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Question 91.


AB is a line segment with P as midpoint. Three semicircles are drawn with AP,PB and AB as diameters. Another circle is drawn so as to touch all three semicircles. What’s the radius of this smaller circle?


  1.     14AB
  2.     16AB
  3.     17AB
  4.     18AB
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 16AB
:
B

Ans: b) 16AB.


 


Soln:


AB Is A Line Segment With P As Midpoint. Three Semicircles A...
Let PB=r=PQ. QR=x. In triangle PRB, RB=2r-x. PR= r+x.


Since PRB is right angled, (r+x)2=(2rx)2+r2 .


Solving we get x=r3=AB6


Question 92.


Which of the following is not true?
a) Given that the sides of a scalene triangle are integers, then one of the sides can =1
b) The 3 medians of a triangle divide it into 6 similar triangles
c) An isosceles triangle can never be obtuse


  1.     Only A
  2.     only A and C
  3.     Only C
  4.     A, B and C
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> only A and C
:
B

option (b)


a is false as if one side is 1, another side is a, then the third side < a+1. this is not possible as it needs to be an integer value and since it’s a scalene triangle, the third side cannot be 1+a


b is true


c is false as there is a possibility of 120, 30 , 30


Question 93.


Find the radius of the smallest circle if the equilateral triangle shown is of side 3 units.
Find The Radius Of The Smallest Circle If The Equilateral Tr...


  1.     3
  2.     3+12
  3.     312
  4.     None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of these
:
D

Answer- (d) None of these


Solution:- Calculate the altitude of the equilateral triangle. Then according to the conditions given,
Diameter of the circle circumscribing the equilateral triangle= Altitude of the equilateral triangle + Diameter of the smaller cirlce.
Solve the above equation for the required answer. 


Alternate Soln: The triangle’s dimension is used to calculate the radii of the outermost and the second circle.


Find The Radius Of The Smallest Circle If The Equilateral Tr...


 


Radius of the bigger circle: R=(1.5)cos30; =3 units.


Radius of smaller circle:


r = 1.5 tan 30. =  323 r= 32.


Radius of smallest circle:


((radius of biggest)  (radius of 2nd))2;


34


Hence ans: d (none of these)


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