ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 14 Mathematics

The triangle that does not have a right angle is called.

• Isosceles triangle A
• right angle triangle B
• equivalent triangle C
• oblique triangle D

A chimney is such that on walking towards it 50 m in a horizontal line through its base the angular elevation of its top changes from 30° to 45°. The height of the chimney is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

IfΔABC is right, law of cosine reduce to

• Law of sine A
• Law of tangent B
• Phthogorous theorem C
• Hero's formula D

x = r2, y = 1 are the parametric equation of

• Circle A
• Hyperbola B
• Ellipse C
• Parabola D

Area of inscribed circle is

• π R2 A
• π η2 B
• π r22 C
• π r2 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point 17 meters from is foot is 42^𝜊The height of the tree is

• 12m A
• 21m B
• 17m C
• 15m D

• The law of sines A
• The law of consines B
• The law of tangents C
• None of these D

PQ is a post of given height a, and AB is a tower at some distance;αandβare the angles of elevation of B, the top of the tower, at P and Q respectively. The height of the tower and its distance from the post are

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A circle passing through the vertices of any triangle is called ______

• In circle A
• Circum circle B
• Escribed circle C
• None of these D

The angle of depression of a point situated at a distance of 70 meters from the base of a tower is 45°. The height of the tower is

• 70 m A
• 85 m B
• 35 m C
• None of these D

e-radii are denoted by

• η A
• r2 B
• r3 C
• All of these D

The angle of depression of a point A on the ground from the top of the tower is 30𝜊,then the angle of elevation of the top of the tower at the point A is

• 60𝜊 A
• 40𝜊 B
• 41𝜊 C
• 30𝜊 D

The law of sines can be used to solve oblique triangle when following information is given:

• Two angles and a side A
• Two sides and an angle opposite one of the given sides B
• Two sides and the angle between two sided C
• Option a and b D

Ifθ= 60° then

• sinθ= 1/2 A
• tanθ= cot 30° B
• θ=π/4 C
• secθ= 4 D

A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended by a tree of the opposite bank is 60°, when he retreats 40 m from the bank, he finds the angle to be 30°. The height of the tree and the breadth of the river are

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A circle drawn inside a triangle and touching its sides is called ______;

• Circumcirle A
• Incircle B
• Escribed circle C
• unit circle D

If you are looking a high point from the ground, then the angle formed is

• Angle of elevation A
• Angle of depression B
• Right angle C
• Horizon D

A triangle which is not right is called an ______ triangle

• Acute A
• Obtuse B
• Oblique C
• None of these D

The upper 3/4 the portion of a vertical pole subtends an angle tan^-13/5 at a point in the horizontal plane through its foot and at a distance 40 m from the foot. A possible height of the vertical pole is

• 20 m A
• 40 m B
• 60 m C
• 80 m D

If the elevation of the sun is 30°, then the length of the shadow cast by a tower of 150 ft height is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

An observer on the top of a cliff 200 m above the sea level, observes the angles of depression of two ships on opposite sides of the cliff to be 45° and 30°, respectively. The distance between the ships if the line joining them points to the base of cliff is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• The law of sines A
• The law of tangents B
• The pythagorus theorem C
• None of these D

A circle which touches one side of a triangle externally and the other two sides produced is called ______

• In-circle A
• Circum cirle B
• Escribed circle C
• None of these D

• The law of of sines A
• The law of tangents B
• The law of consines C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The quadratic equation 8 sec2θ - 6 secθ +1 =0 has

• Infinitely many roots A
• Exactly two roots B
• Exactly four roots C
• No roots D

E-radius corresponding to < A is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A circle drawn inside a triangle and touching its sides is called

• In-circle A
• Circum circle B
• Escribed circle C
• None of these D

If the flag-staff 6 meters high placed on the top of a tower. Makes the shadow 2√3 m on the ground, then the angle of elevation of the sun is

• 30^ο A
• 35^ο B
• 45^ο C
• 60^ο D