ASSIGNMENT-8

Mathematics Class: 9th (Pre-Nurture) ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23

Chapter: Heron's Formula

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS:
1. In the figure, find the area of the shaded region.

12
0m

2m
12
m 26 m
24
22 m
(1) 1565.9 m2 (2) 1320 m2 (3) 245.9 m2 (4) 1074.1 m2
2. The percentage increase in the area of a triangle, if its each side is doubled, is:
(1) 200% (2) 300% (3) 400% (4) 500%
3. The base of an isosceles triangles is 4 cm and its area is 16 cm2. Find its height.
(1) 16 cm (2) 8 cm (3) 4 cm (4) 6 cm

4. The area of an equilateral triangle is 400 3 sq. units. Its perimeter is m units. The value of m/20 is:

(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 8

5. The sides of a triangle are x, y and z. If x + y =7m, y + z = 9 m, and z + x = 8 m, then area of the
triangle is:
(1) 4 m2 (2) 5 m2 (3) 6 m2 (4) 7 m2
6. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. If the perimeter of the triangle is 84 cm, then area of
the triangle is:
(1) 294 cm2 (2) 290 cm2 (3) 274 cm2 (4) 252 cm2
7. The lengths of three sides of a triangle are 20 cm, 16 cm and 12 cm. The area of the triangle is:
(1) 96 cm2 (2) 120 cm2 (3) 144 cm2 (4) 160 cm2
8. The sides of a triangle are 4 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm. The length of the perpendicular from the opposite
vertex to the longest side is:
4 3
(1) 3 15 cm (2) 15 cm (3) 15 cm (4) 4 15 cm
3 4

9. Each equal side of an isosceles right triangle is x cm. Its area is:

x2
(1) x2 cm2 (2) 2x cm2 (3) cm 2 (4) 2x2 cm2
2

10. The base of a right triangle is 12 cm and its hypotenuse is 13 cm long. The area of the triangle is  cm2.

The value of 3/10 is:

(1) 9 cm2 (2) 3 cm2 (3) 16 cm2 (4) 8 cm2

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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
11. In figure, ABCD is a field in the form of a quadrilateral whose sides are indicated in the figure.
If ABC = 90°, find the area of the field.
28m
A D

9m 15m

B C
40m
12. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 32 cm. The ratio of one of the equal sides to its base is 3 : 2.
Find the area of the triangle.
13. From a point in the interior of an equilateral triangle perpendicular are drawn on the three sides. The
lengths of the perpendiculars are 14 cm, 10 cm and 6 cm. Find the area of the triangle.
14. The area of a trapezium is 475 cm2 and its height is 19 cm. Find the lengths of its two parallel sides if
one side is 4 cm greater than the other.
15. The base of a right triangle is 15 cm and its hypotenuse is 25 cm. Find its area.

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ANSWER KEY
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10
4 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 1

11. 306 m2
12. 32 2 cm2
13. 300 3 cm2
14. 23 cm, 27 cm
15. 150 cm2

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