Mensuration
Perimeter of a rectangle, square, triangle and other shapes.
We have given some problems on perimeter below.
Ex 1. Find the perimeter of a right triangle of altitude 4 cm and base 3 cm.
Sol. Let the triangle be ABC.
A
4 cm
B 3 cm C
By Pythagoras Theorem, we have
AB2 + BC2 = AC2
42 + 32 = AC2 16 cm + 9 cm = AC2
AC2 = 25 cm AC = 5 cm
Perimeter = (4 + 3 + 5) cm = 12 cm.
Ex 2. A man runs on a rectangular path of length 25 cm and breadth 18 cm at a speed of 43 m/s.
Find the time taken by the man to complete 4 rounds on the path.
Sol. Total distance covered by the man on first round = Perimeter of the rectangular path
= 2 × (25 + 18) cm
= 2 × 43 cm = 86 cm.
Speed of the man = 43 m/s.
86
Time taken by the man to cover 1 round = 43 sec.
86×4
Time taken by the man to cover 4 rounds = sec = 8 seconds.
43
Ex 3. Found the cost of fencing a triangular garden of length 8 m, 9 m and 11 m if the rate is Rs.
1680 per m.
Sol. Perimeter of the garden = (8 + 9 + 11) m = 28 m.
Cost required for fencing the garden = Rs. (1680 × 28) = Rs. 47040.
Ex 4. The length of a rectangular part is 3 times subtracted by 50 m from the breadth. Find the
area of the park, if perimeter is 492 m.
Sol. Let the breadth of the park be x metres. Then we have,
∴ Length of the park = (3x - 50) metres.
According to the question,
2 × (3x - 50 + x) = 492 m
6x - 100 + 2x = 492 m
6x + 2x = 492 m + 100 m
8x = 592 m x = 592 × 1/8 m x = 74 m
Length of the park = (74 × 3) + 50 m = 222 m + 50 m = 272 m.
Area = Length × breadth = (272 × 74) m2 = 20128 m2
Area
Area is the amount of space and object has.
Solved Examples.
Ex 5.