P5 Mathematics Exam Package Sample File

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3 Area of a Triangle

1. In the figure below, XYZ is a triangle.
E Y
D
Z
When XZ is the base, what is the height of Triangle XYZ?

(1) DY
(2) EZ
(3) XY
(4) YZ ( )
2. In the figure below, ABC is a triangle.

A
D C
B
Given that EC is the height, what is the base of Triangle ABC?

(1) AB
(2) AC
(3) AD
(4) AE ( )
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3. In the figure below, XYZ is a triangle.
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X
Y
B
C Z
Given that XY is the base, what is the height of Triangle XYZ?

(1) AY
(2) CX
(3) BZ
(4) YZ ( )
4. In the figure below, PRS is a triangle.

Q
P R
Which of the following pairs shows the correct base and its corresponding height for finding
the area of Triangle PRS?
Base Height
(1) TR PT
(2) SR PS
(3) PQ SQ
(4) PR QS ( )

5. The figure below shows a rectangle ABDF.
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A F
G
E
B D
C
Which one of the following pairs of triangles has the same height?
(1) Triangle ABC and Triangle EFG
(2) Triangle AEF and Triangle CAG
(3) Triangle CAB and Triangle AGF
(4) Triangle CAF and Triangle CDF ( )
6. Find the shaded area in the figure below.

1 cm
1 cm
(1) 17 cm2
(2) 21 cm2
(3) 38 cm2
(4) 42 cm2 ( )

7. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle and CEFG is a square.
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B
A
6 cm E F
3 cm
D G
8 cm C 3 cm
Find the area of Triangle ABG.

(1) 9 cm2
(2) 24 cm2
(3) 33 cm2
(4) 48 cm2 ( )
8. In the figure below, DEFG is a rectangle and GX  XF.

D E
G F
X
What is the ratio of the area of Triangle DGX to the area of Triangle DGE?
(1) 1:2
(2) 1:3
(3) 2:1
(4) 3:1 ( )

9. The figure ABCD is made up of 6 identical rectangles. ACE is a triangle.
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B C
A D
E
What fraction of the figure ABCD is shaded?

1
(1)
12
1
(2)
6
1
(3)
2
1
(4) ( )
3
10. The figure below shows a rectangle ABCD.
E C
B
A F
G D
Which of the following triangles has an area that is half of Rectangle ABCD?
(1) BCF
(2) BCH
(3) CFG
(4) ECG ( )


11. The figures below show 4 identical rectangles.
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A B C D
Which two of the shaded figures have the same area?

(1) A and B
(2) A and C
(3) B and D
(4) C and D ( )
12. The figure below shows a triangle with a shaded region.
12 cm 15 cm
6 cm 2 cm 1 cm
Find the area of the shaded region.

(1) 12cm2
(2) 36 cm2
(3) 42 cm2
(4) 84 cm2 ( )

13. The figure below shows Rectangle ABCD. AB is 8 cm, AD is 6 cm and BD is 10 cm. EF is 2 cm and
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is perpendicular to BD.
8 cm
A B
10 cm
6 cm
F
2 cm
D C
E
Find the shaded area.

(1) 12 cm2
(2) 14 cm2
(3) 24 cm2
(4) 38 cm2 ( )
14. The figure below shows Triangle ACF and Rectangles ADFE and EFCB.
E
A B
D C
F
Who made a correct statement about the area of Triangle ACF?

Nadia: The area of Triangle ACF is the same as the area of Rectangle ABCD.
Jeremy: The area of Triangle ACF is half the area of Rectangle ABCD.
Amanda: The area of Triangle ACF is the same as the area of Rectangle EFCB.
Bernard: The area of Triangle ACF is half the area of Rectangle EFCB.
(1) Nadia
(2) Jeremy
(3) Amanda
(4) Bernard ( )

15. The figure below shows Rectangle ABCD. F is the mid-point of AC and E is the mid-point of AF.
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A B
E
F
D C
If the total shaded area is 120 cm2 , find the area of Rectangle ABCD.
(1) 240 cm2
(2) 300 cm2
(3) 360 cm2
(4) 480 cm2 ( )

16. The figure below is made up of 8 identical squares. What fraction of the figure is shaded?
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Express your answer in its simplest form.
Ans: ____________________
17. Find the area of the shaded triangle in the square grid below.
1 cm
1 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2
18. Find the area of the shaded region below.

1 cm
1 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

19. Name the height of Triangle BCF.
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B
A C
D
E
F
Ans: ____________________
20. In the figure below, WXYZ is a square and WYZ is a triangle. The perimeter of WXYZ is 128 cm.
Find the area of Triangle WYZ.
W X
Z Y
Ans: ____________________ cm2
21. The figure below is made up of Triangle ABC and Triangle ACD. Find the area of Triangle ACD.
A
25 cm
15 cm
B D
C
20 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

22. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle and BM  MC. Express the area of the shaded part to the
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area of the unshaded part as a ratio in the simplest form.

A D
B C
M
Ans: ____________________
23. ABCD is a rectangle. AB  42 cm and BC  17 cm. The ratio of the length of DE to the length of EC
is 2 : 1. What is the area of Triangle DBE?
42 cm
A B
17 cm
D C
E
Ans: ____________________ cm2
24. ABCD is a rectangle. The perimeter of ABCD is 34 cm. The length of DE is 6 cm. The length of BC
is 8 cm. Find the area of the shaded part.
A B
8 cm
D C
6 cm E
Ans: ____________________ cm2

25. W, X, Y and Z are the mid-points of the sides of a square ABCD. The area of the square is 64 cm2 .
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What is the area of the shaded triangle?
W
A D
X Z
B C
Y
Ans: ____________________ cm2
26. In the figure below, KLMN and NRQP are squares. The length of KN is 5 cm and the length of NP
is 13 cm. Find the total area of the shaded parts.
5 cm N 13 cm
K P
L M
Q
R
Ans: ____________________ cm2
27. The figure below shows two identical triangles with an overlapped area. Given that the
overlapped area is 32 cm2 , find the area of the whole figure.
11 cm
14 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

28. Find the area of the shaded triangle.
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7 cm
10 cm
10 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2
29. The area of Triangle ACE is 75 cm2 . The area of Square BDEF is 36 cm2 . The length of AE is 15
cm. Find the shaded area.
C
B D
F
A E
15 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2
30. ABCD is a square. The length of BC is 20 cm and the length of FG is 6 cm. Find the shaded area.
E
A D
6 cm
G
B C
20 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

31. The figure below is made up of 2 squares. The length of CE is 36 cm and DE is twice as long as
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CD. Find the area of Triangle ACE.
G F
A
B
D
C E
36 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2
1
32. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle and the area of Triangle EFG is 30 cm2 . AE is of AD.
2
Find the length of AD.
F
A B
E G
D C
15 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm
33. The figure below is made up of Triangle ABC, Triangle ABD and 2 identical rectangles. The area
of Triangle ABC is 36 cm2 . What is the area of Triangle ABD?
C
B
A
Ans: ____________________ cm2

34. ABCD and DEFG are rectangles. The area of Triangle CDF is 24 cm2 and AG  GD . Find the area
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of Rectangle ABCD.
B A
G
F
C E
D
Ans: ____________________ cm2
35. PQRS is a rhombus of sides 13 cm. Points T and U are the mid-points of lines PQ and SR
respectively. The length of QV is 12 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.
P T
Q
W X 12 cm
S V
U R
Ans: ____________________ cm2
36. The figure ABCDEF is made up of two triangles ADF and CDE. The area of the shaded triangle
BDE is 96 cm2 , which is half of the area of Triangle CDE. FE  ED  14 cm . What is the total area
of the figure ABCDEF?
A
C
20 cm B
F D
E 14 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

37. In the figure below, UVXZ and VWYZ are rectangles. VU  9 cm , UZ  12cm and VZ  15cm .
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Find the length of YZ.
W
X
V
Y
9 cm
15 cm
U
12 cm Z
Ans: ____________________ cm
38. In the figure below, the rectangle is divided into 4 triangles. The areas of Triangles A, B and C
are 300 cm2 , 225 cm2 and 100 cm2 respectively. Find the area of Triangle D.
A
300 cm2
B
D
225 cm2
C
100 cm2
Ans: ____________________ cm2
39. The area of Rectangle ABCD is 560 cm2 . The area of Triangle CDF is 160 cm2 . Find the area of
the shaded triangle DEF.
E
A B
D C
Ans: ____________________ cm2

40. The figure below is made up of Square ABGH and Rectangle CDEG. Each side of Square ABGH is
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8 cm. BC  1 cm , CD  10 cm and FE  4 cm . HMD and HGFE are straight lines. Find the total
area of the shaded parts.
B
A
D
C
H E
G F
Ans: ____________________ cm2
41. The figure below shows a rectangle ABCD. EG is a straight line parallel to AB. AD is thrice of AE.
The area of Triangle CDF is 32 cm2 . Find the shaded area.
H
A B
E G
F
D C
Ans: ____________________ cm2
42. The figure below is made up of Rectangle ABCD and 2 overlapping triangles BEC and BFC. The
total area of the shaded parts is 150 cm2 . If the area of Rectangle ABCD is 600 cm2 , find the
area of the unshaded part X.
A B
D C
Ans: ____________________ cm2

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43. The figure below is made up of triangles. PR is a straight line.
Q
P R
S
Each statement below is either true, false or not possible to tell from the information given. For
each statement, put a tick (✓) in the correct column.
Statement True False Not possible to tell

The line QS can be the height of both
Triangle QRS and Triangle PQS.
If the base of Triangle PQR is PR,
the height is PQ.
44. Study the figure below and answer the following questions.
(a) DE is the height of Triangle ACE. Name the line that represents the base of the same
triangle.
(b) AE is the base of Triangle ACE. Name the line that represents the height of the same
triangle.
D
A E
F
Ans: (a) ____________________

(b) ____________________

45. Triangle ABC is shown below.
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9 cm 12 cm
B C
15 cm
Each statement below is either true, false or not possible to tell from the information given. For
each statement, put a tick (✓) in the correct column.
Statement True False Not possible to tell

The area of Triangle ABC is 90 cm2 .
When the height and base of Triangle
ABC is doubled, the area of the new
triangle is also doubled.
46. Triangle ABD is made up of Triangle ABE, Triangle BEC and Triangle CED. The area of Triangle
BED is 16 cm2 .
(a) What is the area of Triangle ABE?
(b) What is the area of Triangle EBC?
B
A D
E
Ans: (a) ____________________ cm2

(b) ____________________ cm2

47. In the figure below, Rectangle ABCD is made up of 8 smaller identical rectangles. Given that
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AB  24 cm , what is the area of Triangle ACY?
24 cm
A B
D C
Y
Ans: ____________________ cm2
48. ABCD is a rectangle and PQR is a triangle with RC  CQ. Find the area of the figure ASPQD.
P
17 cm
A B
S
12 cm
8 cm
D Q
11 cm R C
9 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

1
49. In the figure below, ABCD is a square and EFG is a triangle. of the square is shaded. Find the
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8
unshaded area of Triangle EFG.
12 cm
A B
E
D C
20 cm
G
F
35 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2
50. The figure below is made up of two squares and two triangles. The area of Square BCDE is
25 cm2 , the area of Square EFGH is 169 cm2 and the area of the isosceles triangle ABH is
72 cm2 . AB  BH . ABE and HBC are straight lines.
(a) Find the area of Triangle BHE.
(b) Find the perimeter of the shaded area.
G
A E
B
C D
Ans: (a) ____________________ cm2

(b) ____________________ cm

51. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle. AFC and BFE are straight lines. The area of Triangle
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CEF is 130 cm2 . The length of EC is half the length of DE. What is the total area of the shaded
region?
78 cm
A B
40 cm
F
D C
E
Ans: ____________________ cm2
52. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is twice its breadth. The
ratio of the length of AP to the length of AD is 3 : 7.
(a) Find the length of AD.
(b) Find the area of the shaded region.
Q R
A B
P S
D C
T
42 cm
Ans: (a) ____________________ cm

(b) ____________________ cm2

53. Figure 1 is a right-angled triangle with one of the sides as 4 cm. Figure 2 is made up of 4 such
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right-angled triangles and a square. Find the area of Figure 2.
4 cm
7 cm
Figure 1
Figure 2
Ans: ____________________ cm2
54. In the figure below, there are 3 squares of sides 7 cm, 9 cm and 4 cm. AB and CD are straight
lines. Find the shaded area.
C
A
D
4 cm
7 cm
B
9 cm
Ans: ____________________ cm2

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3 Area of a Triangle

Solution 1 Solution 3
1 3
The height of a triangle is perpendicular to The height of a triangle is perpendicular to

its base. DY is perpendicular to XZ. its base. BZ is perpendicular to XY extended.
Y X
Y
X B
D
Z
Z
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
1 4
The height of a triangle is perpendicular to Option 1:
its base. AB extended is perpendicular to EC. Incorrect. Base TR and height PT are used
A for finding the area of Triangle PRT.
Option 2:
Incorrect. PS is not perpendicular to SR.
C Option 3:
B
Incorrect. Base PQ and height SQ are used
for finding the area of Triangle PQS.
E _______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ Solution 5
4
For Triangle CAF, the height is FD and the

base is AF.
For Triangle CDF, the height is FD and the
base is CD.
_______________________________________________________

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1 1
1 For Triangle BCF, the height is AB and the

Area of the whole triangle   6  7 base is BC.
2
2
 21 cm
1
Area of Triangle BCF   AB  BC
2
Area of the shaded figure  21  4  17 cm2
1
_______________________________________________________   Area of Rectangle ABCD
2
_______________________________________________________
Solution 7
2 Solution 11
2
1
Area of Triangle ABG   8  6  24 cm2
2 Shaded area of Figure A
_______________________________________________________  Shaded area of Figure C
1
Solution 8   Length of rectangle
2
1 Breadth of rectangle
_______________________________________________________
1
Area of Triangle DGX   DG  GX
2 Solution 12
1
1
Area of Triangle DGE   DG  DE
2
1
  DG  (2  GX)  DG  GX
2 12 cm 15 cm
A
Area of Triangle DGX : Area of Triangle DGE
B
1:2
_______________________________________________________
6 cm 2 cm 1 cm
Solution 9
1
2 Area of Region A and B   (6  2) 12
2
2
 48 cm
1
Area of Triangle ACE   CD  AE
2
1
1 2  1 Area of Region A   6  12  36 cm2
  CD    AD    CD  AD 2
2 6  6
1 Area of shaded region  48  36  12 cm2
  Area of ABCD
6 _______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________


Solution 13 Considering Triangle ADF only,
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2 2h cm
Area of Rectangle ABCD  8  6  48 cm2 h cm

A
E
1
Area of Triangle ABD   8  6  24 cm2
2 F
1
Area of Triangle BDE   10  2  10 cm2
2 D
Area of shaded region  48  24  10 1

Area of Triangle ADF   AD  2h
 14 cm2 2
_______________________________________________________
1
Area of Triangle ADE   AD  h
Solution 14 2
4
Area of Triangle ADE
1  Area of Triangle DEF
Area of Triangle ACF   FC  BC
2 Area of shaded part
1 1
  Area of Rectangle EFCB   Area of Triangle ABD
2 2
_______________________________________________________

Area of Rectangle ABCD  4  120  480 cm2
Solution 15
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4
Solution 16
Considering Triangle ABF only,
Total area of figure  8 units2
A B
h cm
2h cm 1
E Area of shaded region   3  2  3 units2
2
F
3
1 Fraction of figure which is shaded 
Area of Triangle ABF   AB  2h 8
2
3
1 Ans:
Area of Triangle ABE   AB  h 8
2
_______________________________________________________
Area of Triangle EBF

 Area of Triangle ABE

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1 Length of a side of the square  128  4
Area of shaded triangle   8  4  16 cm2  32 cm
2
1
Ans: 16 cm2 Area of Triangle WYZ   32  32  512cm2
2
_______________________________________________________
Ans: 512 cm2
Solution 18 _______________________________________________________
1 cm
Solution 21
1 cm B
A 1
Length of CD   20  10 cm
2
1
Area of Triangle ACD   10  15  75cm2
2
C
Ans: 75 cm2
Area of the whole figure  9 cm2
_______________________________________________________
1 Solution 22
Area of Triangle A   3  1  1.5cm2
2
1
Area of shaded part   AB  BM
1 2
Area of Triangle B   2  1  1 cm2 1 1  1
2   AB    BC    AB  BC
2 2  4
1 1
Area of Triangle C   3  1  1.5cm2   Area of Rectangle ABCD
2 4
Area of the shaded region  9  1.5  1  1.5 Fraction of rectangle which is unshaded
 5 cm2 1 3
1 
4 4
Ans: 5 cm2
_______________________________________________________ Area of shaded part : Area of unshaded part
1:3
Solution 19
Ans: 1 : 3
For Triangle BCF, the height is AF and the _______________________________________________________
base is BC.
Solution 23
Ans: AF
_______________________________________________________ 2
Length of DE   42  28 cm
3
1
Area of Triangle DBE   28  17  238 cm2
2
Ans: 238 cm2

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Length of BC and DC  34  2  17 cm Area of Square KLMN  5  5  25 cm2
Length of EC  17  8  6  3 cm 1
Area of Triangle NRP   13  13  84.5 cm2
2
1
Area of the shaded part   8  3  12cm2
2 1
Area of Triangle LMR   5  (13  5)
2
Ans: 12 cm2  20 cm 2
_______________________________________________________
Total area of the shaded parts
Solution 25
 25  84.5  20  129.5 cm2
W
A D
R Ans: 129.5 cm2
P _______________________________________________________
X Z
Solution 27
Q 1
Area of a triangle   11  14  77 cm2
B C 2
Y
Area of the whole figure  (2  77)  32
Length of a side of the square  64  8 cm
 122 cm2
1
Area of Triangle P   8  4  16 cm2 Note: The overlapped area has to be
2 deducted from the total area of two
triangles to avoid double-counting the
1 overlapped area.
Area of Triangle Q   8  4  16 cm2
2
Ans: 122 cm2
1
Area of Triangle R   4  4  8 cm2 _______________________________________________________
2
Solution 28
Area of the shaded triangle  64  16  16  8
Length of the base  10  7  7  24 cm
 24 cm2
1
Ans: 24 cm2 Area of the shaded triangle   24  24
2
_______________________________________________________ 2
 288 cm
Ans: 288 cm2

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1 For Triangle EFG, the height is AE and the
Area of Triangle ACE   AE  CE
2 base is EG.
1 Area of Rectangle ABGE  2  30  60 cm2
75   15  CE
2
75  2 1
CE   10 cm Since AE is of AD,
15 2
Length of a side of Square BDEF  36 Area of Rectangle ABCD  2  60  120 cm2

 6 cm
Length of AD  120  15  8 cm
Length of CD  10  6  4 cm
Ans: 8 cm
1 _______________________________________________________
Shaded area   4  6  12 cm2
2
Solution 33
Ans: 12 cm2 Triangle ABC and Triangle ABD have the
_______________________________________________________ same base AB. The height of Triangle ABC is
twice the height of Triangle ABD.
Solution 30
Area of Triangle ABD  36  2  18 cm2
1
Area of Triangle BEC   20  20  200 cm2
2
Ans: 18 cm2
1 _______________________________________________________
Area of Triangle BFC   20  6  60 cm2
2
Solution 34
Shaded area  200  60  140 cm2 1

Area of Triangle CDF   CD  GD
2
Ans: 140 cm2 1
24   CD  GD
_______________________________________________________ 2
CD  GD  2  24  48 cm2
Solution 31
1 Since AG  GD,
Length of CD   36  12 cm
3 Area of Rectangle ABCD  2  48  96 cm2
AD  CD  12 cm
Ans: 96 cm2
1 _______________________________________________________
Area of Triangle ACE   36  12  216 cm2
2

Ans: 216 cm2

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1 Base of Triangle A  Base of Triangle C

Area of Triangle STR   13  12  78 cm2  Length of rectangle
2
Height of Triangle WSU  12  2  6 cm Height of Triangle A  Height of Triangle C

 Breadth of rectangle
Length of SU  13  2  6.5 cm
1
 Area of rectangle
1 2
Area of Triangle WSU   6  6.5  19.5cm2
2  Area of Triangle A  Area of Triangle C
 300  100  400 cm2
Area of shaded region  78  (2  19.5)
 39 cm2 Area of Triangle D  400  225  175 cm2
Ans: 39 cm2
Ans: 175 cm2
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Solution 36
Solution 39
Area of Triangle CBD  Area of Triangle BDE
1
 96 cm2 Area of Triangle CDE   560  280 cm2
2
1
Area of Triangle ADF   20  (2  14) Area of shaded triangle  280  160
2
2
 120 cm2
 280 cm
Total area of the figure ABCDEF Ans: 120 cm2

 96  280  376 cm2 _______________________________________________________
Solution 40
Ans: 376 cm2
_______________________________________________________ 1
Area of Triangle ABH   8  8  32 cm2
2
Solution 37
Length of HF  8  10  4  14 cm
Area of Triangle VXZ  Area of Triangle VUZ
1
  12  9  54 cm2 Length of DE  8  1  7 cm
2
1 1
Area of Triangle VXZ   VZ  YZ Area of Triangle HDF   14  7  49 cm2
2 2
1
54   15  YZ Total area of shaded parts  32  49  81 cm2
2
2  54
YZ   7.2cm Ans: 81 cm2
15
_______________________________________________________
Ans: 7.2 cm
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Area of Rectangle CDEG  2  32  64 cm2 True:
The line QS can be the height of both
Since Rectangle ABGE and Rectangle CDEG Triangle QRS and Triangle PQS.
have the same length, and AD is thrice of AE, Reason:
If the height of Triangle QRS is QS, the base
Area of Rectangle ABGE  64  2  32 cm2 is SR.
If the height of Triangle PQS is QS, the base
is PS.
Area of Triangle EHG  32  2  16 cm2
False:
Shaded area  64  32  16  48 cm2 If the base of Triangle PQR is PR, the height
is PQ.
Ans: 48 cm2 Reason:
If the base of Triangle PQR is PR, the height
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is QS.
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Solution 42
A B Solution 44
(a) AC
E P
(b) CF
X
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Q
F Solution 45
D C False: The area of Triangle ABC is 90 cm2 .

Area of Part P  Area of Part X Reason:
 Area of Triangle BEC 1
Area of Triangle ABC   12  9  54 cm2
1 2
  600  300 cm2
2
False:
Area of Part Q  Area of Part X When the height and base of Triangle ABC is
 Area of Triangle BFC doubled, the area of the new triangle is also
1 doubled.
  600  300 cm2
2 Reason:
1
Area of new triangle   (2  12) (2  9)
Area of Part P  Area of Part X 2
 Area of Part Q  Area of Part X  216 cm2
 300  300  600 cm2
2 Area of Part X  600  150  450 cm2 216
4
Area of Part X  450  2  225 cm 2
54
The area of the new triangle is four times

Ans: 225 cm2
the area of Triangle ABC.
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Solution 46 Length of PB  12  8  4 cm
72
1
(a) Area of Triangle ABE   AE  BD Length of SB  11  9  17  3 cm
2
1
  ED  BD  Area of Triangle BED 1
2 Area of Triangle PBS   4  3  6 cm2
2
 16 cm2
Area of Figure ASPQD  160  54  6
Ans: 16 cm2  220 cm2
1
(b) Area of Triangle EBC   ED  BC Ans: 220 cm2
2 _______________________________________________________
1 1  1 1
  ED    BD     BD  ED
2 2  2 2 Solution 49
1 1 1
  Area of Triangle BED   16  8 cm2 Area of shaded part   12  12  18 cm2
2 2 8
Ans: 8 cm2 1
Area of Triangle EFG   35  20  350 cm2
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Solution 47 Unshaded area of Triangle EFG  350  18

Length of rectangle  332 cm2
 4  Breadth of rectangle
Ans: 332 cm2
Breadth of rectangle  24  8  3 cm
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Height of Triangle ACY  4  3  12 cm Solution 50
Base of Triangle ACY  2  3  6 cm 1

(a) Area of Triangle ABH   AB  BH
2
1 1
Area of Triangle ACY   12  6  36 cm2 72   AB  BH
2 2
AB BH  2 72  144
Ans: 36 cm 2 AB  BH  144  12 cm
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Length of a side of Square BCDE  25
Solution 48  5 cm
Area of Rectangle ABCD  (11  9)  8
1
 160 cm2 Area of Triangle BHE   12  5  30 cm2
2
1
Area of Triangle PQC   9  12  54 cm2 Ans: 30 cm2
2

(b) Length of a side of Square EFGH  169 Area of Rectangle ABCD  42  21  882 cm2
73
 13 cm
Area of the shaded region  882  81  252
Perimeter of the shaded area  549 cm2
 (3  13)  (3  5)  12  66 cm
Ans: 549 cm2
Ans: 66 cm
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Length of triangle  7  4  11 cm
1
Length of EC   78  26 cm
3
1 
Area of Figure 2  4    11  4   (7  7)
1  2 
Area of Triangle ACE   26  40  520 cm2
2  137 cm2
1 Ans: 137 cm2

Area of Triangle BCE   26  40  520 cm2
2 _______________________________________________________
Area of Triangle BCF  520  130  390 cm2 Solution 54

C X
Total area of shaded region  520  390 A Y
 910 cm2
Z D
Ans: 910 cm2 4 cm
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7 cm
B
Solution 52 9 cm
(a) Length of AD  42  2  21 cm
1
Area of Triangle ABX   9  (9  7)
Ans: 21 cm 2
2
 72 cm
3
(b) Length of AP   21  9 cm
7 Area of Square XYDZ  4  4  16 cm2
Length of PD  21  9  12 cm 1
Area of Triangle CYD   4  (9  4)
2
Total area of Triangle APQ and Triangle BSR  26 cm 2
1
 2   9  9  81 cm2
2
Shaded area  72  16  26  62 cm2
Total area of Triangle PDT and Triangle SCT
1 Ans: 62 cm2
  42  12  252 cm2
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