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Area of the triangle when all the three sides are given
s = 8+15+1728+15+172 = 20 cm
Therefore, Area
= 20(208)(2015)(2017)20(208)(2015)(2017)
= 201253201253
= 453453453453 = 4 x 5 x 3 = 60 cm2cm2
Trick:
2. Two parallel sides of a trapezium are 4 cm and 5 cm respectively. The perpendicular distance between
Area of trapezium when height and two parallel sides are given = 12h(a+b)12h(a+b) = 1212 x 6 x (4
+ 5) = 27cm2cm2
3. If perimeter and area of a square are equal. Side of the square (in cm) is:
Therefore, Side = 4 cm
4. The diameter of the wheel of a vehicle is 5 metre. It makes 7 revolutions per 9 seconds. What is speed
5. The perimeter of a rhombus is 60 cm and one of its diagonal is 24 cm. Find the other diagonal of the
rhombus.
Let ABCD is the rhombus whose diagonals BD and AC intersecting at point 'O'.
Let BD = 24 cm
Then, BO = 1212BD = 12 cm
Now, AO = AB2BO2=152122AB2BO2=152122 = 9
Therefore, AC = 2 AO = 2 x 9 = 18 cm
6. A field is 40 metre long and 35 metre wide. The field is surrounded by a path of uniform width of 2.5
metre runs round it on the outside. Find the area of the path.
= 2 x 25 x (40 + 35 + 2 x 2.5)
7. Find area of uniform path of width 2 metre running from centre of each side of the opposite side of a
= 58 - 4 = 54 m2m2
8. A square and a rectangle each has perimeter 60 metre. Difference between the areas of the two
9. Find the radius of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of areas of three circles with radii 8 cm, 9 cm,
12 cm respectively.
10. The are of the ring between two concentric circles, whose circumferences are 88 cm and 132 cm is:
11. Two poles whose heights are 11 metre and 5 metre stand upright in a field. If the distance between
Distance between feet of big pole and that of small pole = 8 metre
12. Find the are of the largest circle that can be inscribed in a square of 14 cm, a side.
13. A horse is tied to one of the corners of a square field whose side is 20 metre. If length of the rope is
Short-Cut Method:
Radius of circle = 7 m.
MCQ's
1. A rectangular carpet has an area of 60 sq.m. Its diagonal and longer side together equal 5 times the
a. 5 m
b. 12 m
c. 13 m
d. 14.5 m
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Then pq = 60
p2+q2+p=5qp2+q2+p=5q
p2+q2=(5qp)2p2+q2=(5qp)2 =25q2+p210pq25q2+p210pq
As pq = 60,
25q21060=025q21060=0
q2=25q2=25 or q = 5
p = 60/5 = 12m
2. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq.m and perimeter of 46 m. The length of its diagonal is :
a. 15 m
b. 16 m
c. 17 m
d. 20 m
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
and ab = 120
Diagonal
= a2+b2a2+b2 = (a+b)2ab=(23)22120(a+b)2ab=(23)22
120 = 289=17m289=17m
3. A parallelogram has sides 60 m and 40 m and one of its diagonals is 80 m long. Then, its area is :
a. 480 sq.m
b. 320 sq.m
c. 6001515 sq.m
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
s=12(60+40+80)m=90m12(60+40+80)m=90m
=90305010m2=30015m290305010m2=30015m2
4. If a square and a parallelogram stand on the same base, then the ratio of the area of the square and
the parallelogram is :
a. greater than 1
b. equal to 1
c. equal to 1212
d. equal to 1414
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Then, in right triangles ADF and BCE, we have AD = BC (sides of a square ) and AF = BE (sides
of parallelogram). Therefore, DF = CE
[DF2=AF2AD2=BE2BC2=CE2][DF2=AF2AD2=BE2BC2=CE2]
Thus, ADFADF = BCEBCE
ADF+ABCFADF+ABCF = BCE+ABCFBCE+ABCF
Area of parallelogram ABEF = Area of ABCD
5. In a rhombus, whose area is 144 sq.cim, one of its diagonals is twice as long as the other. The length
a. 24 cm, 48 cm
b. 12 cm, 24 cm
d. 6 cm, 12 cm
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
12x2x=144x2=14412x2x=144x2=144 or x = 12
Length of diagonals = 12cm, 24cm
6. The length of a rope by which a cow must be tethered in order that she may be able to graze an area
of 9856 sq.m.is:
a. 56 m
b. 64 m
c. 88 m
d. 168 m
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
227r2=9856227r2=9856
Then r2=(9856722)r2=(9856722)
r = 56 m
7. The circumferences of two concentric circles are 176 m and 132 m respectively. What is the difference
a. 5 metres
b. 7 metres
c. 8 metres
d. 44 metres
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
2R2r=(176132)2R2r=(176132)
2(Rr)=442(Rr)=44
(Rr)=447222=7m(Rr)=447222=7m
8. The diameter of a circle is 105 cm less than the circumference. What is the diameter of the circle ?
a. 44 cm
b. 46 cm
c. 48 cm
d. 49 cm
Correct Option: D
Explanation:
dd=105(1)d=105dd=105(1)d=105
(2271)(2271)d = 105
d = (715105)(715105)cm=49cm
9. A circle and a square have same area. The ratio of the side of the square and the radious of the circle
is :
a. :1
b. 1 : rr
c. 1 : r
d. r : 1
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
x2=r2xr==:1x2=r2xr==:1
10. The number of rounds that a wheel of diameter 711711m will make in going 4 km, is :
a. 1000
b. 1500
c. 1700
d. 2000
Correct Option: D
Explanation:
11. A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio of
a. 30 cm
b. 60 cm
c. 72 cm
d. 132 cm
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
2(6x+5x)=2642(6x+5x)=264 or x = 12
Smaller side of recatngle = 5x = 60 cm
a. 100%
b. 200%
c. 300%
d. 400%
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Shortcut:
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Shortcut:
14. If the circumference of a circle is 352 metres, then its area in m2m2 is :
a. 9856
b. 8956
c. 6589
d. 5986
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
2227r=352r=(35272212)=56m2227r=352r=(35272212)=56m
Area = (2275656)m2=9856m2(2275656)m2=9856m2
15. Area of square with side x is equal to the area of a triangle with base x . The altitude of the triangle is :
a. x2x2
b. x
c. 2x
d. 4x
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
x2=12xhx2=12xh or h = 2x2x=2x2x2x=2x
16. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is equal to 14 cm; the lateral side is to the base in the ratio 5:4.
a. 1221cm21221cm2
b. 3221cm23221cm2
c. 21cm221cm2
d. 221cm2221cm2
Correct Option: D
Explanation:
5x+5x+4x=14 or x = 1
Area = 7223cm2=221cm27223cm2=221cm2
17. If the diagonal of a square is doubled, how does the area of the square change ?
d. None of these
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
12d212(2d)2=1412d212(2d)2=14
New area becomes 4 fold.
18. If the base of a rectangle is increased by 10% and the area is unchanged, then the corresponding
a. 9111%9111%
b. 10%
c. 11%
d. 1119%1119%
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Decrease = (h1011h)=111h(h1011h)=111h
Short cut:
New length is 11 units and New altitude is h units. Now Area = 11h
19. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased by 5 cm and the breadth is
increased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75 cm 22. Therefore, the length of the
rectangle is :
a. 20 cm
b. 30 cm
c. 40 cm
d. 50 cm
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
2x2+5x252x2=752x2+5x252x2=75 or 5x = 100
or x = 20
20. A rectangle has 15 cm as its length and 150 cm 22 as its area. Its area is increased to 113113 times
the original area by increasing only its length of its new perimeter is :
a. 50 cm
b. 60 cm
c. 70 cm
d. 80 cm
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
21. The length of a rectangular room is 4 metres. If it can be partitioned into two equal square rooms, what is the
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. Data inadequate.
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Then, y2=2xy2=2x
y2=4y2=4 or y = 2 m
22. The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The area of the resulting
a. 42%
b. 62%
c. 82%
d. None of these
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
23. A hall 20m long and 15m broad is surrounded by a verandah of uniform width of 2.5m. The cost of flooring the
a. Rs.500
b. Rs.600
c. Rs.700
d. Rs.800
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
a. 9:1
b. 3:1
c. 3:4
d. 1:3
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Then, their sides are 9x2,x29x2,x2 or (3x) metres & x metres respectively.
25. The length of a rectangle is increased by 60% . By what percent would the width have to be decreased to
a. 37123712
b. 60%
c. 75%
d. 120%
Correct Option: A
Explanation: