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76 JTRJ 645 Hyeddr 56
76 JTRJ 645 Hyeddr 56
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? Area of 'OAB = ah
2
1 a
= a u tan θ
2 2
a2 § 180$ ·
= tan¨¨ 90$ ¸
4 © n ¸¹
a 2 § 180$ ·
= cot¨¨ ¸¸
4 © n ¹
a 2 § 180$ ·
? Area of a regular polygon having n sides = cot¨¨ ¸¸ .
4 © n ¹
Example 8. If the length of each side of a regular pentagon is 4 cm, determine its
area.
Solution : eLt, length of each side of a regular pentagon is a 4 cm.
and number of sides n 5
a2 180$
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e nkow, area of a regular polygon = cot
4 n
2 $
4 180
? Area of the pentagon = cot S
q. cm.
4 5
= 4 u cot 36o sq. cm.
= 4 u 1 376 sq. cm. [with the help of calculator]
= 5 506 sq. cm. a( pprox.)
The required area = 5 506 sq. cm. a( pprox.)
Example 9. The distance of the centre to the vertex of a regular hexagon is 4 m.
Determine its area.
Solution : eLt, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon whose centre is O , O is joined to
each of the vertex and thus 6 triangles of equal area are formed.
360$
? COD 60$
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eLt the distance of centre O to its vertex is a m.
? a = 4.
1 1 2 3 3 2
? Area of 'COD = a a sin 60$ a a
2 2 2 4
3 2
= u 4 sq. m. = 4 3 sq. m.
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? Area of the regular hexagon
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= 6 u 4 3 sq, m.
= 24 3 sq. m.
Exercise 16⋅2
1. The length of a rectangular region is twice its width. If its area is 512 sq. m.,
determine its perimeter.
2. The length of a plot is 80 m. and the breadth is 60 m. A rectangular pond was
excavated in the plot. If the width of each side of the border around the pond is 4
metre, determine the area of the border of the pond.
3. The length of a garden is 40 metre and its breadth is 30 metre. There is a pond in
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side the garden with around border of equal width. If the area of the pond is of
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that of the garden, find the length and breadth of the pond.
4. Outside a square garden, there is a path 5 metre width around it. If the area of the
path is 500 square metre, find the area of the garden.
5. The perimeter of a square region is equal to the perimeter of a rectangular region.
The length of the rectangular region is thrice its breadth and the area is 768 sq.
m. How many stones will be required to cover the square region with square
stones of 40 cm each?
6. Area of a rectangular region is 160 sq. m. If the length is reduced by 6 m., it
becomes a square region. Determine the length and the breadth of the rectangle.
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7. The base of a parallelogram is th of the height and area is 363 square inches.
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Determine the base and the height of the parallelogram.
8. The area of a parallelogram is equal to the area of a square region. If the base of
the parallelogram is 125m. and the height is 5 m, find the length of the diagonal
the square.
9. The length of two sides of a parallelogram are 30 cm and 26 cm, If the smaller
diagonal is 28 cm, find the length of the other diagonal.
10. The perimeter of a rhombus is 180 cm. and the smaller diagonal is 54 cm. Find
the other diagonal and the area.
11. Deference of the length of two parallel sides of a trapezium is 8 cm. and their
perpendicular distance is 24 cm. Find the lengths of the two parallel sides of the
trapezium.
12. The lengths of two parallel sides of a trapezium are 31 cm. and 11 cm.
respectively and two other sides are 10 and 12 cm. respectively. Find the area of
the trapezium.
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