Home
Class 8
MATHS
ABC is a right-angled triangle, right an...

ABC is a right-angled triangle, right angled at A and AD is the altitude on BC. If AB : AC= 3:4, what is the ratio BD:DC?

A

`3:4`

B

`9:16`

C

`2:3`

D

`1:2`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • TRIANGLES

    S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise Self Assessment Sheet|10 Videos

  • TRIANGLES

    S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise Self Assessment Sheet|10 Videos

  • TIME AND WORK

    S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise Self Assessment Sheet - 20|10 Videos

  • TRIGONOMETRICAL RATIOS

    S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise Self Assessment Sheet - 40|1 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

ABC is a right triangle, right angled at C and AB = sqrt2 BC. Then, find angle ABC.

ABC is a right-angled triangled, right angled at A*AD is drawn perpendicular to BC from A . Then AB^2 is equal to

/_\ABC is a right triangle , right angle at B . Given the ratio of altitude and base tan A = 4/3 . Find the ratio of sin A

DeltaABC is a right triangle , right angle at B . Given the ratio of altitude and base tan A = 4/3 . Find the value of AC

ABC is a isosceles right angled triangle, right angled at C. prove that AB^(2) = 2AC^(2)

ABC is a triangle right angled at A and AD is perpendicular to BC. If BD = 8 cm and DC =12.5 cm, then what is AD equal to ?

ABC is a right triangle right-angled at Cand AC=sqrt(3)BC. Prove that /_ABC=60^(@).

S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION-TRIANGLES -Question Bank
  1. If DeltaABC~DeltaEDF and DeltaABC is not similar to DeltaDEF, then whi...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. In the figure, x equals

    Text Solution

    |

  3. What value of x will make DE || AB in the given figure?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. If the medians of two equilateral triangles are in the ratio 3:2, then...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. The areas of two similar triangles are 121 cm^(2) and 64 cm^(2) respec...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. In the given figure, DE is parallel to BC and the ratio of the areas o...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB||CD and AB=2CD. It its diagonals inter...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. AB, EF and CD are parallel lines. Given that EG=5cm, GC= 10 cm, AB = ...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. In the given figure, if PA = x, RC = y and QB = z, then which one of t...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. In DeltaPQR, QR=10, RP=11 and PQ=12. D is the midpoint of PR, DE is dr...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 6 m more than twice the shortest...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. If the distance from the vertex to the centroid of an equilateral tria...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. DeltaABC is an equilateral triangle such that ADbot BC, then AD^(2) =

    Text Solution

    |

  14. P and Q are points on the sides C A and C B respectively of A B...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. ABC is a right-angled triangle, right angled at A and AD is the altitu...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. ABC is a right angle triangle right angled at A. A circle is inscribed...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. DeltaABC is right angled at A and AD bot BC. Then (BD)/(DC)=

    Text Solution

    |

  18. If ABC is a right angled triangle at B and M, N are the mid-points of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Ii DeltaPQR, PDbotQR such that D lies on QR, if PQ=a,PR=b,QD=c and DR=...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. ABC is a triangle right- angled at B and D is a point on BC produced (...

    Text Solution

    |