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Q 6[3 marks sum]3 Marks
The perimeter of a rectangular field is $\frac{3}{5} km$ and its length is twice its breadth. Find the area of the field in $m ^2$.
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Q 8[3 marks sum]3 Marks
In the adjoining figure, $\triangle ABC$ is right angled at $A , BC =7.5$ cm and $AB =4.5 cm$. If the area of quad. ABCD is $30 cm^2$ and DL is the altitude of $\triangle DAC$, calculate the length DL.
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Q 9[3 marks sum]3 Marks
Find the perimeter and area of quadrilateral ABCD in which
$\begin{array}{l}AB=9 cm, AD=12 cm, BD=15 cm \\
CD=17 cm \text { and } \angle CBD=90\end{array}$.
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Q 11[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Calculate the area of quadrilateral ABCD in which $\triangle BCD$ is equilateral with each side equal to $26 cm, \angle BAD =90$ and $AD =24 cm$.
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Q 12[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Calculate the area of quadrilateral ABCD in which :
$\begin{array}{l}AB=24 cm, AD=32 cm, \angle BAD=90 \\
\text { and } BC=CD=52 cm\end{array}$.
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Q 14[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 36 cm and 25 cm. If the distance between longer sides is 15cm, find the distance between the shorter sides.
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Q 15[4 marks sum]4 Marks
The area of a rhombus is $216 cm ^2$ and one of its diagonals measures 24 cm. Find:
(i) the length of the other diagonal,
(ii) the length of each of its sides,
(iii) its perimeter.
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Q 17[5 marks sum]5 Marks
In the given figure, ABCD is a trapezium in which $AD =13 cm, BC =5 cm, CD =17 cm$ and $\angle A =\angle B =90$.
Calculate :
(i) AB
(ii) Area of trap. ABCD .
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Q 19[5 marks sum]5 Marks
The perimeter of a rectangular plot is 130 m and its area is $1000 m^2$. Take the length of the plot as $x$ metres. Use the perimeter to write the value of breadth in terms of $x$. Use the values of length, breadth and area to write an equation in $x$. Solve the equation and calculate the length and breadth of the plot.
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Q 20[5 marks sum]5 Marks
A rectangle of area $144 cm^2$ has its length equal to $x cm$. Write down its breadth in terms of $x$. Given that its perimeter is 52 cm , write down an equation in $x$ and solve it to determine the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Q 21MCQ1 Mark
In the given figure, ABCD is a trapezium in which $AB \| CD$. If area of $\triangle BEC$ is 12 $cm ^2$, then area of $\triangle EDC$ is :
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  • $12 cm^2$
  • B
    $6 cm^2$
  • C
    $24 cm^2$
  • D
    none of these

Answer: A.

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Q 22MCQ1 Mark
The base of an isosceles triangle is 16 cm and its area is $48 cm^2$ The perimeter of the triangle is:
  • A
    24 cm
  • B
    30 cm
  • 36 cm
  • D
    42 cm

Answer: C.

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Q 23MCQ1 Mark
A field is in the shape of parallelogram, whose adjacent sides are 120 m and 170 m. If its one diagonal is 250 m, then cost of ploughing the field at ₹ 20 per sq m is :
  • A
    ₹ 90,000
  • B
    ₹ 1,20,000
  • C
    ₹ 1,50,000
  • ₹ 1,80,000

Answer: D.

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Q 24MCQ1 Mark
The area of a rectangle is thrice that of a square. Length of the rectangle is 40 cm and the breadth of the rectangle is $\frac{3}{2}$ times that of the side of the square. The side of the square is :
  • A
    15 cm
  • B
    18 cm
  • 20 cm
  • D
    24 cm

Answer: C.

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Q 25MCQ1 Mark
Assertion (A) : The area of a rhombus is $84 cm^2$. If its one diagonal is 7 cm , then side of the rhombus is 12 cm .
Reason $(R)$ : Area of a rhombus is given by $\frac{1}{2}$ product of its diagonals.
  • A
    A is true, R is false
  • A is false, R is true
  • C
    Both A and R are true
  • D
    Both A and R are false.

Answer: B.

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