SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES

1) It is given that BD = 19 cm, DA = 16 cm, AE = 14

cm, and provided angle DAE = 800 and angle
FBG = 450.
a) Calculate the length, in cm, of
i) DE [2 m]
ii) EC [3 m]
b) The area of triangle DAE is twice the area of triangle
FBG. Calculate the length, in cm, of BG. [4 m]
c) Sketch triangle A’B’C’ which has different shape
from triangle ABC such that A’B’ = AB, A’C’ = AC
and angle A’B’C’ = angle ABC. [1 m]
2) Diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD such that
angle ABC is acute. Calculate:
a) angle ABC [3 m]
b) angle ADC [3 m]
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c) the area, in cm , of quadrilateral ABCD [2 m]
d) A triangle A’B’C’ has the same measurements as
those given for triangle ABC, that is, A’C’=12.3 cm,
C’B’=9.5cm and angle B’A’C’ = 40.50, but which is
different in shape to triangle ABC.
i) Sketch the triangle A’B’C’ [1 m]
ii) State the size of A'B'C' [1 m]
3) Diagram show quadrilateral ABCD. Calculate
a) the length, in cm, of AC. [2 m]
b) angle ACB [2 m]
c) Point A’ lies on AC such that A’B = AB.
i) Sketch Δ A’BC [2 m]
ii) Calculate the area, in cm , of Δ A’BC [4 m]
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4) Diagram shows the triangle ABC, where D is a
midpoint of the line AC and angle ABC is an obtuse
angle. Triangle CDE is an isosceles triangle such
that CD = DE. Given that the length of AC = 10cm,
EC = 6 cm, AB = 5cm and angle ACB = 27°.
a) Calculate angle ABC. [3 m]
b) Find the area of triangle ABC. [3 m]
c) If the line CB is extended to point F,
find the length of the shortest distance from point A
to line CF [2 m]
d) Calculate the angle CDE. [2 m]
5) The diagram 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 500
Given that VB = VC = 2.2 m and AB = AC = 2.6 m,
calculate
a) the length of BC if the area of the base is 3 m2
b) the length of AV if the angle between AV and the
base is 250
c) the area of triangle VAB
6) Diagram shows a pyramid with an isosceles triangle
PQR as the base placed on a horizontal floor. It is
given that angle 𝑆𝑃𝑅 = 500 , 𝑃𝑆 = 𝑄𝑆 = 30 𝑐𝑚,
𝑃𝑅 = 𝑅𝑄 = 10 𝑐𝑚, 𝑃𝑄 = 16 𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝑄𝑅𝑆 is
an obtuse angle. Calculate
a) the length, in cm, of SR, [2 m]
b) the angle between plane PQS and plane PQR, [3 m]
c) the total area, in cm2, of the slanting surfaces, [3 m]
d) the vertical distance, in cm, from the vertex S to the
floor [2 m]