Q1:

2025 Slot 3

Triangles

Medium

A triangle ABC is formed with AB = AC = 50 cm and BC = 80 cm. Then, the sum of the lengths, in cm, of all three altitudes of the triangle ABC is

126
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 3 QA question 1

Q2:

2025 Slot 3

Triangles

Hard

In △ABC\triangle ABC, AB=AC=12AB=AC=12 cm and D is a point on side BC such that AD=8AD=8 cm. If AD is extended to a point E such that ∠ACB=∠AEB\angle ACB=\angle AEB, then the length, in cm, of AE is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 3 QA question 2

Q3:

2025 Slot 2

Triangles

Hard

In a △ABC\triangle ABC, points DD and EE are on the sides BCBC and ACAC, respectively. BEBE and ADAD intersect at point TT such that AD:AT=4:3AD:AT = 4:3, and BE:BT=5:4BE:BT = 5:4. Point FF lies on ACAC such that DFDF is parallel to BEBE. Then, BD:CDBD:CD is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 2 QA question 3

Q4:

CAT 2024 Slot 3

Triangles

Hard

The midpoints of sides ABAB, BCBC, and ACAC in △ABC\triangle ABC are MM, NN, and PP, respectively. The medians drawn from AA, BB, and CC intersect the line segments MPMP, MNMN and NPNP at XX, YY, and ZZ, respectively. If the area of △ABC\triangle ABC is 14401440 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of △XYZ\triangle XYZ is

Q5:

CAT 2024 Slot 2

Triangles

Easy

The coordinates of the three vertices of a triangle are: (1,2)(1, 2), (7,2)(7, 2), and (1,10)(1, 10). Then the radius of the in circle of the triangle is

Q6:

CAT 2024 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to CD. The sides AD and BC when extended, intersect at point E. If AB = 2 cm, CD = 1 cm, and perimeter of ABCD is 6 cm, then the perimeter, in cm, of △AEB\triangle AEB is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2024 Slot 2 QA question 6

Q7:

CAT 2024 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

ABCD is a rectangle with sides AB = 56 cm and BC = 45 cm, and E is the midpoint of side CD. Then, the length, in cm, of radius of in circle of △\triangleADE is

Q8:

CAT 2023 Slot 3

Triangles

Hard

Let △ABC\triangle ABC be an isosceles triangle such that ABAB and ACAC are of equal length. ADAD is the altitude from AA on BCBC and BEBE is the altitude from BB on ACAC. If ADAD and BEBE intersect at OO such that ∠AOB=105∘\angle AOB = 105^\circ, then AD/BEAD/BE equals

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2023 Slot 3 QA question 8

Q9:

CAT 2023 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

A triangle is drawn with its vertices on the circle C such that one of its sides is a diameter of C and the other two sides have their lengths in the ratio a:ba: b. If the radius of the circle is rr, then the area of the triangle is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2023 Slot 2 QA question 9

Q10:

CAT 2023 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

In a right-angled triangle △ABC\triangle A B C, the altitude ABA B is 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm}, and the base BCB C is 12 cm12 \mathrm{~cm}. PP and QQ are two points on BCB C such that the areas of △ABP,△ABQ\triangle \mathrm{ABP}, \triangle \mathrm{ABQ} and △ABC\triangle \mathrm{ABC} are in arithmetic progression. If the area of △ABC\triangle \mathrm{ABC} is 1.51.5 times the area of △ABP\triangle \mathrm{ABP}, the length of PQ in cm , is

Q11:

CAT 2022 Slot 3

Triangles

Medium

Suppose the medians BDBD and CECE of a triangle ABCABC intersect at a point OO. If area of triangle ABCABC is 108108 sq. cm., then, the area of the triangle EODEOD, in sq. cm., is

Q12:

CAT 2022 Slot 3

Triangles

Hard

Two ships are approaching a port along straight routes at constant speeds. Initially, the two ships and the port formed an equilateral triangle with sides of length 2424 km. When the slower ship travelled 88 km, the triangle formed by the new positions of the two ships and the port became right-angled. When the faster ship reaches the port, the distance, in km, between the other ship and the port will be

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA question 12

Q13:

CAT 2022 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

The length of each side of an equilateral triangle ABC is 3 cm3 \mathrm{~cm}. Let D be a point on BC such that the area of triangle ADC is half the area of triangle ABDA B D. Then the length of ADA D, in cm , is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 2 QA question 13

Q14:

CAT 2022 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

In triangle ABC, altitudes AD and BE are drawn to the corresponding bases. If ∠BAC=45∘\angle BAC = 45^\circ and ∠ABC=θ\angle ABC = \theta, then ADBE\frac{AD}{BE} equals

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 2 QA question 14

Q15:

CAT 2021 Slot 3

Triangles

Hard

In a triangle ABC, ∠BCA=50∘\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 ∠FDE\angle FDE, in degrees, is equal to

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2021 Slot 3 QA question 15

Q16:

CAT 2021 Slot 2

Triangles

Hard

Let DD and EE be points on sides ABA B and ACA C, respectively, of a triangle ABCA B C, such that AD:BD=2:1A D: B D=2: 1 and AE:CE=2:3A E: C E=2: 3. If the area of the triangle ADEA D E is 8sqcm8 \mathrm{ sq } \mathrm{cm}, then the area of the triangle ABCABC , in sq cm , is

Q17:

CAT 2021 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

A circle of diameter 88 inches is inscribed in a triangle ABC where ∠ABC=90∘\angle A B C=90^{\circ}. If BC=10B C=10 inches then the area of the triangle in square inches is

Q18:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Triangles

Hard

The sum of the perimeters of an equlateral triangle and a rectangle is 90 cm90 \mathrm{~cm} the area, TT , of the triangle and the area, RR , of the rectangle, both in sq cm, satisfy the relationship R=T2R=T^{2}. If the sides of the rectangle are in the ratio 1:31: 3, then the length, in cm , of the longer side of the rectangle, is

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA question 18

Q19:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

From an interior point of an equilateral triangle, perpendiculars are drawn on all three sides. The sum of the lengths of the three perpendiculars is ss. Then the area of triangle is

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA question 19

Q20:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

Let ABCABC be a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse BCBC of length 2020 cm. If APAP is perpendicular on BCBC, then the maximum possible length of APAP, in cm, is

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA question 20

Q21:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

In a triangle ABCABC , medians ADAD and BEBE are perpendicular to each other, and have lengths 12 cm12 \mathrm{~cm} and 9 cm9 \mathrm{~cm}, respectively. Then, the area of triangle ABCABC, in sq cm, is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA question 21

Q22:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

Let TT be the triangle formed by the straight line 3x+5y−45=03x + 5y - 45 = 0 and the coordinate axes. Let the circumcircle of TT have radius of length L,L, measured in the same unit as the coordinate axes. Then, the integer closest to LL is

Q23:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

A triangle ABCABC has area 3232 sq units and its side BCBC , of length 88 units, lies on the line x=4\mathrm{x}=4. Then the shortest possible distance between AA and the point (0,0)(0,0) is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA question 23

Q24:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

Given an equilateral triangle T1\mathrm{T} 1 with side 24 cm24 \mathrm{~cm}, a second triangle T2\mathrm{T} 2 is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of T1\mathrm{T} 1. Then a third triangle T3\mathrm{T} 3 is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of T2\mathrm{T} 2. If this process of forming triangles is continued, the sum of the areas, in sq cm , of infinitely many such triangles T1, T2, T3,…\mathrm{T} 1, \mathrm{~T} 2, \mathrm{~T} 3, \ldots will be

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA question 24

Q25:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

In a circle with center OO and radius 1 cm1 \mathrm{~cm}, an arc ABA B makes an angle 6060 degrees at OO. Let RR be the region bounded by the radii OA,OB\mathrm{OA}, \mathrm{OB} and the arc ABAB . If CC and DD are two points on OAOA and OBOB , respectively, such that OC=OD\mathrm{OC}=\mathrm{OD} and the area of triangle OCDOCD is half that of RR , then the length of OCOC , in cm , is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA question 25

Q26:

CAT 2017 Slot 2

Triangles

Medium

Let PP be an interior point of a right-angled isosceles triangle ABCABC with hypotenuse ABAB . If the perpendicular distance of P from each of AB,BCA B, B C, and CAC A is 4(2−1)cm4(\sqrt{2}-1) \mathrm{cm}, then the area, in sq cm, of the triangle ABCA B C is

Q27:

CAT 2017 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

From a triangle ABCABC with sides of lengths 4040 ft, 2525 ft and 3535 ft, a triangular portion GBCGBC is cut off where GG is the centroid of ABCABC. The area, in sq ft, of the remaining portion of triangle ABCABC is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2017 Slot 1 QA question 27

Q28:

CAT 2017 Slot 1

Triangles

Hard

Let ABCABC be a right-angled isosceles triangle with hypotenuse BCBC. Let BQCBQC be a semi-circle, away from AA, with diameter BCBC. Let BPCBPC be an arc of a circle centred at AA and lying between BCBC and BQCBQC. If ABAB has length 66 cm ,then the area, in sq. cm, of the region enclosed by BPCBPC and BQCBQC is:

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2017 Slot 1 QA question 28

Q29:

CAT 2017 Slot 1

Triangles

Medium

Let ABCA B C be a right-angled triangle with BCB C as the hypotenuse. Lengths of ABA B and AC are 15 km15 \mathrm{~km} and 20krn20 \mathrm{krn}, respectively. The minimum possible time, in minutes, required to reach the hypotenuse from A at a speed of 30 km30 \mathrm{~km} per hour is