Geometric CentersCAT Previous-Year Questions

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Geometric Centers · CAT PYQs

CAT 2024 Slot 1 · QA
Q1.

ABCD is a rectangle with sides AB = 56 cm and BC = 45 cm, and E is the midpoint of side CD. Then, the length, in cm, of radius of incircle of ∆ADE is

CAT 2024 Slot 3 · QA
Q2.

The midpoints of sides AB, BC, and AC in ∆ABC are M, N, and P, respectively. The medians drawn from A, B, and C intersect the line segments MP, MN and NP at X, Y, and Z, respectively. If the area of ∆ABC is 1440 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of âˆ†XYZ is

CAT 2023 Slot 3 · QA
Q3.

Let triangle ABC be isosceles triangle such that AB and AC are of equal lenght. AD is the altitude from A on BC and BE is the altitude from B on AC. If AD and BE intersect at O such that ∠AOB = 105°, then AD/BE equals?

CAT 2022 Slot 3 · QA
Q4.

Suppose the medians BD and CE of a triangle ABC intersect at a point O. If area of triangle ABC is 108 sq. cm., then, the area of the triangle EOD, in sq. cm., is

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · QA
Q5.

In a triangle ABC, medians AD and BE are perpendicular to each other, and have lengths 12 cm and 9 cm, respectively. Then, the area of triangle ABC, in sq cm, is

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · QA
Q6.

Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse BC of length 20 cm. If AP is perpendicular on BC, then the maximum possible length of AP, in cm, is

CAT 2017 Slot 1 · QA
Q7.

From a triangle ABC with sides of lengths 40 ft, 25 ft and 35 ft, a triangular portion GBC is cut off where G is the centroid of ABC. The area, in sq ft, of the remaining portion of triangle ABC is:

CAT 2017 Slot 2 · QA
Q8.

Let P be an interior point of a right-angled isosceles triangle ABC with hypotenuse AB. If the perpendicular distance of P from each of AB, BC, and CA is 4(√2 - 1) m, then the area, in sq cm, of the triangle ABC is

CAT 2008 · QA
Q9.

In a triangle ABC, the lengths of the sides AB and AC equal 17.5 cm and 9 cm respectively. Let D be a point on the line segment BC such that AD is perpendicular to BC. If AD = 3 cm, then what is the radius (in cm) of the circle circumscribing the triangle ABC?

CAT 2002 · QA
Q10.

The internal bisector of an angle A in a triangle ABC meets the side BC at point D. AB = 4, AC = 3 and ∠A = 60°. Then what is the length of the bisector AD?

CAT 1996 · QA
Q11.

In ΔABC, ∠B is a right angle, AC = 6 cm, and D is the mid-point of AC. The length of BD is