Area Problems In a triangle ABC, BC = 5 cm AC = 12 cm and AB = 13 cm. The length of a altitude drawn from B on AC is? 6 cm 4 cm 7 cm 5 cm 6 cm 4 cm 7 cm 5 cm ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP ? s= (13 + 5 + 12) / 2 cm = 15cms-a = 2 cm, s-b = 10 cm and s-c = 3 cm ? Area = ? (15 x 2 x 10 x 3 ) cm2= 30 cm2? (12 x h) / 2 = 30 ? h = 5 cm
Area Problems The area of a rectangle is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the rectangular field? 40 m 20 m 30 m 50 m 40 m 20 m 30 m 50 m ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Let breadth = x meters. Then, Length = 115x / 100 meters Given that, X × (115X / 100) = 460 => X = 20
Area Problems The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal is 1:2 4:1 3:1 2;3 1:2 4:1 3:1 2;3 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP atio = a 2 2 a 2
Area Problems A rectangle has 15 cm as its length and 150 cm 2 as its area .Its area is increased to 1 1 / 3 times the original area by increasing only its length . Its new perimeter is? 60 cm 80 cm 50 cm 70 cm 60 cm 80 cm 50 cm 70 cm ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Breadth of the rectangle = (150/15) cm= 10 cmNew area = (4/3 x 150) cm2= 200 cm2New length = 200/10 cm=20 cmNew perimeters = 2(20 + 10) cm= 60 cm
Area Problems If D,E and F are respectively the midpoint of the sides BC , CA and AB of a ? ABC and the area of ? ABC = 36m 2. Then area of ? DEF is? 19 cm2 12 cm 2 18 cm2 9 cm 2 19 cm2 12 cm 2 18 cm2 9 cm 2 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Area of a triangle formed by joining the mid point of the sides of the triangle is 1/4th of area of the original triangle .So area of ? DEF = 36/ 4 = 9 m2
Area Problems The two parallel sides of a trapezium are 1 meters and 2 meters respectively . The perpendicular distance between them is 6 meters. The area of the trapezium is? 18 sq. meters . 9 sq. meters . 6 sq. meters . 12 sq. meters . 18 sq. meters . 9 sq. meters . 6 sq. meters . 12 sq. meters . ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP Area of trapezium = 1/2 x sum of parallel sides x perpendicular distance between them= 1/2 (1 + 2) x 6 m2= 9 m2