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The lengths of two sides of a triangle are $3 $ cm and $4 $ cm. Which of the following, can be the length of third side to form a triangle?

  1. $0.5 $ cm

  2. $5 $ cm

  3. $8 $ cm

  4. $10$ cm


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(I) We know that $(3 + 4) $ cm is greater than third side.
Thus, the third side is smaller than $7$ cm

(ii) we know that $(4 - 3) $ cm is smaller than third side .
Thus, the third side is greater than $1 $cm.

Therefore, $1 $ cm < third side $< 7 $ cm.

Thus, $5  $ cm can be the length of third side for a triangle. 

Find all possible lengths of the third side, if sides of a triangle have $3$ and $9$.

  1. $6 < x < 12$

  2. $5 < x < 12$

  3. $6 < x < 10$

  4. $6 < x < 11$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Triangle Inequality theorem states that the sum of any $2$ sides of a triangle must be greater than the measure of the third side.
So, difference of two sides $< x <$ sum of two sides, will give you the possible length of a triangle.
Therefore, $9 - 3 < x < 9 + 3$
$6 < x < 12$ is the possible length of the third side of a triangle.
For checking the possible length: Take $3, 9, 7$
$3 + 9 > 7 (a + b > c)$
$9 + 7 > 3 (b + c > a)$
$3 + 7 > 9 (a + c > b)$
Which satisfy the triangle inequality theorem.

The construction of a triangle $ABC$, given that $BC =$ $6$ cm, $B =$ $45 ^{\circ}$ is not possible when difference of $AB$ and $AC$ is equal to:

  1. $6.9$ cm

  2. $5.2$ cm

  3. $5.0$ cm

  4. $4.0$ cm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to the theorem of inequalities, the sum of any two sides of the triangle is greater than the third side.

Therefore, $AC+BC>AB$
$\Rightarrow BC>AB-AC$
Therefore, only the first option that is $6.9$ cm does not satisfy the above equation. Rest all the options satisfy the equation.

In triangle ABC, (b+c) cos A+(c+a)cos B+(a+b)cos C is equal to

  1. $0$

  2. $1$

  3. $a+b+c$

  4. $2(a+b+c)$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$(b+c) \cos A+(c+a)\cos B+(a+b)\cos C$


$\Rightarrow$  $b\cos A+c\cos A+c\cos B+a\cos B+a\cos C+b\cos C$

$\Rightarrow$  $(b\cos C+c\cos B)+(c\cos A+a\cos C)+(a\cos B+b\cos A)$  ----( 1 )
Using projection formula,
$a=(b\cos C+c\cos B)$
$b=(c\cos A+a\cos C)$
$c=(a\cos B+b\cos A)$
Substituting above values in ( 1 ) we get,
$\Rightarrow$  $a+b+c$
$\therefore$   $(b+c) \cos A+(c+a)\cos B+(a+b)\cos C=a+b+c$

Find all possible lengths of the third side, if sides of a triangle have $2$ and $5$.

  1. $2 < x < 7$

  2. $3 > x < 7$

  3. $3 < x > 7$

  4. $3 < x < 7$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Triangle Inequality theorem states that the sum of any $2$ sides of a triangle must be greater than the measure of the third side.
So, difference of two sides $< x <$ sum of two sides, will give you the possible length of a triangle.
Therefore, $5 - 2 < x < 5 + 2$
$3 < x < 7$ is the possible length of the third side of a triangle.
For checking the possible length: Take $2, 5, 4$
$2 + 5 > 4 (a + b > c)$
$5 + 4 > 2 (b + c > a)$
$2 + 4 > 5 (a + c > b)$
Hence, the above condition satisfied the triangle inequality theorem.

A triangle has side lengths of $6$ inches and $9$ inches. If the third side is an integer, calculate the minimum possible perimeter of the triangle (in inches).

  1. $4$

  2. $15$

  3. $8$

  4. $19$

  5. $29$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let the third side be $x$.
Sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side. 

Hence, $6+x>9$ or $x>3$ and $6+9>x$ or $x<15$.
Therefore, $x\epsilon (3,15)$
Hence, the minimum possible integral value of $x$ is $4$. 
Thus the minimum possible length of the third side is $4$. 
Hence, the minimum possible perimeter is $4+6+9=19$ units.

Which statement is true about the difference of any two sides of a triangle?

  1. It is greater than the third side

  2. It is zero

  3. It is lesser than the third side

  4. It is lesser than zero


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Let $a,b,c$ be the sides of triangle.

For constructing a triangle sum of any two sides must be greater than third side
$\Rightarrow a+b>c$
$\Rightarrow a>c-b$
$\Rightarrow c-b<a.......(i)$
Also $a+c>b$
$\Rightarrow  c>a-b$
$\Rightarrow a-b>c.....(ii)$
Also $b+c>a$
$\Rightarrow c>a-b$
$\Rightarrow a-b>c.......(iii)$
From $(i),(ii)$ and $(iii)$ it is clear that difference of any two sides is greater than the third side.
So option $C$ is correct.

The smallest $7$ digit number is

  1. $1000000$

  2. $1:+$ greatest $6$ digit number

  3. either A or B

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(C) Smallest 7-digit number
$=1000000$
also $1+999999$
$=1000000$
So, answer is either A or B.

Smallest 6-digit number that can be formed by the digits 9, 6, 0, 5, 8, 1 is

  1. $015,689$

  2. $1,05,689$

  3. $5,01,689$

  4. $9,86,510$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  The given numbers are $9,\,6,\,0,\,5,\,8,\,1$

$\Rightarrow$  To form smallest 6-digit number, we have to start number with smallest digit and end with largest digit.
$\Rightarrow$  Here, we can not use $0$ as first digit because then number will becomes 5 digit.
$\therefore$   The smallest 6-digit number = $1,05,689$.

Smallest 6-digit number that can be formed by the digits 9, 6, 0, 5, 8, 1 is 

  1. 0,15,689

  2. 1,05,689

  3. 5,01,689

  4. 9,86,510


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Smallest  6  digit number that can be formed by the digits 9,6,0,5,8,1 is  1,05,689.  

 0 cannot  in the first place . Then it will become 5 digit number.