Date: 22-Aug-2025
Geometry paper Marks: 40
Time: 2hrs
Q.1 Attempt the following
1. Out of the following which is the Pythagorean triplet? (1)
(A) (1, 5, 10) (B) (3, 4, 5)
(C) (2, 2, 2) (D) (5, 5, 2)
2. From the following points _______ point lies to the right side of the origin on X-axis. (1)
(A) (–2, 0) (B) (0, 2)
(C) (2, 3) (D) (2, 0)
3. Distance of point (–3, 4) from the origin is _______. (1)
(A) 7 (B) 1
(C) 5 (D) –5
4. In a right angled triangle, if sum of the squares of the sides making right angle is 169, then (1)
what is the length of the hypotenuse?
(A) 15 (B) 13
(C) 5 (D) 12
Q.2 Attempt the following
1. Find the slope of the line passing through the points and . (1)
2. Find the slope of the line making an angle of 90° with the positive direction of X-axis. (1)
3. Is (4, 9, 12) a Pythagorean triplet or not? (1)
4. Angle of 45° is made by the line with the positive direction of X-axis. Find the slope of the (1)
line.
Q.3 Attempt the following (Any 1)
1. In the given figure, seg AC and seg BD intersect each other in point P. If , then (2)
complete the following activity to prove ΔABP ~ ΔCDP.
Activity:
In ΔAPB and ΔCDP
…
∴ ∠APB ≅ …[Vertically opposite angles]
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∴ ~ΔCDP … test of similarity.
2. If C(3, 5) and D(–2, –3), then complete the following activity to find the distance between (2)
points C and D.
Let C(3, 5) ≡ (x1, y1), D(–2, –3) ≡ (x2, y2)
CD = … (formula)
∴ CD =
∴ CD =
∴ CD =
Q.4 Attempt the following (Any 5)
1. In the given figure, AP ⊥ BC, AD || BC, then find A(ΔABC) : A(ΔBCD). (2)
2. In ΔMNP, NQ is a bisector of ∠N. If MN = 5, PN = 7, MQ = 2.5, then find QP. (2)
3. Verify whether the following points are collinear or not: A (–1, –1), B (0, 1), C (1, 3) (2)
4. Given A (4, –3), B (8, 5). Find the co-ordinates of the point that divides segment AB in the (2)
ratio 3 : 1.
5. Do sides 7 cm, 24 cm, 25 cm form a right angled triangle? Give reason. (2)
6. Find the side and perimeter of a square whose diagonal is 10 cm. (2)
7. Find k, if PQ || RS and P (2, 4), Q (3, 6), R (3, 1), S (5, k) . (2)
8. Find the co-ordinates of point A which divides segment PQ in the ratio a : b: P (–3, 7), Q (1, (2)
–4), a : b = 2 : 1
Q.5 Attempt the following (Any 1)
1. In ΔPQR, seg PM is a median. Angle bisectors of ∠PMQ and ∠PMR intersect side PQ and (3)
side PR in points X and Y respectively. Prove that XY || QR.
Complete the proof by filling in the boxes.
In ΔPMQ,
Ray MX is the bisector of ∠PMQ
∴ …(i) [Theorem of angle bisector]
Similarly, in ΔPMR, Ray MY is bisector of ∠PMR
∴ …(ii) [Theorem of angle bisector]
But …(iii)
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…[From (i), (ii) and (iii)]
XY || QR …[Converse of basic proportionality theorem]
2. In the given figure, X is any point in the interior of the triangle. Point X is joined to the (3)
vertices of triangle. seg PQ || seg DE, seg QR || seg EF. Complete the activity and prove that
seg PR || seg DF.
Proof:
In ΔXDE, …[Given]
PQ || DE
∴ …(i)
In ΔXEF, QR || EF …[Given]
∴
∴ …[From (i) and (ii)]
∴ seg PR || seg DF …[By converse of basic proportionality theorem]
Q.6 Attempt the following (Any 2)
1. Answer the following in detail. (3)
☐ABCD is a parallelogram. Point E is on side BC. Line DE intersects ray AB in point T.
Prove that DE × BE = CE × TE.
2. Answer the following in detail. (3)
Construct tangents to the circle from the point B, having radius 3.2 cm and centre ‘C’. Point
B is at a distance 7.2 cm from the centre.
3. Answer the following in detail. (3)
In the given figure, in ΔABC, point D is on side BC such that, ∠BAC = ∠ADC. Prove that,
CA2 = CB × CD.
Q.7 Attempt the following (Any 1)
Basic proportionality theorem (B.P.T)
1. Prove that if a line parallel to a side of a triangle intersects the remaining sides in two (3)
distinct points, then the line divides the sides in the same proportion.
Pythagoras Theorem
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2. Prove that in a right angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the (3)
squares of the remaining two sides.
Q.8 Attempt the following (Any 2)
1. ΔPQR ~ ΔLTR. In ΔPQR, PQ = 4.2 cm, QR = 5.4 cm, PR = 4.8 cm. Construct ΔPQR and (4)
ΔLTR, such that .
2. Find the co-ordinates of the centre of the circle passing through the points P (6, –6), Q (3, – (4)
7) and R (3, 3).
3. ΔABC is an equilateral triangle. Point P is on base BC such that PC = BC, if AB = 6 cm (4)
find AP.
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