CAT 2008 Geometry Triangles Circumradius : IIM CAT Math

View unanswered posts | View active topics

Board index » Doubts, Questions, Shortcuts » IIM CAT Math - Quant Questions, Doubts

All times are UTC + 5:30 hours

CAT 2008 Geometry Triangles Circumradius

Moderator: Swetha

Page 1 of 1

[ 2 posts ]

Print view

Previous topic | Next topic

Author

Message

2iim

Post subject: CAT 2008 Geometry Triangles Circumradius

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:11 pm

Forum Moderator

Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:50 am
Posts: 19
Location: Chennai

This question appeared in CAT 2008. A geometry question testing basic concepts of triangles.

Question
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?
(1) 17.05
(2) 27.85
(3) 22.45
(4) 32.25
(5) 26.25

_________________

2IIM - IIM CAT Classes, Study Material
Weekend Batch for CAT 2011 starts Aug 7, 2010 @ Tambaram Chennai.
Quant and DI Core Faculty : IIM Graduates. Batch size < 20 students.

Top

2iim

Post subject: Re: CAT 2008 Geometry Triangles Circumradius

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:44 pm

Forum Moderator

Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:50 am
Posts: 19
Location: Chennai

The correct answer is 26.25.

Detailed explanation is at the following location : http://iim-cat-questions-answers.2iim.c ... us_1.shtml

Top

Page 1 of 1

[ 2 posts ]

Board index » Doubts, Questions, Shortcuts » IIM CAT Math - Quant Questions, Doubts

All times are UTC + 5:30 hours

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

2IIM - CAT Discussion Forum

CAT 2008 Geometry Triangles Circumradius

Who is online