SRI NACHAMMAL VIDYAVANI SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

CHAPTER :AREA AND PERIMETER

(IIT Curriculum)
Answer Key
Grade : IX
Subject :Maths
1. SQUARE
• Perimeter of a square of side a = 4a = 4 × side
• Diagonal of a square = a √2 = side √2
• Area of a square = a2 = side2
( √ ) ( )
• Also, Area of a square = a2= =

2. RECTANGLE
• Area of a rectangle = length × breadth = l × b

• Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 (length + breadth) = 2 (l + b)

• Diagonal of a rectangle = + =√ +
3. TRIANGLE
• Given base and height

Area of a triangle = × base (b) × height (h),

where the height of a triangle is the perpendicular distancefrom a vertex to the base
of the triangle.
• Given length of the three sides(Heron’s formula) :

Area = ( − )( − )( − ) , where s=

where a, b and c are the lengths of the sides and s is the semi-perimeter of the triangle.
• Given side, angle, side
If we are given the lengths of two sides of a triangle and the size of the angle
between them, then
Area of the triangle = ab sin C = bc sin A = ac sin B

• Equilateral triangle
√ √
Area = a2 = (side) 2
√ √
Altitude (h) = a= side

Perimeter = 3a =3 × side
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• Isosceles triangle
Area = x b x√4 −

where each of equal sides = a, other side = b.

Perimeter = 2a + b
• Circumscribed circle of a triangle
If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle and R the radius of the circumscribed circle, then
× ×
Area of triangle =
× ×
or Radius of circumscribed circle (R) =
( )

For an equilateral triangle, circum-radius (R) = =

√ √

• Circle inscribed in a triangle

If A = area of the given triangle, r = radius of inscribed circle,
a, b, c are sides of the triangle, then
s= and A = r.s or r = =

For an equilateral triangle, in-radius = =

√ √

• For similar triangles, ABC and DEF

 Ratio of areas = area (∆ABC) : area (∆DEF)
= a2 : a'2 or b2 : b'2 or c2 : c'2
= Ratio of square of corresponding sides
 Ratio of perimeters = Ratio of corresponding sides.
• Area of a triangle, given its medians
Area = ( − )( − )( − )

where m1, m2, m3 are the medians of the triangle and sm =

4. QUADRILATERAL
• Area = × diagonal × sum of perpendiculars from the opposite vertices on it

= × d × (h1 + h2), where AC = d

• Area = × product of diagonals × sine of angle between them

= d1 d2 sin θ1 = d1d2 sin θ2

where AC = d1 and BD = d2

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5. PARALLELOGRAM
• Area = base (b) × height (h)
• Area = product of any two adjacent sides × sine of included angle
= AB.AD. sin θ

• Perimeter = 2 × (sum of any two adjacent sides)

6. RHOMBUS
• Area = × (Product of diagonals) = d1d2

• Area = Product of any two adjacent sides × sine of included angle

= a2 sin θ
• Perimeter = 4a = 4 × side
7. TRAPEZIUM
• Area = × (sum of parallel sides) × height = (a + b) h

• Perimeter = Sum of all four sides

8. CIRCLE (radius = R)
• Area = πr2
• Circumference = 2πR

Length of an arc (l) = AB = 2πR

• Area of a sector OAB = πR2 = (arc length × R)

• Perimeter of a sector = l + 2R
• Area of segment APB = Area of sector OAPB – Area of ∆OAB

= πR2 - sin

• Perimeter of segment = Arc APB + Chord AB

= 2R [ + sin ( ) ]

9. SEMI-CIRCLE
π
• Area = (R = radius)

• Perimeter = Arc APB + Diameter AB = πR + 2R

10. QUADRANT
π
• Area = (R = radius)

• Perimeter = (circumference) + 2R = x 2πR + 2R= x πR + 2R

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11. Area of a ring or annulus
= π(R2 – r2), where R = outer radius, r = inner radius.
12. Area of a regular hexagon
√ √
= = side2

Perimeter = 6a = 6 × side
13. Area of a regular octagon = 2a2(1 + √2 ), where a = side.

PRACTISE SHEET
1. The diagonal of a square A is (a + b). The diagonal of a square whose area is twice the area of square A is.
(a) 2(a + b) (b) 2(a + b)2 (c) √2 (a + b) (d) √2 (a – b) (SSC 2002)
2. The lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from any point in the interior of an equilateral triangle to the
respective sides are p1, p2 and p3. The length of each side of the triangle is
(a) (p1 + p2 + p3) (b) (p1 + p2 + p3) (c) (p1 + p2 + p3) (d) (p1 + p2 + p3)
√ √ √

3. The lengths of three medians of a triangle are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. The area (in sq. cm) of this triangle
is
(a)24 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 144 (SSC 2012)
4. The perimeter of a triangular field is 240 m. If two of its sides are 78 m and 50 m, then what is the length of
the perpendicular on the side of length 50 m from the opposite vertex?
(a)43 m (b) 52.2 m (c) 67.2 m (d) 70 m (CDS 2011)
5. What is the radius of a circle inscribed in a triangle having side lengths 35 cm, 44 cm and 75 cm?
(a)3 cm (b)4 cm (c)5 cm (d) 6 cm (CDS 2010)
6. The percentage increase in the area of a triangle if each of its side is doubled is
(a) 200% (b) 50% (c) 300% (d) 100%
7. If the area of a circle, inscribed in an equilateral triangle is 4 cm2, then what is the area of the triangle?
(a)12 √3 cm2 (b) 9 √3 cm2 (c) 8 √3 cm2 (d) 18 cm2
8. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side a. What is the area of any square inscribed in this
circle?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. If the distance from the vertex to the centroid of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm, then what is the area of the
triangle?
(a) 24 cm2 (b) 27 √3 cm2 (c) 12 cm2 (d) 12 √3 cm2 (CDS 2007)

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10. In the given figure, the area of the shaded portion is( – 1)R2, where R is the radius of the circle with
centre at O. What is one of the acute angles of ∆ABC ?
(a)30º (b) 45º
(c) 60º (d) Cannot be determined. (CDS 2007)

11. The area of an isosceles triangle is a, when the angle included between the two equal sides is 60º. What
will be the area if the angle included between the two equal sides becomes 120º? (Keeping the length of
equal sides same as before)
(a)a/ 2 (b) a (c) 3a/ 2 (d) 2a (CDS 2006)
12. If O is the centre of the circle and chord AB = OA and the area of triangle AOB = 4√3 cm2, then the area
of the circle will be
(a) 4 cm2 (b) 16 cm2 (c) 24 √3 cm2 (d) 24 √3 cm2 (CDS)
14. Find the area of regular octagon with each side ‘a’ cm.
(a) 2a2 (1 + √2 ) (b) √2a (1 + ) (c) a2 (√2 + 2) (d) None of these
15. What is the ratio of the area of a circum circle of equilateral triangle to the area of the square with same
side length as equilateral triangle?
(a) : √3 (b) √3 : 2 (c) 1 : √2 (d) :3
16. A goat is tethered to one end of a rope of length 20m, while the other end is fixed at the centre of a large
circular field. There is a square elevated platform with sides of 10 m on the field such that one corner of
the elevated square platform coincides with centre of the circular field. If the goat is unable to mount the
square elevated platform, what is the total area the goat will be able to graze?
(a)3 × 100 (b) 3.5 × 100 (c) 4 × 100 (d) 100(3 + 1) (JMET 2009)
17. A semi-circle of diameter 14 cm has three chords of equal length connecting the two end points of the
diameter so as to form a trapezoid inscribed within a semicircle. What is the value of the area enclosed by
the trapezoid?
×√
(a)( ) cm2 (b) (49 × √3 ) cm2
×√
(c) ( ) cm2 d) ( ) cm2 (JMET 2009)
√

18. A piece of paper is in the shape of a right-angled triangle and is cut along a line that is parallel to the
hypotenuse, leaving a smaller triangle. There was 35% reduction in the length of the hypotenuse of the
triangle. If the area of the original triangle was 34 square inches before the cut, what is the area (in square
inches) of the smaller triangle ?
(a) 16.665 (b) 16.565 (c) 15.465 (d) 14.365 (CAT 2004)

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19. An equilateral triangle is cut from its three vertices to form a regular hexagon. What is the percentage of
area wasted?
(a) 20% (b) 50% (c) 33.33% (d) 66.66%
20. The area of a square and circle is same and the perimeter of square and equilateral triangle is same, then
the ratio between the area of circle and area of equilateral triangle is:
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 9 :4 √3 (c) 4 :9√ 3 (d) None of these
21. The figure given besides shows five squares inside one another by joining the midpoints of the outer
square. The side of square I is a cm. The total area of the five squares is:
( √ ) ( √ )
(a) ( √ )
(b) ( √ )

(c) a2 (d) (7 + 3√2 ) a2

22. Three circles of radius a, b, c touch each other externally. The area of the triangle
formed by joining their centres is:
(a) (a + b + c)abc (b) (a + b + c)√ + +
(c) ab + bc + ca (d) None of these (SSC 2013)
23. If the lengths of a sides of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6and the in-radius of the triangle is 3 cm, then
the altitude of the triangle corresponding to the largest side as the base is:
(a) 8 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 10 cm (SSC 2013)
24. Find the ratio of the diameter of the circles inscribed in and circumscribing an equilateral triangle to its
height?
(a) 1 : 2 : 1 (b) 2 : 4 : 3 (c) 1 : 3 : 4 (d) 3 : 2 : 1
25. In an isosceles triangle, the measure of each of equal sides is 10 cm and the angle between them is 45º.
The area of the triangle is:
(a) 25 cm2 (b) √2 cm2 (c) 25 √2 cm2 (d) 25√3 cm2 (SSC 2006)

26. Inside a triangular park, there is a flower bed forming a similar triangle. Around the flower bed runs a
uniform path of such a width that the sides of the park are exactly double of the corresponding sides of the
flower bed. The ratio of the area of the path to the flower bed is:
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1 (SNAP 2007)
27. A cow is tethered at corner A by a rope. Neither the cow nor the rope is allowed to enter ∆ABC. ∠A = 30º,
AB = AC = 10 m and BC = 6 cm. What is the area that can be grazed by the cow if the length of the rope
is 8 m.
(a)133 sq. m (b) 121 sq. m

(c) 132 sq. m (d) sq. m (CAT)

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28. In the figure given alongside, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and ∠AOF = 90º. FO is parallel to ED.
What is the ratio of the area of triangle AOF to that of the hexagon
ABCDEF?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (CAT)

29. If the length of hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 5 cm and its area is 6 sq cm, then what are the
lengths of the remaining sides?
(a)2 or 3 (b) 3 or 4 (c) 4 or 5 (d) none of the above (CDS 2001)

30. ∆ABC is an isosceles right angled triangle. If r is its in radius and R its circum radius, then what is equal

to?
(a)1 + √2 (b) 1 - √2 (c) 1 ± √2 (d) none of the above (CDS 2007)
31. One side of an equilateral triangle is 24 cm. The mid-points of its sides are joined to form another triangle
whose mid-points are in turn joined to form still another triangle. This process continues indefinitely.
Find the sum of the perimeters of all the triangles.
(a)142 cm (b)143 cm (c) 144 cm (d) 145 cm (SNAP 2011)
32. In the adjoining figure, points A, B, C and D lie on a circle. AD = 24 and BC = 12. What is the ratio of
the area of the triangle CBE to that of triangle ADE?
(a)1: 1 (b) 1:4 (c) 4:1 (d) 4:4 (CAT)

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