Geometric CentersXAT Previous-Year Questions

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Geometric Centers · XAT PYQs

XAT 2024 · QA & DI
Q1.

Consider a right-angled triangle ABC, right angled at B. Two circles, each of radius r, are drawn inside the triangle in such a way that one of them touches AB and BC, while the other one touches AC and BC. The two circles also touch each other (see the image below). 

If AB = 18 cm and BC = 24 cm, then find the value of r.

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XAT 2022 · QA & DI
Q2.

Ramesh and Reena are playing with triangle ∠ABC. Ramesh draws a line that bisects ; this line cuts BC at D. Reena then extends AD to a point P. In response, Ramesh joins B and P. Reena then announces that BD bisects ∠PBA, hat a surprise! Together, Ramesh and Reena find that BD = 6 cm, AC = 9 cm, DC = 5 cm, BP = 8 cm, and DP = 5 cm.

How long is AP?

XAT 2016 · QA & DI
Q3.

The difference between the area of the circumscribed circle and the area of the inscribed circle of an equilateral triangle is 2156 sq. cm. What is the area of the equilateral triangle?

XAT 2015 · QA & DI
Q4.

The centre of a circle inside a triangle is at a distance of 625 cm. from each of the vertices of the triangle. If the diameter of the circle is 350 cm. and the circle is touching only two sides of the triangle, find the area of the triangle.

XAT 2012 · QA & DI
Passage / Data

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The following graphs shows the revenue (in $ million) of three companies in their initial six years of operations, in an economy which is characterized by a persistent inflation.

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Q5.

A city has a park shaped as a right angled triangle. The length of the longest side of this park is 80 m. The Mayor of the city wants to construct three paths from the corner point opposite to the longest side such that these three paths divide the longest side into four equal segments. Determine the sum of the squares of the lengths of the three paths.