TrianglesCAT Previous-Year Questions

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Triangles · CAT PYQs

CAT 2024 Slot 2 · QA
Q1.

The coordinates of the three vertices of a triangle are: (1, 2), (7, 2), and (1, 10). Then the radius of the incircle of the triangle is

CAT 2019 Slot 1 · QA
Q2.

Let T be the triangle formed by the straight line 3x + 5y − 45 = 0 and the coordinate axes. Let the circumcircle of T have radius of length L, measured in the same unit as the coordinate axes. Then, the integer closest to L is

CAT 2018 Slot 2 · QA
Q3.

A triangle ABC has area 32 sq units and its side BC, of length 8 units, lies on the line x = 4. Then the shortest possible distance between A and the point (0, 0) is

CAT 2005 · QA
Q4.

Consider a triangle drawn on the X-Y plane with its three vertices at (41, 0), (0, 41) and (0, 0), each vertex being represented by its (X, Y) coordinates. The number of points with integer coordinates inside the triangle (excluding all the points on the boundary) is

CAT 2002 · QA
Q5.

The area of the triangle with the vertices (a, a), (a + 1, a) and (a, a + 2) is