Important Questions For Class 9 Maths Chapter 12 - Heron's Formula

Important Questions for Class 9
Maths
Chapter 12 - Heron's Formula
Section A
1. An isosceles right triangle has an area 8 cm2 . The length of its hypotenuse is
1. 16cm
2. 48cm
3. 32cm
4. 24 cm
Ans: Height of triangle  h
As the triangle is isosceles,

height  h
Area of triangle  8 cm2
1
  Base  Height  8
2
1
 hh  8
2
 h 2  16
 h  4 cm
Base =Height  4 cm
Since the triangle is right angled,
Hypotenuse 2  Base 2  Height 2
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 Hypotenuse 2  42  42
 Hypotenuse 2  32
 Hypotenuse  32
Therefore, Options C is the correct answer.
2. The sides of a triangle are 35 cm,54 cm , and 61 cm , respectively. The length

of its longest altitude is
1. 26 5cm
2. 28 cm
3. 10 5cm
4. 24 5 cm
Ans: Semi-perimeter of a triangle,
abc
s
2
35  54  61

2

 75cm
Area A
A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 75(75  35)(75  54)(75  61)
 420 5 cm2
1
Area of the triangle is also given as A   a  h
2
Where, h is the longest altitude.

1
Therefore,  a  h  420 5
2
420  2  5
h
a
420  2  5
h
35
Hence, the length of the altitude h  24 5 cm
3. The sides of a triangle are 56 cm,60 cm. and 52 cm . long. The area of the
triangle is.
1. 4311 cm2
2. 4322 cm2
3. 2392 cm2
4. None of these
Ans: The three sides of a triangle are a  56 cm, b  60 cm and c  52 cm . Then, semi-
perimeter of a triangle,

a  b  c 56  60  52 168
s    84 cm
2 2 2
Area of a triangle
= s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
= 84(84  56)(84  60)(84  52)
= 4  7  3 4  7  4  2  3 4  4  2
= (4)6  (7)2  (3)2
= (4)3  7  3  1344 cm2
The area of triangle is 1344 cm2 .
Therefore, the option (4) is the correct answer.
4. The area of an equilateral triangle is 16 3 m2 . Its perimeter is
1. 24 m
2. 12 m
3. 306 m
4. 48m
Ans: Let the side of the equilateral triangle be am
3
Now, area of equilateral   ( side )2
4
3 2
 16 3  (a)
4
16 3  4
 a2   64
3

 a  64
8m
Substitute the value of a
Perimeter of equilateral   3a  3 8 .
 24 m
Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.
5. The perimeter of a triangle is 30 cm . Its sides are in the ratio 1: 3: 2 , then

its smallest side is.
1. 15 cm
2. 5cm
3. 1 cm
4. 10 cm .
Ans: Perimeter of triangle  30 cm
Ratio of its sides are  1: 3: 2
sides are x,3x, 2x
 x  3x  2x  30 cm
 6x  30
 x  5 cm
Therefore the smallest side is 5.
Hence, the option (2) is the correct answer.
Section – B

6. Find the area of a triangular garden whose sides are 40 m.,90 m and 70 m .
(use 5  2.24 )
Ans: Let a  40 m, b  90 m and c  70 m
The half perimeter,

( a  b  c)
s
2
(40  90  70)

2
200

2
s  100
By Heron's formula of area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 100(100  40)(100  90)(100  70)
 100  60 10  30
 10 18000
 10  60  5
 10 134.4
 1344 m2 .
The area of the triangular garden  1344 m2 .
7. Find the cost of leveling a ground in the form of a triangle with sides
16m, 12m and 20m at Rs.4 per sq.meter.
Ans: Let the sides be a  16, b  12, c  20.
By herons formula

abc
s
2
16  12  20

2
48

2
 24
The area of the triangle,
 A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 A  (24  16)(24 12)(24  20)
 A  24  8 12  4
 A  (2  2  3  2)(2  2  2)(2  3  2)(2  2)
 A  2 2 2 2 23
 A  96 m sq
Cost per meter  4
Cost for 96 m  4  96
 384hrs .
8. Find the area of a triangle, two sides of which are 8 cm and 11 cm and the
perimeter is 32 cm .
Ans: Let a, b, c be the sides of the given triangle and 2s be its perimeter such that
a  8 cm, b  11 cm and 2 s  32 cm
Now, a  b  c  2 s
8  11  c  32

c  13
Therefore,
s  a  16  8  8,
s  b  16  11  5,
s  c  16 13  3
Hence, the area of given triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 16  8  5  3
 8 30 cm2 .
9. The area of an isosceles triangle is 12 cm2 . If one of its equal side is 5 cm .

Find its base.
Ans: Let equal sides be (a)  5 cm and base (b) =?
Area of an isosceles triangle  12 sq. cm

Area of an isosceles triangle
b
 4a 2  b 2
4
b
12  4  (5) 2  b2
4
48  b 100  b2
Squaring both the sides, we get
2304  b2 100  b2 
b4  100b2  2304  0
b2  64b2  36b2  2304  0

b2  b2  64   36  b2  64   0
b 2
 64  b2  36   0
either b2  64  0
 b2  64  b  8
or b2  36  0
 b2  36  b  6
Hence base  8 cm , or 6 cm .
11. Find the area of the adjoin figure if AB and BC
Ans: Since, B  90 ABC is a right angle triangle.

Pythagoras Theorem,
 AB2  BC 2  AC 2
 AB2  42  52
 AB2  25  16
 AB2  9
 AB  3 cm
1
Area(ABC) =  ABBC
2

1
  3 4
2
 6cm2
Section - C
12. The diagonals of a rhombus are 24 cm and 10 cm. Find its area and
perimeter.
Ans: Find the area,
1
Area   24 10
2
 120 cm2
2 2
Perimeter s      
24
2 10
 2   2
 122  52
 169
s  13
The perimeter of the rhombus  4 13  52 cm .
13. Two side of a parallelogram are 10 cm and 7cm . One of its diagonals is
13 cm. Find the area.
Ans:

ABCD is parallelogram
AB  CD  10 cm
AD  CB  7 cm
Diagonal BD  13 cm
Diagonal divides the parallelogram into two equal triangles

Find the area of triangle ABD
Area  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
abc
s
2
a  10
b7
c  13
Substitute the values in the formula :

10  7  13
s
2
10  7  13
s
2
Area  15(15  10)(15  7)(15  13)

Area  34.6410161514
Area of parallelogram  2  Area of triangle  2  34.6410161514  69.2820 cm2
Hence the area of parallelogram is 69.2820 sq.cm .
14. A rhombus shaped sheet with perimeter 40 cm and one diagonal 12 cm ], is

painted on both sides at the rate of 5 per m 2 . Find the cost of painting
Ans: Let ABCD be a rhombus, then AB  BC  CD  DA  x
Perimeter of rhombus  40 cm
 4x  40 cm  x  10 cm
 AB  BC  CD  DA  10 cm
a  b  c 10  10  12
In ABC,S    16 cm
2 2
ar ABC  16(16  10)(16  10)(16  12)  16  6  6  4  48 cm2
ar. ABCD  2  48  96 cm2
Cost of painting the sheet  Rs(5  96  2)  Rs 960
15. The sides of a quadrilateral ABCD are 6 cm,8 cm,12 cm and 14 cm (taken in
order) respectively, and the angle between the first two sides is a right angle.
Find its area.
Ans: Applying Pythagoras theorem in ABC , we get
AC  AB2  BC2  62  82  36  64  100  10 cm
1
So, the area of ABC   base  height
2
1
  AB  BC
2

1
  6  8  24
2
Now, in ACD , we have,
AC  10 cm,
CD  12 cm,
AD  14 cm
Now, in ACD , we have AC  10 cm,CD  12 cm, AD  14 cm
According to Heron's formula the area of triangle ( A)  [s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)]
where, 2s  (a  b  c)
Here, a  10 cm, b  12 cm,c  14 cm
(10  12  14) 36
s   18
2 2
Area of ACD  [18  (18 10)(18 12)(18 14)]
 (18  8  6  4)
 (2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  2  2)
 [(2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3)  2  3]
 2  2  2  3 6
 24 6
So, total area of quadrilateral ABCD  ABC  ACD
 24  24 6
 24( 6  1) .

16. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 32 cm . The ratio if the equal side
to its base is 32. Find the area of the triangle.
Ans: The ratio of the equal side to the base is 32.
Let the sides be 3x, 2x . Let the third  3x
Given, perimeter  32
We know that the perimeter is equal to the sum of the sides. Thus,
 3x  2 x  3x  32
 8x  32
x4
32
  16
2
Thus, the sides are 12 cm,8 cm,12 cm
32
Thus, Area of the triangle  (16  12)(16  8)(16  12)
2
 16  4  8  4
 32 2 cm2 .
17. The sides of a triangular field are 41 m, 40 m and 9 m . Find the number of
flower beds that can be prepared in the field, if each flower bed needs 900 cm2
space.
Ans: By Heron's formula. Area of a triangular=  s  (s  a)(s  b)(s  c) , where a, b,

c are sides of the triangle and s is the semi perimeter. so, area of the field
 [45  (45  41)(45  40)(45  9)]
 (45  4  5  36)
 32400

 180 m2
 1800000 cm2
now, space needed for a flower bed  900 cm2
1800000
so, number of flower beds 
900
 2000.
18. The perimeter of a triangular ground is 420 m and its sides are in the ratio
6:7:8. Find the area of the triangular ground.
Ans: The perimeter of triangular field  420 m .
Given that the ratios of the sides are 6:7:8
Sum of the ratios  6  7  8  21

Length of first side of the field
6
  420
21
 6  20
 120 m
7
Length of second side of the field   420  7  20  140 m
21
8
Length of third side of the field   420  8  20  160 m
21
According to Heron's formula the area (A) of triangle with sides a, b and c is given
as,
A  2 s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)] where 2 s  (a  b  c)
Here a  120 m, b  140 m,c  160 m,

(120  140  160) 420
s   210
2 2
Area of triangular field  210  (210 120)(210 140)(210 160)
 (210  90  70  50)
 (3  7  3  3  7  5 10000)
 [(7  3 100  7  3 100)  3  5]
 2100 15 .
Section - D
19. Calculate the area of the shaded region.
Ans: Area of shaded region  ar ABC  ar DBC
ar ABC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
a  b  c 122  22  120
s   132 m
2 2
 ar ABC  132(132  122)(132  22)(132  120)
 132 10 110 12
 1112 10 10 1112

 10 1112  1320 m2
ar BDC  s(s  a)(s   b)(s  c)
a  b  c 36  22  24
s   36 m
2 2
 ar BDC  36(36  26)(36  22)(36  24)
 36 10 14 12
 12  3  2  5  2  7 12
 2 12 105  24 10.24  245.76 m2
 Area of shaded region  1320  245.76  1074.24 m2  1074 m2
20. If each sides of a triangle is double, then find the ratio of area of the new
triangle thus formed and the given triangle.
Ans: Let a, b and c denotes the length of the sides of the triangle.
Area of the triangle, A1  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c) , where s is the semi-perimeter of the
abc
triangle. So, semi perimeter s 
2
2a  2 b  2c
When the sides of the triangle are doubled, we get s  abc  2s ,
2
where s is the semi-perimeter of the new triangle
Area of the new triangle, A2  s  s  2a  s  2 b s  2c 
 2 s(2 s  2a)(2 s  2 b)(2 s  2c)
 16 s( s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 4 s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)  4 A1

Therefore, the ratio of the area of new triangle to the given triangle
A 2 4 A1
   4 :1
A1 A1
21. A field is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 25 m and
10 m . If its non-parallel sides are 14 m and 13 m , find its area.
Ans:
Let ABCD be a trapezium with,

AB  25 m
CD  10 m
BC  14 m
AD  13 m
Draw CE || DA. So, ADCE is a parallelogram with, CD  AE  10 m
CE  AD  13 m
BE  AB  AE  25 10  15 m
abc
In BCE , the semi perimeter will be, s 
2
14  13  15
s
2
s  21 m

Area of BCE ,
A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 21(21  14)(21  13)(21  15)
 21(7)(8)(6)
 7056
 84 m2
1
Also, area of BCE is, A   base  height
2
1
84  15  CL
2
84  2
 CL
15
56
CL  m
5
1
The area of trapezium is, A  (sum of parallel sides) (height)
2
1  56 
A   (25  10)  
2  5 
A  196 m2
Therefore, the area of the trapezium is 196 m2 .
22. An umbrella is made by stitching 10 triangular pieces of cloth of 5

different colour each piece measuring 20 cm,50 cm and 50 cm . How much cloth
of each colour is required for one umbrella? ( 6  2.45)
1
Ans: Area of a triangle  bh
2

Hear, b  20
h  502  102  2500  100
 2400
 6  400  20 6
1
 Area   20.20 6
22
 10  20 6  200 6
 200  245  490 cm2 .
Each colour. cloth is used 2 times.
 The area of each colour cloth required for one umbrella  490  2
 980cm2
23. A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and some area. If the
sides of the triangle are 26 cm, 28 cm and 30 cm and the parallelogram stands on
the base 28 cm , find the height of the parallelogram.
Ans: Find Perimeter of Triangle,

2 S  26  28  30  84
 S  42 cm
Use Heron's formula,
Area s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
Area  42(42  26)(42  28)(42  30)
 42 16 14 12
Area  336 cm2

Area of parallelogram = Area of triangle
 h  28  336
 h  12 cm
Height of parallelogram  12 cm .
1 Mark Questions
1. The measure of each side of an equilateral triangle whose area is 3 cm2 is,
(A) 8 cm
(B) 2 cm
(C) 4 cm
(D) 16 cm
Ans: Correct answer option (B) 2 cm
2. Measure of each side of an equilateral triangle is 12 cm . Its area is given by
(A) 9 3 sq cm
(B) 18 3 sq cm
(C) 27 3 sq cm
(D) 36 3 sq cm
Ans: Correct answer option (D) 36 3 sq cm
3. Two adjacent side of a parallelogram are 74cm and 40cm one of its
diagonals is 102cm. Area of the ||gram is

(A) 612sqm
(B) 1224sqm
(C) 2448sqm
(D) 4896sqm
Ans: Correct answer option (C) 2448sqm
4. In heron's formula s *(s  a)*(s  b)*(s  c) , what is the value of s if $a, b$

and c are sides of the triangle?
abc
A)
4
B) a  b  c
abc
C)
2
D) 2a  2b  2c
Ans: C
5. The perimeter of a triangle is 60 cm. If its sides are in the ratio 1: 3: 2, then
its smallest side is
(A) 15
(B) 5
(C) 10
(d) none of these.

Ans: Correct answer option (C) 10

6. The perimeter of a triangle is 36 cm. If its sides are in the ratio 1: 3: 2, then
its largest side is
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 18
(d) none of these.

Ans: Correct answer option (c) 18
7. If the perimeter of a rhombus is 20 cm and one of the diagonals is 8 cm . The

area of the rhombus is
(a) 24sqcm
(b) 48sqcm
(c) 50sqcm
(d) 30sqcm
Ans: Correct answer option (a) 24sqcm
8. One of the diagonals of a rhombus is 12 cm and area is 54sqcm . the

perimeter of the rhombus is
(a) 72 cm
(b) 3 10 cm
(c) 6 10 cm
(d) 12 10 cm
Ans: Correct answer option (d) 12 10 cm

9. The side of a triangle is 12 cm,16 cm , and 20 cm . Its area is
(A) 100cm2
(B) 90cm2
(C) 96cm2
(D) 120cm2 .
Ans: Correct answer option (C) 96cm2
10. The side of an equilateral triangle is 4 3 cm . Its area is.
(A) 12 3cm2
(B) 12 6cm2
(C) 12 10cm2
(D) 6 10cm2 .
Ans: (A) 12 3cm2
11. It the perimeter of a rhombus is 20 sq cm and one of the diagonals is 8 cm .

Then the area of the rhombus is
(A) 40sqcm
(B) 24sqcm
(C) 20sqcm
(D) 13sqcm .
Ans: Correct answer is option (B) 24sqcm

12. One of the diagonals of a rhombus is 12 cm and Its area is 54sqcm . The
perimeter of
the rhombus is.
(A) 10 cm
(B) 8 cm
(C) 6 cm
(D) 12 10 cm .
Ans: (D) 12 10 cm .
13. The lengths of the side of a triangular park are 90 m,70 m and 40 m , find
Its area.
(A) 1340sqm
(B) 134sqm
(C) 140sqm
(D) 1444sqm
Ans: (B) 1344sqm
14. An equilateral triangle has a side 50 cm long. Find the area of the triangles.
(A) 625 3m2
(B) 625 6m2
(C) 256 6m2

(D) 625 10m2
Ans: (A) 625 3m2
15. The area of an isosceles triangle is 12cm2 . If one of the equal side is 5 cm ,
then the length of the base is
(A) 4 cm
(B) 5 cm
(C) 6 cm
(D) 8 cm
Ans: (C) 6 cm
16. Find the area of triangle whose side is 6 cm,10 cm and 15 cm .
(A) 404.9sqcm
(B) 405.9sqcm
(C) 402.9sqcm
(D) 410sqcm
Ans: (A) 404.9sqcm
17. If side of equilateral triangle is 25 m . Its area is
625
(a) 3sqcm
4
(b) 54 3sqcm

(c) 5 3sqcm
(d) 3sqcm
625
Ans: (a) 3sqcm
4
18. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 48 cm . Its area is
(a) 18 3sqcm
(b) 72 3sqcm
(c) 64 3sqcm
(d) 60 3sqcm
Ans: (c) 64 3sqcm
19. If area of isosceles triangle is 48cm2 and length of one of its equal sides is
10 m , then what is the base?
(a) 16 cm or 12 cm
(b) 12 cm or 14 cm
(c) 14 cm or 16 cm
(d) 16 cm or 18 cm
Ans: (a) 16 cm or 12 cm
20. If AB  14 cm, BC  13 cm,CD  17 cm, DA  8 cm and AC  15 cm then area of

quadrilateral ABCD is

(a) 150sq cm
(b) 144sq cm
(c) 142sq cm
(d) 100sqcm
Ans: (b) 144 sq cm
2 Marks Questions
1. There is slide in a park. One of its side walls has been painted in some
colour with a message "KEEP THE PARK GREEN AND CLEAN", (see
figure). If the sides of the wall are 15 m,11 m and 6 m , find the area painted in
colour.
Ans: Sides of coloured triangular wall are 15 m,11 m and 6 m .
 Semi-perimeter of coloured triangular wall
15  11  6 32
   16 m
2 2
Now, Using Heron's formula,

Area of coloured triangular wall
 s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 16(16  15)(16  11)(16  6)
 16 1 5 10  20 2m2
Therefore, the painted in blue colour  20 2m2
2. Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the
perimeter is 42 cm .
Ans: Given: a  18 cm, b  10 cm
Since Perimeter  42 cm
 a  b  c  42
 18  10  c  42
 c  42  28  14 cm
Therefore, Semi-perimeter of triangle

18  10  14
  21 cm
2
Area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 21(21  18)(21  10)(21  14)
 21 3 11 7
 7  3  3 11 7
 21 11
 21 3.3
 69.3 cm2 .

3. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12:17:25 and its perimeter is 540 cm .
Find its area.
Ans: Let the sides of the triangle be 12x, 17x and 25x
Therefore, 12x  17 x  15x  540
 54 x  540  x  10
- The sides are 120 cm,170 cm and 250 cm .
120  170  250

Semi-perimeter of triangle (s)   270 cm
2
Now, Area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
270(270  120)(270 170)(270  250)
 270 150 100  20
 9000 cm2
4. An isosceles triangle has perimeter 30 cm and each of the equal sides is

12 cm . Find the area of the triangle.
Ans: Given: a  12 cm, b  12 cm
Since Perimeter  30 cm  a  b  c  30
 12  12  c  30
 c  30  24  6 cm
12  12  6
Semi-perimeter of triangle   15 cm
2
 Area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
15(15  12)(15  12)(15  6)

 15  3  3  9
 5  3 3 3 3 3
 9 15 cm2
5. A park, in theshape 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?
Ans: Since BD divides quadrilateral ABCD in two triangles:

(i) Right triangle BCD and (ii) ABD .
In right triangle BCD , right angled at C ,
Therefore, Base  CD  5 m and Altitude  BC  12 m
1
Area of BCD   CD  BC
2
1
  5 12  30 m2
2
In ABD, AB  9 m, AD  8 m
And BD  CD2  BC2 [Using Pythagoras theorem]
 BD  (5)2  (12)2

 25  144  169  13 m
9  8  13
Semi=perimeter of ABD   15 m
2
Using Heron's formula,
Area of ABD  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 15(15  9)(15  8)(15  13)
 15  6  7  2
  6 35  6  5.91 m2
 35.4 m2 (approx.)
Area of quadrilateral ABCD  Area of BCD  Area of ABD
 30  35.4
 65.4 m2
6. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which

AB  3 cm, BC  4 cm,CD  4 cm, DA  s cm and AC  5 cm .
Ans: In quadrilateral ABCE, diagonal AC divides it in two triangles, ABC and

ADC .

3 45
In ABC , Semi-perimeter of ABC   6 cm
2
Area of ABC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 6(6  3)(6  4)(6  5)
 6  3  2 1  6 cm2
455
Again, In ADC , Semi-perimeter of ADC   7 cm
2
Using Heron's formula, Area of ABC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 7(7  4)(7  5)(7  5)
 7  3  2  2  2 21
 2  4.6  9.2 cm2 (approx.)
Area of quadrilateral ABCD  Area of ABC  Area of ADC
 6  9.2
 15.2 cm2
7. A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and the same area. If the
sides of the triangle are 26 cm, 29 cm and 30 cm and the parallelogram stands
on the base 28 cm , find the height of the parallelogram.

Ans: For ABE,a  30 cm, b  26 cm,c  28 cm
Semi Perimeter: (s)  Perimeter /2
s  ( a  b  c) / 2
 (30  26  28) / 2
 42 cm
By using Heron's formula,
Area of a ABE  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 42(42  30)(42  28)(42  26)
 42 12 14 16  336 cm2
Area of parallelogram ABCD  Area of ABE (given)
Base  Height  336 cm2

28 cm Height  336 cm2
On rearranging, we get
Height  336 / 28 cm  12 cm
Thus, height of the parallelogram is 12 cm .

8. A kite is in the shape of a square with a diagonal 32 cm and an isosceles
triangle of base 8 cm and sides 6 cm each is to be made of three different
shades as shown in figure.
How much paper of each side has been used in it?
Ans: Heron's formula for the area of a triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
Where a, b, and c are the sides of the triangle, and
s  Semi-perimeter = Half the Perimeter of the triangle  (a  b  c) / 2
Given diagonal BD  AC  32 cm , then OA  1/ 2 AC  16 cm .
So square ABCD is divided into two isosceles triangles ABD and CBD of base
32 cm and height 16 cm .
Area of ABD  1/ 2  base  height  (32 16) / 2  256 cm2
Since the diagonal divides the square into two equal triangles. Therefore,
Area of ABD  Area of CBD  256 cm2
Now, for CEF
Semi Perimeter(s)  (a  b  c) / 2
s  (6  6  8) / 2

s  20 / 2
s  10 cm
Area of CEF  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 10(10  6)(10  6)(10  8)
 10  4  4  2
8 5
 8  2.24
 17.92 cm2
Thus, the area of the paper used to make region I  256 cm2 , region II  256 cm2 , and
region III  17.92 cm2
10. The perimeter of a rhombus ABCD is 40 cm . find the area of rhombus of

Its diagonals BD measures 12 cm
perimeter
Ans: Side   10 cm
4
102  62  x 2
x 2  64  x  8

 other diagonal  2x  16 cm
1
 Area  d1 d 2
2
1
 16 12  16  6  96 cm 2
2
11. Find area of triangle with two sides as 18 cm and10 cm and the perimeter is
42 cm .
Ans: Let a  18 cm, b  10 cm
Perimeter  42 cm
a  b  c  42 cm
So, C  14 cm
a  b  c 18  10  14
S   21 cm
2 2
new area of triangles  21(21 18)(21 10)(21  14)
 21 3 11 7
 21 11sqcm
12. Find the area of in isosceles triangle, the measure of one of Its equals side
being b and the third side ' a '.
Ans: Here
abc a  2b
S units  units
2 2
a  2b  a  2b  a  2b  a  2b
 area of      a   b 

 c
 2  2  2  2 

 a  2b  2b  a  a a
     squnits
 2  2  2 2
a
 4b2  a 2 sq units
4
13. Find the cost of leveling the ground in the form of a triangle having its
sides are 40m,70 m and 90 m at Rs 8 per square meter. [use 5  2.24]
40  70  90
Ans: Here S  m  100 m
2
- Area of a triangular ground  100(100  40)(100  70)(100  90)sqm
 100  60  30 10sqm
 (10 10  6 5)sqm
 (600  2.24)sqm
 1344sqm
- Cost of leveling the ground  Rs(8 1344)
 Rs10752
14. The triangular side's walls of a flyover have been used for advertisements.
The sides of the walls are 122 m, 22 m and 120 m . The advertisement yield on
earning of Rs 5000 per m 2 per year. A company hired one of its walls for 4
months. How much rent did it pay?

Ans: The lengths of the sides of the walls are 122 m, 22 m and 120 m .
As,
1202  222
 14400  484
 14884
 (122)2
 Walls are in the form of right triangles
1
Area of one wall   Base  height
2
1
 120  22sq m
2
 1320sq m
Rent  Rs5000 / sq m per year
 5000 1320  4 
 Rent for 4 month  Rs    Rs 22,00,000
 12
15. Find the perimeter and area of a triangle whose sides are of length
2 cm,5 cm and 5cm.

Ans: Here, a  2 cm, b  5 cm and c  5 cm
 Perimeter  a  b  c  (2  5  5)  12 cm
S  semi perimeter
12
  6 cm
2
 Area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)sqcm
 6(6  2)(6  5)(6  5)sqcm
 24sqcm
 4.9sqcm
16. There is a slide in a park. One of its sides wall has been painted in some
colour with a message 'KEEP THE CITY GREEN AND CLEAN".
If the sides of the wall are 15 m,11 m and 6 m . Find the area painted in colour.
Ans: The sides of the wall is in the triangular from with sides,
A  15 m, b  6 m and c  11 m
15  6  11
s  m
2
 16 m
- Area to be painted in colour = Areas of the side wall
s(t  a)(s  b)(s  c) sq cm
16(16  5)(16  6)(16  11)sqm
 4 50sqm

 2 2sqm
17. Find the area of isosceles triangle whose side is 14 m,12 m,14 m ?
Ans: Find the semi perimeter,

14  12  14
S  20mt
2
Ares of isosceles triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 20(20  14)(20  12)(20  14)
 20  6  8  6
 6 160  6 12.6
 75.6
18. The perimeter af a rhombus MBCD is 60 cm . find the area of the rhombus
of Its diagonal BD measures 16 cm?
Ans: As side of rhombus are equal.

60
 AB  BC  CD  DA   15 cm inABD
4

15  15  16
S  23 cm
2
So,
Area of, ABD  23(23  15)(23  15)(23 16)
 23  8  8  7  8 23  7
 8 12.7
 101.6sqcm
Area of rhombus  2 101.6
 203.2sqcm
19. Find the cost of leveling the ground in the from of a triangle having Its side
as 70 cm , 50 cm , and 60 cm , at Rs 7 per square meter.
Ans: Find the perimeter

70  50  60
S
2
180

2
 90 cm
 area of triangle  90(90  70)(90  50)(90  60)
 90  20  40  30
 1469.7sqm
Cost of leveling the ground  RS(7 1469.7)
 10287.9

20. Find the area of a triangle two side of the triangle are 18 cm , and 12 cm .
and the perimeter is 40 cm .
Ans: Let a  18 cm, b  12 cm and C  ?
So,a  b  c  40 cm
18  12  C  40
C  (40  30)cn  10 cm
18  12  10
S  20 cm
2
Therefore, the area of triangle  20(20  18)(20  12)(20  10)
 20  2  8 10sqcm
 56.56sqcm
21. Find the area of triangle whose side is 42 m,56 m and 70 m ?
Ans: Find the semi perimeter

42  56  70 168
S m m or 84
2 2
 Area of ABC  s( s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 84(84  42)(84  56)(84  70)sqm
 42  28sqcm
 1176sqcm
22. Find the area of an isosceles triangle, the measure of one of Its equal side
being b and the third side a.
Ans: Find the perimeter,

abb
S units
2
a  2b
 units
2
a  2b  a  2b  a  2b  a  2b 
Area of triangle    a   a   a  units
2  2  2  2 
 a  2b   2b  a  a a
    
 2   2  2 2
a
 4b2  a 2 squnits
4
23. Find the area of equilateral triangle whose side is 12 cm using Heron's
formula.
Ans: Find the area of equilateral triangle,
12  12  12
S cm
2
36
 cm  18 cm
2
 Area of equilateral  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 18(18  12)(18  12)(18  12)
 18  6  6  6
 36 3sqcm
24. Find the area of isosceles triangle whose equal side is 6 cm,6 cm and 8 cm .
Ans: Find the area of isosceles triangle,

668
S cm
2
20
  10 cm
2
 Area of isosceles triangle  10(10  6)(10  6)(10  8)
 10  4  4  2sqcm
 17.8sqcm
25. Find the area of an isosceles triangles, the measure of one of its equal sides
being 10 cm and the third side is 6 cm .
10  10  6 26
Ans: S    13 cm
2 2
 Area if triangle  13(13  5)(13  5)(13  6)sqcm
 13  3  3  7sqcm
 3 91sqcm
26. Find the area of equilateral triangle the length of one of its sides being
24 cm .
Ans: Let, a  b  c  24 cm
24  24  24
S cm
2
72
 cm
2
 36 cm
 Area of triangle  36(36  24)(36  24)(36  24)sqcm

 246.12sqcm
27. Find the perimeter and area of a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm and
10 cm?
Ans: Perimeter  3  4  5
 12 cm
12
S  semi perimeter 
2
Or  6 cm
Area of triangle  6(6  3)(6  4)(6  5)sqcm
 6sqcm
28. Using Heron's formula, find area of triangle whose sides are 6 cm,8 cm and
10 cm?
Ans: Find the area of the triangle,

6  8  10
S
2
24

2
 12 cm
Area of triangle  12(12  6)(12  8)(12  10)sqcm
 24sqcm .
3 Marks Questions:

1. A traffic signal board, indicating 'SCHOOLAHEAD' is an equilateral
triangle with side 'a'. Find the area of the signal board, using Heron's
formula. If its perimeter is 180 cm , what will be the area of the signal board?
Ans: Let the Traffic signal board is ABC . According to question, Semi-perimeter
a  a  a 3a
of ABC( s)   Using Heron's Formula, Area of triangle
2 2
ABC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
3a  3a  3a  3a 
   a   a   a 
2  2  2  2 
3a a a a
   
2 2 2 2
4
a
 3 
2
3a 2

4
Now, Perimeter of this triangle  180 cm
180
 Side of triangle (a)   60 cm
3
180
 Semi-perimeter of this triangle   90 cm
2
Using Heron's Formula, Area of this triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

 90(90  60)(90  60)(90  60)
 90  30  30  30
 30  30 3
 900 3 cm2
2. The triangular side walls of a flyover has been used for advertisements. The
sides of the walls are 122 m, 22 m and 120 m (see figure). The advertisement
yield an earning of Rs. 5000 / m2 per year. A company hired one of its walls for
3 months, how much rent did it pay?
Ans: Given: a  122 m, b  22 m and c  120 m
122  22  120
Semi-perimeter of triangle ( s) 
2
264

2
 132 m
Using Heron's Formula,
Area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

 132(122  132)(132  22)(132 120)
 132 10 110 12
 1112 10 10 1112
 10 1112
 1320 m2
Rent for advertisement on wall for 1 year  Rs 5000 / m2
 Rent for advertisement on wall for 3 months for
5000
1320m2   3 1320  Rs1650000
12
Hence rent paid by company  Rs1650000
3. Radha made a picture of an aeroplane with coloured paper as shown in

figure. Find the total area of the paper used.
Ans: Area of triangular part I:
5  5 1
Here, Semi-perimeter ( s)   5.5 cm
2
Therefore, Area  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 5.5(5.5  5)(5.5  5)(5.5  1)
 5.5  0.5  0.5  4.5  0.75 11
 0.75  3.31
 2.4825 cm2
Area of triangular part II = Length  Breadth
 6.5 1  6.5 cm2

1
Area of triangular part III (trapezium):  ( AB  DC )  AE
2
1
 ( AB  DC )  AD 2  DE 2
2
1
 (1  2)  1  .025
2
1 3
  3
2 2
3 1.732

4
 1.299 cm2
Area of triangular parts IV and V  2  1.5  6 

1
2 
 9 cm2
 Total area  2.4825  6.2  1.299  9
 19.28 cm2
4. A rhombus shaped field has green grass for 18 cows to graze. If each side of
the rhombus is 30 m and its longer diagonal is 48 m , grass of how much area of
grass field will each cow be getting?
Ans: Here, AB  BC  CD  DA  30 m and Diagonal AC  48 m which divides the

rhombus ABCD in two congruent triangle.
 Area of ABC  Area of ACD
30  30  48
Semi-perimeter of ABC(s)   54 m
2
Now Area of rhombus ABCD  Area of ABC  Area of ACD
 2x Area of ABC[ Area of ABC  Area of ACD]

 2 s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c) [ Using Heron's formula]
 2  54(54  30)(54  30)(54  48)
 2  54  24  24  6  2  6  24
 864 m2
Field available for 18 cows to graze the grass  864m2

864
 Field available for 1 cow to graze the grass   48 m2
18
5. An umbrella is made by stitching 10 triangular pieces of cloth of two

different colours (see figure), each piece measuring 20 cm,50 cm and 50 cm. How
much cloth of each colour is required for the umbrella?
Ans: Here, sides of each of 10 triangular pieces of two different colours are
20 cm,50 cm and 50 cm.
20  50  50
Semi-perimeter of each triangle (s)   60 cm
2
Now, Area of each triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 60(60  20)(60  50)(60  50)
 60  40 10 10  200 6 cm2

According to question, there are 5 pieces of red colour and 5 pieces of green
colour.
Cloth required for 5 red pieces  5  200 6  1000 6 cm2
And Cloth required to 5 green pieces  5  200 6  1000 6 cm2
6. A floral design on a floor is made up of 16 tiles which are triangular, the

sides of the triangle being 9 cm, 28 cm and 35 cm (see figure). Find the cost of
polishing the tiles at the rate of 50 paise per cm2 .
Ans: Here, Sides of a triangular shaped tile area 9 cm, 28 cm and 35 cm .
9  28  35
Semi-perimeter of tile (s)   36 cm
2
Area of triangular shaped tile  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 36(36  9)(36  28)(36  35)
 36  27  8 1  36 6

 36  2.45  88.2 cm2 (approx.)
 Area of 16 such tiles  16  88.2  1411.2 cm2 (Approx.)
Cost of polishing 1 cm2 of tile  Rs.0.50
 Cost of polishing 1411.2 cm2 of tile  Rs. 0.50 1411.2  Rs. 705.60 (Approx.)
7. A field is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 25 m and 10 m

. The non-parallel sides are 14 m and 13 m . Find the area of the field.
Ans: Let ABCD be a trapezium with,
AB‖ CD
AB  25 m
CD  10 m
BC  14 m
AD  13 m
Draw CE ‖ DA. So, ADCE is a parallelogram with,
CD  AE  10 m

CE  AD  13 m
BE  AB  AE  25 10  15 m
In BCE , the semi perimeter will be,

abc
s
2
14  13  15
s
2
s  21m
Area of BCE ,
A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 21(21  14)(21  13)(21  15)
 21(7)(8)(6)
 7056
 84 m2
Also, area of BCE is,

1
A   base  height
2
1
84  15  CL
2
84  2
 CL
15
56
CL  m
5
Now, the area of trapezium is,

1  56 
A   (25  10)  
2  5 

A  196 m2
8. From a point in the interior of an equilateral triangle perpendiculars drawn

to the three sides are 8 cm,10 cm and 11 cm respectively. Find the area of the
triangle to the nearest cm . (use 3  1.73 )
Ans: Let x be the side of an equilateral triangle.
3 2
Therefore, its area  x
4
Also, area ABC  ar(ADB)  ar(BDC)  ar(CDA)
1 1 1
  x  8   x 10   x 11
2 2 2
1
 x  (8  10  11)  14.5x
2
Again, both areas are equal
3 2
x  14.5x
4

58
x [ x  0]
3
2
3x 2 3  58  3
Therefore, area of the equilateral triangle      
4 4  3 4
58  58
~ 486 cm2
3
9. A parallelogram, the length of whose side is 60 m and 25 m has ane diagonal

65 m long. Find the area of the parallelogram.
Ans: Let, AB = DC = 60 cm
BC = AD = 25m
and AC  65m
Area of parallelogram ABCD  Area of ABC  area of ACD
 2 Area of ABC[ arABC  ar  ABD]
Now area of ....(II)
From (i) and (ii), we get
Area of
ParallelogramABCD  2  750  15000sqm .

10. A parallelogram, the measures of whose adjacent sides are 28 cm and
42 cm , has one diagonals 38 cm . Find Its altitude on the side 42 cm .
Ans: AB  DC  42 cm  C
BC  AD  28 cm  b
And BD  38 cm  a
Let A be the area of ABD

38  28  42
Now, S   54 cm
2
A  54(54  38)(58  28)(54  42)
 54 16  26 12sqcm.
 144 13sqcm
Area of ABD  144 13sqcm
1
Again area of ABD  base  altitude
2
1
  42  hsqcm , where hcm is altitude
2
 21 hsqcm
From (i) and (ii), we get,

21 h  144 13
144 13 48 13
h  cm
21 7
48 13
Thus, required altitude  cm .
7
12. Find the area of a

quadrilateral ABCD in which
AB  3 cm, BC  4 cm,CD  4 cm , DA  5 cm and AC  5 cm
Ans: For ABC , consider
AB2  BC 2  32  42  25  52
 52  AC 2
Since ABC obeys the Pythagoras theorem, we can say ABC is rightangled at B .
Therefore, the area of ABC  1/ 2  base  height
 1/ 2  3 cm  4 cm  6 cm2
Area of ABC  6 cm2
Now, In ADC
we have a  5 cm, b  4 cm and c  5 cm
Semi Perimeter: s  Perimeter /2

s  ( a  b  c) / 2

s  (5  4  5) / 2
s  14 / 2
s  7 cm
Area of ADC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 7(7  5)(7  4)(7  5)
 7  2  3 2
 2 21cm2
Area of ADC  9.2 cm2 (approx.)
Area of the quadrilateral ABCD  Area of ADC  Area of ABC
 9.2 cm2  6 cm2
Thus, the area of the quadrilateral ABCD is 15.2 cm2 .
14. The perimeter of a triangle is 450 m and its sides are in the ratio of 13:12:5.
Find the area of the triangle.
Ans: Let the sides of the triangle be 13x,12x and 5x
Perimeter of a triangle  450 m
13x  12 x  5x  450 m
or 30x  450
 x  15
 The sides are 13 15,12 15 , and 5 15
I.e. 195 m,180 m and 75 m

a  b  c 450
S    225 m
2 2
 Area of the triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c) sqm
 225(225  195)(225 180)(225  75)sqm
 225  30  45 150sqm
 (15 15  2  3  5)sqm
 6750sqm .
15. The sides of a triangle are 39 cm, 42 cm and 45 cm . A parallelogram stands

on the greatest side of the triangle and has the same area as that of the
triangle. Find the height of the parallelogram.
Ans: To find the area of ABC

45  42  39
S cm
2
 63 cm
Therefore, Area of ABC  63(63  45)(63  42)(63  39)sqcm
 63 18  21 24sqcm

 9  7  2  3  2sqcm
 756sqcm
Let h be the height of the parallelogram
Now,
Area of parallelogram BCDE  Area of ABC
 h  BC  756
or 45h  756
756
h
45
h  16.8 cm
Hence, height of the parallelogram  16.8 cm
16. The students of a school staged a rally for cleanliness campaign. They
walked through the lanes in two groups. One group walked through the lanes
AB, BC and CA whiles the other group through the lanes AC, CD and DA
[fig1.1]. Then they cleaned the area enclosed within their lanes. If
AB  9 m, BC  40 m,CD  15 m, DA  28 m and B  90 , which group cleaned more
area and by how much? Find also the total area cleaned by the students.
Ans: We have, right angle ABC

AC2 = AB2 + BC2
AC2 = 92 + 402
AC2 = 1681
 AC  41
The first group has to clean the area of
ABC
which is right angled triangle

Now,
1
Area of ABC   40 m  9 m
2
 180sqm
The second group has to clean the area of ACD which has AD  28 m ,
DC  15 m and AC  41
Hence,
28  15  41
S
2
 42 m
 Area of ACD  42(42  28)(42 15)(42  41)sqm
 42 14  27 1sqm
 7  3  2  7  2  9  3sqm
 126sqm
 First group cleaned more  (180  126)sqm
 54sqm .

Therefore, Total area cleaned by students  (180  126)sqm
 306sqm .
17. A traffic signal board indicating 'school ahead' is an equilateral triangle

with side 'a' find the area of the signal board using heron's. Its perimeter is
180 cm , what will be its area?
Ans: Find the area of the single board,

aaa 3a
S units  units
2 2
3a  3a  3a  3a 
 Area of triangle     a   a   a 
2  2  2  2 
3a a a a
   
2 2 2 2
a2
 3squnits
4
Perimeter  180 cm
180
Thus, each side   60 cm
3
3
Area of signal board  (60) 2 sqcm
4
 900 3sqcm
18. A parallelogram the length of whose sides are 80 m , and 40 m has one
diagonal 75 m long. Find the area of the parallelogram?
Ans: As according to the question, AB = DC = 80 cm
BC = AD = 40 cm and AC = 75 cm

80  40  75
In ABC,S   97.5 cm
2
Area of triangle ABC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 97.5(97.5  80)(97.5  40)(97.5  75) sqm
 97.5 17.5  57.5  22.5sqm
 2207460.94
 1485.75sqm
Area of parallelogram ABCD  2  Area of ABC

 2 1485.7
 2971.4sqm
19. The side of a triangular field is 52 m,56 m , and 60 m find the cost of leveling
the field Rs18/m if a space of 4 cm is to be left for entry gate.
Ans: The side of a triangular field is 52 m,56 m , and 60 m
The cost of leveling is Rs. 18 / m .
To find:
The total cost of leveling.
Solution:
1) Leveling is done at the boundary of the field so we will find the perimeter of the
field first
The perimeter of the field:
52  56  60
168 m .

The length which needs to be leveled is 168  4  164 m (space of 4 m is left for the
entry gate)
2) Cost of leveling is 164 18 =Rs. 2952
The total cost of leveling is Rs. 2952
20. A floral design of a floor is made up of 16 tiles which are triangular. The
side of the triangle being 9 cm, 28 cm , and 35 cm . find the cost of polishing the
tiles, at Rs 50paisa/ sqcm
Ans: For each triangular tile, we have

35  28  9
S cm  36 cm
2
 Area of Each tile  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 36(36  35)(36  28)(36  9)sqcm
 36 6sqcm
Area of 16 tile  16  36 6sqcm
Therefore, cost of polishing  Rs  16  36 6   Rs 288 6

1
2 
 Rs(288  2.45)
 Rs 705.60
21. The measure of one side of a right triangle is 42 m . If the difference in

lengths of Its hypotenuse and other side is 14 cm , find the measure of two
unknown side?
Ans: Let AB  y and AC  x and BC  42 cm
Therefore, By the given condition,

x  y  14(i)
By Pythagoras theorem,
x2  y 2  1764
( x  y)( x  y)  1764
14(x  y)  1764 using (ii)
1764
x  y   126 (iii)
14
Adding (ii) and (iii), we get
2x  140
i.e. x  70
 y  126  x
y  126  70
 56
22. The perimeter of a rhombus ABCD is 80 cm . find the area of rhombus if Its
diagonal BD measures 12 cm .

Ans: Given that,
Perimeter of rhombus  80 m
Perimeter of rhombus  4  side
 4a  80
 a  20 m
Now in ABD ,
20  20  12
S   26
2
so,
Area of ABD  26  6  6 14sqcm
 114.4sqcm
Area of rhombus  2  area of ABD
 2 114.4sqcm
 228.8sqcm
23. Find area of quadrilateral ABCD in which

AB  5 cm, BC  6 cm,CD = 6 cm, DA  7 cm , And AC  7 cm

Ans: Area of quadrilateral ABCD = Area of ABC  Area of ACD (i)
In ABC ,
567
S  9 cm
2
Area of ABC  9(9  5)(9  6)(9  7)sqcm
 9  4  3  2sqcm
 6 6sqcm
 14.4sqcm
In ACD ,
776
S  10 cm
2
 Area of ACD  10(10  7)(10  7)(10  6)sqcm
 10  3  3  4sqcm
 18.9sqcm
Area of quadrilateral ABCD  (14.4  18.9)sqcm
 33.3sqcm .
24. Shashi Kant has a vegetable garden in the shape of a rhombus. The length
of each side of garden is 35 m And Its diagonal is 42 m long. After growing the

vegetables in it. He wants to divide it in seven equal parts And look after each
part once a week. Find the area of the garden which he has to look after daily.
Ans: Let ABCD be garden
 DC  35 m
DB  42 m
Draw
CE  DB
The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles.

1 1
 DE  DB   42 or 21 m
2 2
Now
CE 2  CD2  DE 2
 352  212
 784
CE  28 m
1
Area of DBC,   DB  CE
2

1
  42  28
2
 588sqcm
 Area of the garden ABCD  2  588sqm
 1176sqm
1176
Area of the garden he has to look after, daily  sqm
7
 168sqm
25. The perimeter of a triangle is 480 meters and its sides are in the ratio of
1:2:3.Find the area of triangle?
Ans: Let the sides of the triangle be x, 2x, 3x
Perimeter of the triangle  480 m
 x  2 x  3x  480 m
6x  480 m
x  80 m
Therefore, The sides are 80 m,160 m, 240 m
So,
80  160  240 480
S 
2 2
 240 m
And,
 Area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)sqm
 240(240  80)(240  160)(240  240)sqm

 0sqm
Therefore, Triangle doesn't exist with the ratio 1:2:3 whose perimeter is 480 m .
26. Find the cost of leveling the ground in the form of equilateral triangle
whose side is 12 m at Rs 5 per square meter.
Ans: Ans: Here, sides are 12 m,12 m,12 m ,
12  12  12
S 
2
 18 cm
And,
Area of equilateral triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)sqm
 18(18  12)(18  12)(18 12)sqm
 18  6  6  6sqm
 6  3  6  6  6sqm
 36 3sqm
 Cost of leveling ground  5  36 1.73
= Rs311.4 m
27. A kite in the shape of a square with diagonal 32 cm and an isosceles

triangle of base 8 cm and side 6 cm each is to be made of three different
shades. How much paper of each shade has been used in it? ( use 5  2.24 )

Ans: Let ABCD be the square and CEF be an isosceles triangle.
Let the diagonals bisect each other at O.
1
Then, AO   32 cm
2
 16 cm
1
Area of shaded portion I  16  32sqcm
2
 256sqcm
And,
a 8
Area of portion III  4b 2 - a 2  4  (6)2  8
4 4
 17.92sqcm
Thus, the papers of three shades required are 256 sqcm, 256sqcm and 17.92sqcm .
28. The sides of a quadrangular field, taken in order are 29 m,36 m,7 m and
24 m

respectively. The angle contained by the last two sides is a right angle. Find its
area.
Ans: As the sides are provided in order. Therefore, the length of the last two sides
are 7 m and 24 m respectively.
As we know that:
In a right angle triangle using Pythagoras theorem,
( Hypotenuse )2  ( Base ) 2  ( Height ) 2
Let us assume:
- The diagonal of the field be d .
Substituting the values,
d)2  (24)2  (7)2
d)2  576  49
d)2  625
d  25
Hence,

Diagonal of the park  25 m
Semi-perimeter = Perimeter /2
 (29  36  25)m / 2
 90 m / 2
 45 m
Substituting the values,
Area  45(45  29)(45  36)(45  25)
 45 16  9  20
 129600
 360
Finding area of 2nd triangle:

1st side  7 m
2nd side  24 m
3rd side  25 m
Finding semi-perimeter of the triangle:
Semi-perimeter  Perimeter/2
 (7  24  25)m / 2
 56 m / 2
 28 m
Finding area of the 2nd triangle using Heron's formula:
Area  28(28  7)(28  24)(28  25)
 28  21 4  3

 7056  84
Hence, area of the 2 nd triangle is 84 m2 .

Finding area of the quadrangular field:
Ar. of the field  ( Ar. of 1 st )  ( Ar. of 2 nd  )
 (360  84)m2
 444 m2
Hence area of the field is = 444m2
4 Marks Questions
1. A field in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel side are 25 m and 10 m .
The non- parallel side are 14 m and 13 m . Find the area of the field.
Ans: Let ABCD be a trapezium with,
AB‖ CD
AB  25 m
CD  10 m
BC  14 m
AD  13 m

Draw CE | DA. So, ADCE is a parallelogram with,
CD  AE  10 m
CE  AD  13 m
BE  AB  AE  25 10  15 m
In BCE , the semi perimeter will be,

abc
s
2
14  13  15
s
2
s  21m
Area of BCE ,
A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 21(21  14)(21  13)(21  15)
 21(7)(8)(6)
 7056
 84 m2
Also, area of BCE is,

1
A   base  height
2
1
84  15  CL
2
84  2
 CL
15
56
CL  m
5

Now, the area of trapezium is,
1
A (sum of parallel sides) (height)
2
1  56 
A   (25  10)  
2  5 
A  196 m2
2. The perimeter of a right triangle is 24 cm . If its hypotenuse is 10 cm , find the

other two sides. Find its area by using the formula area of a right triangle.
Verify your result by using Heron's formula.
Ans: Let the sides of right  be ' a ' cm and ' b ' cm .
Then,
a  b  c  24
 a  b  10  24
 a  b  24 10
 a  b  14...(1)
a 2  b2  (10)2

Also, a2  b2  100
 a 2  b2  100(2)
We know that
(a  b)2  a 2  2ab  b2
(14)2  100  2ab
2ab  100 196
2ab  96
96
ab   48
2
 ab  48
Also,
(a  b)2  a 2  2ab  b2
(a  b)2  100  2  48
(a  b)2  100  96
(a  b)2  4
(a  b)  4  2
 (a  b)  2
Solving (1) and (4) we get;

 a  8 and b  6
Now,
abc
2
24
S  12
2

Area of   s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
 12(12  8)(12  6)(12  10)
 12  4  6  2
 2  2  3  2  2  2  3  2
 22  22  22  32
 2  2  2  3
 24
Hence,
The area of  is 24 cm .
3. Radha made a picture of an aero plane with colored paper as shown in fig.
find the total area of the paper used.

Ans: Area (1)  area of is iosceles triangle with a  1 cm and b  5 cm
a
 4b 2  a 2
4
1 99
 100  1  sq cm( approx)
4 4
Area (ii) = area of rectangle with
L  6.5 cm and b  1 cm
 6.5 1sqcm
 6.5sqcm
Area (iii) = Area of trapezium
 3  Area of equilateral  with side  1 cm
3
 3  (1)2 sqcm
4
3 1.732 5.196
 or sqcm
4 4
 1.3sqcm (approx.)
1
Area of (IV  V)  2   6 1.5sqcm  9sqcm
2
Total area of the paper used = Area (I  II  III  IV  V)
 (2.5  6.5  1.3  9)sqcm
 19.3sqcm

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Ans: Height of triangle  h

As the triangle is isosceles,

Area of triangle  8 cm2

Since the triangle is right angled,

Hypotenuse 2  Base 2  Height 2

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Therefore, Options C is the correct answer.

2. The sides of a triangle are 35 cm,54 cm , and 61 cm , respectively. The length

Ans: Semi-perimeter of a triangle,

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A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

 75(75  35)(75  54)(75  61)

Where, h is the longest altitude.

Hence, the length of the altitude h  24 5 cm

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= s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

= 84(84  56)(84  60)(84  52)

= (4)6  (7)2  (3)2

= (4)3  7  3  1344 cm2

The area of triangle is 1344 cm2 .

Therefore, the option (4) is the correct answer.

4. The area of an equilateral triangle is 16 3 m2 . Its perimeter is

Ans: Let the side of the equilateral triangle be am

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Substitute the value of a

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

5. The perimeter of a triangle is 30 cm . Its sides are in the ratio 1: 3: 2 , then

Ans: Perimeter of triangle  30 cm

Ratio of its sides are  1: 3: 2

sides are x,3x, 2x

Therefore the smallest side is 5.

Hence, the option (2) is the correct answer.

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Ans: Let a  40 m, b  90 m and c  70 m

The half perimeter,

By Heron's formula of area of triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

 100(100  40)(100  90)(100  70)

The area of the triangular garden  1344 m2 .

Ans: Let the sides be a  16, b  12, c  20.

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The area of the triangle,

 A  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

 A  (24  16)(24 12)(24  20)

 A  (2  2  3  2)(2  2  2)(2  3  2)(2  2)

Cost per meter  4

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Hence, the area of given triangle  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)

9. The area of an isosceles triangle is 12 cm2 . If one of its equal side is 5 cm .

Ans: Let equal sides be (a)  5 cm and base (b) =?

Area of an isosceles triangle  12 sq. cm

Squaring both the sides, we get

b2  64b2  36b2  2304  0

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11. Find the area of the adjoin figure if AB and BC

Ans: Since, B  90 ABC is a right angle triangle.

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The perimeter of the rhombus  4 13  52 cm .

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