Part 3 

Engineering Plane Geometry 

Problems - Set 12 Triangles,
Mathematics Vol. 1

Quadrilaterals, Polygons 
Engineering Mathematics Vol. 1 
A. 240 B. 300 
Part 3 Plane Geometry C. 320 D. 420 

PROBLEM 12 - 10 ECE Nov. 1997 

Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units more
than its base and the altitude of the other is 3 units less than its base Find the
altitudes, if the areas of the triangle differ by 21 square units. 
A. 5 & 11 
C. 6 & 12 D. 3 & 9 
PROBLEM 12 - 1 
The sides of a right triangle have lengths (a - b), a, and (a + b). What is the ratio of a to
bifa is greater than band 5 could not be equal to zero? 
A. 1:4 
C. 1: 4 B. 3:1 
D 4:1 
PROBLEM 12 - 11 
A triangular piece of wood having a dimension 130 cm, 180 CITI, and 190 cm is
to be divided by a line bisecting the longest side drawn from its opposite vertex The area
of the part adjacent to the 180-cm side is: 
A 5126 sq. cm 
C 5612 sq. cm B. 5162 sq. cm 
D. 5216 sq. cm 
PROBLEM 12 - 2 
Two sides of a triangle measure 8 cm and 12 cm. Find Its area if its perimeter is 26
cm. 
A. 21.33 sq m. 
C. 3.306 sq. in. B. 32.56 sq. cm 
D. 32.56 sq. in: 
PROBLEM 12 - 12 
PROBLEM 12 - 3 
If three sides of an acute triangle is 3 cm, 4 cm, and "x" cm, what are the
possible values of x?.. 
A. 1 <I<5 
C. 0<I<7 B. 0<T>5 
D. 1<x>7 
Find EB if the area of the inner triangle is, 1/4 of the outer triangle as AC = 65 shown. 
A 32,5 
 D. 57,5 
AD = 45 B. 55,7 C. 56,2
PROBLEM 12 - 4 CE May 1998 
AG = 90 
In triangle ABC, AB = 8m and BC = 20m. One possible dimension of CA is: 
A. 13 B. 7 
D. 11 
PROBLEM 12 - 13 ECE Nov. 1997 
PROBLEM 12 - 5 CE Nov. 1996, Nov. 1999 
A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 cm. It is then
reshaped lo enclose a rectangle whose length is 15 cm. The area of the
rectangle is: 
A. 165 cm 
C. 170 cm B. 175 cm 
D. 156 cm 
In a triangle BCD, BC = 25 m. and CD = 10 m. The perimeter of the
triangle may be 
A. 72 m 
C. 69 ni B. 70 m 
D. 71 m. 
The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 25 cm, BC = 39 cm, and AC = 40 cm. Find its
area.. 
A. 486 sq. cm. 
C. 648 sq.cm. B. 846 sq. cm. 
D. 468 sq. cm. 
PROBLEM 12 - 14 
PROBLEM 12 - 6 CE May 1999 
The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular room is 7.50 m. The shorter side of
the room is 4.5 m. What is the area of the room? 
A. 36 sq. m. 
C. 58 sq. m. B. 27 sq. m. 
D. 24 sq. m. 
PROBLEM 12 - 7 
The corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 3:2. What is the ratio of their
areas? 
PROBLEM 12 - 15 

PROBLEM 12 - 8 CE Nov 1997 

B. 2 
D. 3/2 Find the area of the triangle whose sides are 12, 16, and 21 units. 
A 95.45 sq. units 
C 87.45 sq. units B. 102.36 sq. units D. 82.78 sq. units 
A man measuring a rectangle "x" meters by "y" meters, makes each side 15%
too small. By how many percent will his estimate for the area be too small? 
A. 23.55% 
C. 27.75% B. 25,67% 
D. 72.25% 

The length of the side of a square is increased by 100%. Its perimeter is

increased by: 
A. 25% 
C. 200% B. 100% 
D 300% 
PROBLEM 12 - 16 

PROBLEM 12-9 ECE April 1998 

The sides of a right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how many
square units will be the area of the new triangle? 
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Mathematics Vol. 1 PROBLEN 12 - 17 A piece of wire of length 52 cm is cut into two parts. 
Each part is then bent to form a square. It is found that total area of the two squares is
97 sq. cm. The dimension of the bigger square is: 
Engineering 
Part 3 Mathematics Vol. 1 
Planic Geometry PROBLEM 12 - 25 The sides of a quadrilateral are 10m, 8m, 16m
and 20m, CE Nov 1996, 
respectively. TWO Opposite interior angles have a sum CE May 1997 
of 225°. Find the area of the quadrilateral in sq. m. 
A. 140.33 89.cm 
C. 150.33 sq. CITI B. 145.33 sq. cm. 
D. 155.33 sq. cm. 
B. 9 
D. 6 

PROBLEM 12 - 18 
PROBLEM 12 - 20 EGE Nov 1996 
In the figure shown, ABCD is a square and PDC is an cquilateral triangle.
Find 0. 
A. 50 B. 15° C. 20° D. 25° 
A non-square rectangle is inscribed in a square so that each vertex of the rectangle is at
the trisection point of the different sides of the square. Find the ratio of the area of the
rectangle to the area of the square. 
A. 5:9 
6. 7:72 

PROBLEM 12 - 27 ECE April 1998 

A trapezoid has an area of 36 m and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases in meters have
ratio of 4,5, the bases are: 
A 12,15 
C. 16. 20 B. 7, 11 
D8,10 
PROBLEM 12 - 19 
One side of a parallelogram is 10 m and its diagonals are 16 m and 24 m,
respectively. Its area is: 
A. 156,8 sq. m. 
C. 158.7 sq. m. B. 185.6 sq. m. 
D. 142.3 sq. m. 
PROBLEM 12 - 28 

PROBLEN 12-20 ECE April 1998 

If the sides of the parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10 and 100 degrees
respectively, find the length of the shorter diagonal 
A. 10.63 
C. 10.73 B 10.37 
D. 10,23 
Determine the area of the quadrilateral ABCD shown if OH = so on, OA = 120 cm OD =
150 cm and 0 = 250 
A. 2272 sq. cm B: 7222 sq. cm C. 2572 sq. cm D. 2722 sq. cm 
PROBLEM 12 - 29 
A corner lot of land iš 35 m on one street and 25 ni on the other street. The angle
between the two lines of the street being 82. The other to two lines of the lot are
respectively perpendicular to the lines of the streets. What is the worth of the lot if its unit price
is P2500 per square meter? 
A. P1,978,456 
C. 12 234,023 B. P1,589,045 
D, P1,884,050 
PROBLEM 12 - 21 The area of a rhombus is 132 square cm. If its shorter 
diagonal is 12 cm, the length of the longer diagonal is: 
A. 20 centimeter 
C. 22 centimeter B. 21 centimeter 
D. 23 centimeter PROBLEN 12 - 29 The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm, and
8 cm., 
respectively. Its area is: 
A. 10 sq. cm. 
C! 60 sq. cm. B. 50 sq.mm. 
D. 40 sq. cm. PROBLEN 12-23 Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are 4 cm, 5
cm, 8 
cm, and 11 cm. Its area is: 
A. 40.25 59. cm. 
C: 50.25 sq. cm. B. 48.65 sq.cm. 
D. 60.25 sq. am. PROBLEM 12 - 24, A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 by 24 units
is folded ECE Nov, 1995 
once, perpendicular to diagonal AC, so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide.
Find the length of the fold." 
A 2 
C. 54/2 B. 7/2 
D. 45/2 
PROBLEM 12 -30 ||| Determine the area of the quadrilateral having (S, -2), 
(6,6), (4,1), and (-7, 4) as consecutive vertices, 
A 22 sq. units 
C. 32 sq. units B. 44 sq, units 
D: 48 sq units 
Part 3 
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248 Plane Geometry PROBLEM 12 - 31 Find the area of the 
shaded portion shown if AB is parallel to CD. 
A. 16 sq m. B. 18 sq. m. C 20 sq.m. D. 22. sqm. 
Engineering 
Part 3 Mathematics Vol. 1 
Plante Geometry - PROBLEM 12 - 40 The area of a regular decagon inscribed in
a circle of 15 
cm diameter is: 
A. 156 sqCIT. 
C. 165 50 cm. B. 158 sq. cm 
D. 177 sq. cm 
PROBLEM 12 = 11 
The sum of the interior angle of a polygon is 2,5209 How many are the sides? 
C 16 B. 15 
D. 17 
PROBLEM 12 - 32 
The deflection angles of any polygon has a sum of: 
A. 360 
C. 180°(12-3) B. 7209 
D. 180° 
PROBLEM 12 - 42 ME April 1997 
The area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of Tadius 1 is: 
A 2.698 sq. units 
C 3,698 sq. units B. 2.598 sq. units 
D. 3,598 59. units 
PROBLEM 12 - 33 
The sum of the interior angles of a dodecagon is: 
A. 2160° 
C. 18000 B. 1950° 
D. 25200 
PROBLEM 12 - 43 

PROBLEM 12 - 34 
Fach interior angle of a regular polygon is 165" How many sides? 
A. 23 
C. 25 D. 26 
The corners of a 2-meter square are cut off to form a regular octagon. What is the
length of the sides of the resulting octagon? 
A: 0.525 
C. 0.727 B. 0.626 
D. 0.828 

PROBLEM 12 - 14 ECE Nov 1997 

PROBLEM 12 - 35 ECE March 1996 
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540°. Find the number of sides 
C 7 B. 6 
D. 5 
PROBLEM 12 - 45 ECE Nov 1997 
PROBLEM 12 - 36 CE May 1907 
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon of n sides is 1080°. Find the value of
1. 
If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, then it is a: 
A hexagon 
C pentagon B. nonagon 
D. heptagon One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside
the octagon. 
A. 19.3 sq. units 
C. 21.4 sq. units B. 13.9 sq. units 
D. 31 sq. units A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. Find the
area of the octagon. 
A 228.2 sq. units 
C 282.8 sq. units B. 288.2 sq. units D. 238.2 sq. units 
D. В 
PROBLEM 12 - 46 ECE Nov. 1997 
PROBLEM 12 - 37 
How many diagonals does a pentedecagon have: 
C. 80 B. 70 
D. 90 
PROBLEM 12 - 47 CE May 2003 
PROBLEM 12 - 38 
A polygon has 170 diagonals. How many sides does it have? 
A. 20 
C. 25 B. 18 
D. 26 
Lot ABCDEFA is a closed traverse in the form of a regular hexagon with each side
equal to 100 m. The bearing of AB is N 25° E. What is the bearing of CD? 
A. S 35o E 
C. S 30°E B. S 45°E 
D. S40o E 

PROBLEM 12 - 39 CE Nov. 1999 

PROBLEM 12 - 48 CE May 2001 
A regular hexagon A regular hexagon with an area of 93,53 square centimeters
is inscribed in a circle. The area in the circle not covered by the hexagon is: 
A. 18.38 cm 
C. 19,57 cm B. 16.72 cm 
D. 15,68 cm 
Two sides of a parallelogram measure 68 cm and 83 cm and the shorter diagonal is
42 cm. Determine the smallest interior angle of the parallelogram. 
A. 23.870 
C. 49.45° B. 30.270 
D. 12.650