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CHAPTER 12
File Revision Date : 20 September 2019
Objective Questions
CLASS : 9 th
SUB : Maths
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Heron's Formula

1. OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS s = a + b + c = 13 + 9 + 6 = 14 cm
2 2
Hence, area of the triangle
1. The base of a right triangle is 8 cm and hypotenuse is = s (s - a) (a - b) (s - c) [Heron’s formula]
10 cm. Its area will be = 14 (14 - 13) (14 - 9) (14 - 6) cm2
(a) 24 cm2 (b) 40 cm2
= 14 # 1 # 5 # 8 cm2
(c) 48 cm2 (d) 80 cm2
= 560 cm2 = 23.66 cm2
Ans : (a) 24 cm2

Third side = (Hypotenuse) 2 - (Base) 2 4. The value of semi-perimeter of an equilateral triangle

having area 4 3 cm2 is
= 100 - 64 = 6 cm
(a) 8 cm (b) 36 cm
s = 10 + 8 + 6 cm = 12 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 6 cm
2
Ans : (c) 6 cm
Area = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
Area of an equilateral triangle = 3 a2
= 12 (12 - 10) (12 - 8) (12 - 6) 4
= 12 # 2 # 4 # 6 cm2 4 3 = 3 a2
2 4
= 24 cm
a2 = 16
2. Each of equal sides of isosceles right triangle is 20 cm. a = 4 cm
What is the semi perimeter of the triangle?
(a) 20 + 10 3 cm (b) 20 2 cm Semi-perimeter = 4 + 4 + 4 = 12 = 6 cm
2 2
(c) 20 + 10 2 cm (d) 40 + 20 2 cm
5. The lengths of the three sides of a triangular field are
Ans : (c) 20 + 10 2 cm 40 m, 24 m and 32 m respectively. The area of the
Let ABC be an isosceles right triangle in which triangle is
(a) 378 m2 (b) 384 m2
AB = AC = 20 cm
(c) 789 m2 (d) 196 m2
Hypotenuse BC = AB2 + AC 2
Ans : (b) 384 m2
= a2 + a2
Here, a = 40 m
= a 2 = 20 2 cm .
b = 24 m
s = 20 + 20 + 20 2
2 and c = 32 m

= 40 + 20 2 = 20 + 10 2 s = 1 (40 + 24 + 32) = 48 m
2 2
Area = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
= 48 # 8 # 24 # 16 = 348 m2

6. If sides of a triangle are a , b and c then the value of

semi-perimeter is
(a) a2 + b2 + c2 (b) abc
3. Area of the triangle whose sides are 13 cm, 9 cm and (c) a + b + c (d) abc
6 cm is Ans : (c) a + b + c
(a) 23.6 cm2 (b) 26.3 cm2
2
(c) 36.34 cm (d) 23.66 cm2 7. The sides of a triangular field are 33 m, 44 m and 55
Ans : (d) 23.66 cm2 m. the cost of levelling the field at the rate of < 1.20
per m2 is
The sides of the triangle are a = 13 cm , b = 9 cm and
(a) < 871.20 (b) < 1480
c = 6 cm .
(c) < 1560.20 (d) < 980.60
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Ans : (a) < 1480 = area of TAOD + area of TBOC

s = 33 + 44 + 55 = 66 m 11. The perimeter of a right angled triangle is 450 m. If

2
its sides are in the ratio 5 : 12 : 13, then area of the
Area of triangle = 66 (66 - 33) (66 - 44) (66 - 55) triangle is
= 66 # 33 # 22 # 11 (a) 9000 m2 (b) 8765 m2
= 726 m2 (c) 6750 m2 (d) 11750 m2

Cost of levelling = < (726 # 1.20) = < 871.20 Ans : (c) 6750 m2
Let the three sides be 5x , 12x and 13x
8. The sides of a triangle are 25 cm, 17 cm and 12 cm. 5x + 12x + 13x = 450
The length of the altitude on the longest side is equal
to 30x = 450
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 7.2 cm x = 15 m
(c) 8.2 cm (d) 9.8 cm Sides are 5 # 15 = 75 cm,
Ans : (b) 7.2 cm 12 # 15 = 195 cm

s = 25 + 17 + 12 = 27 cm s = 75 + 180 + 195
2 2

Area of triangle = s ^s - a h^s - b h^s - c h = 450 = 225 cm

2
Area of triangle = 27 (27 - 25) (27 - 17) (27 - 12) Area of triangle
= 27 # 2 # 10 # 15 = 225 (225 - 75) (225 - 180) (225 - 195)
= 90 cm2 = 225 # 150 # 45 # 30

Also, area of triangle = 1 # 25 # h = 90 = 15 # 30 # 5 # 3 = 6750 m2

2

h = 90 # 2 = 7.2 cm
25
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9. An isosceles right-angled triangle has an area 8 cm2 .

The value of perimeter of triangle is
(a) 4 (2 + 2 ) cm (b) 4 + 2 cm 12. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12
cm and 15 cm.
(c) 4 + 3 cm (d) 4 2 + 6 cm
(a) 56 cm2 (b) 50 cm2
Ans : (a) 4 (2 + 2 ) cm (c) 52 cm2 (d) 54 cm2
Let each equal sides of isosceles right angled triangle Ans : (d) 54 cm2
be a cm.
1 a2 = 8 s = 9 + 12 + 15 = 36 = 18 cm
2 2 2
a2 = 16 Area = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
a =4 = 18 (18 - 9) (18 - 12) (18 - 15)
Hypotenuse = 2a = 4 2 cm . = 18 # 9 # 6 # 3
Perimeter = a + b + c = 9#2#9#3#2#3
= 4+4+4 2 = 9 # 3 # 2 = 54 cm2
= 8 + 4 2 = 4 (2 + 2 ) cm
13. If the area of an equilateral triangle is 9 3 cm2 , then
10. O is a point inside the parallelogram ABCD . Then the semi-perimeter of the triangle is
the area of TAOB + area of TCOD is (a) 9 cm (b) 24 cm
(a) 1/3 # (area of TAOD + area of TBOC ) (c) 12 cm (d) 10 cm
(b) area of TAOD + area of TBOC Ans : (a) 9 cm
(c) 2 # (area of TAOD + area of TBOC )
(d) 2/3 # (area of TAOD + area of TBOC ) Area of an equilateral triangle = 3 a2
4
Ans : (b) area of TAOD + area of TBOC 3 a2 = 9 3
Since we know that area of 4

TAOB = area of TCOD a2 = 36

= area of TAOD a = 6 cm
= area of TBOC Semi-perimeter = 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
2 2
Thus, area of TAOB + area of TCOD
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= 9 cm s = 1 (4 + 6 + 8) cm = 9 cm
2
14. The percentage increase in the area of a triangle, if its Area = 9 (9 - 4) (9 - 6) (9 - 8)
each side is quadrupled, is equal to
= 9 # 5 # 3 # 1 = 3 15 cm2
(a) 1500% (b) 1200%
(c) 900% (d) 800% Also, area = 1 # 8 # p
2
Ans : (a) 1500%
4p = 3 15 p = 3 15 cm
4
s = 1 (a + b + c)
2

sl = 1 (4a + 4b + 4c) = 2 (a + b + c) = 4s
2
T= s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) and
Tl = sl (sl - 4s) (sl - 4a) (sl - 4b) (sl - 4c)
= 4s (4s - 4a) (4s - 4b) (4s - 4c)
17. Find the percentage increase in the area of a triangle
= 16 s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) = 16T if its each side is doubled.
Increase in the area of the triangle (a) 100% (b) 200%
= Tl - T = 16T - T = 15T (c) 400% (d) 300%
Percentage increase = 15T # 100 = 1500% Ans : (d) 300%
T
Let a , b , c are the sides of the given triangle and s be
15. If each side of the rhombus is 40 m and its longer its semi-perimeter
diagonal is 48 m, then the area of rhombus is
(a) 1536 m2 (b) 1636 m2 s = 1 (a + b + c) ...(1)
2
(c) 1236 m 2
(d) 1336 m2 The sides of the new triangle are 2a , 2b and 2c .
Ans : (a) 1536 m2 Let s’ be its semi-perimeter,
Here, each side of rhombus = 40 m . One of the s = 1 (2a + 2b + 2c)
2
diagonal = 48 m
a = 40 m , b = 40 m , c = 48 m = a + b + c = 2s ...(2)
[using (1)]
s = a + b + c = 40 + 40 + 48
2 2 Let T= s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) ...(3)
= 128 = 64 m and Tl = sl (sl - 2a) (sl - 2b (sl - 2c)
2
Area of triangle I = 2s (2s - 2a) (2s - 2b) (s - c)
= 64 (64 - 40) (64 - 40) (64 - 48) Tl = 4T [using (3)]
Increase in the area of the triangle = Tl - T
64 (24) (24) (16)
= 4T - T = 3T
= 24 # 16 # 2 = 32 # 24 = 768 m2
Area of triangle II = 768 m2 . % increase in area = b 3T # 100 l % = 300%
T
So, area of rhombus
18. Using the area of the triangle whose sides are 42 cm, 34
= 768 m2 + 768 m2 = 1536 m2
cm and 20 cm in length, find the height corresponding
to the shortest side.
(a) 14 cm (b) 15 cm
(c) 16 cm (d) 17 cm
Ans : (c) 16 cm
The sides of the triangle are
a = 42 cm
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16. The length of the sides of a triangle are 4 cm, 6 cm and
8 cm. The length of perpendicular from the opposite s = a + b + c = 42 + 34 + 20
2 2
vertex to the side whose length is 8 cm, is equal to
= 96 = 48 cm
(a) 3 15 cm (b) 3 cm 2
4 5
Area of T= s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
(c) 3 5 cm (d) 5 3 cm
4 4 = 48 # (48 - 42) # (48 - 34) # (48 - 20)
Ans : (a) 3 15 cm = 48 # 6 # 14 # 28 = 112896 = 336 cm2
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The shortest side = 20 cm h = 8 cm

Area = 1 # base # height
2

336 = 1 # 20 # h
2

h = 336 = 33.6 cm
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19. The length of the sides forming right angle of a right
angled triangle are 5x cm and (3x - 1) cm . If the area 21. Find the area of TABC in which BC = 13 cm, AC =
of the triangle is 60 cm2 , find its semi perimeter. 14 cm and AB = 15 cm.
(a) 20 cm (b) 18 cm (a) 84 cm2 (b) 42 cm2
(c) 19 cm (d) 16 cm (c) 82 cm2 (d) 44 cm2
Ans : (a) 20 cm Ans : (a) 84 cm2
Let ABC be a right angled triangle.
Here a = 15 cm
Let AB = 5x cm
b = 14 cm
and BC = (3x - 1) cm
c = 13 cm
Area of TABC = 1 # base#height
2 s = a + b + c = 15 + 14 + 13 = 42
2 2 2
60 = 1 # BC # AB = 21 cm
2

60 = 1 # (3x - 1) # 5x Area of TABC = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)

2
= 21 (21 - 15) (21 - 14) (21 - 13)
120 = 5x (3x - 1) 24 = x (3x - 1)
= 21 # 6 # 7 # 8 = 7056 = 84 cm2
3x2 - x - 24 = 0 (x - 3) ((3x + 8) = 0
x - 3 = 0 or 3x + 8 = 0 Thus, area of TABC = 84 cm2
x =3 (Since, x !- 8/3 )
AB = 5x = 5 # 3 = 15 cm
BC = (3x - 1) = 3 # 3 - 1 = 8 cm
By Pythagoras theorem,
AC 2 = (15) 2 + (8) 2
= 225 + 64 = 289
22. A regular hexagon has a side 6 cm. Its perimeter and
AC = 17 cm area are
(a) 35 cm, 8 3 cm2 (b) 38 cm, 10 2 cm2
2
(c) 40 cm, 11 2 cm (d) 36 cm, 54 3 cm2
Ans : (d) 36 cm, 54 3 cm2

Side = 6 cm
Hence, Perimeter of regular hexagon
= 6 # 6 = 36 cm
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20. A triangle and parallelogram have the same base and six. Congruent equilateral triangle with side 6 cm.
the same area. If the sides of the triangle are 34 cm, Area of one such triangle
42 cm and 20 cm, then the height of parallelogram
having base 42 cm, is equal to = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm = 9 (9 - 6) (9 - 6) (9 - 6)
(c) 11 cm (d) 12 cm = 9#3#3#3 = 9 3
Ans : (a) 8 cm Hence, area of the regular hexagon
= 6 # Area of equilateral triangle OAB
s = 42 + 34 + 20 = 96 = 48 cm
2 2
Area of the triangle
= 48 (48 - 42) (48 - 34) (48 - 20)
= 48 # 6 # 14 # 28 = 336 cm2
base # height = 336
42 # h = 336

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= 6 # 9 3 = 54 3 cm2 26. In the given figure, the area of the TABC is

23. If the perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 90 m, then

its area is
(a) 15 3 m2 (b) 45 3 m2
2
(c) 225 3 m (d) 25 3 m2
Ans : (c) 225 3 m2
Let a be the side of given triangle.
Given, 3a = 90 (a) 13.24 cm2 (b) 12.28 cm2
a = 30 m (c) 11.32 cm2 (d) 15.37 cm2
Ans : (b) 12.28 cm2
S = 90 = 45 m
2
Here, a = 11 cm
Area of triangle = 45 (45 - 30) (45 - 30) (45 - 30)
b = 4 cm
= 45 # 15 # 15 # 15
c = 8 cm
= 15 # 15 3 = 225 3 m2
s = 11 + 4 + 8 = 23 = 11.5 cm
2 2
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Area of triangle =
24. The area of an isosceles triangle having base 3 cm and # (11.5 - 8)
length of one of the equal sides is 2 cm, is = 11.5 # 0.5 # 7.5 # 3.5
(a) 1.98 cm2 (b) 3.7 cm2
= 150.94 = 12.28 cm2
(c) 2.5 cm 2
(d) 4.8 cm2
Ans : (a) 1.98 cm2 27. In a triangle, the sides are 28 cm, 35 cm and 9 cm.
Here, a = 3 cm Find the area of the triangle.
(a) 36 7 cm2 (b) 36 6 cm2
b = 2 cm
(c) 35 5 cm2 (d) 37 7 cm2
c = 2 cm
Ans : (b) 36 6 cm2
s = 3 + 2 + 2 = 7 = 3.5 cm
2 2 Here, a = 28 cm, b = 35 cm and c = 9 cm

Area of triangle =
3.5 # (3.5 - 3) # (3.5 - 2) s = 28 + 35 + 9 = 72 = 36 cm
2 2
# (3.5 - 2)
= 3.5 # 0.5 # 1.5 # 1.5 Area = 36 # (36 - 28) # (36 - 35) # (36 - 9)
= 3.9375 = 1.98 cm2 = 36 # 8 # 1 # 27 = 6 # 6 6 = 36 6 cm2

25. An isosceles right triangle has area 8 cm2 . The length 28. The base of right angled triangle measures 6 cm and
of its hypotenuse is its hypotenuse is 10 cm. The area of the triangle is
(a) 32 cm (b) 48 cm (a) 24 cm2 (b) 12 cm2
(c) 24 cm (d) 16 cm (c) 8 cm 2
(d) 16 cm2
Ans : (a) 32 cm Ans : (a) 24 cm2

AC 2 = AB2 + BC 2
Area of right triangle = 1 # b # h
2 102 = AB2 + 62
Since its an isosceles right triangle
AB2 = 100 - 36 = 64
Hence, b =h
AB = 8 cm
1 b2 = 8
2# s = 10 + 6 + 8 = 12 cm
2
b2 = 16
Area of TABC = 12 (12 - 10) (12 - 6) (12 - 8)
b =4
= 12 # 2 # 6 # 4
Hypotenuse = base2 + height2
= 24 cm2
2 2
= 4 +4 = 32 cm

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29. The base of a right angled triangle measures 48 cm (Perimeter of the triangle)
and height is 50 cm. The area (approx). of the triangle Therefore, 15x = 300
is
(a) 1823 cm2 (b) 1200 cm2 Which gives x = 20
So the sides of the triangle are 3 # 20 m , 5 # 20 m
(c) 1000 cm 2
(d) 1250 cm2
and 7 # 20 m
Ans : (b) 1200 cm2 i.e., 60 m, 100 m, and 140 m
Let TABC , We have,
AC 2 = AB 2 + BC 2 s = 60 + 100 + 140 m = 150 m ,
2
= (50) 2 + (48) 2 = 2500 + 2304
and area will be
= 4804
= 150 (150 - 60) (150 - 100) (150 - 140) m2
AC = 69.31 cm
= 150 # 90 # 50 # 10 m2
Now, s = 50 + 48 + 69.31
2 = 1500 3 m2

= 167.31 = 83.65 cm 32. The length of two adjacent sides of a parallelogram

2
Area of triangle are 5 cm and 3.5 cm. One of its diagonals is 6.5 cm
= 83.65 (83.65 - 48) (83.65 - 50) (83.65 - 69.31) long. Area of the parallelogram is
= 83.65 # 35.65 # 33.65 # 14.34 (a) 13 10 cm2 (b) 23 5 cm2
(c) 10 5 cm2 (d) 10 3 cm2
= 1200 cm2 (Approx).
Ans : (d) 10 3 cm2
Area of the parallelogram, ABCD
= 2 # (Area of TABC)
In TABC , AB = 5 cm , BC = 3.5 cm
and AC = 6.5 cm
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2
30. The perimeter of the isosceles triangle is 60 cm and Since, area of TABC (By Heron’s formula)
its base is 15 cm. The area of the triangle is (Take = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
2 = 1.414 ) = 7.5 # (7.5 - 5) # (7.5 - 3.5) # (7.5 - 6.5)
(a) 160.75 cm2 (b) 159.07 cm2
= 7.5 # 2.5 # 4 # 1 Sq. cm
(c) 156.75 cm2 (d) 195.72 cm2
= 75 sq. cm = 5 3 sq. cm
Ans : (b) 159.07 cm2
Area of parallelogram
Perimeter of isosceles triangle = 60 cm
= 2 # 5 3 [Link] = 10 3 cm2
i.e., x + x + 15 = 60
2x = 45 33. A triangular park ABC has sides 120 m, 80 m and
x = 22.5 cm 50 m. A gardener has to put a fence all around it
and also plant grass inside. Area of garden and cost
Now, s = 22.5 + 22.5 + 15 = 60 of fencing the garden with barbed wire at the rate of
2 2
= 30 cm < 20 per metre leaving a space 3 m wide for a gate on
one side are
Area of triangle
(a) 375 15 m2, < 4940 (b) 357 10 m2, < 9440
= 30 (30 - 22.5) (30 - 22.5) (30 - 15) 2
(c) 573 8 m , < 4944 (d) 683 10 m2, < 5490
= 30 # 7.5 # 7.5 # 15 Ans : (a) 375 15 m2, < 4940
= 7.5 # 15 2 For area of the park, we have
= 7.5 # 15 # 1.414 = 159.07 cm2 2s = 50 m + 80 m + 120 m = 250 m
s = 125 m
31. The sides of a triangular plot are in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 7
and its perimeter is 300 m. Its area is i.e., s - a = (125 - 120) m = 5 m
(a) 1500 2 cm2 (b) 1500 3 cm2 s - b = (125 - 80) m = 45 m
(c) 1425 2 cm2 (d) 1500 cm2
Ans : (b) 1500 3 cm2
Suppose that the sides, in metres, are 3x , 5x and 7x .
Then, we know that,
3x + 5x + 7x = 300

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s - c = (125 - 80) m = 75 m + area of TAOB

Therefore, area of the park
= # OD # a + # OE # a + 1 # OF # a
1 1
= s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) 2 2 2

= 125 # 5 # 45 # 75 m2 = a [6 + 7 + 8] = [21]
= 375 15 m2 3 a2 = a (21)
Also, perimeter of the park 4 2

= AB + BC + CA = 250 m a = 42 = 14 3
Therefore, length of the wire needed for fencing 3
= 250 m - 3 m (to be left for gate) Area of TABC = 3 (14 3 ) 2 = 147 3 m2
4 #
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34. AD is a median of a triangle ABC . If area of triangle
ADC = 15 cm2 , then ar (TABC) is 1. Area of a triangle with the length of sides a, b, c is
given by s ^s - a h^s - b h^s - c h by ............. formula.
Ans : Heron’s

2. Perimeter of an equilateral triangle is always equal to

........... times of length of sides.
Ans : three

3. If area of an equilateral triangle is 100 3 cm2 then

(a) 15 cm2 (b) 22.5 cm2 perimeter of this triangle will be ...........
(c) 30 cm2 (d) 37.5 cm2 Ans : 60 cm
Ans : (c) 30 cm2
AD is median of TABC . 4. If each side of a scalene triangle is halved then its area
area of TABD = area of TADC will reduced by ............. percentage.
Ans : 75%
= 1 area of TABC ...(1)
2
Now, area of TADC = 15 cm2 (given) 5. If height of a triangle is doubled and base in tripled
then its area become ........... times.
Hence, From (1), 15 = 1 area of TABC Ans : six
2
30 = area of (TABC)
Hence, area of TABC = 30 cm2 6. If height of a triangle is halved then its area will
become ........... of original area.
35. From a point within an equilateral triangle, Ans : half
perpendiculars are drawn to its sides. The length of
these perpendiculars are 6 m, 7 m and 8 m. The area 7. Area of an equilateral triangle is always a/an ..........
of the triangle is number [Given that length of each side is rational]
(a) 160 sq. m (b) 147 3 sq. m Ans : irrational
(c) 210 3 sq. m (d) 27 3 sq.m
Ans : (b) 147 3 sq. m 8. If base of a triangle is doubled then its area will be
............. times of original area.
Area of TABC = 3 a2 Ans : two
4
and, also

9. Area of a triangle with perimeter 42 cm and length of

two sides 18 cm and 10 cm is given by ..........
Ans : 21 11 cm2

10. If length of hypotenuse of an isosceles right angled

triangle is 10 2 cm then its perimeter will be ..........
Area of TABC Ans : 10 2 ^ 2 + 1h cm.
= area of TBOC + area of TAOC

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3. TRUE/FALSE 1. Match the following lists:

Column-I Column-II
1. If the adjacent angles of a rhombus of side 10 cm are (P) The length of three sides of (1) 9
120c and 60c, then its area is 25 3 cm2 . triangle are 26 cm, 28 cm and
Ans : False 30 cm. The height (in cm)
corresponding to base 28 cm is

2. Area of a quadrilateral whose sides and one diagonal are (Q) The area of an equilateral (2) 13.63
given, can be calculated by dividing the quadrilateral triangle is 3 3 cm2. The semi-
into two triangles and using the Heron’s formula. perimeter of the triangle (in
cm) is
Ans : True
(R) If in TABC , AB = 6 cm , (3) 24
BC = 7 cm and AC = 5 cm,
3. Area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 3 cm , then the value of s (in cm) is
BC = 4 cm , CD = 4 cm , DA = 5 cm and AC = 5 cm
is 15 cm2 (S) Let the base of an isosceles (4) 3 3
Ans : False triangle be 5 cm and each of
the equal sides be 6 cm. Then,
its area (in cm2) is
4. If P is any point in the interior of a rectangle
ABCD, then Area (TPAB) + Area (TPCD) = Area
(TPBC) + Area (TPDA). P Q R S
Ans : True (a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
5. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12 : 17 : 25 and (c) 1 2 3 4
its perimeter is 540 cm. Its area is 8000 cm2 .
(d) 1 3 2 4
Ans : False
Ans : (b) P–3, Q–4, R–1, S–2
6. Area of a triangle whose sides are 13 cm, 14 cm and (P) a = 26 cm, b = 28 cm, c = 30 cm
15 cm is 84 cm2 .
Ans : True s = 1 (26 + 28 + 30) = 42 cm
2
Area = 42 (42 - 26) (42 - 28) (42 - 30)
7. Area of the triangle whose two sides are 8 m and 11 m
= 42 # 16 # 14 # 12 = 336 cm2
and perimeter is 32 m, is 8 30 m2 .
Now, 1 28 h = 336
Ans : True 2# #
h = 336 = 24 cm
14
8. The sides of a quadrilateral taken in order are 5 m, 12 3 a2 = 3 3
m, 14 m and 15 m. If the angle between the first two (Q)
4
sides be 90c, its area 114 m2 . a2 = 12
Ans : True a = 2 3 cm

Hence,Semi-perimeter = 3 # 2 3 = 3 3 cm
9. Heron’s formula cannot be use to calculate area of 2
quadrilaterals.
(R) Here, a = 7 cm , b = 5 cm , c = 6 cm
Ans : False
s = a + b + c = 7 + 5 + 6 = 9 cm
2 2
4. MATCHING QUESTIONS (S) Here, a = 5 cm , b = 6 cm , c = 6 cm
s = 6 + 6 + 5 = 17 = 8.5 cm
DIRECTION : In the section, each question has two matching 2 2
lists. Choices for the correct combination of elements from Area = 8.5 (8.5 - 6) (8.5 - 6) (8.5 - 5)
Column-I and Column-II are given as options (a), (b), (c) and
(d) out of which one is correct. = 8.5 # 2.5 # 2.5 # 3.5
= 185.93 = 13.63 cm2

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2. Match the lists. For the given figure. Ans : P–3, Q–2, R–1

(P) Area of triangle = 420 5 cm2

Hence, Longest altitude = 2 # 420 5 cm

35
(Q) Area of rhombus = 2 # area of T
Now, area of triangle = 18 (8) (8) (2)
= 2#2#2#2#3
Column-I Column-II
= 48
(P) Area of TABC is (1) 41 m
Hence, area of rhombus = 2 # 48 = 96 cm2
(Q) Area of TACD is (2) 126 m 2
(R) Area of the triangle = 306 m2
(R) Total area of ABCD is (3) 306 m 2
cost of the rate of `2 per m2 = 306 # 2 = 612
(S) AC is (4) 180 m2
4. Match the following lists:
P Q R S Column-I Column-II
(a) 4 2 3 1 (P) The area of a triangle with (1) 5 11 cm2
(b) 4 3 2 1 base 4 cm and height 6 cm 4
is
(c) 1 2 3 4
(Q) If the perimeter of the (2) 16 3 cm2
(d) 1 3 2 4
isosceles triangle is 11 cm
Ans : (a) P–4, Q–2, R–3, S–1 and the base is 5 cm then
the area of the isosceles
Area of TABC = 1 # 40 # 9 = 180 m2 triangle is
2
Since, TABC is right angled triangle (R) The area of the equilateral (3) 12 cm2
triangle, whose each side is
(AC) 2 = (AB) 2 + (BC) 2 8 cm, is
= (9) 2 + (40) 2
Ans : P–3, Q–1, R–2
= 81 + 1600 = 1681
AC = 1681 = 41 m (P) Area of triangle = 1 # base # height
2
Now, in TACD , a = 28 m, b = 15 m, c = 41 m
= 1 # 4 # 6 = 12 cm2
s = 28 + 15 + 41 = 84 = 42 m 2
2 2
Area of TACD (Q) Perimeter of isosceles triangle = 11
= 42 # (42 - 28) # (42 - 15) # (42 - 41) x + x + 5 = 11
2
= 42 # 14 # 27 # 1 = 14 # 9 = 126 m 2x = 6
Area of quadrilateral ABCD x =3
= Area of TABC + Area of TACD Area of isosceles triangle = 5 36 - 25 cm2
4
= 180 + 126 = 306 m2
= 5 11 cm2
4
3. Match the following lists:
(R) Area of equilateral triangle
Column-I Column-II = 3 a2 = 3 (8) (8)
4 4
(P) The sides of a triangle are (1) 612
35 cm, 54 cm and 61 cm. = 16 3 cm2
The length of the longest
altitude is
5. ASSERTION AND REASON
(Q) If the side of a rhombus (2) 96
is 10 cm and one diagonal DIRECTION : In each of the following questions, a statement
is 16 cm, then area of the of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement
rhombus is of Reason just below it. Of the statements, mark the correct
(R) The cost of levelling the (3) 24 5 answer as
ground in the form of (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is
triangle having sides 51 the correct explanation of assertion.
m, 37 m and 20 m at the (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is
rate of < 2 per m2 is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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(c) Assertion is true but reason is false. a2 - 24a - 10a + 240 = 0

(d) Assertion is false but reason is true. a (a - 24) - 10 (a - 24) = 0
a = 10 , 24
1. Assertion : The sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and Now, other sides are 10 cm and 24 cm.
5 cm. Its area is 6 cm2 .
Reason : If 2 s = (a + b + c), where a, b, c are the sides s = 26 + 10 + 24 = 30 cm
2
of a triangle, then area = (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) . Area of triangle
Ans : (c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. = 30 (30 - 26) (30 - 10) (30 - 24)

s =a+b+c = 30 # 4 # 20 # 6 = 120 cm2

2

s = 3 + 4 + 5 = 6 cm
4. Assertion : The side of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm
2 then the height of the triangle is 9 cm.
Area = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) Reason : The height of an equilateral triangle is 3 a .
2
= (6) (6 - 3) (6 - 4) (6 - 5) Ans : (d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
= (6) (3) (2) (1) = 6 cm2 The height of the triangle,

h = 3a
2. Assertion : The side of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm 2
then the area of the triangle is 9 cm2
9 = 3a
Reason : All the sides of an equilateral triangle are 2
equal.
Ans : (d) Assertion is false but reason is true. a = 9 # 2 = 18 # 3
3 3 3
s = 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 = 9 cm = 18 3 = 6 3 cm
2 2 3
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= 9 # 3 # 3 # 3 = 9 3 cm
5. Assertion : The height of the triangle is 18 cm and its
3. Assertion : The perimeter of a right angled triangle area is 72 cm2 . Its base is 8 cm.
is 60 cm and its hypotenuse is 26 cm. The other sides Reason : Area of a triangle = 1 # base # height.
2
of the triangle are 10 cm and 24 cm. Also, area of the Ans : (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
triangle is 120 cm2. Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Reason : (Base)2+(Perpendicular)2 = (Hypotenuse)2
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and Assertion : Area of T = 1 # base # height
2
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
72 = 1 # 18 # b
2

b = 72 # 2 = 8 cm
18

6. Assertion : The sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and

5 cm. Its area is 6 cm2.
Reason : If 2s = (a + b + c), where a , b , c are the
sides of a triangle, then area

a + b + c = 60 = (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
a + b + 26 = 60
a + b = 34 ...(1) s =a+b+c
2
Now, 262 = a2 + b2 ...(2)
Squaring (1) both sides, we get s = 3 + 4 + 5 = 6 cm
2
(a + b) 2 = (34) 2
Area = s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)
a2 + b2 + 2ab = 34 # 34
= (6) (6 - 3) (6 - 4) (6 - 5)
(26) 2 + 2ab = 1156 [From (2)]
= 6 (3) (2) (1) = 6 cm2
2ab = 1156 - 676
2ab = 480 7. Assertion : If the area of an equilateral triangle is
ab = 240 ...(3) 81 3 cm2 , then the semi perimeter of triangle is 20
cm.
Now, a + 240 = 34 [From (1) and (3)] Reason : Semi perimeter of a triangle is
a

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s = 18 + 18 + 18 = 27 cm
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8. Assertion : The sides of a triangle are in the ratio

of 25 : 14 : 12 and its perimeter is 510 m. Then the
greatest side is 250 cm.
Reason : Perimeter of a triangle = a + b + c , where
a, b, c are sides of a triangle.
Ans : (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

510 = a + b + c
510 = 25x + 14x + 12x
510 = 51x
x = 10
Three sides of the triangle are,
25x = 25 # 10 = 250 cm
14x = 14 # 10 = 140 cm
and 12x = 12 # 10 = 120 cm

9. Assertion : The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of

25 : 14 : 12 and its perimeter is 510 cm. Then the area
of the triangle is 4449.08 cm2.
Reason : Perimeter of a triangle = a + b + c , where a ,
b , c are sides of a triangle.
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

510 = a + b + c
510 = 25x + 14x + 12x
510 = 51x
x = 10
Three side of the triangle are
25x = 25 # 10 = 250 cm
14x = 14 # 10 = 140 cm and
12x = 12 # 10 = 120 cm
s = 250 + 140 + 120 = 255 cm
2
Area = 255 # 5 # 115 # 135
= 4449.08 cm2

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