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EXERCISEI
With usual notations, prove that in a A ABC:
Q.1 0
r
b a
r
a c
r
c b
3 2 1
=

Q.2 a cot

A + b cot

B + c cot

C = 2(R

+

r)
Q.3
r
3
) b s ( ) a s (
r
) a s ( ) c s (
r
) c s ( ) b s (
r
3 2 1
=

+

+

Q.4
3
2 1
r
c
b
r r
a
r r
=

Q.5
s
abc
cos
2
A
cos
2
B
cos
2
C
= A Q.6 (r
1
+ r
2
)tan
2
C
= (r
3
r) cot
2
C
= c
Q.7 (r
1
r) (r
2
r)(r
3
r) = 4 R

r
2
Q.8 (r + r
1
)tan
2
C B
+(r + r
2
)tan
2
A C
+(r + r
3
) tan
2
B A
=0
Q.9 2
2 2 2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
c b a
r
1
r
1
r
1
r
1
A
+ +
= + + +
Q.10 (r
3
+ r
1
) (r
3
+ r
2
) sin

C = 2 r
3 2 1 1 3 3 2
r r r r r r + +
Q.11
Rr 2
1
ab
1
ca
1
bc
1
= + +
Q.12
2 2
3 2 1
s r
R 4
r
1
r
1
r
1
r
1
r
1
r
1
=
|
|
.
|

\
|

|
|
.
|

\
|

|
|
.
|

\
|

Q.13
3
2 1
2
1 3
1
3 2
r
r r ab
r
r r ca
r
r r bc
=

= r Q.14
|
|
.
|

\
|
+ + =
|
|
.
|

\
|
+ + +
3 2 1
2
3 2 1
r
1
r
1
r
1
r
4
r
1
r
1
r
1
r
1
Q.15 Rr (sin A + sin B + sin C) = A Q.16 2R cos A = 2R + r r
1
Q.17 cot
2
A
+ cot
2
B
+ cot
2
C
=
A
2
s
Q.18 cos
2
2
A
+ cos
2
2
B
+ cos
2
2
C
= 2 +
R 2
r
Q.19
) c a )( b a (
2
A
tan

+
) c b )( a b (
2
B
tan

+
) b c )( a c (
2
C
tan

= 1/A
Q.20 If r
1
= r + r
2
+ r
3
then prove that the triangle is a right angled triangle.
Q.21 If two times the square of the diameter of the circumcircle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares
of its sides then prove that the triangle is right angled.
Q.22 In acute angled triangle ABC, a semicircle with radius r
a
is constructed with its base on BC and tangent
to the other two sides. r
b
and r
c
are defined similarly. If r is the radius of the incircle of triangle ABC then
prove that,
r
2
=
c b a
r
1
r
1
r
1
+ +
.
Q.23 If the length of the perpendiculars from the vertices of a triangle A, B, C on the opposite sides are
p
1
, p
2
, p
3
then prove that
1
p
1
+
2
p
1
+
3
p
1
=
r
1
=
1
r
1
+
2
r
1
+
3
r
1
.
Q.24 Prove that in a triangle, 8rR(cos
2
2
A
+ cos
2
2
B
+ cos
2
2
C
) = 2bc + 2ca + 2ab a
2
b
2
c
2
.
Q.25 Prove that in a triangle (

|
.
|

\
|
+ + |
.
|

\
|
+ + |
.
|

\
|
+ = + + 3
c
a
a
c
b
c
c
b
a
b
b
a
R 2
r
ab
r
ca
r
bc
3 2 1
.
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EXERCISEII
Q.1 With usual notation, if in a A ABC,
13
b a
12
a c
11
c b +
=
+
=
+
; then prove that,
25
C cos
19
B cos
7
A cos
= =
.
Q.2 For any triangle ABC , if B = 3C, show that cos

C =
c 4
c b +
& sin
2
A
=
c 2
c b
.
Q.3 In a triangle ABC, BD is a median. If l (BD) = ) AB (
4
3
l and Z DBC =
2
t
. Determine the ZABC.
Q.4 ABCD is a trapezium such that AB

,

DC are parallel & BC is perpendicular to them. If angle
ADB = u , BC = p & CD = q , show that AB =
u + u
u +
sin q cos p
sin ) q p (
2 2
.
Q.5 Let 1 < m < 3. In a triangle ABC , if 2b = (m

+

1)

a & cos

A =
2
1
m
) 3 m )( 1 m ( +
prove that there
are two values to the third side , one of which is m times the other.
Q.6 If sides a, b, c of the triangle ABC are in A.P., then prove that
sin
2
2
A
cosec

2A; sin
2
2
B
cosec

2B; sin
2
2
C
cosec

2C are in H.P..
Q.7 Find the angles of a triangle in which the altitude and a median drawn from the same vertex divide the
angle at that vertex into 3 equal parts.
Q.8 In a triangle ABC, if tan
2
A
, tan
2
B
, tan
2
C
are in AP. Show that cos

A, cos

B, cos

C are in AP. AP.
Q.9 ABCD is a rhombus. The circumradii of A ABD and A ACD are 12.5 and 25 respectively. Find the area
of rhombus.
Q.10 In a triangle ABC if a
2
+ b
2
= 101c
2
then find the value of
B cot A cot
C cot
+
.
Q.11 The two adjacent sides of a cyclic quadrilateral are 2 & 5 and the angle between them is 60. If the area
of the quadrilateral is 4 3 , find the remaining two sides.
Q.12 If I be the incentre of the triangle ABC and x, y, z be the circum radii of the triangles IBC, ICA & IAB,
show that 4R
3
R

(x
2
+ y
2
+ z
2
) xyz = 0.
Q.13 If in a triangle ABC,
B cos 2 A cos
C cos 2 A cos
+
+
=
C sin
B sin
, prove that the triangle ABC is either isosceles or right angled.
Q.14 Sides a, b, c of the triangle

ABC are in H.P. , then prove that
cosec

A

(cosec

A

+ cot

A) ; cosec

B

(cosec

B

+ cot

B) & cosec

C

(cosec

C

+ cot

C) are in A.P.
Q.15 A point O is situated on a circle of radius R and with centre O, another circle of radius
2
R 3
is described.
Inside the crescent shaped area intercepted between these circles, a circle of radius R/8 is placed . If the
same circle moves in contact with the original circle of radius R, then find the length of the arc described by
its centre in moving from one extreme position to the other.
Q.16 ABC is a triangle. D is the middle point of BC. If AD is perpendicular to AC, then prove that
cos

A . cos

C =
c a 3
) a c ( 2
2 2

.
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Q.17 In a A

ABC, (i)
A cos
a
=
B cos
b
(ii) 2 sin A cos B = sin C
(iii) tan
2
2
A
+ 2 tan
2
A
tan
2
C
1 = 0, prove that (i) (ii) (iii) (i).
Q.18 In

a

triangle

the

angles A, B, C are

in AP. Show that 2

cos
2
C A
=
2 2
c ac a
c a
+
+
.
Q.19 If p
1
, p
2
, p
3
are the altitudes of a triangle from the vertices A

, B

, C & A denotes the area of the
triangle , prove that
3 2 1
p
1
p
1
p
1
+
=
2
C
cos
) c b a (
ab 2
2
A + +
.
Q.20 If a tan

A + b tan

B = (a + b) tan
2
B A+
, prove that triangle ABC is isosceles.
Q.21 The triangle ABC (with side lengths a, b, c as usual) satisfies
log a
2
= log b
2
+ log c
2
log (2bc cosA). What can you say about this triangle?
Q.22 If the bisector of angle C of triangle ABC meets AB in D & the circumcircle in E prove that,
2
2
c
) b a (
DE
CE +
=
.
Q.23 With reference to a given circle, A
1
and B
1
are the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed regular
polygons of n sides, A
2
and B
2
are corresponding quantities for regular polygons of 2n sides. Prove that
(1) A
2
is a geometric mean between A
1
and B
1
.
(2) B
2
is a harmonic mean between A
2
and B
1
.
Q.24 If A
0
denotes the area of the triangle formed by joining the points of contact of the inscribed circle of the
triangle ABC and the sides of the triangle; A
1
, A
2
and A
3
are the corresponding areas for the triangles
thus formed with the escribed circles of A ABC. Prove that, A
1
+ A
2
+ A
3
= 2A + A
0
where A is the area
of the triangle ABC.
Q.25 Consider a A DEF, the pedal triangle of the A ABC such that AFB and BDC are collinear. If H is
the incentre of A DEF and R
1
, R
2
, R
3
are the circumradii of the quadrilaterals AFHE; BDHF
and CEHD respectively, then prove that
R
1
= R + r where R is the circumradius and r is the inradius of A ABC.
Q.26 The triangle ABC is a right angled triangle, right angle at A. The ratio of the radius of the circle circumscribed
to the radius of the circle escribed to the hypotenuse is,
( ) 2 3 : 2 +
. Find the acute angles B & C.
Also find the ratio of the two sides of the triangle other than the hypotenuse.
Q.27 ABC is a triangle. Circles with radii as shown are drawn inside
the triangle each touching two sides and the incircle. Find the
radius of the incircle of the AABC.
Q.28 In a plane of the given triangle ABC with sides a, b, c the points A', B', C' are taken so that the
A A'

BC, A

AB'C and

A

ABC'

are equilateral triangles with their circum radii R
a
, R
b
, R
c
; in-radii r
a
,
r
b
, r
c
& exradii r
a
'

, r
b
'

&

r
c
'

respectively. Prove that ;
(i) H r
a
: H R
a
: H r
a
' = 1 : 8 : 27 & (ii) r
1
r
2
r
3
=
( ) | |
2
A
tan
3 648
r 2 r 6 R 3
3
a a a
H
' + +

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Q.29 In a scalene triangle ABC the altitudes AD & CF are dropped from the vertices A & C to the sides BC
& AB. The area of A ABC is known to be equal to 18, the area of triangle BDF is equal to 2 and length
of segment DF is equal to
2 2
. Find the radius of the circle circumscribed.
Q.30 Consider a triangle ABC with A
1
, B
1
, C
1
, as the centres of the excirlces opposite to the verticles A, B,
C respectively.
Show that
R 2
1
) R R R ( S
) ABC .( Ar ) C AB .( Ar ) BC A .( Ar
2
3
2
2
2
1
1 1 1
=
+ +
A + A + A
Where R, R
1
, R
2
, R
3
are the circum radii of AABC, AA
1
BC, AAB
1
C and AABC
1
respectively and S
is the semiperimeter of AABC.
EXERCISEIII
Q.1 If

in

a A ABC , a = 6, b = 3 and cos(A B) = 4/5 then find its area. [REE 97, 6]
Q.2 If in a triangle PQR, sin P, sin Q, sin R are in A.P., then [JEE 98, 2]
(A) the altitudes are in A.P. (B) the altitudes are in H.P.
(C) the medians are in G.P. (D) the medians are in A.P.
Q.3 Two sides of a triangle are of lengths
6
and 4 and the angle opposite to smaller side is 30
0
. How many
such triangles are possible ? Find the length of their third side and area. [REE 98, 6]
Q.4 Let ABC be a triangle having 'O' and 'I' as its circumcentre and incentre respectively . If R and r are the
circumradius and the inradius respectively, then prove that, (IO)
2
= R
2
2Rr.
Further show that the triangle BIO is a right triangle if and only if b is the arithmetic mean of a and c.
[JEE '99, 10 (out of 200)]
Q.5 The radii r
1
, r
2
, r
3
of escribed circles of a triangle ABC are in harmonic progression. If its area is
24 sq. cm and its perimeter is 24 cm, find the lengths of its sides. [REE '99, 6]
Q.6(a) In a triangle ABC

, Let Z

C

=
2
t
. If '

r

' is the inradius and '

R

' is the circumradius of the triangle,

then
2(r + R) is equal to:
(A) a + b (B) b + c (C) c + a (D) a + b + c
(b) In a triangle ABC

, 2 a

c sin
1
2
(A B + C) =
(A) a
2
+ b
2
c
2
(B) c
2
+ a
2
b
2
(C) b
2
c
2
a
2
(D) c
2
a
2
b
2
[JEE '2000 (Screening) 1 + 1]
Q.7 Let ABC be a triangle with incentre '

I

' and inradius '

r

' . Let D, E, F be the feet of the perpendiculars
from I

to the sides BC, CA & AB respectively . If r
1
, r
2


& r
3
are the radii of circles inscribed in the
quadrilaterals AFIE

, BDIF

&

CEID

respectively, prove that
3
3
2
2
1
1
r r
r
r r
r
r r
r

=
) ( ) ( ) (
3 2 1
3 2 1
r r r r r r
r r r

. [JEE '2000, 7]
Q.8 If A is the area of a triangle with side lengths a, b, c, then show that: A <
1
4
( ) a b c abc + +
Also show that equality occurs in the above inequality if and only if a = b = c. [JEE ' 2001]
Q.9 Which of the following pieces of data does NOT uniquely determine an acuteangled triangle ABC
(R being the radius of the circumcircle)?
(A) a, sinA, sinB (B) a, b, c (C) a, sinB, R (D) a, sinA, R
[ JEE ' 2002 (Scr), 3 ]
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Q.10 If I
n
is the area of n sided regular polygon inscribed in a circle of unit radius and O
n
be the area of the
polygon circumscribing the given circle, prove that
I
n
=
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
2
n n
n
I 2
1 1
2
O
[JEE 2003, Mains, 4 out of 60]
Q.11 The ratio of the sides of a triangle ABC is 1 :
3
: 2. The ratio A : B : C is
(A) 3 : 5 : 2 (B) 1 :
3
: 2 (C) 3 : 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2 : 3
[JEE 2004 (Screening)]
Q.12(a) In AABC, a, b, c are the lengths of its sides and A, B, C are the angles of triangle ABC. The correct
relation is
(A)
|
.
|

\
|
= |
.
|

\
|

2
A
cos a
2
C B
sin ) c b (
(B)
|
.
|

\
|
= |
.
|

\
|

2
C B
sin a
2
A
cos ) c b (
(C)
|
.
|

\
|
= |
.
|

\
| +
+
2
A
cos a
2
C B
sin ) c b (
(D)
|
.
|

\
| +
= |
.
|

\
|

2
C B
sin a 2
2
A
cos ) c b (
[JEE 2005 (Screening)]
(b) Circles with radii 3, 4 and 5 touch each other externally if P is the point of intersection of tangents to these
circles at their points of contact. Find the distance of P from the points of contact.
[JEE 2005 (Mains), 2]
Q.13(a) Given an isosceles triangle, whose one angle is 120 and radius of its incircle is
3
. Then the area of
triangle in sq. units is
(A) 7 + 3 12 (B) 12 3 7 (C) 12 + 3 7 (D) 4t
[JEE 2006, 3]
(b) Internal bisector of ZA of a triangle ABC meets side BC at D. A line drawn through D perpendicular to
AD intersects the side AC at E and the side AB at F. If a, b, c represent sides of AABC then
(A) AE is HM of b and c (B) AD =
2
A
cos
c b
bc 2
+
(C) EF =
2
A
sin
c b
bc 4
+
(D) the triangle AEF is isosceles [JEE 2006, 5]
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISEII
Q.3 120 Q.7 t/6, t/3, t/2 Q.9 400 Q.10 50
Q.11 3 cms & 2 cms Q.15
7
12
tR
Q.26 B =
5
12
t
; C =
t
12
;
b
c
= + 2 3
Q.27 r = 11 Q.29
9
2
units
EXERCISEIII
Q.1 9 sq. unit Q.2 B Q.3 2,
( )
2 3 2 ,
( )
2 3 2 + ,
( )
2 3 2 &
( )
2 3 2 + sq. units
Q.5 6, 8, 10 cms Q.6 (a) A, (b) B Q.9 D Q.11 D Q.12 (a) B; (b)
5
Q.13 (a) C, (b) A, B, C, D