Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 Maths Solutions covers the Practice Set 1.1 Geometry 10th Class Maths Part 2 Answers Solutions Chapter 1 Similarity.
10th Standard Maths 2 Practice Set 1.1 Chapter 1 Similarity Textbook Answers Maharashtra Board
Class 10 Maths Part 2 Practice Set 1.1 Chapter 1 Similarity Questions With Answers Maharashtra Board
   Question 1.
   
   Base of a triangle is 9 and height is 5. Base of another triangle is 10 and height is 6. Find the ratio of areas of these triangles.
   
   Solution:
   
   Let the base, height and area of the first triangle be b
   
    1
   
   , h
   
    1
   
   , and A
   
    1
   
   respectively.
   
   Let the base, height and area of the second triangle be b
   
    2
   
   , h
   
    2
   
   and A
   
    2
   
   respectively.
   
    
  
   [Since Ratio of areas of two triangles is equal to the ratio of the product of their bases and corresponding heights]
   
   ∴ The ratio of areas of the triangles is 3:4.
  
   Question 2.
   
   In the adjoining figure, BC ± AB, AD _L AB, BC = 4, AD = 8, then find \(\frac{A(\Delta A B C)}{A(\Delta A D B)}\)
   
    
   
   Solution:
   
   ∆ABC and ∆ADB have same base AB.
   
    
   
   [Since Triangles having equal base]
  
   Question 3.
   
   In the adjoining figure, seg PS ± seg RQ, seg QT ± seg PR. If RQ = 6, PS = 6 and PR = 12, then find QT.
   
    
   
   Solution:
   
   In ∆PQR, PR is the base and QT is the corresponding height.
   
   Also, RQ is the base and PS is the corresponding height.
   
   \(\frac{A(\Delta P Q R)}{A(\Delta P Q R)}=\frac{P R \times Q T}{R Q \times P S}\) [Ratio of areas of two triangles is equal to the ratio of the product of their bases and corresponding heights]
   
   ∴ \(\frac{1}{1}=\frac{P R \times Q T}{R Q \times P S}\)
   
   ∴ PR × QT = RQ × PS
   
   ∴ 12 × QT = 6 × 6
   
   ∴ QT = \(\frac { 36 }{ 12 } \)
   
   ∴ QT = 3 units
  
   Question 4.
   
   In the adjoining figure, AP ⊥ BC, AD || BC, then find A(∆ABC) : A(∆BCD).
   
    
   
   Solution:
   
   Draw DQ ⊥ BC, B-C-Q.
  
    
   
   AD || BC [Given]
   
   ∴ AP = DQ   (i)  [Perpendicular distance between two parallel lines is the same]
   
   ∆ABC and ∆BCD have same base BC.
   
    
  
   Question 5.
   
   In the adjoining figure, PQ ⊥ BC, AD ⊥ BC, then find following ratios.
   
    
   
   Solution:
   
   i. ∆PQB and tPBC have same height PQ.
   
    
   
   ii. ∆PBC and ∆ABC have same base BC.
   
    
   
   iii. ∆ABC and ∆ADC have same height AD.
   
    
  
   Question 1.
   
   Find \(\frac{A(\Delta A B C)}{A(\Delta A P Q)}\)
   
    
   
   Solution:
   
   In ∆ABC, BC is the base and AR is the height.
   
   In ∆APQ, PQ is the base and AR is the height.
   
   