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In a right-angled triangle $\triangle A B C$, the altitude $A B$ is $5 \mathrm{~cm}$, and the base $B C$ is $12 \mathrm{~cm}$. $P$ and $Q$ are two points on $B C$ such that the areas of $\triangle \mathrm{ABP}, \triangle \mathrm{ABQ}$ and $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$ are in arithmetic progression. If the area of $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$ is $1.5$ times the area of $\triangle \mathrm{ABP}$, the length of PQ in cm , is

In a triangle ABC, $\angle BCA = 50^\circ$. D and E are points on AB and AC, respectively, such that AD = DE. If F is a point on BC such that BD = DF, then $\angle FDE$, in degrees, is equal to

The sum of the perimeters of an equlateral triangle and a rectangle is $90 \mathrm{~cm}$ the area, $T$ , of the triangle and the area, $R$ , of the rectangle, both in sq cm, satisfy the relationship $R=T^{2}$. If the sides of the rectangle are in the ratio $1: 3$, then the length, in cm , of the longer side of the rectangle, is