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Official 2023 Paper 2 · Q8

Paper 2Logic & proofGeometry

A student draws a triangle that is acute-angled or obtuse-angled but not right-angled.

The student counts the number of straight lines that divide the triangle into two triangles, at least one of which is right-angled.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  • I. The student can draw a triangle for which there is exactly 1 such straight line.
  • II. The student can draw a triangle for which there are exactly 2 such straight lines.
  • III. The student can draw a triangle for which there are exactly 3 such straight lines.
Anone of them
BI only
CII only
DIII only
EI and II only
FI and III only
GII and III only
HI, II and III

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