Areas Related to Circle

QUESTIONS
1. If the area of circle inscribed in an equilateral triangle is 48 square units then what is the perimeter of that triangle?

(a) 17 3 units (b) 36 units (c) 72 units (d) 48 3 units

2. If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 36 cm, what is its diameter?

(a) 11 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 14 cm

3. In the given figure, two circles of radii 7 cm each are shown. ABCD is a rectangle and AD and BC are the radii. What
is the area of shaded region?

(a) 20 cm2 (b) 21 cm2 (c) 19 cm2 (D) 18 cm2

4. A race track is in the form of a circular ring that has inner and outer circumferences are 500 m and 599 m respectively.
What is the width of the track?
(a) 11 m (b) 22 m (c) 15.75 m (D) 10.75 m
5. What is the Perimeter of the shaded region?

(a) 264 cm (b) 352 cm (c) 500 cm (d) 528 cm

6. The minute hand of a wall clock is of length 10.5 cm. What is the area covered by it in 60 minutes?
(a) 346.5 cm2 (b) 340 cm2 (c) 355 cm2 (d) 342 cm2

7. Four horses are tethered at four corners of a square plot of 42 m so that they just cannot reach one another. The
area left ungrazed is:
(a) 378 m2 (b) 438 m2 (c) 786m2 (d) None of these
8. The diagram shows two concentric circles. The chord of the large circle is a tangent to the small circle and has length
2k. What is the area of the shaded region?

(a)  k 2 (b) 3 k 2 (c) 5 k 2 (d) 2 k 2

9. If the circumferences of a circle is increased by 50%, by what percent will its area be increased?
(a) 75% (b) 100% (c) 125% (d) 150%

10. Figure ABCD is a square with side 10 cm. BMD is an arc of a circle with centre C. BND is an arc of a circle with
centre A. What is the area of the shaded region?

(a) 100  25  cm2 (b) 100  50  cm2 (c)  50  100  cm2 (d)  25  100  cm2

11. An equilateral triangle has a circle inscribed in it and is circumscribed by a circle. There is another equilateral triangle
inscribed in the inner circle. What is the ratio of the areas of the outer circle and the inner equilateral triangle?
16 8 24
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
3 3 2 3 3 3

12. The top of dining table is rectangular, 2k units long and k units wide, with two semicircles along the breadth. What
is the area of table?
  4k 2 (  4) 2   8  2
(a) (b) k (c)  k (d) 2(  4)k 2
4 4  4 

13. In the given figure, PQRS is a square of diagonal 7 2 cm . With P as the centre, the arc QMS is drawn. What is the

area of the shaded region (in cm2 ) ?

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14. A circular garden of radius is 15 m is surrounded by a circular path of width 7 m. If the path is to be covered with
tiles at a rate of Rs. 10 per m2 , then what is the total cost of the work?
(a) Rs. 8410 (b) Rs. 7140 (c) Rs. 8140 (d) Rs. 7410

15. Find the area of the shaded region, given that the radius of each circle is equal to 5 cm.

(a) (400  100 ) (B) (360  100 ) (c) (231  100 ) (d) (400  50 )

16. What is area of the shaded figure below?

(a)
 2
a (b)
 a2
(c)
  2  a 2
(d)
2 3
a2
3 16 4 

17. A circle is inscribed is an equilateral triangle. If the in-radius is 21 cm, what is the area of the triangle?

(a) 1100 3 cm2 (b) 1323 3 cm2 (c) 1369 3 cm2 (d) 1442 3 cm2

18. In the given figure ABC is an equilateral triangle and C as the centre of the circle. A and B lie on the circle. What is
the area of the shaded region, if the diameter of the circle is 28 cm?

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  2   2 
(a)  102  49 3  cm2 (b)  103  4998 3  cm2
 3   3 


(c) 109  38 3 cm  (d) None of these

19. A square shaped bus shelter is supported on four circular poles. The circumferences of each pole are ‘x’ m and the
length of each side of the shelter is ‘y’ m. find the area of the unsupported part of the shelter.

 y2   x2  2  y2   x2 
(a)  x 2   m2 (b)  y 2  m (c)  x 2   m2 (d)  y 2   m2
           

20. Four identical semicircles are drawn inside a big square as shown in the figure. Each side of the big square is 14 cm
long.

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What is the area of the shaded region? (Use   )
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(a) 125 cm2 (b) 112 cm2 (c) 173 cm2 (d) 159 cm2

21. The figure given is made up of a rectangle, identical semicircle(s) and quadrant (s).

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What is the area of the un-shaded portion? (Use   )
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(a) 1350 cm2 (b) 1154 cm2 (c) 1400 cm2 (d) 212   6    cm2

22. An ink pen, with a cylindrical barrel of diameter 2 cm and height 10.5 cm, completely filled with ink, can be used to
write 4950 words. How many words can be written using 400 ml of ink?
(a) 40000 (b) 60000 (c) 450000 (d) 80000

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23. What is the area of the sector of a circle, whose radius is 6 m and the angle at the centre is 42 ?
(a) 13.2 m2 (b) 14.2 m2 (c) 13.4 m2 (d) 14.4 m2

24. In the given figure, ABCD is a square of side 10 cm and a circle is inscribed in it. What is the area of the shaded part?
( in cm2 )

100  36 100  25 100  25

(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
41 8 8

25. The given figure shows an isosceles triangle and a semicircle with centre O.

If the radius of the semicircle is 2.8 cm. What is the perimeter of the figure?
(a) 15.6 cm (b) 18.8 cm (c) 16.8 cm (d) 20.4 cm

26. The given figure is made up of a circle and three identical semicircles. If O is the centre and XY is the diameter of the
bigger circle respectively and XY is equal to 28 cm, What is the perimeter of the shaded part?

(a) 67 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 80 cm (d) 15 cm

27. The given figure shows two identical semicircles inside a square. What is the area of the shaded region?

(a) 15 cm2 (b) 21cm2 (c) 16 cm2 (d) 23cm2

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28. There is a circular road round a circular garden. If the difference between the circumferences of the outer circle and
the inner circle is 44 m., what is the width of the road?
(a) 5 m (b) 6 m (c) 7 m (d) 8 m

29. A circle of radius ‘b’ is divided into 6 equal sectors. An equilateral triangle is drawn on the chord of each sector to lie
outside the circle. What is the area of the resulting figure?

3 3 b 2

(a) 3b 2   3  (b) 3 3b2 
(c) 3 b 2 3    (d)
2

30. What is the area of the given figure?

(a) 115.5 cm2 (b) 228.5 cm2 (c) 154 cm2 (d) None of these

31. A wire in the form of a circle of radius 42 cm is cut and again bent to form a square. What is the diagonal of the
square?

(a) 66 cm (b) 66 3 cm (c) 66 2 cm (d) None of these

32. In the adjoining figure ACB is a quadrant with radius ‘a’. A semicircle is drawn outside the quadrant taking AB as a
diameter. What is the area of shaded region?

1 1
(a)
4
  2a 2  
(b)    a 2  a 2
4

a2   2
(c) (d) a 2  
2  2 

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33. There are two circles intersecting each other. Another smaller circle with centre O is lying between the common
regions of two larger circles. Centres of the circle (i.e., A, O and B) are lying on a straight line. If AB = 16 cm and
the radii of the larger circles are 10 cm each, what is the area of the smaller circle?

4 
(a) 4 cm2 (b) 2 cm2 (c) cm2 (d) cm2
 4

34. ABCD is a squares, inside of it four circles with radius 1 cm. and touching each other are drawn. What is the area of
the shaded region?

(a) (2  3)cm2 (b) (4   )cm2 (c) (16  4 )cm2 (d) None of these

35. Three circles of equal radii touch each other as shown in the figure. The radius of each circle is 1 cm. What is the
area of the shaded region?

 2 3   2  3 2   2 2 3 6
(a)   cm (b)   cm (c) cm2 (d) cm2
 2   3   2

36. A circular paper is folded along its diameter; then again it is folded to form a quadrant. Then it is cut as shown in the
figure and after that the paper was reopened in the original circular shape. What is the ratio of the original paper to
that of the remaining paper? (The shaded portion is cut off from the quadrant. The radius of quadrant OAB is 5 cm
and radius of each semicircle is 1 cm):

(a) 25 : 16 (b) 25 : 9 (c) 20 : 9 (d) 31 : 25

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37. ABCD is a square. A circle is inscribed in the square. Also taking A, B, C, D (the vertices of square) as the centers,
four Quadrants are drawn, which are touching each other on the mid-point of the sides of square. If the Area of
square is 4 cm 2, what is the area of the shaded region?

 3  2  7  3  2
(a)  4   cm (b) (2  4)cm2 (c) (4  2 )cm2 (d)   cm
 2   2 
38. In the adjoining diagram ABCD is a square with side ‘a’ cm. In the diagram the area of the larger circle with centre
‘O’ is equal to the sum of the areas of all the rest four circles with equal radii, whose centers are P, Q, R and S. What
is the ratio between the diagonal of square and radius of a smaller circle?


(a) 2 2  3  
(b) 2  3 2  
(c) 4  3 2  (d) can’t be determined

39. In Fig, ABC is a right – angle triangle, B  90, AB  28 cm and BC  21 cm . With AC as diameter, a semicircle
is drawn and with BC as radius, a quarter-circle is drawn. Find the area of the shaded region correct to two decimal
places.

(a) 428.75cm2 (b) 857.50cm2 (c) 214.37cm2 (d) 371.56cm2

40. The area of the circle circumscribing three circles of unit radius touching each other is:
 
       
2 2 2 2
(a) ( / 3) 2  3 (b) 6 2  3 (c) 3 2  3 (d)   2  3
6

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 ANSWER - KEY

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A

6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. C

11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A

16. B 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B

21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. B

26. C 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. A

31. C 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. A

36. A 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. A

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 SOLUTIONS

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1. (C): Radius of the circle  of the median
3

2. (D): Perimeter of a semi-circular protractor   r  2r  r(  2)cm

3. (B): Required area is the difference of areas of rectangle and sum of areas of two sectors.

500
4. (C): 2 r  500  r  ;2 R  599
2
599
 R
2

Width of the track = R – r

5. (A): Perimeter   (21)   (21)   (42)

6. (A): 1 minute  6  60 minutes  360

  
Area   r 2   ; Since,   360
 360 
 Area   r 2
 Area   (10.5)2 cm2

7. (A): Ungrazed area = Area of square – 4(area of quadrants)

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 (42)2  4    (21)2  (21)2[4   ]  378 m2
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8. (A): Put perpendicular from centre to the tangent, it will bisect the chord. Then, by Pythagoras theorem
 R2  r 2  k 2
 Area of shaded region   R2   r 2

 
  R2  r 2   k 2

Remarks: This is a very good question to test the intelligence of students. One has to neither calculate radius of

larger circle ‘R’ or radius of smaller circle, ‘r’.  R2  r 2  is sufficient as we need to find n   R2  r 2  only.

9. (C) Not Available

10. (C): Area of shaded region = 2[Area of quadrant - area ( le ABD )]. This area can be standardized as, Required

a2
area  (  2) where ‘a’ is length of side of square.
2

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 a a
11. (A): (i) Circum radius  and in – radius 
3 3
Where ‘a’ is the side of the outer equilateral triangle.
(ii) For an equilateral triangle of side a. if an in-circle and circum circle are drawn whose radii are r and R then
a a
r and R 
2 3 3

12. (C): Area of the table = Area of rectangle + Area of two semi circles
Diameter of the circle = k unit

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13. (A): (Refer to Q. 10: Area (QMS)   standardized area as given is question 10).
2
Area of shaded region
= Area of the sector PQMS – Area of triangle PQS

QS  2 (side)  7 2 cm
Side = 7cm
Area of sector PQS
90 49
  (7)2  cm2
360 4
1
Area of triangle PQS   PQ  PS 
2
1 2 49 2
 (7)  cm
2 2
 49 49  2
Required area    cm
 4 2 

49
 (  2)cm2
4

14. (C): Area of circular path = Area of ring.

Area of path    R2  r 2 

Total cost  Area  cost / m2

15. (A): Find the area of the square formed by joining the centre of all outer circles. The required area = Area of the
1 
square 16  area of circle 
4 

16. (B): Area = larger semicircle 2  smaller semicircles

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 1  a2   a   1  a2  1   a2
2

   2      1  
2  4 4  2   2 4  2  16

a 3
17. (B): Centre of the circle lies on the median. If ‘a’ is side of equilateral le , median 
2

a 3 1 1
In - radius    a  21
2 3 2 3a

 a  42 3

3 2
Now find area  a
4

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18. (A): Area of triangle ABC   (14)2
4

 49 3cm2
60
Area of sector ABC    (14)2 
360
2
 102 cm2
3
 2 
Area of shaded region   102  49 3  cm2
 3 

x
19. (D): Radius   area of 4 poles
2

 x2  x2
 4   2

 (2 )  

x2
 Unsupported area  y 2 


20. (B): Radius  14 cm  2  7cm

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 1 22
Area of a    7 cm  7 cm
2 7
 38.5 cm2

1
Area of   7 cm  7 cm  24.5 cm2
2

Area of a  38.5 cm2  24.5 cm2

 14 cm2

Area of shaded region  14 cm2  8  112 cm2

Aliter
Refer to Q.-10 again; Area (asked, here)  4  standardized area as illustrated in solution to Q.-10.
a2
 4 [  2]
2
(where, a = length of one of the smaller squares)

   422 
21. (D): Area =  42  21  
 8 

 2    21 2
2
 42  4  42   2
 

  
 212  2    (4   )  
 2 2

22 2
22. (B): Volume   r 2h   1  10.5  33ml;
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 4950 words

4950
 400 ml   400
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Since, 1 ml=1 cm3  60,000 words can be written.

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23. (A): Apply formula for Area of sector  r2
360

24. (B): Mind of a mathematician: Try to solve it mentally.

1 1
Shaded area  of [Area (square) – Area (circle)]   (100  25 )
8 8

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25. (B):

Circumferences of circle  2 r
22
 2  2.8  17.6 cm
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Circumferences of semicircle  8.8 cm
Perimeter of the figure  (5  5  8.8)  18.8cm

26. (C): Not Available

27. (B): Area of shaded region = 1/2 (Area of the square – Area of circle)
1 2 
 a 1 where, a= side of square
2  4 

14 2
 [1  0.785]  98  0.215  21 cm2
2

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28. (C): 2 R  2 r  44, Rr   7m
2

29. (B): There will be 12 equilateral les in total

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 Area  12   b2
4

1 1 7 
2

30. (A):    (7)2  2       

2  2  2  

Area of larger semicircle + 2 (area of smaller semicircle)

31. (C): r  42  2 r  264  4a  a  66

d  a 2  66 2

1 2 a2
32. (C): Area of quadrant   a ; Area of triangle ACB 
4 2

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  a2 a2 a2
Area of segment AQB = Area of sector AQBC – Area of  ACB    [  2]
4 2 4
2
1 a 2  a2
Area of semi – circle     
2  2  4

 a2 a2
 Area of required region   [  2]
4 4
2
a
 sq. unit
2

33. (A): AB  16cm

AB
AQ  10 cm and AO   8 cm
2
OQ  AQ  AO  10  8  2 cm

OQ (= OP) is the radius of the smaller enclosed circle between two arcs.
Area of circle with centre O is   (2)2  4 cm2

34. (B):
Area of the shaded region
= (Area of squares PQRS  4  area of each quadrant of circles)

 1 
 (2)2  4    (1)2   (4   )cm 2
 4 

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 Mind of a mathematician
Do lateral thinking  Compare the question with Q.15.

35. (A):

3
Area of triangle   (2)2  3 cm2
4
Area of part of three circles (indicated as circles p, q, r in the adjoining figure) enclosed by the triangle.
60 
 3    (1)2   cm2
360 2

Area of shaded region  3 



2 3   cm
2

2 2

Additional Insight

If radius of circle is 'a', then, area of   3a 2 and area of part of three circles (indicated as circles p, q, r in the

60  a 2
adjoining figure) enclosed by   3  a 2  
360 2

 Area of shaded region, 

a2
2

2 3  

36. (A): When we open the paper after cutting it, we will find it as shown in the following figure.
Radius of the larger circle = 5cm
Area of larger circle  25 and the radius of each smaller circle is 1 cm.

Therefore, total areas of all the 9 circles  9    12   9

Hence, the required ratio  25 : 16

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37. (B): Area of region x = Area of square – Area of inscribed circle  (4   )

1 
Area of region y = Area of square – 4(area of quadrant)  4  4    (1)2   (4   )
4 
Required area (of shaded region)
= Area of square – {Area of region x + Area of region y]
 4  [4    4   ]  2  4

38. (B): Let the radius of each smaller circle be 'r' and radius of the larger circle be ‘R’, then
OR  OP  R  r  3r ;  R2  4 r 2  R  2r
Also, PM = r (PM is the perpendicular on AB)

AP  2r ; AO  AP  PO  r 2  3r  r 3  2  
 
AC  2 AO  2r 3  2 , which is the diagonal


2r 3  2 
 Required ratio 
2r
2  3 2

39. (A):

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 Area of shaded portion = Area of ADC – Area of sector DC + Area f triangle ADB – sector BED
1
 Area of ADC    (17.5)2   481 cm2
2
DBC 21
  DBC  67.5 and DBA  22.5
ABC 28
 67.5 
 Area of sector a DC     21 
2

 360 

1 
   212  sin 67.5   56 cm2
2 

1 
 Area of ADE    28  21  
2 

 1 2  2
 204  2  21  sin 22.5   56 cm
 
40. (A):

Let A, B, C be centers of three circle having radius 1cm and O is the center of the circle circumscribing these three
circles.
AC  AB  BC  2cm
By using the formula for circum-radius, we can calculate OC;

2 3 2
OC   2
3 2 3
2
OX  OC  CX  1
3

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