2D Mensuration

2D MENSURATION
2D
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1. The area of a field in the shape of a triangle with 3. The area of square shaped field is 1764 m2. The
each side x metres is equal to the area of another
triangular field having sides 50 m, 70 m and 80 m. 1

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breadth of a rectangular park is rd the side of the
The value of x is closest to: 3
x 50m, 70m square field and its length is two times its breadth.
80 m x What is the cost (in `) of leveling the park at `15 per
m2?
(a) 65.5 (b) 63.2 1764
(c) 62.4 (d) 61.8

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1
3 2 3
(b) Area of field = x
4 `15

a
(equilateral triangle)
`
a+b+c 50 � 70 � 80 (a) 4200 (b) 4290
S= = = 100
at
2 2 (c) 5880 (d) 4320
Area of another triangle by heron's formula (c) a = 1764 = 42 m2
= s(s–a)(s–b)(s–c)
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Breadth of a rectangular park
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= 100 � 50 � 30 � 20 =1000 3 1
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= × 42 = 14 m
3
3 2
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x = 1000 3 Length = 14 × 2 = 28 m
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Area= 14×28 = 392 m2
b

x = 20 10 = 63.2 mtr Cost = 28 × 14 × 15 = 5880

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4. The area of a square shaped field is 1764 m2. The

SSC CGL Tier-I (2019) breadth of a rectangular park is 1/6 th of the side of
pi

{04/03/2020} All Shifts the square field and the length is four times its
breadth. What is the cost (in `) of leveling the park
2. The area of a field in the shape of a regular hexagon
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at `30 per m2?

is 2400 3 m². The cost of fencing the field at `16.80/ 1764
metre is:
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1/6
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2400 3 m² `30
`16.80/m ____ `
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(a) 5880 (b) 4768

(c) 2940 (d) 6342
(a) `4,536 (b) `3,024 (a) Area of square = a2
(c) `4,032 (d) `3,528 a2 = 1764
(c) 1 hexagon = 6 equilateral triangle a = 42 m
3 1
6× a² = 2400 3 b= ×a = 7 m
4 6
a = 40 l = 4×b = 28 m
Perimeter = 6 × 40 = 240 m Area of rectangle = l×b
Cost = 240 × 16.80 = 4032 l×b = 7×28 = 196 m2
Cost of levelling = 196×30
= 5880

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5. A sq uare has the p er im eter equal t o the
circumference of a circle having radius 7 cm. What
is the ratio of the area of the circle to area of the
square?
(Use � = 22/7)
7

��= 22/7
(a) 7 : 2 (b) 14 : 11
(c) 7 : 11 (d) 121 : 44
(b) Circumference of circle
= Perimeter of square
2�r = 4a
22
2× ×7 = 4a
7
a = 11

r
�r2 : a2 (area ratio)
22

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×7×7 : 11×11
7
14 : 11
6. In a triangle ABC, length of the side AC is 4 cm
more than 2 times the length of the side AB. Length
of the side BC is 4 cm less than the three times the
length of the side AB. If the perimeter of �ABC is 60

p
cm. then its area (in cm2) is:
ABC AC AB 2
4 BC AB

a
4 �ABC 60

(a) 120 (b) 150

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(c) 144 (d) 100
(a) AB = x
AC = 2x + 4 n
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BC = 3x –4
x + 2x+4+3x–4= 60
at
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6x = 60
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x = 10 cm
AB = 10
b

AC = 24
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BC = 26
Triplet � 10, 24, 26
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Area = ×10×24 = 120 cm2
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9. The area (in m2) of a circular path of uniform width
7. If the perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is x metres surrounding a circular region of diameter
�16 �
2 � 16 cm, then the area of the triangle is: d metres is ______.
d x
2
______
�16 
2  16 cm

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 d
(a) x(x +d) (b) x x  
(a) 64 sq.cm (b) 76 sq.cm  2

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(c) 66 sq.cm (d) 58 sq.cm (c) x(2x +d) (d) x(x +2d)

(a)
d
(a) r=
2a 2
a x

p
d
2
a
2a +

�
2 a = 16 + 16 2

 �  a Area of path = area of big circle – area of small circle

at
2a 2  1 = 16 2 1
2
�d � �d�
2 a = 16 � a = 8 2 �� � x � – �� �
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� 2 � �2�
1
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area of � =  b  h
2 � d2 d2 �
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Pr

1 = �� � x² � d x � �
  8 2  8 2 = 64 cm2 � 4 4�
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8. The diameter of a cycle wheel is 126cm. A cyclist = �(x²+dx)
b

= x(x+d)
1
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takes 16 minutes to reach the destination at a

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speed of 72km/hr. How many revolutions will the

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wheel make during the journey? 10. A rectangular lawn whose length is twice of its
pi

(Take � = 22/7) breadth is extended by having four semi-circular

portions on its sides. What is the total cost in ` of
am

126
leveling the entire lawn at the rate of `100 per square
1 metre. If the smaller side of the rectangular lawn is
72 16
Ch
g

2 12 m? (Take � = 3.14)
( �
Ga

= 22/7)
(a) 5000 (b) 5200 `100
(c) 4500 (d) 4000 12
TotalDistance � = 3.14
(a) Revolutions =
2r (a) 85,320 (b) 97,625
(c) 86,540 (d) 78,650
22 126
2× × ×R =
7 2
5 33
72× × ×60×100
18 2
R = 5000

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(a)

24
12
6
12

Area of lawn = Area of rectangle +2(Area of larger

semicircle) +2(Area of smaller semicircle)

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��24×12+�(12)2+�(6)2
��36(8+4�+�)

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��36[8+5(3.14)]
��36×23.7 m2
Cost = 36×23.7×100 = 85,320
11. The base of a triangle is equal to the perimeter of a
square whose diagonal is 6 2 cm and its height is

p
equal to the side of a square whose area is l44 cm2.
The area of the triangle (in cm2) is:

6 2

a
at
144
(a) 288 (b) 216 n
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(c) 144 (d) 72
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(c) Side of square = 6

Pr

Base of triangle = 6×4 = 24

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Area of square = a2 =144

side (a) = 12
b
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� Height of triangle = 12
1
Area of triangle = base × height
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2
1
pi

= ×24×12 = 144cm2
2
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12. The length of a rectangular park is 20m more than
its breadth. If the cost of fencing the park at `53 per
metre is `21200, then what is the area (in m2) of the
park?

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20 Area of circle = �r2
Not covered area by hexagon
`53 `21220

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= area of circle – area of hexagon
( 2 )
(a) 9504 (b) 8925 3 2
= �r2 – 6× a
(c) 9240 (d) 9900 4
(d) b = x ��l = x + 20 3 2
= �r2 – 6× r
21200 4

p
Perimeter = = 400m
53 Area of circle �r 2 2π
2(x+20+x) = 400 Not covered area = =
3 2 2π - 3 3
4(x+10) = 400 �r  6 2
r

a
x = 90 = b 4
15. It is given that the area of a triangle is A. The values
l = 110
of its perimeter, inradius, circum-radius and the
Area = l×b = 90×110 = 9900 m2
at
average of the lengths of the medians are respectively,
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p, r, R and d. The ratio of A : p is equal to:
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13. A wire is in the shape of a rectangle whose sides are
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in the ratio 7 : 4. It was initially in the shape of a p, r, R d A
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circle of radius, very nearly equal to 31.5 cm. The :p

length of smaller side of the rectangle is: (a) (R + r)2 : d (b) r : 2
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7:4 (c) r : 1 (d) (R – r)2 : r

b

31.5 Area
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(b) Inradius (r) =

Semiperimeter
(a) 44 cm (b) 36 cm
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(c) 40 cm (d) 32 cm A
r=
p/2
pi

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(b) 2�r = 2× ×31.5 = 198 A r
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p = 2�A:p=r: 2
Perimeter of rectangle = Perimeter of Circle
16. A rectangular portion of an airport Runway was
2(l+b) = 2�r
Ch
g

2(7x + 4x) = 198 getting repaired for which an estimate was made on
22x = 198 the basis of a rate `R per square unit. But while
x=9 doing the work the length of the portion got increased
Ga

��smaller side = 4x by 10% and the breadth by 8%. Over and above
= 9×4 = 36 cm this. Then was an increase in the cost of the repair
SSC CHSL Tier-I (2018) work to the extent of 15%. What was the overall
{04/07/2019} All Shifts percentage increase in the cost of repair over the
14. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle. What is estimate?
the ratio of the area of the circle to that of its portion
not covered by the hexagon? `R
10%
8% 15%
2� �
(a) (b)
2� � 3 3 ��3 3
2� � (a) 36.62 (b) 34.58
(c) (d)
3 3 (c) 33 (d) 35.24

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(a) Length, Breadth and cost is increased, so
estimated cost is also increased by successive of all (b)
three above a a
10%, 8%, 15%
10 8
�10+8+ = 18.80
100 b
18.80 15
�18.80+15+ Perimeter of an isosceles triangle
100 2a+b = 125
� 36.62%
2a = 125–33 (� b = 33)
Alternatively:-
2a = 92
1 3 2 a = 46 cm
10% = , 15% = , 8%=
10 20 25 19. If the breadth and perimeter of a rectangle are in
Old New the ratio 1 : 8 and the area of rectangle is 363 cm2,
Length 10 11 then the breadth of the rectangle is:

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Breadth 25 27 1:8
Work 20 23

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363 2
5000 6831
(a) 11 cm (b) 12 cm
6831  5000
% increase = ×100 (c) 10 cm (d) 13 cm
5000
= 36.62% b 1
(a) 2 �l � b� =
8
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b=x
SSC CHSL Tier-I (2019) l = 3x
Area = 3x2 = 363

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17. If one side of a triangle is 7 with its perimeter equal x = 11
Breadth = x = 11 cm
to 18 and area is equal to 108 , then the other two
at
20. The inner and outer radii of two concentric circles
sides are: are 6.7 cm and 9.5cm, respectively. What is the
7 18 difference between their circumferences (in cm)?
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(Take ��= 22/7)
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108
6.7
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(a) 6 & 5 (b) 3.5 & 7.5

9.5 ( ��=
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(c) 7 & 4 (d) 3 & 8

22/7
18 (a) 20.5 (b) 10.4
b

(d) Semiperimeter = =9
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2 (c) 6.5 (d) 17.6

a=7 (d) Difference between circumferences = 2�(R – r)
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b=x
on

22
c = 11–x =2× (9.5 – 6.7)
7
pi

Area = S �S � a ��s � b ��S � c � 22

=2 × × 2.8 = 17.6 cm
am

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108 = 9 � 2 � � 9 � x � � � x � 2 � 21. What is the perimeter (in cm) of an equilateral
Squaring both sides
Ch
g

108 = 18 (9–x) (x–2) triangle whose heights is 3.46 cm? (Take 3 = 1.73)
6 = 9x–18–x2+2x 3.46 (
Ga

x2–11+24 = 0
( 3 = 1.73 )
(x–8)(x–3) = 0
x = 8, 3 (a) 10. 4 (b) 9
For 8, b = 8, c=3 (c) 6 (d) 12
For 3, b = 3, c=8
3
other 2 sides are 3, 8. (d) Height of equilateral triangle = a
18. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 125 cm. If 2
the base is 33 cm, find the length of the equal sides. 3
125 33 a = 3.46 � a = 4 cm
2
Perimeter = 3a = 3 × 4 = 12 cm
(a) 32 cm (b) 46 cm
(c) 34 cm (d) 42 cm

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22. If the area of a right-angled isosceles triangle is 676 SSC CHSL Tier-I (2020)
cm2, then the length of its hypotenuse is: {19/04/2021} All Shifts
676 2 25. The area of a triangular field whose sides are 65 m,
72 m, and 97 m is equal to the area of a rectangular
park whose sides are in the ratio of 5 : 13. What is
(a) 52 cm (b) 51 cm
the perimeter (in m) of the rectangular park?
(c) 53 cm (d) 50 cm
65 , 72 , 97
(a) A
5 13
x 2x
(a) 108 (b) 180
(c) 216 (d) 144
B x C (c) Area of � =
AB = BC
65  72  97 234
1 1 S= = = 117
Area= ×base×height = ×x×x 2 2
2 2

r
Area = s(s–a)(s–b)(s–c)
x2
676 =
2 = 117(117–65)(117–72)(117–97)

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x2 = 676×2
= 117×52×45×20
x = 676  2 = 26 2
= 9 × 10 × 2 × 13 = 2340
H = 2 x = 2 × 26 2 = 52 cm Area of Rectangle = Length × Bredth
23. Two circular football grounds of radius 42 m and 35 5x × 13x = 2340
m are to be replaced with a bigger circular ground.
2340

p
What would be the radius of this new ground if the x2 = = 36
new ground has the same area as the sum of the 5 13
two small grounds? x=6

a
42 35 Perimeter = 2(l+b)
= 2(5x+13x)
= 2×18x = 36×6 = 216
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(a) 2979 m (b) 2981 m
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26. Calculate the area of the shaded region in the fol-
(c) 2999 m (d) 2989 m lowing diagram.
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(d) Area of circle = �r2

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�×422+�×352 = �r2 3 cm
� (422+352) = �r2
b

r2 = (422+352) 3 cm
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r= 422  352 = 1764  1225 = 2989 m 3 cm 3 cm

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24. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 91 cm and

1 3 cm
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its base is 1 times each of its equal sides. What is

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the length (in cm) of its base? (a) 45 cm2 (b) 42 cm2
Ch
g

91 (c) 48 cm 2
(d) 50 cm2
1 (a) Area of shaded region = Area of 2 crossing
1
Ga

4 rectangels–Area of middlge square.

Length of rectangle = 9
(a) 35 (b) 20 Breadth of rectangle = 3
(c) 25 (d) 28 side of square = 3
(a) �Area of shaded region= 2LB–a2
A
��2×9×3–32 ��54–9 = 45 cm2
4x 4x Alternatively:-
In this shaded region there are 5 squares, 4 corners
and 1 in middle.
B 5x C side of each square = 3cm
1 5 �Area of shaded part = 5×32
1 =
4 4 = 5×9 = 45 cm2
4x+4x+5x = 91cm
13x = 91cm x = 7cm
��5x = 5×7 = 35 cm

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27. The area (in cm2) of a sector of a circle of radius 2 420 m
4� 84m
cm is . What is the central angle (in degrees) of
5
the sector?

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4�
2

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2
5
Area of rectangle =
(a) 60 (b) 75 420 × 84 = 35280 m2
(c) 36 (d) 72 Area of flower beds
= �(210)2+�(42)2
� θ � = 154×900 + 154×36

p
(d) Area of sector = � � �r2
� 360° � = 154 (936)
= 144144
4� � θ �
� =� � ×�×2×2 ����= 72° Total area = 35280 + 144144

a
5 � 360° � = 179424 m2
28. What is the radius (in cm) of a circle whose area is = 17.9 hectare
30. A square park has area of 4356 m2. Taking its one
at
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2 times the sum of the areas of two triangles round is same as taking one round of another circular
30 park. Find the area of the circular park. ( Use � = 22/
whose sides are 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm, and 11 7) n
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cm, 60 cm and 61 cm (take � = 22/7)? 4356 m2
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Pr

20 21 29 11 60 61 ( � = 22/7 )
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(a) 11088 m2 (b) 5544m2

17 (c) 22176m2 (d) 1386m2
2 � = 22/7
b

30 (b) Area of square = a2

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a2 = 4356 ��a = 66
(a) 21 (b) 14
Perimeter of square = 4a
(c) 17.5 (d) 24.5
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on

4a = 2�r
77 1 1  22
 2021 1160
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(a) �R2= � 4×66 = 2× ×r ��r = 42

30 2 2  7
am

77 Area of circle = �r2

= (210+330) 22
30 ×42×42 = 5544m2
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g

22 7
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7×7×9 = R2
Ga

31. The length of a rectangle is three-fifth of the radius

R = 21 of a circle. The radius of the circle is equal to the
29. A rectangular plot is 420 m long and 84 m wide. It is side of a square, whose area is 6400 m². The
surrounded by semi-circular flower beds along all its perimeter (in m) of the rectangle, if the breadth is
sides. The area of the entire plot (in hectares) is x. 15 m, is:
The value of x (correct to one decimal place) is (taken 3
����22/7): 5
420 84 6400 ²
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(a) 120 (b) 126
x x (c) 160 (d) 180
��= 22/7 (b) Area of square = (a)2 = 6400
(a) 19.1 (b) 18.7 a = 80 = r
(c) 17.9 (d) 19.4 3 3
l= r � ×80 = 48
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l = 48 b =15
Perimeter of rectangle = 2(l+b) (c) 80 x
= 2(48+15) = 126 m
32. Three circles, each having radius equal to 4 cm, are
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drawn with the vertices of an equilateral triangle as
the centres. If the length of each side of the triangle
is equal to 8 cm, then what is the area (in cm²) of x
the portion of the triangle that is NOT covered by
the sectors of the circles?
Shaded : Unshaded = complete
4
100 : 35 = 135
8 �×40 �×40
² 80×50 5400
Area of Rectangle = 5400
(80 + x) (50 + x) = 5400 x = 10
� �

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� �

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(b) 8 2 3 � � 34. A horse racecourse is in the form of an annular ring
whose outer and inner circumferences are 748 m
� ��
(c) 8 �� 2 3 � �� and 396 m, respectively. The width (in m) of the
2 racecourse is: (Take � = 22/7)
� ��
(d)16 �� 2 3 � �� 748 m 396 m
2

p
(b)
� = 22/7

a
A (a) 176 (b) 88
(c) 56 (d) 28
4 4 (c)2�R = 748
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22
4 4 2  R  748
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B 4 4 C R = 119 ��2�r = 396
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22
2  r  396 ��r = 63
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Pr

Area of shadded portion

= Area of equilateral triangle R – r = 119 – 63 = 56 m
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b

2
Pu

3 2 1 Selection Post MTS Tier-I

=
4
(8)  (4)2 = 8 2 3 –
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SSC MTS Tier-I (2020) 35. The sides of a triangular field are 56 m, 90 m and
{20/10/2021} All Shifts 106 m. The cost of levelling the field at `6.80 per m 2
pi

33. In the given figure, the area of the unshaded region is:
am

is 35% of the area of the shaded region. What is the 56 90 106

value of x? `6.80
Ch
g

(a) `15,112 (b) `17,136

35% x (c) `20,182 (d) `14,616
80 x (b) Sides of ��= 56,90,106 meters
Ga

1
Area of ��= ×base×height
50 2

56 106
x

(a) 20 (b) 15 90
(c) 10 (d) 5 1
×56×90 = 2520 m2
2
Cost of levelling of field
= area ×cost per m2
= 2520 × 6.80= 17136

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(c) 160, 300, 340 � (triplet)
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Area of ��= ×160×300
2
36. What is the area (in m²) of a circular path of uniform = 2400
width of 1.4 m surrounding a circular garden of
22
diameter 126 m? Area of circular = ×2400
126 1.4 105
22
( ² ) � �r2 = ×2400
105
22 22 � 2400 � 7
= r2 =
7 22 � 105
(a) 564.96 (b) 604.56 r = 40
(c) 556.16 (d) 560.56 22
(d) d = 126 r = 63 2�r = 2× ×40
7

r
R = 63+1.4 = 64.4
= 251.42 m2
Area = �(R2–r2)
39. The perimeter of a field in the shape of a rhombus is

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22 800 m and one of its diagonals is 240 m. What is
= (4147.36–3669)
7 the area (in m²)
Area = 560.56 m2 800
37. The area of a triangular field with sides 48m, 90m 240 ( ² )
and 102m is equal to 3 times the area of rectangular
(a) 57,600 (b) 19,200
plot whose sides are in the ratio 4 : 5. The perimeter
(c) 38,400 (d) 28,800

p
of the rectangular plot is:
(c) Perimeeter = 800
48 , 90 102 a = 200
3

a
1
4:5 A = P 4(a)2 –p2
2
(a) 90 m (b) 144 m
1
at
(c) 108 m (d) 126 m = ×240 4(200)2 – (240)2
(c) 48, 90, 102 (triplet) 2
1 120 160000 – 57600
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Area of ��= ×48×90 = 2160
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= 120×320 = 38400 m2
2
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Pr

2160
Area of �=
3
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4x×5x = 720 ��x = 6

b

Perimeter = (4x+5x)2
Pu

= 9×6×2 = 108 m
38. The area of a triangular park, whose sides are 160
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on

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m, 300 m and 340 m, is 4 of the area of a circular
pi

22
park. What is the perimeter (in m) of the circular
am

22
park (correct to one decimal place)? (take ��= )
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g

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160 , 300 340
Ga

17
4
22

22
(��= )
7
(a) 253.2 (b) 248.8
(c) 251.4 (d) 240.2

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