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Heron's Formula

Class 9th Mathematics RD Sharma Solution
Exercise 12.1
  1. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are respectively 150 cm, 120 cm, and…
  2. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm.…
  3. Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the…
  4. In a ABC, AB = 15 cm, BC = 13 cm and AC = 14 cm. Find the area of ABC and hence…
  5. The perimeter of a triangular field is 540 m and its sides are in the ratio 25…
  6. The perimeter of a triangle is 300 m. If its sides are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7.…
  7. The perimeter of a triangular field is 240 dm. If two of its sides are 78 dm…
  8. A triangle has sides 35 cm, 54 cm and 61 cm long. Find its area. Also, find the…
  9. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and its…
  10. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 42 cm and its base is (3/2) times…
  11. Find the area os the shaded region in Fig. 12.12.
Exercise 12.2
  1. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD is which AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm,…
  2. The sides of a quadrangular field, taken in order are 26 m, 27 m, 7 m, are 24 m…
  3. The sides of a quadrilateral, taken in order are 5, 12, 14 and 15 metres…
  4. A park, in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD, has C=90, AB = 9 m, BC = 12 m, CD…
  5. Two parallel side of a trapezium are 60 cm and 77 cm and other sides are 25 cm…
  6. Find the area of a rhombus whose perimeter is 80 m and one of whose diagonal is…
  7. A rhombus sheet, whose perimeter is 32 m and whose one diagonal is 10 m long,…
  8. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AD= 24 cm, BAD = 90 and BCD…
  9. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 42 cm, BC = 21 cm, CD = 29…
  10. Find the perimeter and area of the quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 17 cm, AD…
  11. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram ABCD measure 34 cm and 20 cm, and the…
  12. Find the area of the blades of the magnetic compass shown in Fig. 12.27. (Take…
  13. A hand fan is made by stitching 10 equal size triangular strips of two…
  14. A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and the same area. If the…
Cce - Formative Assessment
  1. Find the area of a triangle whose base and altitude are 5 cm and 4 cm respectively.…
  2. The sides of a triangle are 16 cm, 30 cm, 34 cm. Its area isA. 240 cm^2 B. 225 root 3…
  3. The base of an isosceles right triangle is 30 cm. Its area isA. 225 cm^2 B. 225 root 3…
  4. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm respectively.…
  5. Find the area of an isosceles triangle having the base x cm and one side y cm.…
  6. The sides of a triangle are 7 cm, 9 cm and 14 cm. Its area isA. 12 root 5 cm^2 B. 12…
  7. Find the area of an equilateral triangle having each side 4 cm.
  8. The sides of a triangular field are 325 m, 300 m and 125 m. Its area isA. 18750 m^2 B.…
  9. Find the area of an equilateral triangle having each side x cm.
  10. The sides of a triangle are 50 cm, 78 cm and 112 cm. The smallest altitude isA. 20 cm…
  11. The perimeter of a triangular field is 144 m and the ratio of the sides is 3 : 4 : 5.…
  12. The sides of a triangle are 11 m, 60 m and 61 m. The altitude to the smallest side isA.…
  13. Find the area of an equilateral triangle having altitude h cm.
  14. The sides of a triangle are 11 cm, 15 cm and 16 cm. The altitude to the largest side…
  15. Let be the area of a triangle. Find the area of a triangle whose each side is twice the…
  16. If the area of an isosceles right triangle is 8 cm, what is the perimeter of the…
  17. If each side of a triangle is doubled, then find percentage increase in its area.…
  18. The length of the sides of ABC are consecutive intergers. It ABC has the same perimeter…
  19. If each side of an equilateral triangle is triples then what is the percentage…
  20. In figure 12.35, the ratio of AD to DC is 3 to 2. If the area of ABC is 40 cm^2 , what…
  21. The base and hypotenuse of a right triangle are respectively 5 cm and 13 cm long. Its…
  22. If the length of a median of an equilateral triangle is x cm, then its area isA. x^2…
  23. The length of each side of an equilateral triangle of area 4 root 3 cm^2 , isA. 4cm B.…
  24. If every side of a triangle is doubled, then increase in the area of the triangle isA.…
  25. A square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. If the diagonal of the…

Exercise 12.1
Question 1.

Find the area of a triangle whose sides are respectively 150 cm, 120 cm, and 200 cm.


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 235


A =

A =






Question 2.

Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm.


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 18


A =


A = = 54 cm2



Question 3.

Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the perimeter is 42 cm.


Answer:

Let the third side of the triangle is


Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:





cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 21


A =


A = = cm2



Question 4.

In a Δ ABC, AB = 15 cm, BC = 13 cm and AC = 14 cm. Find the area of ΔABC and hence its altitude on AC.


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 21


A =


A = = cm2


Area of triangle =


84 =


Altitude = 12 cm



Question 5.

The perimeter of a triangular field is 540 m and its sides are in the ratio 25 : 17 : 12. Find the area of a triangle.


Answer:

Sides of the triangle are in ratio: 25: 17: 12



Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:





Therefore sides of the triangle are:





When a, b and c are the sides of the triangle and s is the semiperimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 270


A =


A =

= m2


Question 6.

The perimeter of a triangle is 300 m. If its sides are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. Find the area of the triangle.


Answer:

Sides of triangle are in ratio: 3 : 5 : 7



Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:






Therefore sides of the triangle are:





When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 150


A =


A =










Question 7.

The perimeter of a triangular field is 240 dm. If two of its sides are 78 dm and 50 dm, find the length of the perpendicular on the side of length 50 dm from the opposite vertex.


Answer:

Let the third side of the triangle is


Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:





dm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 120


A =


A = = dm2


Area of triangle =


1680 =


Altitude = 67.2 dm



Question 8.

A triangle has sides 35 cm, 54 cm and 61 cm long. Find its area. Also, find the smallest of its altitudes.


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 75


A =


A = = cm2


Altitude on side 35 cm:


Area of triangle =


939.15 =


Altitude = 53.66 cm


Altitude on side 54 cm:


Area of triangle =


939.15 =


Altitude = 34.78 cm


Altitude on side 61 cm:


Area of triangle =


939.15 =


Altitude = 30.79 cm


Therefore smallest Altitude is: 30.79 cm



Question 9.

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and its perimeter is 144 cm. Find the area of the triangle and the height corresponding to the longest side.


Answer:

Sides of triangle are in ratio: 3 : 4 : 5



Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:






Therefore sides of the triangle are:





When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 72


A =


A = = cm2


Area of triangle =


864 =


Altitude = 28.8 cm



Question 10.

The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 42 cm and its base is (3/2) times each of the equal sides. Find the length of each side of the triangle, area of the triangle and the height of the triangle.


Answer:

Let the equal sides of isosceles triangle is


Base of the triangle =


Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:




(2


cm


Therefore sides of triangle are:


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 21


A =


A = = cm2


Area of triangle =


71.43 =


Altitude = 7.93 cm



Question 11.

Find the area os the shaded region in Fig. 12.12.



Answer:

In side (AB)2 = (AD)2 + (BD)2


(AB)2 = (12)2 + (16)2


AB =


AB = = 20 cm


In


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 24


A1 =


A1 = = cm2


In


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A2 = where



= = 60


A2 =


A2 = = cm2


Area of shaded region is A2-A1 = 480 – 96 = 384 cm2




Exercise 12.2
Question 1.

Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD is which AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, DA = 5 cm and AC = 5 cm.


Answer:

Let consider a quadrilateral ABCD


In ∆ABC;


AB = a = 3 cm, BC = b = 4cm, AC = c = 5 cm



Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 6


A1 =


A1 = = cm2


In ∆ADC;


DA = a = 5 cm, CD = 4 = 4cm, AC = c = 5 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where


= = 7


A2 =


A2 = = cm2


Therefore area of quadrilateral ABCD = A1 + A2 = 6+9.16 = 15.16 cm2



Question 2.

The sides of a quadrangular field, taken in order are 26 m, 27 m, 7 m, are 24 m respectively. The angle contained by the last two sides is a right angle. Find its area.


Answer:

Let consider a quadrilateral ABCD


In ∆ADC;


AC = = 25 cm


In ∆ABC


AB = a = 26 cm, BC = b = 27 cm, AC = c = 25 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where



= = 39


A1 =


A1 = = cm2


In ∆ADC;


DA = a = 24 cm, CD = b = 7cm, AC = c = 25 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 28


A2 =


A2 = = cm2


Therefore area of quadrilateral ABCD = A1 + A2 = 291.85+84 = 375.85 cm2



Question 3.

The sides of a quadrilateral, taken in order are 5, 12, 14 and 15 metres respectively, and the angle contained by the first two sides is a right angle. Find its area.


Answer:

Let consider a quadrilateral ABCD


In ∆ABC;


AC = = 13 m


AB = a = 5 m, BC = b = 12 m, AC = c = 13 m



Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 15


A1 =


A1 = = m2


In ∆ADC;


DA = a = 15 m, CD = b = 14 m, AC = c = 13 m


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where


= = 21


A2 =


A2 = = m2


Therefore area of quadrilateral ABCD = A1 + A2 = 30+84 = 114 m2



Question 4.

A park, in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD, has C=90°, AB = 9 m, BC = 12 m, CD = 5 m and AD = 8 m. How much area does it occupy?


Answer:

Let consider a quadrilateral ABCD


In ∆BCD;


BD = = 13 m


BC = a = 12 m, CD = b = 5 m, BD = c = 13 m


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:



A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 15


A1 =


A1 = = m2


In ∆ABD;


AB = a = 9 m, AD = b = 8 m, BD = c = 13 m


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where


= = 15


A2 =


A2 = = m2


Therefore area of quadrilateral ABCD = A1 + A2 = 30+35.50 = 65.50 m2



Question 5.

Two parallel side of a trapezium are 60 cm and 77 cm and other sides are 25 cm and 26 cm. Find the area of the trapezium.


Answer:

Let ABCD is a trapezium in which AB = 77 cm, BC = 26 cm, CD = 60 cm, DA = 25 cm


Draw CE// AD


Now, ACDE is a parallelograme


BE = AB-DC = 77-60 = 17 cm


In ∆BEC, Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and


And s be the semi-perimeter, then its area


A = where



= = 34


A=


A = = m2


Therefore area of ∆BCE =


204 × 2 = 17× Altitude


Altitude = 24 cm


Area of trapezium ABCD = =



Therefore area of trapezium ABCD = 1644 cm2



Question 6.

Find the area of a rhombus whose perimeter is 80 m and one of whose diagonal is 24 m.


Answer:

Let ABCD be the rhombus of perimeter 80 m and diagonal AC = 24 m


We have,


AB + BC + CD + DA = 80


4 AB = 80 [AB=BC=CD=DA sides of Rhombus]


AB = 20 m



In ΔABC, we have


AB = a = 20 cm, BC = b = 20 cm, AC = c = 24 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 32


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, area of rhombus ABCD = 2 ×192 m2


= 384 m2



Question 7.

A rhombus sheet, whose perimeter is 32 m and whose one diagonal is 10 m long, is painted on both sides at the rate of Rs. 5 per m2. Find the cost of painting.


Answer:

Since the sides of a rhombus are equal there fore each side = = = 8 m


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 13


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, area of rhombus ABCD = 2 ×31.22 m2


= 62.44 m2


Total painting area of rhombus = 62.44 × 2 = 124.88 m2


Cost of painting of rhombus on both sides = 124.88 × 5 = Rs 624.50



Question 8.

Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AD= 24 cm, BAD = 90° and BCD forms an equilateral triangle whose each side is equal to 26 cm. (Take = 1.73)


Answer:

Let ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AD = 24 cm and ∆BCD is an equilateral.



In right angled ∆BAD applying pythagorous theorem:


(BD)2 = (AB)2 + (AD)2


(26)2 = (AB)2 + (24)2



AB = 10 cm


Area of right angled ∆BAD =


= 120 cm2


Now in equilateral ∆BCD


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 39


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, area of quad ABCD = 120+292.72 =412.72 cm2



Question 9.

Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 42 cm, BC = 21 cm, CD = 29 cm, DA = 34 cm and diagonal BD = 20 cm.


Answer:

In ∆ABD;


AB = a = 42 cm, BD = b = 20 cm, DA = c = 34 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:



A = where


= = 48


A1 =


A1 = = m2


In ∆BCD;


BC = a = 21 cm, DC = b = 29 cm, BD = c = 20 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where


= = 35


A2 =


A2 = = m2


Therefore area of quadrilateral ABCD = A1 + A2 = 336+210 = 546 cm2



Question 10.

Find the perimeter and area of the quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 17 cm, AD = 9 cm, CD = 12 cm, ACB = 90° and AC = 15 cm.


Answer:

In right ∆ACB using pythagorous theorem:


(AB)2 = (AC)2 + (BC)2


(17)2 = (15)2 + (BC)2



BC = 8 cm



Perimeter of quad ABCD = AB+BC+CD+DA = 17+8+12+9 = 46 cm


Area of right angled ∆ACB =


= 60 cm2


Now in equilateral ∆ACD


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 18


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, area of quad ABCD =60+54 =114 cm2



Question 11.

The adjacent sides of a parallelogram ABCD measure 34 cm and 20 cm, and the diagonal AC measures 42 cm. Find the area of the parallelogram.


Answer:


Now in ∆ABC


AB = a = 34 cm, BC = b = 20 cm, AC = c = 42 cm


Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where


= = 48


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, area of Parallelograme ABCD =2× 336 =672 cm2



Question 12.

Find the area of the blades of the magnetic compass shown in Fig. 12.27. (Take = 3.32).



Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of blade and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 5.5


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, total area of both the blades = 2 × 2.49 = 4.98 cm2



Question 13.

A hand fan is made by stitching 10 equal size triangular strips of two different types of paper as shown in Fig. 12.28. The dimensions of equal strips are 25 cm, 25 cm and 14 cm. Find the area of each type of paper needed to make the hand fan.



Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangular strips and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 32


A=


A = = cm2


Hence, total area of 5 Nos of triangular strips of one type = 5 × 168 = 840 cm2



Question 14.

A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and the same area. If the sides of the triangle are 13 cm, 14 cm and 15 cm and the parallelogram stands on the base 14 cm, find the height of the parallelpgram.


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 21


A=


A = = cm2


Therefore area of ∆ =


84 × 2 = 14× Altitude


Altitude = 12 cm




Cce - Formative Assessment
Question 1.

Find the area of a triangle whose base and altitude are 5 cm and 4 cm respectively.


Answer:

Base = 5 cm, Altitude = 4 cm


Area of ∆ =


Area of ∆ = = 10 cm2



Question 2.

The sides of a triangle are 16 cm, 30 cm, 34 cm. Its area is
A. 240 cm2

B. 225 cm2

C. 225 cm2

D. 450 cm2


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 40


A =


A = = 240 cm2


Question 3.

The base of an isosceles right triangle is 30 cm. Its area is
A. 225 cm2

B. 225 cm2

C. 225 cm2

D. 450 cm2


Answer:

Base = 30 cm, Altitude = 30 cm


Area of ∆ =


Area of ∆ = = 450 cm2


Question 4.

Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm respectively.


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 6


A=


A = = cm2



Question 5.

Find the area of an isosceles triangle having the base x cm and one side y cm.


Answer:


In ∆ABC, AB = ………………….Given


Since , and are the sides of an isosceles triangle and s is


the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


=


A=


A = = cm2



Question 6.

The sides of a triangle are 7 cm, 9 cm and 14 cm. Its area is
A. 12 cm2

B. 12 cm2

C. 24 cm2

D. 63 cm2


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 15


A =


A = = 12√5 cm2


Question 7.

Find the area of an equilateral triangle having each side 4 cm.


Answer:

Area of an equilateral triangle = = = 4√3 cm2



Question 8.

The sides of a triangular field are 325 m, 300 m and 125 m. Its area is
A. 18750 m2

B. 37500 m2

C. 97500 m2

D. 48750 m2


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 375


A =


A = = 18750 cm2


Question 9.

Find the area of an equilateral triangle having each side x cm.


Answer:

Area of an equilateral triangle = = = cm2



Question 10.

The sides of a triangle are 50 cm, 78 cm and 112 cm. The smallest altitude is
A. 20 cm

B. 30 cm

C. 40 cm

D. 50 cm


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= =120


A =


A = = cm2


Area of triangle =


1680 =


Altitude = 30 cm


Question 11.

The perimeter of a triangular field is 144 m and the ratio of the sides is 3 : 4 : 5. Find the area of the field.


Answer:

Sides of triangle are in ratio: 3 : 4 : 5



Since the perimeter of a triangle is given by:






Therefore sides of the triangle are:





When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]


= = 72


A =


A = = cm2



Question 12.

The sides of a triangle are 11 m, 60 m and 61 m. The altitude to the smallest side is
A. 11 m

B. 66 m

C. 50 m

D. 60 m


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 66


A =


A = = m2


Area of triangle =


330 =


Altitude = 60 m


Question 13.

Find the area of an equilateral triangle having altitude h cm.


Answer:

Let each side of equilateral triangle is a cm



Using pythagorous theorem in right ∆ADB


(AB)2 = (AD)2 + (BD)2


()2 = ()2 + ()2


= cm


Area of an equilateral triangle = = = = = cm2



Question 14.

The sides of a triangle are 11 cm, 15 cm and 16 cm. The altitude to the largest side is
A. 30 cm

B. cm

C. cm

D. 30 cm


Answer:

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 21


A =


A = = cm2


Area of triangle =


=


Altitude = cm


Question 15.

Let Δ be the area of a triangle. Find the area of a triangle whose each side is twice the side of the given triangle.


Answer:

When each side of triangle = a


When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



A’ = where [Heron’s Formula]


When each side of triangle = 2a


= = 2


A’ =


A’ = = 4= 4A



Question 16.

If the area of an isosceles right triangle is 8 cm, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
A. 8+ cm2

B. 8+4cm2

C. 4+8cm2

D. 12 cm2


Answer:

In right isosceles ∆ABC


Area of triangle =


8 =



(AC)2 = (AB)2 + (BC)2






Perimeter of ∆ABC = AB + BC + CA = 4 + 4 + 4√2 = 8 + 4√2 cm


Question 17.

If each side of a triangle is doubled, then find percentage increase in its area.


Answer:

Let the sides of triangle are a, b, c


When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



A’ = where [Heron’s Formula]


When each side of triangle is doubled


= = 2


A’ =


A’ = = 4= 4A


Increase in area = 4A-A = 3A


Percentage increase in area = = = 300%



Question 18.

The length of the sides of ΔABC are consecutive intergers. It ΔABC has the same perimeter as an equilateral triangle, triangle with a side of length 9 cm, what is the length of the shortest side of ΔABC?
A. 4

B. 6

C. 8

D. 10


Answer:

Perimeter of an equilateral triangle with side 9 cm = 9× 3 = 27 cm


Let the sides of ∆ABC are: AB = (Since the sides of ∆ABC are consecutive intergers)


Perimeter of ∆ABC = Perimeter of equilateral triangle





Question 19.

If each side of an equilateral triangle is triples then what is the percentage increase in the area of the triangle?


Answer:

When each side of triangle = a


Area of an equilateral triangle = = A


When each side of triangle = 3a


Area of an equilateral triangle = = = 9A


Increase in area = 9A-A = 8A


Percentage increase in area = = = 800%



Question 20.

In figure 12.35, the ratio of AD to DC is 3 to 2. If the area of ΔABC is 40 cm2, what is the area of ΔBDC?


A. 16 cm2

B. 24 cm2

C. 30 cm2

D. 36 cm2


Answer:

In ∆ABC


AD:DC = 3:2


Area of ∆ABD = =


Area of ∆BDC = =



Area of ∆ABC = area of ∆ABD+ area of ∆BDC = 40 cm2




Therefore area of ∆ABD =


Therefore area of ∆BDC =


Question 21.

The base and hypotenuse of a right triangle are respectively 5 cm and 13 cm long. Its area is
A. 25 cm2

B. 28 cm2

C. 30 cm2

D. 40 cm2


Answer:

Using Pythagorous theorem:



()2 = 2 + (Altitude)2


(Altitude)2 = 169 – 25 = 144


Altitude = 12 cm


Area of triangle =


Question 22.

If the length of a median of an equilateral triangle is x cm, then its area is
A. x2

B. x2

C.

D.


Answer:


Median of an equilateral =


In an equilateral triangle median is an altitude.


Let the side of triangle be


(AB)2 = (AD)2 + (BD)2


()2 = ()2 + ()2 C


= cm


Area of an equilateral triangle = = = = = cm2


Question 23.

The length of each side of an equilateral triangle of area 4 cm2, is
A. 4cm

B. cm

C. cm

D. 3 cm


Answer:

Area of an equilateral triangle =


Let side of equilateral triangle =


Area of an equilateral triangle = =




Question 24.

If every side of a triangle is doubled, then increase in the area of the triangle is
A. 100 %

B. 200%

C. 300%

D. 400%


Answer:

Let the sides of triangle are a, b, c


When a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



A’ = where [Heron’s Formula]


When each side of triangle is doubled


= = 2


A’ =


A’ = = 4= 4A


Increase in area = 4A-A = 3A


Percentage increase in area = = = 300%


Question 25.

A square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. If the diagonal of the square is 12cm, then area of the triangle is
A. 24cm2

B. 24 cm2

C. 48 cm2

D. 64 cm2


Answer:

Let each side of square = and each side of an equilateral triangle =


Perimeter of square = perimeter of an equilateral triangle


…………(1)


Diagonal of square = 12√2 cm


Therefore using Pythagorous theorem:





Therefore substituting value of y in equation (1) we get:


Area of an equilateral triangle = =