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INTSO WORK SHEET - 3

Class : IX Sub : Mathematics
Topic : Basic Concepts of Geometry

Straight objective type questions :

1. From
A
60° E

70°
B CD
AB  EC , A  60 and ECD  70 ; then ACB 
A) 50 B) 60 C) 70 D) 40
Answer: A

Solution: AB  EC , BD acts as a transversal,
ABC  ECD  Corresponding angles 
 ABC  70
In ABC A  B  ACB  180  Angle sum property of triangle
60  70  ACB  180
130  ACB  180
ACB  180130
 ACB  50

2. Two lines AB and CD intersect at ' O ' . If AOC  COB  BOD  270 , then AOC =
A) 70 B) 80 C) 90 D) 180
Answer: C

B O D

A
C
Solution:
In this AOC  BOD
BOC  AOD (vertically opposite angles)
AOC  BOC  BOD  AOD  360 (complete angle)
270  AOD  360
AOD  90
 BOC  90
AOC  BOC  BOD  270
 AOC  BOD  180
 AOC  90

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3. In the figure BL, AM and CN are parallel to each other and AP and BQ are also parallel to each
other, then the value of x  y  2 z is
L
M N

2y° 3z°
P
x°A105° D
B C Q

A) 75 B) 62.5 C) 135.5 D) 87.5

Answer: D
Solution: LBC  NCB  180 (allied angles)
x  105  180
 x  75
MAP  NDP
2 y  3z   1
NDP  NCQ (corresponding angles)   2 
NCQ  LBC (corresponding angles)   3
From 1 ,  2  &  3 
2 y  3 z  x  75
 2 y  75
75
y
2
3 z  75
z  25
75
Now x  y   2 z  75   2  25
2
 125  37.5
x  y  2 z  87.5

4. It is given that there are 6 straight lines in a plane so that no three of them are concurrent and no
two are parallel. Then, the number of the points on intersection among the given six straight lines is
A) 6 B) 12 C) 15 D) 3
Answer: A

Solution:
Number of intersection points  6

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5. In the given figure, ODC  OBA , the angle BOC  115 and the angle CDO  80 , then the
angle OAB is equal to
D C
80

O 115

A B
A) 80 B) 35 C) 45 D) 60
Answer: B
D C
80

O 115
65°
80°
A B
Solution:
 ODC  OBA
From figure
OAB  35

6. In the given figure, lines p and q are parallel. Find the value of x so that the lines l and m be
parallel.
1
x 5 d

p q
x
5
3
m
A) 45 B) 100 C) 135 D) 60
Answer: C

p
x 5 d

q
p x
5
3
Solution: m
x
d  5
3
x 
  x  5    5  180
 3 
4x
  180
3
 x  453  135

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7. In a given figure PQ||ST, RST  130 , then the value of QRS 
S T
130
P Q
110 50
70
R
A) 20 B) 50 C) 60 D) 70
Answer: C
S T
130
P Q
110
x y

Solution: A R B
PQ || AR
 x  180110  70
ST || RB
 y  100 130  50
Thus, QRS  180 70  50  60

8. In the adjacent figure, the value of x is

80 y

x

A) 100° B) 10° C) 80° D) None

Answer: C
Solution: x  80 (alternate interior angles)

9. In the given figure , l  m and p  q ,then a 

Q
P
S G A
l
E D B 95° m
a C H
130°
F

A) 45 B) 50 C) 135 D) 85

Answer: C
Solution: From above figure

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Q
P

S G A K
D 95° l
E B m
a H
C
130°
F
I

A  B  180
95 B  180
B  180 95  85  ABH
ABH  DBC Vertically opposite angles 
by usingBEF,130+EFB=180
 EFB=180-130=50
In BEF, B E  F  180
85  E  50  180
E  135  180
E  180135  45
 But a  E  180
a  45  180
a  180 45  135

10. From the figure, the value of x is

P

95°
40°
S
R 75°

x°

Q
A) 40 B) 95 C) 60 D) 135
Answer: C
Solution: In RPT
P  R  PTR  180
95  40  PTR  180
135  PTR  180
PTR  180  135
PTR  45
STQ  PTE Vertically opposite angles 
 STQ  45
In TSQ , S  Q  STQ  180  Angle  sum property of a triangle 
75  x  45  180
x 120  180
x  180120
x  60

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11. In the figure, ACD is a straight line. ABC is an isosceles triangle. The value of x is
B
28
x 138
A C D
A) 65° B) 70° C) 72° D) 83°
Answer: B
Solution: In ABC , one exterior angle is sum of interior opposite angles.
B
28
x 138
A C D
BCD
Exterior of D  B  C
138  CBD  BCD
138  28  BCD
138  28  BCD
110  BCD
ACD is a straight line, then
ACB  BCD  180
ACB  110  180
ACB  180  110
ACB  70
In ABC , AB  BC (Given)
Then BCA  BAC
70  x

12. If PQR is an isosceles triangle and QRS is a straight line, then the value of x is
P
x

2y 7y
Q R S
A) 80° B) 95° C) 100° D) 110°
Answer: C
P
x

2y 7y
R
Solution: Q S
QRS is a straight line then
QRP  PRS  180
2 y  7 y  180
9 y  180
180
y
9
y  20

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In PQR, PQ  PR then PRQ  RQP

2y  RQP
In PQR, PQR  QRP  RPQ  180
2 y  2 y  x  180
4 y  x  180
x  180  4 y  180  4  20   180  80
 x  100

13. Triangle ABC and CDE are isosceles triangles. ACEF is a straight line. The value of y is
B
y
D
72
124
A C E F
A) 52° B) 58° C) 68° D) 76°
Answer: D
B

y
D
72
56 ° 124
° 56
A C F E
Solution:
ACEF is a straight given
Then CED  DEF  180
CED  180  124
CED  56
In CDE , CD  DE then DEC  DCE
56  DCE
ACE is a straight line, ACB  BCD  DCE  180
ACB  72  56  180
ACB  180  128
ACB  52
ABC , AB  BC then BAC  BCA
In ABC , ABC  BCA  CAB  180
y  52  52  180
y  104  180
y  180  104
y  76

14. In the diagram, ABC and DBE are straight lines. The value of x  y is
C

75
D 138
65 y
x B
E
A
A) 132° B) 124° C) 136° D) 126°
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Answer: C
C

75
D 138
65 y
x B
E
Solution: A
In ABD,
Exterior of ABD  A  D (An exterior angle  Sum of two interior opposite angles)
138  x  65
x  138  65
 73
In BCE , exterior of EBC  C  E
138  75  y
y  138  75
 63
 x  y  73  63  136

15. In diagram, QRS is a straight line, the value of x is

P

x 28
Q R S
A) 14° B) 28° C) 34° D) 44°
Answer: C
P

x 28
Q R S
Solution:
In PRS , PR  RS
 RSP  RPS
28  RPS
In PQS , P  Q  S  180
 90  28   x  28  180
146  x  180
x  180  146
 x  34