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PERIMETERS AND AREAS OF PLANE

FIGURES
You are already familair with a number of plane figures such as rectangle, square,
parallelogram, triangle, circle, etc. You also know how to find perimeters and areas of
these figures using different formulae. In this lesson, we shall consolidate this knowledge
and learn something more about these, particularly the Herons formula for finding the area
of a triangle and formula for finding the area of a sector of a circle.

OBJECTIVES
After studying this lesson, you will be able to

find the perimeters and areas of some triangles and quadrilaterals, using formulae
learnt earlier;

use Herons formula for finding the area of a triangle;

find the areas of some rectilinear figures (including rectangular paths) by dividing
them into known figures such as triangles, squares, trapeziums, rectangles, etc.;

find the circumference and area of a circle;

find the areas of circular paths;

derive and understand the formulae for perimeter and area of a sector of a
circle;

find the perimeter and the area of a sector, using the above formulae;

find the areas of some combinations of figures involving circles, sectors as well
as triangles, squares and rectangles;

solve daily life problems based on perimeters and areas of various plane
figures.

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EXPECTED BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

Simple closed figures like triangles, quadrilaterals, parallelograms, trapeziums, squares,

rectangles, circles and their properties.

Different units for perimeter and area such as m and m2, cm and cm2, mm and mm2
and so on.

Conversion of one unit into other units.

Bigger units for areas such as acres and hectares.

Following formulae for perimeters and areas of varioius figures:

Notes

(i) Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 (length + breadth)

(ii) Area of a rectangle = length breadth
(iii) Perimeter of a square = 4 side
(iv) Area of a square = (side)2
(v) Area of a parallelogram = base corresponding altitude
(vi) Area of a triangle =

1
base corresponding altitude
2

(vii)Area of a rhombus =

1
product of its diagonals
2

(viii) Area of a trapezium =

1
(sum of the two parallel sides) distance between them
2

(ix) circumference of a circle = 2 radius

(x) Area of a circle = (radius)2

20.1 PERIMETERS AND AREAS OF SOME SPECIFIC

QUADRILATEALS AND TRIANGLES
You already know that the distance covered to walk along a plane closed figure (boundary)
is called its perimeter and the measure of the region enclosed by the figure is called its
area. You also know that perimeter or length is measured in linear units, while area is
measured in square units. For example, units for perimeter (or length) are m or cm or mm
and that for area are m2 or cm2 or mm2 (also written as sq.m or sq.cm or sq.mm).
You are also familiar with the calculations of the perimeters and areas of some specific
quadrilaterals (such as squares, rectangles, parallelograms, etc.) and triangles, using certain
formulae. Lets us consolidate this knowledge through some examples.
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Example 20.1: Find the area of square whose perimeter is 80 m.

Solution: Let the side of the square be a m.
So, perimeter of the square = 4 a m.
Therefore,
or

Notes

4a = 80
a=

80
= 20
4

That is, side of the square = 20 m

Therefore, area of the square = (20m)2 = 400 m2
Example 20.2: Length and breadth of a rectangular field are 23.7 m and 14.5 m respectively.
Find:
(i) barbed wire required to fence the field
(ii) area of the field.
Solution: (i) Barbed wire for fencing the field = perimeter of the field
= 2 (length + breadth)
= 2(23.7 + 14.5) m = 76.4 m
(ii) Area of the field

= length breadth
= 23.7 14.5 m2
= 343.65 m2

Example 20.3: Find the area of a parallelogram of base 12 cm and corresponding altitude
8 cm.
Solution: Area of the parallelogram

= base corresponding altitude

= 12 8 cm2
= 96 cm2

Example 20.4: The base of a triangular field is three times its corresponding altitude. If
the cost of ploughing the field at the rate of ` 15 per square metre is ` 20250, find the base
and the corresponding altitutde of the field.
Solution: Let the corresponding altitude be x m.
Therefore, base = 3x m.
So, area of the field =
=

1
base corresponding altitude
2
1
3x 2 2
3x x m2 =
m
2
2

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Also, cost of ploughing the field at ` 15 per m2 = ` 20250
Therefore, area of the field =
Notes

20250 2
m
15

= 1350 m2

...(2)

From (1) and (2), we have:

3x 2
= 1350
2
1350 2
2
= 900 = (30 )
3

or

x2 =

or

x = 30

Hence, corresponding altitutde is 30 m and the base is 3 30 m i.e., 90 m.

Example 20.5: Find the area of a rhombus whose diagonals are of lengths 16 cm and
12 cm.
Solution: Area of the rhombus =

1
1
product of its diagonals = 16 12 cm2
2
2

= 96 cm2
Example 20.6: Length of the two parallel sides of a trapezium are 20 cm and 12 cm and
the distance between them is 5 cm. Find the area of the trapezium.
Solution: Area of a trapezium =

1
(sum of the two parallel sides)distance between them
2
1
(20 + 12) 5 cm2 = 80 cm2
2

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 20.1

1. Area of a square field is 225 m2. Find the perimeter of the field.
2. Find the diagonal of a square whose perimeter is 60 cm.
3. Length and breadth of a rectangular field are 22.5 m and 12.5 m respectively. Find:
(i) Area of the field
(ii) Length of the barbed wire required to fence the field
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4. The length and breadth of rectangle are in the ratio 3 : 2. If the area of the rectangle is
726 m2, find its perimeter.
5. Find the area of a parallelogram whose base and corresponding altitude are respectively
20 cm and 12 cm.

Notes

6. Area of a triangle is 280 cm . If base of the triangle is 70 cm, find its corresponding
altitude.
7. Find the area of a trapezium, the distance between whose parallel sides of lengths 26
cm and 12 cm is 10 cm.
8. Perimeter of a rhombus is 146 cm and the length of one of its diagonals is 48 cm. Find
the length of its other diagonal.

20.2 HERONS FORMULA

If the base and corresponding altitude of a triangle are known, you have already used the
formula:
Area of a triangle =

1
base corresponding altitude
2

However, sometimes we are not given the altitude (height) corresponding to the given
base of a triangle. Instead of that we are given the three sides of the triangle. In this case
also, we can find the height (or altitude) corresponding to a side and calculate its area. Let
us explain it through an example.
Example 20.7: Find the area of the triangle ABC, whose sides AB, BC and CA are
respectively 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm.
Solution: Draw AD BC as shown in Fig. 20.1.
Let BD = x cm

So, CD = (6 x) cm
7

Now, from right triangle ABD, we have:

AB2 = BD2 + AD2 (Pythagoras Theorem)

i.e.

25 = x2 + AD2

...(1)

Similarly, from right triangle ACD, we have:

2

Fig. 20.1

AC = CD + AD
i.e.

49 = (6 x)2 + AD2

...(2)

From (1) and (2), we have:

49 25 = (6 x)2 x2
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i.e.

24 = 36 12x + x2 x2

or

12 x = 12, i.e., x = 1

Putting this value of x in (1), we have:

Notes

25 = 1 + AD2
i.e. AD2 = 24 or AD =
Thus, area of ABC =

24 = 2 6 cm

1
1
BC AD = 6 2 6 cm2 = 6 6 cm2
2
2

You must have observed that the process involved in the solution of the above example is
lengthy. To help us in this matter, a formula for finding the area of a triangle with three given
sides was provided by a Greek mathematician Heron (75 B.C. to 10 B.C.). It is as
follows:
Area of a triangle =

s(s a )(s b )(s c )

a+b+c
. This formula can be
2
proved on similar lines as in Example 20.7 by taking a, b and c for 6, 7 and 5 respectively.

where, a, b and c are the three sides of the triangle and s =

Let us find the area of the triangle of Example 20.7 using this formula.
Here, a = 6 cm, b = 7 cm and c = 5 cm
So, s =

6+7+5
= 9 cm
2

Therefore, area of ABC = s(s a )(s b)(s c )

=

9(9 6)(9 7)(9 5) cm2

2
9 3 2 3 cm

= 6 6 cm2, which is the same as obtained earlier.

Let us take some more examples to illustrate the use of this formula.
Example 20.8: The sides of a triangular field are 165 m, 154 m and 143 m. Find the area
of the field.
Solution: s =

462

(165 + 154 + 143) m = 231 m

a+b+c
=
2
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s(s a )(s b)(s c )

So, area of the field =

=

231 (231 165)(231 154)(231 143) m2

2
231 66 77 88 m

Notes

= 11 3 7 11 2 3 11 7 11 2 2 2 m2
= 11 11 3 7 2 2 m2 = 10164 m2
Example 20.9: Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are of lengths 11 cm
amd 25 cm and whose non-parallel sides are of lengths 15 cm and 13 cm.
Solution: Let ABCD be the trapezium in which AB = 11 cm, CD = 25 cm, AD = 15 cm
and BC =13 cm (See Fig. 20.2)
Through B, we draw a line parallel to AD to intersect DC at E. Draw BF DC.
Now, clearly

BE = AD = 15 cm

BC = 13 cm (given)
and

EC = (25 11) cm = 14 cm

So, for BEC, s =

15 + 13 + 14
cm = 21 cm
2

Therefore area of BEC =

21 (21 15)(21 13)(21 14) cm2

21 6 8 7 cm2

Again, area of BEC =

=

Fig. 20.2

s(s a )(s b)(s c )

= 7 3 4 cm2 = 84 cm2

...(1)

1
EC BF
2
1
14 BF
2

...(2)

So, from (1) and (2), we have:

1
14 BF = 84
2

i.e.,

BF =

84
cm = 12 cm
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Therefore, area of trapezium ABCD =

Notes

1
(AB + CD) BF
2

1
(11 + 25) 12 cm2
2
= 18 12 cm2 = 216 cm2

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 20.2

1. Find the area of a triangle of sides 15 cm, 16 cm and 17 cm.
2. Using Herons formula, find the area of an equilateral triangle whose side is 12 cm.
Hence, find the altitude of the triangle.

20.3 AREAS OF RECTANGULAR PATHS AND SOME

RECTILINEAR FIGURES
You might have seen different types of rectangular paths in the parks of your locality. You
might have also seen that sometimes lands or fields are not in the shape of a single figure.
In fact, they can be considered in the form of a shape made up of a number of polygons
such as rectangles, squares, triangles, etc. We shall explain the calculation of areas of such
figures through some examples.
F

Example 20.10: A rectangular park of length 30 m

and breadth 24 m is surrounded by a 4 m wide path.
Find the area of the path.

30 m

24 m

Solution: Let ABCD be the park and shaded portion

is the path surrounding it (See Fig. 20.3).

So, length of rectangle EFGH = (30 + 4 + 4) m = 38 m

Fig. 20.3

and breadth of rectangle EFGH = (24 + 4 + 4) m = 32 m

Therefore, area of the path = area of rectangle EFGH area of rectangle ABCD
= (38 32 30 24) m2
A

= (1216 720) m2
= 496 m2
Example 20.11: There are two rectangular paths in
the middle of a park as shown in Fig. 20.4. Find the
cost of paving the paths with concrete at the rate of
` 15 per m2. It is given that AB = CD = 50 m,
AD = BC = 40 m and EF = PQ = 2.5 m.
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H
G
D

P Q
M

S R

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Solution: Area of the paths = Area of PQRS + Area of EFGH area of square MLNO
= (40 2.5 + 50 2.5 2.5 2.5) m2
= 218.75 m2
Notes

So, cost of paving the concrete at the rate of ` 15 per m2 = ` 218.75 15

= ` 3281.25
Example 20.12: Find the area of the figure ABCDEFG (See Fig. 20.5) in which ABCG
is a rectangle, AB = 3 cm, BC = 5 cm, GF = 2.5 cm = DE = CF., CD = 3.5 cm, EF = 4.5
cm, and CD || EF.
Solution: Required area = area of rectangle ABCG + area of isosceles triangle FGC
+ area of trapezium DCEF

...(1)

Now, area of rectangle ABCG = l b = 5 3 cm2 = 15 cm2 ...(2)

For area of FGC, draw FM CG.
As FG = FC (given), therefore

M is the mid point of GC.

That is, GM =

3
= 1.5 cm
2

Now, from GMF,

G

GF2 = FM2 + GM2

or

(2.5)2 = FM2 + (1.5)2

or

FM2 = (2.5)2 (1.5)2 = 4

So, FM = 2, i.e., length of FM = 2 cm

So, area of FGC =

Fig. 20.5

1
GC FM
2
1
3 2 cm2 = 3 cm2 ...(3)
2

Also, area of trapezium CDEF =

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2

1
(3.5 + 4.5) 2 cm2
2

1
8 2 cm2 = 8 cm2
2

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So, area of given figure
= (15 + 3 + 8) cm2

[From (1), (2), (3) and (4)]

= 26 cm2
Notes

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 20.3

1. There is a 3 m wide path on the inside running around a rectangular park of length 48
A
m and width 36 m. Find the area of the path.
2. There are two paths of width 2 m each in the middle
of a rectangular garden of length 80 m and breadth
60 m such that one path is parallel to the length and
B
the other is parallel to the breadth. Find the area of
the paths.

F 35m E
G

45 m

3. Find the area of the rectangular figure ABCDE given

in Fig. 20.6, where EF, BG and DH are perpendiculars
to AC, AF = 40 m, AG = 50 m, GH = 40 m and CH
= 50 m.

50 m

Fig. 20.6
A
3 cm

G 3 cm F

5 cm
B

4. Find the area of the figure ABCDEFG in Fig. 20.7,

where ABEG is a trapezium, BCDE is a rectangle,
and distance between AG and BE is 2 cm.

E
2 cm
D

8 cm
C

3 cm

8 cm

Fig. 20.7

20.4 AREAS OF CIRCLES AND CIRCULAR PATHS

So far, we have discussed about the perimeters and areas
of figures made up of line segments only. Now we take
up a well known and very useful figure called circle, which
is not made up of line segments. (See. Fig. 20.8). You
already know that perimeter (circumference) of a
r and its area is r2, where r is the radius of
circle is 2
the circle and is a constant equal to the ratio of
circumference of a circle to its diameter. You also know
that is an irrational number.

.
Fig. 20.8

62832
,
20000
which is equal to 3.1416 correct to four places of decimals. However, for practical purposes,

A great Indian mathematician Aryabhata (476 - 550 AD) gave the value of as

the value of is generally taken as

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22
or 3.14 approximately. Unless, stated otherwise,
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we shall take the value of as

22
.
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Example 20.13: The radii of two circles are 18 cm and 10 cm. Find the radius of the
circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of these two circles.
Solution: Let the radius of the circle be r cm.
Its circumference = 2 r cm ....(1)
Also, sum of the circumferences of the two circles = (2 18 + 2 10) cm
= 2 28 cm
...(2)
Therefore, from (1) and (2), 2r = 2 28
or
r = 28
i.e., radius of the circle is 28 cm.

Notes

Example 20.14: There is a circular path of width 2 m along the boundary and inside a
circular park of radius 16 m. Find the cost of paving the path with bricks at the rate of
` 24 per m2. (Use = 3.14)
Solution: Let OA be radius of the park and shaded portion be the path (See. Fig. 20.9)
So, OA = 16 m

and OB = 16 m 2 m = 14 m.

Therefore, area of the path

= ( 162 142) m2
= (16 + 14) (16 14) m

O
2

= 3.14 30 2 = 188.4 m2
So, cost of paving the bricks at ` 24 per m2
= ` 24 188.4

Fig. 20.9

= ` 4521.60

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 20.4

1. The radii of two circles are 9 cm and 12 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle
whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of these two circles.
2. The wheels of a car are of radius 40 cm each. If the car is travelling at a speed of 66
km per hour, find the number of revolutions made by each wheel in 20 minutes.
3. Around a circular park of radius 21 m, there is circular road of uniform width 7 m
outside it. Find the area of the road.

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20.5 PERIMETER AND AREA OF A SECTOR

Notes

You are already familar with the term sector of a

circle. Recall that a part of a circular region enclosed
between two radii of the corresponding circle is called
a sector of the circle. Thus, in Fig. 20.10, the shaded
region OAPB is a sector of the circle with centre O.
AOB is called the central angle or simply the angle
of the sector. Clearly, APB is the corresponding arc
of this sector. You may note that the part OAQB
(unshaded region) is also a sector of this circle. For
obvious reasons, OAPB is called the minor sector
and OAQB is called the major sector of the circle
(with major arc AQB).

Fig. 20.10

Note: unless stated otherwise, by sector, we shall mean a minor sector.

(i) Perimeter of the sector: Clearly, perimeter of the sector OAPB is equal to OA +
OB + length of arc APB.
Let radius OA (or OB) be r, length of the arc APB be l and AOB be .
We can find the length l of the arc APB as follows:
We know that circumference of the circle = 2 r
Now, for total angle 360o at the centre, length = 2r
So, for angle , length l =
or

l=

r
180o

2r

360 o

...(1)

Thus, perimeter of the sector OAPB = OA + OB + l

=r+r+

r
r
o = 2 r +
180
180o

(ii) Area of the sector

Area of the circle = r2
Now, for total angle 360o, area = r2
r 2

So, for angle , area =

360o

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Thus, area of the sector OAPB =

r 2
360 o

Note: By taking the angle as 360o , we can find the perimeter and area of the
major sector OAQB as follows
Perimeter = 2r +

and

r 360 o
180 o

r 2
360 o
area =
o
360

Notes

Example 20.15: Find the perimeter and area of the sector of a circle of radius 9 cm with
central angle 35o.
Solution:

Perimeter of the sector = 2r +

r
180 o

22 9 35o
cm

2
9

=
7
180o

11 1

47
cm =
= 18 +
cm
2
2

r 2
Area of the sector =
360o

22 81 35o
2
=
o cm
7
360

11 9 2 99
cm 2
cm =
=
4
4

Example 20.16: Find the perimeter and area of the sector of a circle of radius 6 cm and
length of the arc of the sector as 22 cm.
Solution:

Perimeter of the sector = 2r + length of the arc

= (2 6 + 22) cm = 34 cm

For area, let us first find the central angle .

So,

r
= 22
180 o

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Notes

or

22

6
= 22
7
180 o

or

180 o 7
= 210o
6

r 2
So, area of the sector =
360 o
22 36 210o

=
7
360o

= 66 cm2
Alternate method for area:
Circumference of the circle

= 2r
= 2

and area of the circle = r2 =

For length 2

22
6 cm
7

22
6 6 cm2
7

22
22
6 cm, area =
6 6 cm2
7
7

So, for length 22 cm, area =

22 6 6 7 22

cm2
7
2 22 6

= 66 cm2

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 20.5

1. Find the perimeter and area of the sector of a circle of radius 14 cm and central angle
30o.
2. Find the perimeter and area of the sector of a circle of radius 6 cm and length of the
arc as 11 cm.

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20.6 AREAS OF COMBINATIONS OF FIGURES

INVOLVING CIRCLES
So far, we have been discussing areas of figures separately. We shall now try to calculate
areas of combinations of some plane figures. We come across these type of figures in daily
life in the form of various designs such as table covers, flower beds, window designs, etc.
Let us explain the process of finding their areas through some examples.
A

Example 20.17: In a round table cover, a design is made

leaving an equilateral triangle ABC in the middle as shown
in Fig. 20.11. If the radius of the cover is 3.5 cm, find the
cost of making the design at the rate of ` 0.50 per cm2
(use = 3.14 and

3 = 1.7)
B

Solution: Let the centre of the cover be O.

Draw OP BC and join OB, OC. (Fig. 20.12)

Also, BOP = COP =

Fig. 20.11

Now, BOC = 2 BAC = 2 60o = 120o

Now,

Notes

1
1
BOC = 120o = 60o
2
2

BP
3
= sinBOP = sin60 o =
[See Lessons 22-23]
OB
2
A

i.e.,

BP
3
=
3.5
2
O

So, BC = 2

3.5 3
cm = 3.5 3 cm
2

Therefore, area of ABC =

3
BC 2
4

Fig. 20.12

3
3.5 3.5 3 cm2
4

Now, area of the design = area of the circle area of ABC

= (3.14 3.5 3.5

3
3.5 3.5 3) cm2
4

= (3.14 3.5 3.5

1.7 3.5 3.5 3

) cm2
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12.56 5.10
cm2
= 3.5 3.5
4

Notes

7.46
cm2 = 12.25 1.865 cm2
= 12.25
4

Therefore, cost of making the design at ` 0.50 per cm2

= ` 12.25 1.865 0.50 = ` 114.23 (approx)
Example 20.18: On a square shaped handkerchief,
nine circular designs, each of radius 7 cm, are made
as shown in Fig. 20.13. Find the area of the remainig
portion of the handkerchief.
Solution: As radius of each circular design is 7 cm,
diameter of each will be 2 7 cm = 14 cm
So, side of the square handkerchief = 3 14 = 42 cm ...(1)
Fig. 20.13

Therefore, area of the square = 42 42 cm2

Also, area of a circle = r2 =

22
7 7 cm 2 = 154 cm2
7

So, area of 9 circles = 9 154 cm2

...(2)

Therefore, from (1) and (2), area of the remaining portion

= (42 42 9 154) cm2
= (1764 1386) cm2 = 378 cm2

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 20.6

1. A square ABCD of side 6 cm has been
inscribed in a quadrant of a circle of radius
14 cm (See Fig. 20.14). Find the area of the
shaded region in the figure.

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10 cm

10 cm

10 cm

2. A shaded design has been formed by drawing

semicircles on the sides of a square of side
length 10 cm each as shown in Fig. 20.15.
Find the area of the shaded region in the
design.

10 cm

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LET US SUM UP

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 (length + breadth)

Area of a rectangle = length breadth

Perimeter of a square = 4 side

Area of a square = (side)2

Area of a parallelogram = base corresponding altitude

Area of a triangle =

Notes

and also
and s =

1
base corresponding altitude
2

s(s a )(s b)(s c ) , where a, b and c are the three sides of the triangle
a+b+c
.
2
1
product of its diagonals
2

Area of a rhombus =

Area of a trapezium =

Area of rectangular path = area of the outer rectangle area of inner rectangle

Area of cross paths in the middle = Sum of the areas of the two paths area of the
common portion

circumference of a circle of radius r = 2 r

Area of a circle of radius r = r2

Area of a circular path = Area of the outer circle area of the inner circle

Length l of the arc of a sector of a circle of radius r with central angle is l =

Perimeter of the sector a circle with radius r and central angle = 2r +

Area of the sector of a circle with radius r and central and =

1
(sum of the two parallel sides) distance between them
2

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r
180o

r 2
360 o

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Notes

Areas of many rectilinear figures can be found by dividing them into known figures
such as squares, rectangles, triangles and so on.

Areas of various combinations of figures and designs involving circles can also be
found by using different known formulas.

TERMINAL EXERCISE
1. The side of a square park is 37.5 m. Find its area.
2. The perimeter of a square is 480 cm. Find its area.
3. Find the time taken by a person in walking along the boundary of a square field of area
40 000 m2 at a speed of 4 km/h.
4. Length of a room is three times its breadth. If its breadth is 4.5 m, find the area of the
floor.
5. The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ratio of 5 : 2 and its perimeter is 980
cm. Find the area of the rectangle.
6. Find the area of each of the following parallelograms:
(i) one side is 25 cm and corresponding altitude is 12 cm
(ii) Two adjacent sides are 13 cm and 14 cm and one diagonal is 15 cm.
7. The area of a rectangular field is 27000 m2 and its length and breadth are in the ratio
6:5. Find the cost of fencing the field by four rounds of barbed wire at the rate of ` 7
per 10 metre.
8. Find the area of each of the following trapeziums:
S. No.

Lengths of parellel sides

Distance between the parallel sides

(i)

30 cm and 20 cm

15 cm

(ii)

15.5 cm and 10.5 cm

7.5 cm

(iii)

15 cm and 45 cm

14.6 cm

(iv)

40 cm and 22 cm

12 cm

9. Find the area of a plot which is in the shape of a quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals
is 20 m and lengths of the perpendiculars from the opposite corners on it are of lengths
12 m and 18 m respectively.
10. Find the area of a field in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are of lengths
48 m and 160 m and non-parallel sides of lengths 50 m and 78 m.
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11. Find the area and perimeter of a quadrilateral ABCCD in which AB = 8.5 cm, BC =
14.3 cm, CD = 16.5 cm, AD = 8.5 cm and BD = 15.4 cm.
12. Find the areas of the following triangles whose sides are
(i) 2.5 cm, 6 cm and 6.5 cm

Notes

(ii) 6 cm, 11.1 cm and 15.3 cm

13. The sides of a triangle are 51 cm, 52 cm and 53 cm. Find:
(i) Area of the triangle
(ii) Length of the perpendicular to the side of length 52 cm from its opposite vertex.
(iii) Areas of the two triangles into which the given triangle is divided by the
perpendicular of (ii) above.
14. Find the area of a rhombus whose side is of length 5 m and one of its diagonals is of
length 8 m.
15. The difference between two parallel sides of a trapezium of area 312 cm2 is 8 cm. If
the distance between the parallel sides is 24 cm, find the length of the two parallel
sides.
16. Two perpendicular paths of width 10 m each run in the middle of a rectangular park of
dimensions 200 m 150 m, one parallel to length and the other parallel ot the breadth.
Find the cost of constructing these paths at the rate of ` 5 per m2
17. A rectangular lawn of dimensions 65 m 40 m has a path of uniform width 8 m all
around inside it. Find the cost of paving the red stone on this path at the rate of
` 5.25 per m2.
18. A rectangular park is of length 30 m and breadth 20 m. It has two paths, each of width
2 m, around it (one inside and the other outside it). Find the total area of these paths.
19. The difference between the circumference and diameter of a circle is 30 cm. Find its
radius.
20. A path of uniform width 3 m runs outside around a circular park of radius 9 m. Find the
area of the path.
21. A circular park of radius 15 m has a road 2 m wide all around inside it. Find the area
of the road.
22. From a circular piece of cardboard of radius 1.47 m, a sector of angle 60o has been
removed. Find the area of the remaining cardboard.
23. Find the area of a square field, in hectares, whose side is of length 360 m.

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24. Area of a triangular field is 2.5 hectares. If one of its sides is 250 m, find its corresponding
altitude.
Notes

25. A field is in the shape of a trapezium of parallel sides 11 m and 25 m and of nonparallel sides 15 m and 13 m. Find the cost of watering the field at the rate of 5 paise
per 500 cm2.
26. From a circular disc of diameter 8 cm, a square of side 1.5 cm is removed. Find the
area of the remaining poriton of the disc. (Use = 3.14)
27. Find the area of the adjoining figure with the
measurement, as shown. (Use = 3.14)

2 cm

1.5 cm
1.5 cm
6 cm

Fig. 20.16
28. A farmer buys a circular field at the rate of ` 700 per m2 for ` 316800. Find the
perimeter of the field.
29. A horse is tied to a pole at a corner of a square field of side 12 m by a rope of length
3.5 m. Find the area of the part of the field in which the horse can graze.
30. Find the area of the quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 44 cm.

..

A
Q

31. In Fig. 20.17, OAQB is a quadrant of a circle

of radius 7 cm and APB is a semicircle. Find
the area of the shaded region.

Fig. 20.17

32. In Fig 20.18, radii of the two concentric

circles are 7 cm and 14 cm and AOB =
45o, Find the area of the shaded region
ABCD.

O
45o
D

Fig. 20.18
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33. In Fig. 20.19, four congruent circles of radius

7 cm touch one another and A, B, C, and D
are their centres. Find the area of the shaded
region.

Notes

Fig. 20.19
34. Find the area of the flower bed with
semicircular ends of Fig. 20.20, if the
diameters of the ends are 14cm, 28 cm, 14
cm and 28 cm respectively.

Fig. 20.20
35. In Fig 20.21, two semicircles have been drawn
inside the square ABCD of side 14 cm. Find
the area of the shaded region as well as the
unshaded region.

Fig. 20.21
In each of the questions 36 to 42, write the correct answer from the four given options:
36. The perimeter of a square of side a is
(A) a2

(B) 4a

(C) 2a

(D)

2a

37. The sides of a triangle are 15 cm, 20 cm, and 25 cm. Its area is
(A) 30 cm2

(B) 150 cm2

(C) 187.5 cm2 (D) 300 cm2

38. The base of an isosceles triangle is 8 cm and one of its equal sides is 5 cm. The
corresponding height of the triangle is
(A) 5 cm

(B) 4 cm

(C) 3 cm

(D) 2 cm

39. If a is the side of an equilateral triangle, then its altitude is

(A)

3 2
a
2

(B)

3
2a 2

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3
a
2

(D)

3
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40. One side of a parallelogram is 15 cm and its corresponding altitude is 5 cm. Area of
the parallelogram is
(A) 75 cm2
Notes

(B) 37.5 cm2

(C) 20 cm2

(D) 3 cm2

41. Area of a rhombus is 156 cm2 and one of its diagonals is 13 cm. Its other diagonal is
(A) 12 cm

(B) 24 cm

(C) 36 cm

(D) 48 cm

42. Area of a trapezium is 180 cm2 and its two parallel sides are 28 cm and 12 cm.
Distance between these two parallel sides is
(A) 9 cm

(B) 12 cm

(C) 15 cm

(D) 18 cm

43. Which of the following statements are true and which are false?
(i) Perimeter of a rectangle is equal to length + breadth.
(ii) Area of a circle of radus r is r2.

r2

(iii) Area of the circular shaded path of the adjoining

figure is r12 r22.

r1

(iv) Area of a triangle of sides a, b and c is

s(s a )(s b )(s c ) , where s is the perimeter of

the triangle.
(v) Area of a sector of circle of radius r and central angle 60o is

r 2
6

(vi) Perimeter of a sector of circle of radius 5 cm and central angle 120o is 5 cm +

10
cm
3

44. Fill in the blanks:

(i) Area of a rhombus =

1
product of its ___________________
2

(ii) Area of a trapezium =

1
(sum of its ________) distance between ______
2

(iii) The ratio of the areas of two sectors of two circles of radii 4 cm and 8 cm and
central angles 100o and 50o respectively is __________
(iv) The ratio of the lengths of the arcs of two sectors of two circles of radii 10 cm and
5 cm and central angles 75o and 150o is _____________.
(v) Perimeter of a rhombus of diagonals 16 cm and 12 cm is __________

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ANSWERS TO CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

20.1
Notes

1. 60 m
2. 15 2 cm
3. (i) 281.25 m2

(ii) 70 m

4. 110 m [Hint 3x 2x = 726 x = 11 m]

5. 240 cm2
6. 80 cm
7. 190 cm2
8. 55 cm, 1320 cm2
20.2
1. 24 21 cm2
2. 36 3 cm2 ; 6 3 cm
20.3
1. 648 m2
2. 276 m2
3. 7225 m2
5

11 cm2
4. 27 +
4

20.4
1. 15 cm
2. 8750
3. 10.78 m2
20.5
1. Perimeter = 35

1
154
cm; Area =
cm2
2
3

2. Perimeter = 23 cm, Area = 33 cm2

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20.6
1. 118 cm2
Notes

1
2
2. 4 5 10 10 cm2
2

= (50 100) cm2

ANSWERS TO TERMINAL EXERCISE

1. 1406.25 m2

2. 14400 cm2

3. 12 minutes

4. 60.75 m2

5. 49000 cm2

6. (i) 300 cm2 (ii) 168 cm2

7. ` 1848
8. (i) 375 cm2
9. 300 m2

(iii) 438 m2

10. 3120 m2

12. (i) 7.5 cm2

(ii) 27.54 cm2

13. (i) 1170 cm2

(ii) 45 cm

(iv) 372 cm2

11. 129.36 cm2

(iii) 540 cm2, 630 cm2

14. 24 m2

15. 17 cm and 9 cm

16. ` 17000

17. ` 7476

18. 400 m2

19. 7 cm

20. 198 m2

21. 176 m2

22. 1.1319 m2

23. 12.96 ha

24. 200 m

25. ` 216

26. 47.99 cm2

27. 22.78 cm2

28. 75

29.

77 2
m
8

231
cm2
4
35. 42 cm2, 154 cm2

30.

77
cm2
2

31.

3
m
7

49
cm2
2

33. 42 cm2

34. 1162 cm2

36. (B)

37. (B)

38. (C)

39. (C)

40. (A)

41. (B)

42. (A)

43. (i) False

(ii) True

(iii) False

(v) True

(vi) False

32.

(iv) False
44. (i) diagonals
(iv) 1 : 1
480

(ii) 97.5 cm2

(ii) parallel sides, them (iii) 1 : 2

(v) 40 cm.
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