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06 Perimeter and Area
06 Perimeter and Area
Chapter 6
Perimeter and Area
This chapter deals with the use of formulas to find the area of
quadrilaterals, and the perimeter and area of composite figures.
At the end of this chapter you should be able to:
Diagnostic Test
1 The formula A = 1
---
2
h(a + b) could be used A 30.38 cm2 B 15.19 cm2
to find the area of a: C 11.1 cm2 D 22.2 cm2
5.3 cm 20 cm
> A D
AC = 20 cm
2.2 cm A 480 cm2 B 200 cm2
C 300 cm2 D 100 cm2
>
9.8 cm
6 The perimeter of this semicircular
2
A 16.61 cm B 33.22 cm2 garden is:
C 57.134 cm2 D 114.268 cm2
3.8 cm
A 9.3 m B 21.5 m
C 13.4 m D 4.08 m
9 The perimeter of a rhombus with 13 The perimeter of this sector is closest to:
diagonals 4.1 cm and 6.3 cm is closest to: A 7.7 cm
A 3.76 cm B 7.5 cm B 23.7 cm
C 15 cm D 30 cm C 440 cm 55
10 The area of this figure is closest to: D 25.8 cm
8 cm
8.2 cm
14 The area of this sector is closest to:
5.8 cm
A 212 cm2
3.4 cm B 248 cm2
C 59.6 cm2
D 1350 cm2 75
A 161.7 cm2 B 59.12 cm2
C 36 cm2 D 34.8 cm2
18 cm
11 The shaded area is closest to:
2 2
25o
A 248.1 m B 62 m
2
C 88.2 m D 46.8 m2
1.2 m
12 A farmer fertilises a paddock consisting
of a rectangle and a semicircle, shown
below. The fertiliser is spread at the rate
of 2.3 kilograms per square metre. The 15 The perimeter of the shape is closest to:
amount of fertiliser the farmer needs is A 29.2 m B 9.1 m
closest to:
C 12.7 m D 9.7 m
15 m
16 The area of the shape is closest to:
A 5.56 m2 B 4.25 m2
28 m C 1.96 m2 D 10.36 m2
A 2.6 t B 1.2 t
C 250 kg D 966 kg
If you have any difficulty with these questions, refer to the examples and questions in the sections
listed in the table.
Linear conversions
1 km = 1000 m 1 m = 100 cm 1 cm = 10 mm
Example 1
Convert:
a 50 mm to cm b 8.6 km to m
a 50 mm b 8.6 km
50
= ------ cm 8.6 1000 m
10
= 5 cm = 8600 m
Area conversions
When converting area units, which are square units, the linear conversion must be squared.
Since 10 mm = 1 cm
then 102 mm2 = 12 cm2 (squaring both sides)
100 mm2 = 1 cm2
Example 2
Convert:
a 25 cm2 to mm2 b 2000 cm2 to m2
a 1 cm = 10 mm b 100 cm = 1 m
1 cm2 = 102 mm2
2
1002 cm2 = 12 m2
1 cm2 = 100 mm2 10 000 cm2 = 1 m2
25 cm2 = 2500 mm2 2000 cm2 = 0.2 m2
(dividing both sides by 5)
Exercise 6A
1 Convert:
a 21 cm to m b 180 mm to cm c 3500 m to km
d 4 cm to mm e 2.3 m to cm f 1.8 km to m
g 200 mm to cm h 280 cm to m i 5.2 m to cm
j 8.3 cm to mm k 6.3 km to m l 0.03 m to cm
m 0.05 km to cm n 3.2 m to mm o 83 000 cm to km
2 Convert:
a 4 cm2 to mm2 b 31 m2 to cm2 c 5.3 m2 to mm2
d 32 km2 to m2 e 40 000 cm2 to m2 f 7 000 000 mm2 to m2
g 5 ha to m2 h 7.3 ha to m2 i 42 000 m2 to ha
When converting
square units,
square the
conversion first.
3 Convert:
a 15 cm2 to mm2 b 15 ha to m2
c 32 000 cm2 to m2 d 3280 mm2 to cm2
e 235 m2 to cm2 f 36.5 ha to m2
g 7.82 m2 to ha h 3 654 200 cm2 to ha
i 23 km2 to ha j 0.004 2 ha to cm2
k 5.2 m2 to cm2 l 0.002 m2 to mm2
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C = 2r
C = 2 8.2
= 51.5221... 8.2 cm
= 51.5 cm
Radius is
4 Find the circumference of these circles, to 1 decimal place half the
if necessary. diameter.
a b
0.4 km
5.1 cm
c d
12.6 cm
48 cm
Example 4
12 m
16 cm
8 cm 12 m
15 m
4 cm
5 cm
Example 5
3m
8m
5m
6 cm
12 m
a b c d
7m
4 cm 40 m 8 cm
4m
2 cm
32 m 9 cm
Example 6
A = bh 5 cm
= 10 5 cm2
= 50 cm2
10 cm
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6 cm 10 cm
3 cm
6 cm
8 cm 12 cm
Example 7
5 cm 12 cm
a Area b Area
= r2 = r2
= 5 5 cm2 = 6 6 m2
= 25 cm2 = 36 m2
78.5 cm2 113.1 m2
d e f
1.26
15.3 m km
cm
2
6.
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Investigation 1
WM: Applying Strategies
1 Rhombus
Use this diagram to find an expression for the area of a rhombus with diagonals x and y units
in length.
y
2
x
y
2
x
2 Kite
The formula for the area of a kite is the same as that of a rhombus. Compare this derivation
with yours from question 1.
1
Divide into two triangles. 2 y cm
y cm x cm
Area = 1
---
2
( 1--2- y) x + 1
---
2
( 1--2- y) x 1 y cm
2
Rhombus
3 Trapezium
Use these diagrams to find an expression for the area of a trapezium.
a a
t
cu h
b b
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Rhombus
Area = 1
--
2
product of the lengths of the diagonals
A = xy, where x and y are the lengths of the diagonals
1
--
2
Kite
y cm Area A= 1
--
2
xy
x cm
Trapezium
A = 1--2- ah + 1--2- bh a
A = 1--2- h (a + b)
height
or A = ------------ h
a+b
2
Note the height is the perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides. Sometimes it is a side but usually
it is not.
Example 1
Find the area of the rhombus with diagonals of length 5 cm and 7 cm.
Area = 1--2- xy
= 1
---
2
5 7 cm2
= 17.5 cm2
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Exercise 6B
1 Find the area of each rhombus.
a b c
4.3 cm
4 mm 6.3 m
12 mm 7.2 cm
9.5 m
Example 2
= 1
--- 58
2 8 cm
= 20 cm2
15 cm
9 cm
11.6 m
4.3 cm
Example 3
10 m
c 16 cm d
7 cm
35 mm 50 mm
12 m
28 mm
Example 4
TU = 28 m
4 cm T 8m
R 5 cm
P Q S
1 cm
4 cm 11 m U
PQ = 8 cm RS = 13 m
10 m 8 cm 8 mm
12 cm
6m
15 mm
7m
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d e f
3 km
11.3 m
18 m
15 km
7.5 m
8 km
8.5 m
4.1 m
Example 1
6 cm
40 m
a Perimeter Divide by 2
= (2r 2) + 6 because it is a
semicircle.
=3+6
= 3 + 6
15.4 cm (1 d.p.)
b Perimeter
= circumference of circle + 2(length of straight side)
= 40 + 2 40
= 40 + 80
205.7 m
Two semicircles
make a circle.
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Exercise 6C
1 Find the perimeter of these, giving answers to one decimal place.
a b
10 cm
8 cm
c d
20 m
20 m
20 m 18 m
Example 2 A quarter of
a circle, so
divide by 4.
Find the perimeter of these figures.
a b
8 cm 12 m
a Perimeter b Perimeter
= (2r 4) + 2 8 = (2r 4) + 4 12
= (2 8 4) + 2 8 = (2 12 4) + 4 12
= 28.6 (1 d.p.) = 66.8 (1 d.p.)
18 mm 10 cm
6 cm
10 m
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3 Find the perimeter of the following (giving your answer correct to 4 significant figures).
a b c
4 cm
6 cm
4m
5 Find the perimeter correct to 2 decimal places (all measurements are in cm).
a b c
10
11 8
15
5 7
Example 3
Izat ran around a circular track. He ran 500 m. Find the radius of the track.
C = 2r
r 500 2r
------------ = ---------------------
2 2
500
r = -----------------
(2 )
= 79.6 cm (to 1 d.p.)
10 A circular plate has circumference 50 cm. Find the radius correct to 1 d.p.
11 Georgette wants a circular track with a circumference of 200 m. Find the radius of the track
correct to 1 d.p.
13 A bicycle wheel has diameter of 0.6 m. Through how many complete revolutions must the
wheel turn during a 100 km trip?
24 cm
10 cm
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D. COMPOSITE AREAS
Figures that cannot have their areas calculated using one formula are called composite areas.
The area of a composite figure can be calculated by dividing it into identifiable shapes, then adding or
subtracting the area of these shapes to find the total area.
Example 1
Example 2
8 cm
18 cm
7 cm
8 cm
15 cm
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Exercise 6D
1 Find the area of each shape (correct to 2 d.p. where necessary). All angles are
right angles.
a b 3 cm c
2 cm
5 cm 10 cm
15 cm
8 cm 5 cm
9 cm
6 cm 8 cm
4 cm
16 cm
d e f
7 cm 7 cm
3 cm
10 cm
11 cm
9m 13 cm
15 cm
12 m
Example 3
a b c
1m
3m
4 cm
10 m 8 cm
2m
4m 5m 17 m 7 cm
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d e f
23 cm P Q
27 cm 8 cm 6 cm
S R
18 cm 11 cm 7 cm 10 cm
10 cm
PR = 5 cm, SQ = 7 cm
3 cm 4 cm
100 m
5 cm
5 cm
9 cm 8 cm
d e f
3 cm
8 cm 11 cm
5 cm
17 cm
8 cm 8 cm
E. AREA APPLICATIONS
This section involves practical problems using area.
Exercise 6E
1 Calculate the cost of carpeting a rectangular room 4.8 m long and 7.3 m wide, if carpet costs
$72.95 a square metre.
Scale 1 cm : 5 m
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ad
7
------ of the area of the farm is used for crop growing?
ro
10 850 m
ain
d 3
of the area is used for pasture lands and the
------
M Hobby
10 farm
homestead. How many hectares are used for these
purposes?
620 m
e Calculate the value of the hobby farm if each square
metre is valued at $7.20.
1 ha = 10 000 m2
2m
Example 1
A circle has the same area as a square with sides 10 cm. Find its radius.
9 A rectangle is 12 cm by 8 cm.
a Find the area of the rectangle.
b If the length of the rectangle is increased by 3 cm, find the width if the area remains the
same.
10 A rectangle is 12 cm by 8 cm. If the length of the rectangle is increased by 4 cm, how must
the breadth be varied so that the area remains the same?
11 A 10 cm by 16 cm rectangle has the same perimeter as a square. Which figure has the greater
area? By how much?
Example 1
30 30
The sector is ---------- of a circle.
360 8 cm
30
The curved length = ---------- 2 r
360
30 Always divide
= ---------- 2 8 the angle by
360 360.
= 4.189 cm
Perimeter = 4.189 + 8 + 8
= 20.2 cm (to 1 d.p.)
Exercise 6F
1 Find the fraction of a circle represented by these sectors.
a b c
4 cm 5 cm
12 cm
120 20
60
2 Calculate the curved length and hence the perimeter of the sectors in question 1.
Example 2
50
The sector is ---------- of a circle.
360
50 50
Area = ---------- r2
360
12.3 cm
50
= ---------- (12.3)2
360
= 66.0 cm2 (to 1 d.p.)
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a b c d
5m
320
57 m 200
100
10 115 m
15.7 m
Example 3
a b
5m 8m
40
50 5.29 m
5.1 m
1.8 m
8.4 m
c d
53 cm
3.7 cm
70
18 cm 37
50 cm 0.65 m
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Example 4
55
Area = ---------- r2 + lb
360
55 55
Area = ---------- (135)2 + 81 135
360
= 19 682.4 cm2 (to 1 d.p.) 81 cm
135 cm
24 cm
30
3m
50 50
8m
40
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Language in Mathematics
Kepler also suggested that tides are caused by the Moons gravitational pull on the seas. He
produced tables giving the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets, which were used for about
100 years. In 1611 he proposed an improved refracting telescope, and later suggested a reflecting
telescope developed by Newton.
e k __ t __ f s __ ct __ r
g tr __ p __ z __ __ m h tr __ __ ngl __
4 Use every third letter to find the sentence.
WDTRFHTGEHYAUJRNHEGBAVFOEDFSWAAZRDFHHJOLPMOE
BQAUZDSFYOIJRBWAQAKCGIHJTIIEOPILLSGFHDEASKLAXFV
BTHQHSOEYAPEFRHKOIPDNMUAECSDTCGOHNFBETWXHAUEI
ODAGIBHAJKGNHODSNWEADFLTYS
Glossary
area circle circumference composite figure
diameter formula kite parallelogram
perimeter quadrant quadrilateral radius
rhombus sector semicircle trapezium
triangle
B 99.5 cm2
4m 4m
C 225.1 cm2
20 m D 300.5 cm2
8 Tiarne has 35 m of garden edging. The radius of the circular garden she can enclose with
this edging is:
A 11.1 m B 5.6 m C 220 m D 3848 m
9 The perimeter of a rhombus with diagonals 5.2 cm and 8.6 cm is closest to:
A 3.4 cm B 22.36 cm C 5 cm D 20.1 cm
A 22 cm
B 29 cm
C 46 cm
D 70 cm
105
12 cm
If you have any difficulty with these questions, refer to the examples and questions in the sections
listed in the table.
REVIEW SET 6A
7m 18 m 10 cm
3 a A rectangular field 110 m by 75 m is to be fenced. Find the total length of fencing required.
b Find the perimeter of a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse length 26 cm and one other
side length 10 cm.
13 cm
8 cm 5 cm
24 cm
5 cm
5 A satellite has a circular orbit 700 km above the surface of the Earth. If the radius of the
Earth is 6400 km, how far does the satellite travel in one orbit?
5m 14 cm 7 cm
5 cm
6m 15 cm
40
8 cm 8 cm
3.2 m
10 cm 15 cm
4.8 m
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REVIEW SET 6B
6 cm 15 cm
5 A machine makes circular plates with circumference 60 cm. Find the diameter of the plate
correct to 1 decimal place.
1m 5 cm
12 cm
10 m
15 m
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REVIEW SET 6C
1 Calculate the perimeter of each shape.
a b 7 cm
11 cm 15 cm
8 cm
5 cm
18 cm 3 cm
7 cm
6 cm
25 cm 9 cm
4 Farmer Smith has a rectangular paddock that is 408 m wide and 673 m in length.
Calculate the cost of fencing the paddock if fencing costs $8.53 per m.
4.5 m
75
4.3 m
8.2 m 6m
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REVIEW SET 6D
a b 12 cm
15 cm
10 cm
24 cm
6 cm
12 cm
2 Write the formula for the area of these shapes.
a trapezium b kite c parallelogram
a b
29 cm
16 cm
17 cm
35 cm 33 cm
4 Crystal walks around her block three times each morning. If the block is 450 m by 384 m,
calculate the distance that she walks each morning. Express your answer in kilometres.
7.2 cm
4.5 m