EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Pythagoras Theorem
Chapter : Triangles
Grade : ICSE Grade VIII
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
In the given figure, △ABC is an obtuse angled triangle and AD ⟂ BC. Then
  • (i)
      • AC
        2
      • =
      • AB
        2
      • +
      • BC
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • BC
      • .
      • BD
  • (ii)
      • AC
        2
      • =
      • AB
        2
      • +
      • BC
        2
      • 2
      • BC
      • .
      • BD
  • (iii)
      • AC
        2
      • =
      • AB
        2
      • +
      • BC
        2
      • +
      • BD
        2
  • (iv)
      • AC
        2
      • =
      • AB
        2
      • +
      • BC
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • BD
      • .
      • CD
  • (v)
      • AC
        2
      • =
      • AB
        2
      • +
      • BC
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • AB
      • .
      • BC
Question 2
2.
In the given figure, △EFG is an acute angled triangle and EH ⟂ FG. Then
  • (i)
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • FG
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • FG
      • .
      • FH
  • (ii)
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • FG
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • EF
      • .
      • FG
  • (iii)
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • FG
        2
      • 2
      • FG
      • .
      • FH
  • (iv)
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • FG
        2
      • 2
      • EF
      • .
      • FG
  • (v)
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • FG
        2
      • EH
        2
Question 3
3.
In the given figure, △EFG is a triangle with EH being the median of FG. Then
  • (i)
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • 2
      • FH
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • EH
        2
  • (ii)
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • FG
        2
  • (iii)
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • 2
      • HG
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • EH
        2
  • (iv)
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • 2
      • FH
        2
      • +
      • 2
      • HG
        2
  • (v)
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • EG
        2
      • =
      • EH
        2
Question 4
4.
In the given figure, △BCD is a triangle in which BC = BD and E is a point on CD. Then
  • (i)
      • BC
        2
      • +
      • BE
        2
      • =
      • CE
      • .
      • DE
  • (ii)
      • BC
        2
      • BE
        2
      • =
      • BE
      • .
      • CE
  • (iii)
      • BC
        2
      • +
      • BE
        2
      • =
      • CD
        2
  • (iv)
      • BC
        2
      • BE
        2
      • =
      • BE
      • .
      • DE
  • (v)
      • BC
        2
      • BE
        2
      • =
      • CE
      • .
      • DE
Question 5
5.
In the given figure, in △EFG, 'O' is a point inside the triangle. OH ⟂ FG, OI ⟂ EG and OJ ⟂ EF. Then
  • (i)
      • EJ
        2
      • +
      • FH
        2
      • +
      • GI
        2
      • =
      • OJ
        2
      • +
      • OI
        2
      • +
      • OH
        2
  • (ii)
      • EJ
        2
      • +
      • FH
        2
      • +
      • GI
        2
      • =
      • OE
        2
      • +
      • OF
        2
      • +
      • OG
        2
      • OH
        2
      • OI
        2
      • OJ
        2
  • (iii)
      • EJ
        2
      • +
      • FH
        2
      • +
      • GI
        2
      • =
      • OE
        2
      • +
      • OF
        2
      • +
      • OG
        2
      • +
      • OH
        2
      • +
      • OI
        2
      • +
      • OJ
        2
  • (iv)
      • EJ
        2
      • +
      • FH
        2
      • +
      • GI
        2
      • =
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • HG
        2
      • +
      • GE
        2
      • FJ
        2
      • GH
        2
      • IE
        2
Question 6
6.
In the given figure, in △BCD, 'O' is a point inside the triangle. OE ⟂ CD, OF ⟂ BD and OG ⟂ BC. Then
  • (i)
      • BG
        2
      • +
      • CE
        2
      • +
      • DF
        2
      • =
      • BF
        2
      • +
      • DE
        2
      • +
      • CG
        2
  • (ii)
      • BG
        2
      • +
      • CE
        2
      • +
      • DF
        2
      • =
      • OB
      • .
      • OC
      • +
      • OC
      • .
      • OD
      • +
      • OD
      • .
      • OB
  • (iii)
      • BG
        2
      • +
      • CE
        2
      • +
      • DF
        2
      • =
      • OE
        2
      • +
      • OF
        2
      • +
      • OG
        2
  • (iv)
      • BG
        2
      • +
      • CE
        2
      • +
      • DF
        2
      • =
      • OG
      • .
      • OE
      • +
      • OE
      • .
      • OF
      • +
      • OF
      • .
      • OG
Question 7
7.
    • In the given figure,
    • △EGF
    • is right-angled at
    • G
    • .
    • Q
    • is the mid-point of
    • EG
    • and
    • R
    • is the mid-point of
    • FG
    • .
    • Which of the following cases are true?
a)
    • 4
    • FQ
      2
    • =
    • 4
    • EG
      2
    • +
    • FG
      2
b)
    • 4
    • FQ
      2
    • =
    • 4
    • FG
      2
    • +
    • EG
      2
c)
    • 4
    • ER
      2
    • =
    • 4
    • EG
      2
    • +
    • FG
      2
d)
    • 4
    • ER
      2
    • =
    • 4
    • FG
      2
    • +
    • EG
      2
e)
    • 4 (
    • ER
      2
    • +
    • FQ
      2
    • ) =
    • 5
    • EF
      2
  • (i)
    {b,c,e}
  • (ii)
    {d,c}
  • (iii)
    {a,d,e}
  • (iv)
    {a,b,c}
  • (v)
    {a,b}
Question 8
8.
In the given figure, △ABC is isosceles with AB = AC and BD ⟂ AC. Then
  • (i)
      • BD
        2
      • AD
        2
      • = 2
      • CD
      • .
      • AD
  • (ii)
      • BD
        2
      • +
      • AD
        2
      • = 2
      • CD
      • .
      • AD
  • (iii)
      • BD
        2
      • +
      • CD
        2
      • = 2
      • CD
      • .
      • AD
  • (iv)
      • BD
        2
      • CD
        2
      • = 2
      • CD
      • .
      • AD
Question 9
9.
In the given figure, EFGH is a rhombus. Which of the following are true?
a)
    • EF
      2
    • +
    • FG
      2
    • +
    • GH
      2
    • +
    • EH
      2
    • =
    • EG
      2
    • +
    • FH
      2
b)
    • 4
    • EF
      2
    • =
    • EG
      2
    • +
    • FH
      2
c)
    • EF
      2
    • +
    • FG
      2
    • =
    • EG
      2
d)
    • FG
      2
    • +
    • GH
      2
    • =
    • FH
      2
e)
    • 2
    • EF
      2
    • =
    • EG
      2
    • +
    • FH
      2
  • (i)
    {d,b,a}
  • (ii)
    {a,b}
  • (iii)
    {e,c,a}
  • (iv)
    {c,a}
  • (v)
    {d,b}
Question 10
10.
In the given figure,  △IJK, IL ⟂ JK. Which of the following are true?
a)
    • IJ
      2
    • +
    • IK
      2
    • =
    • JL
      2
    • +
    • KL
      2
b)
    • IL
      2
    • =
    • 2
    • JL
    • .
    • KL
c)
    • IJ
      2
    • +
    • JL
      2
    • =
    • IK
      2
    • +
    • KL
      2
d)
    • IJ
      2
    • JL
      2
    • =
    • IK
      2
    • KL
      2
e)
    • IJ
      2
    • IK
      2
    • =
    • JL
      2
    • KL
      2
  • (i)
    {a,d}
  • (ii)
    {c,a,d}
  • (iii)
    {b,e,d}
  • (iv)
    {b,e}
  • (v)
    {d,e}
Question 11
11.
In the given figure, O is a point in the interior of the rectangle CDEF. Then
  • (i)
      • OC
        2
      • OE
        2
      • =
      • OD
        2
      • OF
        2
  • (ii)
      • OC
        2
      • +
      • OE
        2
      • =
      • OD
        2
      • +
      • OF
        2
  • (iii)
      • OC
        2
      • +
      • OD
        2
      • +
      • OE
        2
      • +
      • OF
        2
      • =
      • CD
        2
      • +
      • DE
        2
      • +
      • EF
        2
      • +
      • FC
        2
  • (iv)
      • OC
        2
      • +
      • OD
        2
      • +
      • OE
        2
      • +
      • OF
        2
      • =
      • CE
        2
      • +
      • DF
        2
Question 12
12.
In the given figure, △CDE , F is the mid-point of DE and CG ⟂ DE. Which of the following are true?
a)
    • CE
      2
    • =
    • CF
      2
    • +
    • DE
    • .
    • FG
    • +
    • 1

      4
    • DE
      2
b)
    • CD
      2
    • =
    • CF
      2
    • DE
    • .
    • FG
    • +
    • 1

      4
    • DE
      2
c)
    • CE
      2
    • =
    • CG
      2
    • +
    • DE
    • .
    • FG
    • +
    • 1

      4
    • DE
      2
d)
    • CD
      2
    • +
    • CE
      2
    • = 2
    • CF
      2
    • +
    • 1

      2
    • DE
      2
e)
    • CD
      2
    • =
    • CG
      2
    • DE
    • .
    • FG
    • +
    • 1

      4
    • DE
      2
  • (i)
    {e,b}
  • (ii)
    {c,a,b}
  • (iii)
    {c,e,d}
  • (iv)
    {c,a}
  • (v)
    {a,b,d}
Question 13
13.
    • In the given figure, △EGF is right-angled at G, GH ⟂ EF.
    • EF
    • = c,
    • GF
    • = a,
    • EG
    • = b and
    • GH
    • = p.
    • Which of the following are true?
a)
    • ab
    • =
    • pc
b)
    • 1

      a
      2
    • +
    • 1

      b
      2
    • +
    • 1

      c
      2
    • =
    • 1

      p
      2
c)
    • 1

      a
      2
    • +
    • 1

      b
      2
    • =
    • 1

      c
      2
    • +
    • 1

      p
      2
d)
    • 1

      a
      2
    • +
    • 1

      b
      2
    • =
    • 1

      p
      2
e)
    • a
      2
    • +
    • b
      2
    • =
    • c
      2
  • (i)
    {b,a,d}
  • (ii)
    {a,d,e}
  • (iii)
    {b,c,e}
  • (iv)
    {b,a}
  • (v)
    {c,d}
Question 14
14.
In an equilateral triangle ABC, the side BC is trisected at D. Then
  • (i)
      • 7 AD
        2
      • =
      • 9 AB
        2
  • (ii)
      • 3 AD
        2
      • =
      • 7 AB
        2
  • (iii)
      • 7 AD
        2
      • =
      • 3 AB
        2
  • (iv)
      • 9 AD
        2
      • =
      • 7 AB
        2
Question 15
15.
A vehicle goes 10 km North and then 12 km East. How far is it from its starting point ?
  • (i)
    14.62 km
  • (ii)
    17.62 km
  • (iii)
    16.62 km
  • (iv)
    15.62 km
  • (v)
    13.62 km
Question 16
16.
The foot of a ladder resting on a wall from the foot of the wall is 15 m. If the height of the top of the ladder from ground is 12 m, find the length of the ladder
  • (i)
    18.21 m
  • (ii)
    20.21 m
  • (iii)
    19.21 m
  • (iv)
    17.21 m
  • (v)
    21.21 m
Question 17
17.
Two poles of heights 5 m and 18 m stand vertically on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 10 m, find the distance between their tops
  • (i)
    17.40 m
  • (ii)
    15.40 m
  • (iii)
    18.40 m
  • (iv)
    16.40 m
  • (v)
    14.40 m
Question 18
18.
A ladder reaches a window which is 8 m above the ground on one side of a street. Keeping its foot at the same point, the ladder is turned to the other side of the street to reach a window 16 m high. Find the width of the street if the length of the ladder is 18 m
  • (i)
    22.37 m
  • (ii)
    26.37 m
  • (iii)
    24.37 m
  • (iv)
    25.37 m
  • (v)
    23.37 m
    Assignment Key

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