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.