SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES PAPER 2 1. Diagram 1 shows a quadrilateral ABCD such that ABC is acute.

D 5.2 cm C 9.8 cm 12.3 cm 9.5 cm A 40.5 B

DIAGRAM 1 (a) Calculate (i) ABC (ii) ADC (iii) the area , in cm 2 , of quadrilateral ABCD.

[8 marks]

(b) A triangle A' B 'C ' has the same measurements as those given for triangle ABC, i.e., A'C ' =12.3 cm, C ' B ' = 9.5 cm, dan B ' A'C ' = 40.5 , but which is different in shape to triangle ABC . (i) Sketch the triangle A' B 'C ' , (ii) State the size of A' B 'C ' [2 marks]

2.

Diagram 2 shows a triangle ABC.

A

20 cm

65

15 cm C

DIAGRAM 2 (a) Calculate the length of AC. [2 marks]

(b) A quadrilateral ABCD is now formed so that AC is the diagonal, ACD = 40 and AD = 16 cm. Calculate the two possible values of ADC. [2 marks] (c) Using the acute ADC in (b), calculate (i) the length of CD (ii) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD .

[6 marks]

3.
S

7.0 cm 5.5 cm 50 P

48 Q

DIAGRAM 3 Diagram 3 shows SPR and QPR where PR = 5.5 cm, SP = 7.0 cm, RPQ = 50 and RQP = 48 . Given that the area of PQR is twice the area of PSR, calculate (a) the length of PQ (b) the area of PSR (c) the length of SR [3 marks] [3 marks] [4 marks]

4.

In diagram 4 , AB= 13 cm , BC= 7 cm , AG = 6 cm , GE = 24 cm, FE = x cm , BAG = 60o and DFE = 90o . Calculate (a) the length of CE, [3 marks] [3 [4 marks]

(b) CEA , marks] (c) the value of x if the area of DFE is equal to the area of BAG .
C
7 cm

B
13 cm

60o
A
6 cm

F
24 cm

E
x cm

DIAGRAM 4 5. Diagram 5 shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

D

5 cm C

40o
6 cm B A 9 cm

DIAGRAM 5 The area of triangle BCD is 13 cm 2 and BCD is acute. Calculate (a) (b) (c) (d) BCD, the length , in cm , of BD, ABD, the area , in cm 2 , of quadrilateral ABCD . [2 marks] [2 marks] [3 marks] [3 marks]

ANSWER SOLUTIONS OF TRIANGLES 1. (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (i)

C'

57.23 or 57 14' 106 4 ' 82.38 cm 2

A'

B'

(ii)

122.77 or 122 46 '

2.

(a) (b)

19.27 cm 50 73' or 50 44' , 129.27 or 129 16 ' (ii) 290.1 cm 2

(c) (i) 24.89 cm

3.

(a) (b) (c)

7.329 cm 7.720 cm 2 2.952 cm

4.

(a) (b) (c)

26.46 cm 40.89o or 40o 53' x = 8.832

5.

(a) (b) (c)

60o 4' 5.574 cm 116o32'

(d)

35.44 cm 2