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Long Answer type
Question 1
Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 12 cm and 20 cm and the distance between them is 15 cm. Solution
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=12 cm , b=20 cm h =15 cm
Therefore
$A=\frac {1}{2} [12 +20] \times 15 =240 \; cm^2$
Question 2
Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 38.7 cm and 22.3 cm, and the distance between them is 18 cm. Solution
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=38.7 cm , b=22.3 cm h =18 cm
Therefore
$A=\frac {1}{2} [38.7 +22.3] \times 18 =549 \; cm^2$
Question 3
The area of a trapezium is 1440 cm2. If the lengths of its parallel sides are 54.6 cm and 35.4 cm, find the distance between them. Solution
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=54.6 cm , b=35.4 cm, h =?, A=1440 cm2
Therefore
$1440=\frac {1}{2} [38.7 +22.3] \times h$
$h= 32$ cm
Question 4
The area of a trapezium is 1586 cm2 and the distance between its parallel sides is 26 cm. If one of the parallel sides is 84 cm, find the other. Solution
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=84 cm , b=?, h =26 cm., A=1586 cm2
Therefore
$1586=\frac {1}{2} [84 +b] \times 26$
$h= 38$ cm
Question 5
The area of a trapezium is 384cm2. Its parallel sides are in the ratio 2: 6 and the perpendicular distance between them is 12 cm. Find the length of each of the parallel sides. Solution
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=2x cm , b=6x, h =12 cm., A=384 cm2
Therefore
$384=\frac {1}{2} [2x +6x] \times 12$
$x= 8$ cm
So parallel sides are 16 cm and 48 cm
Question 6
Mitesh wants to buy a trapezium shaped field. Its side along the river is parallel to and twice the side along the road. If the area of this field is 10500 m2 and the perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides is 100 m, find the length of the side along the river. Solution
let x be the length on the road, then 2x is the length on the river side
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=2x m , b=x, h =100 m., A=10500 m2
Therefore
$10500=\frac {1}{2} [2x +x] \times 100$
$x= 70$ m
So parallel sides are 70 m and 140 m
Question 7
The area of a trapezium is 180 cm2 and its height is 9 cm. If one of the parallel sides is longer than the other by 6 cm, find the two parallel sides. Solution
let x be one side, then x+6 is the length of another parallel side
Area of trapezium=Half the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the perpendicular distance between them gives the
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=x m , b=x+6, h =9 cm., A=180 cm2
Therefore
$180=\frac {1}{2} [x +x+6] \times 9$
$x= 17$ cm
So parallel sides are 17 cm and 23 cm
Question 8
The parallel sides of a trapezium are 20 cm and 10 cm. Its nonparallel sides are both equal, each being 13 cm. Find the area of the trapezium. Solution
Let ABCD is the trapezium with AB and CD are the parallel sides.
Now
AB=10 cm, CD=20 cm, BC=13 cm
Now draw line BE || AD and draw a perpendicular from B on EC
Now ABED is a parallelogram, then BE=13 cm
In triangle BEC, BE =BC, So Isoceles triangle,So perpendicular will bisect the EC
Hence EF=FC
Now EC= DC -DE = 20 -10 =10 cm
Therefore EF=FC= EC/2 = 5 cm
Now in Triangle BEF, it is right angle at F,So by pythagorous theorem
$BE^2 = BF^2 + EF^2$
$169 = BF^2 + 25$
$BF=12 cm$
This is also the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.So now coming back to Area of trapezium
$A = \frac {1}{2} [a +b] \times h$
Here a=10 cm , b=20 cm, h =12 cm., A=?
Therefore
$A=\frac {1}{2} [10 +20] \times 12$
$A= 180 \; cm^2$
True and False
Question 9
(i) Amount of region occupied by a solid is called its surface area
(ii)The areas of any two faces of a cube are equal.
(iii)The areas of two oppossite faces of a cuboid are equal.
(iv) 2.5 litres is equal to 0.0025 cubic meters
(v) Ratio of area of a circle to the area of a square whose side equals radius of circle is 1 : π. Solution
(i) False
(ii) True
(iii) True
(iv) True
(v) false
Fill in the blanks
Question 10
(i) Curved surface area of a cylinder of radius 2b and height 2a is _______.
(ii) Volume of a cylinder with radius p and height q is __________.
(iii) 6.55m2 = ______cm2
(iv)The volume of a cylinder becomes __________ the original volume if its radius becomes doubles of the original radius and height becomes half of its original values
(v)The surface area of a cylinder which exactly fits in a cube of side b is____ Solution
(i) $S=2\pi r H= 2\pi 2b 2a= 8\pi ab$
(ii)$V=\pi r^2 H= \pi p^2 q$
(iii) 6.55m2 =6.55 * 104 cm2
(iv) $V_1=\pi r^2 H$ ,$V_2= \pi (2r)^2 (1/2)H=2 pi r^2 H$, So it becomes double
(v) Radius of cylinder =(1/2)b and height =b, So Surface area=2\pi b^2$
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