinear, that is they do not form a triangle.
It leads to a contradiction.
Hence, the bisectors of base angles of a triangle cannot enclose a right angle in any case.
Question:10
If the bisectors of the base angles of a triangle enclose an angle of 135°, prove that the triangle is a right triangle.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle and Let BO and CO be the bisectors of the base angle respectively.
We know that if the bisectors of angles ?ABC and ?ACB of a triangle ABC meet at a point O, then
?BOC = 90°+
1
2
?A
? 135° = 90°+
1
2
?A ? 45° =
1
2
?A ? ?A = 90°
Hence the triangle is a right angled triangle.
Question:11
In a ? ABC, ?ABC = ?ACB and the bisectors of ?ABC and ?ACB intersect at O such that ?BOC = 120°. Show that ?A = ?B = ?C = 60°.
Solution:
Let ABC be a triangle and BO and CO be the bisectors of the base angle respectively.
We know that if the bisectors of angles ?ABC and ?ACB of a triangle ABC meet at a point O, then
?BOC = 90°+
1
2
?A
? 120° = 90°+
1
2
?A ? 30° =
1
2
?A ? ?A = 60°
are equal as it is given that .
?A + ?B + ?C = 180° [Sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°] ? 60°+2 ?B = 180° [ ? ?ABC = ?ACB] ? ?B = 60°
Hence, .
Question:12
If each angle of a triangle is less than the sum of the other two, show that the triangle is acute angled.
Solution:
Let a triangle ABC having angles .
It is given that the sum of two angles are less than third one.
We know that the sum of all angles of a triangle equal to 180°.
Similarly we can prove that
Since, all angles are less than 90°.
Hence, triangle is acute angled.
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