CAT Angle Bisector Theorem - Practice Questions & MCQ
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EASYIn the given figure, if BD:CD = 4:5, $\angle$BAD = $\angle$CAD, and AB = 12 cm, then find the length of AC.
In ABC, it is given that $\frac{AB}{AC}=\frac{BD}{DC}$. If $\angle$B = 70° and $\angle$C = 50° then $\angle$BAD is:
In the figure, $\overline{AB} \perp \overline{CD}$, and AD is the bisector of $\angle$BAE. If AB = 4 cm and AC = 5 cm, then find CD.
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In the given figure, if BD:CD = 4:5, $\angle$BAD = $\angle$CAD, and AB = 12 cm, then find the length of AC.
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Theorem: The internal bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side internally in the ratio of the sides containing the angle.
Let us prove this.
Given: In ΔABC, AD is the bisector of ∠A, and the bisector of ∠A meets BC in D.
We need to prove: .
Construction: Draw CP parallel to AD to meet BA produced at P.
Proof:
∠DAC = ∠ACP (alternate angles and AD || CP)
∠BAD = ∠APC (corresponding angles)
But ∠BAD = ∠D (given)
∴ ∠ACP = ∠APC
In triangle APC,
AC = AP (sides opposite to equal angles are equal) In triangle BCP,
(by basic proportionality theorem)
Hence Proved.
The converse of Angle Bisector Theorem
If a line that passes through a vertex of a triangle, divides the base in the ratio of the other two sides, then it bisects the angle.
In the figure, AD divides BC in the ratio and if
then AD is the bisector of ∠A.
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