# Area Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  AREA  QUESTIONS

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS :

I. Results on Triangles:

1. Sum of the angles of  a triangle is ${180}^{o}$

2. The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.

3. Pythagoras Theorem : In a right - angled triangle,

${\left(Hypotenuse\right)}^{2}={\left(Base\right)}^{2}+{\left(Height\right)}^{2}$

4. The line joining the mid-point of a side of a triangle to the opposite vertex is called the median.

5. The point where the three medians of a triangle meet, is called Centroid. The centroid divides each of the medians in the ratio 2 : 1.

6. In an Isosceles triangle, the altitude from the vertex bisects the base.

7. The median of a triangle divides it into two triangles of the same area.

8. The area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a given triangle is one-fourth of the area of the given triangle.

1. The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other

2. Each diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two triangles of the same area.

3. The diagonals of a rectangle are equal and bisect each other.

4. The diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other at right angles

5. The diagonals of a rhombus are unequal and bisect each other at right angles

6. A parallelogram and a rectangle on the same base and between the same parallels are equal in area.

7. Of all the parallelogram of given sides, the parallelogram which is a rectangle has the greatest area.

IMPORTANT FORMULAE

I.

1. Area of a rectangle = (length x Breadth)

2. Perimeter of a rectangle = 2( length + Breadth)

II. Area of square = ${\left(side\right)}^{2}=\frac{1}{2}{\left(diagonal\right)}^{2}$

III. Area of 4 walls of a room = 2(Length + Breadth) x Height

IV.

1. Area of a triangle =$\frac{1}{2}×base×height$

2. Area of a triangle = $\sqrt{s\left(s-a\right)\left(s-b\right)\left(s-c\right)}$, where a, b, c are the sides of the triangle and $s=\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b+c\right)$

3. Area of an equilateral triangle =$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}×{\left(side\right)}^{2}$

4. Radius of incircle of an equilateral triangle of side $a=\frac{a}{2\sqrt{3}}$

5. Radius of circumcircle of an equilateral triangle of side $a=\frac{a}{\sqrt{3}}$

6. Radius of incircle of a triangle of area $∆$ and semi-perimeter $s=\frac{∆}{s}$

V.

1. Area of a parallelogram = (Base x Height)

2. Area of a rhombus =

3. Area of a trapezium =

VI.

1. Area of a cicle = ${\mathrm{\pi R}}^{2}$, where R is the radius.

2. Circumference of a circle = $2\mathrm{\pi R}$.

3. Length of an arc = $\frac{2\mathrm{\pi R\theta }}{360}$, where $\theta$ is the central angle.

4. Area of a sector = $\frac{1}{2}\left(arc×R\right)=\frac{{\mathrm{\pi R}}^{2}\mathrm{\theta }}{360}$

VII.

1. Area of a semi-circle = $\frac{{\mathrm{\pi R}}^{2}}{2}$

2. Circumference of a semi - circle = $\mathrm{\pi R}$

Q:

If each side of a square is increased by 25%, find the percentage change in its area?

 A) 65.25 B) 56.25 C) 65 D) 56

Explanation:

let each side of the square be a , then area = $a2$

As given that The side is increased by 25%, then

New side = 125a/100 = 5a/4

New area = $5a42$

Increased area= $25a216-a2$

Increase %=$9a2/16a2*100$  % = 56.25%

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Q:

If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17cm long and its perimeter is 46 cm. Find the area of the rectangle.

 A) 110 B) 120 C) 130 D) 140

Explanation:

let length = x and breadth = y then

2(x+y) = 46         =>   x+y = 23

x²+y² = 17² = 289

now (x+y)² = 23²

=> x²+y²+2xy= 529

=> 289+ 2xy = 529

=> xy = 120

area = xy = 120 sq.cm

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Q:

If the radius of a circle is decreased by 50%, find the percentage decrease in its area.

 A) 55% B) 65% C) 75% D) 85%

Explanation:

New radius = $50100R$$50100R$

Original area =$R2$  and new area = $πR2$

$3πR24*1πR2*100$

Decrease in area = $πR22=πR24$ = 75%

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Q:

The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%

 A) 22% B) 33% C) 44% D) 55%

Explanation:

Let original length = x metres and original breadth = y metres.

Original area = xy sq.m

Increased length  = $120100$ and Increased breadth = $120100$

New area =

The difference between the Original area  and New area  is:

$3625xy-xy$

$1125xy$ Increase % =$1125xyxy*100$= 44%

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Q:

A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

 A) 30 B) 40 C) 50 D) 60

Explanation:

Let the side of the square(ABCD) be x meters.

Then, AB + BC = 2x metres.

AC = $2x$ = (1.41x) m.

Saving on 2x metres = (0.59x) m.

Saving % =$0.59x2x*100$ = 30% (approx)

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Q:

A parallelogram has sides 30m and 14m and one of its diagonals is 40m long. Then its area is

 A) 136 B) 236 C) 336 D) 436

Explanation:

let ABCD be the given parallelogram

area of parallelogram ABCD = 2 x (area of triangle ABC)

now a = 30m, b = 14m and c = 40m

s=1/2 x (30+14+40) = 42

Area of triangle ABC = $ss-as-bs-c$

= $4212282$= 168sq m

area of parallelogram ABCD = 2 x 168 = 336 sq m

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Q:

A wire can be bent in the form of a circle of radius 56cm. If it is bent in the form of a square, then its area will be

 A) 7744 B) 8844 C) 5544 D) 4444

Explanation:

length of wire = $2πr$= 2 x (22/7 ) x 56 = 352 cm
side of the square = 352/4 = 88cm
area of the square = 88 x 88 = 7744sq cm

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Q:

The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle with sides 18cm by 14cm is

 A) 49 B) 154 C) 378 D) 1078

Explanation:

The diameter is equal to the shortest side of the rectangle.

Therefore,