Aptitude Solved Problems

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Fundamental Concepts :

Results on Triangles:

Sum of the angles of a triangle is 180

The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.

Pythagoras Theorem :

In a right-angled triangle,
(Hypotenuse)2 = (Base)2 + (Height)2.

The line joining the mid-point of a side of a triangle to the positive vertex is called the median.

The point where the three medians of a triangle meet, is called centroid. The centroid divided each
of the medians in the ratio 2 : 1.

In an isosceles triangle, the altitude from the vertex bisects the base.

The median of a triangle divides it into two triangles of the same area.

The area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a given triangle is one-
fourth of the area of the given triangle.

Results on Quadrilaterals:

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

Each diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into triangles of the same area.

The diagonals of a rectangle are equal and bisect each other.

The diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other at right angles.

The diagonals of a rhombus are unequal and bisect each other at right angles.

A parallelogram and a rectangle on the same base and between the same parallels are equal in area.

Of all the parallelogram of given sides, the parallelogram which is a rectangle has the greatest area.

Important Formulae :

Area of a rectangle = (Length x Breadth)

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 Length = Area / Breadth
and Breadth = Area / Length

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(Length + Breadth)

Area of a square = (side)2 = 1/2 (diagonal)2

Area of 4 walls of a room = 2 (Length + Breadth) x Height

Area of a triangle = 1/2 * Base * Height

Area of a triangle = s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)

where a, b, c are the sides of the triangle and s = (a + b + c)

Area of an equilateral triangle = 3 * (side)2

Radius of incircle of an equilateral triangle of side a = a / 23

Radius of circumcircle of an equilateral triangle of side a = a / 3

Radius of incircle of a triangle of area and semi-perimeter S = / S

Area of parallelogram = (Base * Height)

Area of a rhombus = 1/2 * (Product of diagonals)

Area of a trapezium = 1/2 * (sum of parallel sides) distance between them.

Area of a circle = R2, where R is the radius.

Circumference of a circle = 2R.

Length of an arc = 2R / 360, where is the central angle.

Area of a sector = 1/2 (arc * R) = R2 / 360

Circumference of a semi-circle = R

Area of semi-circle = R2 / 2

Note :

Cost of any surface = Area of surface x cost of 1 square unit.

Area of 4 walls of room with height h, width w and length l is 2(l x h + w x h).

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 Area Solved Problems
1. Find the area of a triangle is with base 4m and height 5m?
Answer : 10 m2
Explanation :
Given,
base (b) = 4m
height (h) = 5m
Area = 1/2 * b * h
= 1/2 * 4 * 5
= 10 m2

2. Find the area of an equilateral triangle having the side 4cm?

Answer : 43 cm2
Explanation :
Area of the equilateral triangle = (3/4) * a 2
Area = (3/4) * (4)2
= 43 cm2

3. The base of a right triangle is 8 and hypotenuse is 10. Find the area?
Answer : 24
Explanation :
Area of the right triangle = (1/2) * b * h
h2 = 102 - 82 = 36
h=6
Area = (1/2) * 8 * 6
= 24

4. One side of rectangular field is 15 meter and one of its diagonals is 17 meter. Then find the area of the
field?
Answer : 120 m2
Explanation :
We know that, h2 = b2+h2
Other side = ((17)2 - (15)2)
= (289 - 225)
= 64
= 8 meter
Area = Length * Breadth
= 15 * 8 m2
= 120 m2

5. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the
boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then find the area of the
park (in sq. m) ?
Answer : 153600 sq. m
Explanation :
We are having speed and time so we can calculate the distance or perimeter.
Then by applying the formula of perimeter of rectangle we get the value of length and breadth
Perimeter = Distance travelled in 8 minutes,
Perimeter = (12000 / 60) * 8 = 1600 meter. [because Distance = Speed * Time]
Given, length is 3x and width is 2x
We know perimeter of rectangle is 2(L + B)
So, 2(3x + 2x) = 1600

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 x = 160
So Length = 160 * 3 = 480 meter
and Width = 160 * 2 = 320 meter
Finally, Area = length * breadth
= 480 * 320
= 153600 sq. m

6. Find the percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20% ?
Answer : 44%
Explanation :
Let original length = x metres
Original breadth = y metres
Original area = xy m2
New Length= (120 / 100) x
= (6 / 5) x
New Breadth = (120 / 100)y
= (6/5)y
New Area = (6/5)x (6/5)y
New Area = (36/25)xy
Area Difference = (36/25)xy - xy
= (11/25) xy
Increase% = (Difference /Actual) 100
= (11/25)xy (1/xy) 100
= 44%

7.The area of a rectangle is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the
breadth of the rectangular field ?
Answer : 20
Explanation :
Let breadth = x metres.
Then length = (115x/100)metres.
460 = x (115/100) x
x2 = 460 * (100/115)
x2 = 400
x = 20

8. A rectangular field is to be fenced on three sides leaving a side of 20 feet uncovered. If the area of the
field is 680 sq.ft, how many feet of fencing will be required ?
Answer : 88 feet
Explanation :
Given with length and area, so we can find the breadth.
as Length * Breadth = Area
20 * Breadth = 680
Breadth = 34 feet
Area to be fenced = 2B + L = (2 * 34) + 20
= 88 feet

9. The perimeters of two squares are 40 cm and 32 cm. Find the perimeter of a third square whose area is
equal to the difference of the areas of the two squares?
Answer : 24 cm
Explanation :
We know perimeter of square = 4(side)
So Side of first square = 40/4 = 10 cm
Side of second square = 32/4 = 8 cm

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Area of third Square = 10 * 10 - 8 * 8
= 36 cm
So side of third square = 6 [because area of square = side * side]
Perimeter = 4 * Side
=4*6
= 24 cm

10. A courtyard is 25 meter long and 16 meter board is to be paved with bricks of dimensions 20 cm by 10
cm. Find the total number of bricks required?
Answer : 2000
Explanation :
Number of bricks = (Courtyard area /1 brick area)
= (2500 * 1600) / (20 * 100))
= 2000

11.The length of a rectangle is three times of its width. If the length of the diagonal is 810, then find the
perimeter of the rectangle?
Answer : 64 cm
Explanation :
Let Breadth = x cm,
then, Length = 3x cm
x2+(3x)2 = (810)2
10x2 = 640
x=8
Hence, Perimeter = [2 (24 + 8)] cm = 64 cm

12. A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. Find the
percentage of decrease in area?
Answer : 28%
Explanation :
Let original length = x
and original width = y
Decrease in area will be
= xy - ((80/100)x * (90/100)y)
= (xy - (18/25)xy)
= (7/25) xy
Decrease = ((7xy / 25xy) * 100)%
= 28%

13. If the length of a rectangle is halved and its breadth is tripled, what is the percentage change in its area?
Answer : 50%
Explanation :
Let original length = l,
original breadth = b
Then, original area = lb
Length is halved
New length = (l/2)
breadth is tripled
New breadth = 3b
New area = (l/2) * 3b
= (3lb/2)
Increase in area
= new area - original area
=(3lb/2) - lb

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= lb/2
Percentage increase in area
= (increase in area/original area) * 100
= (lb/2) / lb) * 100
= (1/2) * 100
= 50%

14. A person walked diagonally across a square plot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not
walking along the edges?
Answer : 30%
Explanation :
Let us consider a square plot
Let length of each side = 1
Then, length of the diagonal = (12 + 12)
=2
Distance travelled if walked along the edges
= BC + CD
=1+1
=2
Distance travelled if walked diagonally
= BD
= 2
= 1.41
Distance saved = 2 - 1. 41
= 0.59
Percent distance saved
= 90.59/20 * 100
= 0.59 * 50 = 29.5
30%

15. A rectangular field has to be fenced on three sides leaving a side of 20 feet uncovered. If the area of the
field is 680 sq. feet, how many feet of fencing will be required?
Answer : 88 feet
Explanation :
Area of the field = 680sq. Feet
Length of the adjacent sides are
20 feet and 680/20 = 34 feet
Required length of the fencing
= 20 + 34 + 34
= 88 feet

16. A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides. If the length of the unpainted
side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, find out the area of the parking space
in square feet?
Answer : 126 square feet
Explanation :
length = 9 feet
breadth = (37 - 9) / 2
= 14feet
Area = 9 * 14
= 126 square feet

17. The area of a rectangular plot is 460 square metres. If the length is 15%more than the breadth, what is
the breadth of the plot?

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Answer : 20 m
Explanation :
length = 115% of breadth.
Length * breadth = 460 m2
115% of breadth * breadth = 460m2
(115/100) * breadth * breadth = 460 m2
breadth * breadth = (460 * 100 ) / 115 m2
breadth * breadth = 400 m2
(breadth)2 = 400m2
breadth = 20 m

18. A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of the two parts is one-
fifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the smaller part in hectares?
Answer : x = 315
Explanation :
Average of the two areas = (700/2) = 350
one-fifth of the average of the two areas = (350/5) = 70
Difference of the two areas = 70
Let area of the smaller part = x hectares.
Then, area of the larger part = x + 70 hectares.
X + (x + 70) = 700
2x = 630
x = 315

19.The length of a room is 5.5 m and width is 3.75 m. What is the cost of paying the floor by slabs at the
rate of Rs.800 per sq. Metre?
Answer : Rs.16500
Explanation :
Area = 5.5 * 3.75 sq. Metre.
Cost for 1 sq. metre = Rs.800
Hence, total cost
= 5.5 * 3.75 * 800
= Rs.16500

20.The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased by 5 cm and breadth is increased
by 5cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75 sq.cm. What is the length of the rectangle?
Answer : 40cm
Explanation :
Let breadth = x cm
Then, length = 2xcm
Area = x * 2x = 2x2 sq.cm.
New length = (2x- 5)cm
New breadth = (x + 5)cm
New area = (2x - 5)(x + 5)sq.cm.
Given that, new area = initial area + 75 sq.cm.
(2x- 5)(x + 5) = 2x2 + 75
2x2+10x- 5x- 25 = 2x2 + 75
5x- 25 = 75
5x = 75 + 25 = 100
x = 100 / 5
= 20cm
Length = 2x = 2 * 20
= 40cm

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21. The breadth of a rectangular field is 60% of its length. If the perimeter of the field is 800 m, find out the
area of the field?
Answer : 37500 m2
Explanation :
Breadth = 60%of length
Perimeter = 800m
2(length + breadth) = 800
2(length + 60% of length) = 800
2(160% of length) = 800
160% of length = 400
length = (400 * 100) / 160 = 250m
breadth = (250 * 60) / 100 = 150m
Area = 250 * 150 = 37500 m2

22. A room 5m, 44cm long and 3m, 74cm broad needs to be paved with square tiles. What will be the least
number of square tiles required to cover the floor?
Answer : 176
Explanation :
Length = 5m 44 cm = 544cm
Breadth = 3m 74cm = 374cm
Area = 544 * 374 cm2
Now we need to find out HCF(Highest Common Factor) of 544 and 374.
HCF of 544 and 374 = 34
Therefore, side length of largest square tile = 34cm
Area of each square tile = 34 * 34 cm2
Number of tiles required
= 544 * 374 / (34 * 34)
= 16811
= 176

23. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 metres more than its breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot is at
Rs.26.50 per metre is Rs.5300, what is the length of the plot in metres?
Answer : 60m
Explanation :
Length of the fence = (5300 / 26.50) = 200m
2(length + breadth) = 200 m
2(breadth + 20 + breadth) = 200m ( length = breadth + 20)
breadth + 20 + breadth = 100m
breadth = 40m
Length = 40 + 20 = 60m

24. There is a plot which is rectangular in shape and it area is 460 square metres. What will be breadth of
the plot if length of plot is 15% more than the breadth of plot ?
Answer : 20 meter
Explanation :
l b = 460m2........(i)
Lets suppose breadth of plot is = b
Length will be,
l = b ((100+15)/100)
l = 115b/100........(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get :
(115b / 100) b = 460
b2 = 46000/115
= 400

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 b = 400
= 20 meter

25. What is the percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%?
Answer : 44%
Explanation :
Let Original length = l
Original breadth = b
Then original area = lb
Length is increased by 20%
New length = l * (120/100) = 1.2 l
Breadth is increased by 20%
New breadth = b * (120/100) = 1.2b
New area = 1.2l * 1.2b = 1.44lb
Increase in area = new area - original area
= 1.44lb - lb
= 0.44lb
Percentage increase in area
= (increase in area/original area) * 100
= (0.44lb/lb) * 100 = 44%

26. If the difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23m and its perimeter is 206 m, what is
its area?
Answer : 2520m2
Explanation :
length = breadth + 23
Therefore,
Perimeter = 2 (l + b) = 206m
= 2( breadth + 23 + b)
= (2 * breadth + 2 * 23 + 2 * b)
= 4 * breadth + (2 * 23) = 206m
breadth = 40m
length = 40 + 23 = 63m
Area = 63 * 40 = 2520m2

27. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5:1. If the area of the rectangle is 216
sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle?
Answer : 18 cm
Explanation :
Let perimeter = 5xcm
breadth = xcm
Then, length = (5x - 2x) /2 = 3x/2 cm
Area = lb
Area = 216cm2
(3x/2) * x = 216
3x2 = 216 * 2
x2 = 72 * 2 = 36 * 2 * 2
x = 6 * 2 = 12
length = (3x/2)
= ( 3 * 12) / 2
= 18 cm

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28. The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular room is 7(1/2) feet. The shorter side of the room is 4(1/2) feet.
What is the area of the room?
Answer : 27 feet
Explanation :
Diagonal, d = 7(1/2) feet = 15/2 feet
Breadth, b = 4(1/2) feet = 9/2 feet
In the right-angled triangle PQR,
l2 = (15/2)2- (9/2)2
= (225/4) - (81/4) = 144/4
l = 144/4
= 12/2 feet
= 6 feet
Area = lb
= 6 * (9/2)
= 27 feet

29. The diagonal of a rectangle is 41cm and its area is 20 sq. cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
Answer : 18cm
Explanation :
For a rectangledd2 = l2+ b2
where l = length, b = breadth and d = diagonal of the of the rectangle
d = 41 cm
Area = lb = 20
d2 = l2+b2
l2+b2 = (41)2 = 41 (1)
Area = lb = 20 cm2(2)
(a+b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
using the above formula, we have
(l+b)2 = l2+ 2lb + b2
= (l2 + b2) + 2lb
= 41 + (2 * 20)
= 81
(l + b) = 81 = 9cm
perimeter = 2(l + b)
=2*9
= 18cm

30. Find the length of each side of an equilateral triangle having an area of 43 cm 2 ?
Answer : 4
Explanation :
Area of the equilateral triangle = (3/4) * a 2
Given area = 43 cm2
43 = (3 / 4) * a2
a2 = 16
a=4

31. The area of a parallelogram is 72 cm2 and its altitude is twice the corresponding base. What is the length
of the base?
Answer : 6cm
Explanation :
Area of a parallelogram, A = bh
where b is the base and h is the height of the parallelogram.

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Let base = x cm.
Then, height = 2x cm( altitude is twice the base)
Area = x * 2x = 2x2
Area given is = 72 cm2
2x2 = 72
x2 = 36
x = 6cm
length of the base = 6cm

32. Two diagonals of a rhombus are 72cm and 30cm respectively. What is its perimeter?
Answer : 39cm
Explanation :
Remember the following two properties of a rhombus which will be useful in solving this question
1. All the sides of a rhombus are congruent.
2. The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles.
Let the diagonals be PR and SQ
Let PR = 72cm, SQ = 30cm
PO = OR = 72/2 = 36cm
O = OQ = 30/2 = 15cm
PQ = QR = RS = SP
= 362 + 152
= 1296 + 225
= 1521
= 39cm

33. The base of a parallelogram is (p + 4), altitude to the base is (p - 3) and the area is (p 2- 4), find out its
actual area.
Answer : 60 sq. Units
Explanation :
Area of a parallelogram, A = bh
where b is the base and h is the height of the parallelogram
p2- 4 = (p + 4)(p- 3)
p2- 4 = p2 + p- 12
-4 = p- 12
p = 12- 4 = 8
Hence, actual area = (p2 - 4)
= 82- 4
= 64 - 4
= 60 sq. Units

34. A rectangular plot measuring 90 metres by 50 metres needs to be enclosed by wire fencing such that
poles of the fence will be kept 5 metres apart. How many poles will be needed?
Answer : 56
Explanation :
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(l+b)
where l is the length and b is the breadth of the rectangle.
Length of the wire fencing = perimeter
= 2(90 + 50) = 280 metre
Two poles will be kept 5 metres apart. The poles will be placed along the perimeter of the rectangular plot,
not in a single straight line which is very important.
Hence, number of poles required
= 280 / 5 = 56

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35. A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. Find the cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75
paise per sq. m?
Answer : Rs. 558
Explanation :
Area to be plastered = [2(l + b) x h] + (l x b)
= {[2(25 + 12) x 6] + (25 x 12)} m2
= (444 + 300) m2
= 744 m2
Cost of plastering = Rs. (744 * (75 / 100)) = Rs. 558.

36. A farmer wishes to start a 100 sq. m. rectangular vegetable garden. Since he has only 30 meter barbed
wire, he fences three sides of the garden letting his house compound wall act as the fourth side fencing.
Then find the dimension of the garden?
Answer : 20 m * 5 m
Explanation :
From the given, 2b + l = 30
l = 30 - 2b
Area = 100m2
l * b = 100
b(30 - 2b) = 100
b2 - 15b + 50 = 0
(b-10)(b-5) = 0
b = 10 or b = 5
when b = 10 then l = 10
when b = 5 then l = 20
Since the garden is rectangular so we will take value of breadth 5.
So its dimensions are 20 m * 5 m

37. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. Find the percentage of error in the
calculated area of the square ?
Answer : 4.04%
Explanation :
100 cm is read as 102 cm.
A1 = (100 x 100) cm2 and A2 (102 x 102) cm2.
(A2 - A1) = [(102)2 - (100)2]
= (102 + 100) * (102 - 100)
= 404 cm2.
Percentage error = (404 / 100 x 100) * 100% = 4.04%

38. The perimeters of 5 squares are 24 cm, 32 cm, 40 cm, 76 cm and 80 cm respectively. Find the perimeter
of another square equal in area to the sum of the area of these square ?
Answer : 124cm
Explanation :
Clearly first we need to find the areas of the given squares, for that we need its side.
Side of sqaure = Perimeter/4
So sides are,
(24/4), (32/4), (40/4), (76/4), (80/4)
= 6, 8, 10, 19, 20
Area of new square will be
= [62 + 82 + 102 + 192 + 202]
= 36 + 64 + 100 + 361 + 400 = 961 cm2
Side of new Sqaure
= 961
= 31cm

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Required perimeter = (4 * 31) = 124cm

39. 50 square stone slabs of equal size were needed to cover a floor area of 72 sq.m. Find the length of each
stone slab?
Answer : 120cm
Explanation :
Area of each slab = 7250m2= 1.44m2
Length of each slab = 1.44 =1.2m
= 120cm

40. What are the least number of square tiles required to pave the floor of a room 15 m 17 cm long and 9 m
2 cm broad ?
Answer : 814
Explanation :
We need to calculate the area of tiles. With we can get by obtaining the length of largest tile.
Length of largest tile can be obtained from HCF of length and breadth.
So lets solve this,
Length of largest tile = HCF of (1517 cm and 902 cm)
= 41 cm
Required number of tiles = (Area of floor/Area of tile)
= ((1517 * 902)/(41 * 41))
= 814

41. The area of a square is 69696 cm square. What will be its diagonal ?
Answer : 373.296 cm
Explanation :
If area is given then we can easily find side of a square as,
Side = 69696 = 264cm
we know diagonal = 2* side
= 2 * 264
= 1.414 * 264
= 373.296 cm

42. If the ratio of the areas of two squares is 225:256, then find the ratio of their perimeters?
Answer : 15 : 16
Explanation :
a2 / b2 = 225 / 256
a / b = 15 / 16
4a / 4b = (4 15) / (4 16)
= 15 / 16
= 15 : 16

43. The difference of the areas of two squares drawn on two line segments in 32 sq. cm. Find the length of
the greater line segment if one is longer than the other by 2 cm?
Answer : 7cm
Explanation :
Let the lengths of the line segments be x and x + 2 cm
then,
(x + 2)2 - x2 = 32
x2 + 4x + 4 - x2 = 32
4x = 28
x = 7cm

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44. The base of a triangle is 15 cm and height is 12 cm. Find the height of another triangle of double the
area having the base 20 cm?
Answer : 18cm
Explanation :
Area of triangle, A1 = (1/2) base height
= (1/2) 15 12
= 90cm2
Area of second triangle = 2 A1
= 180 cm2
(1/2) 20 height =180
height = 18cm

45. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of (1/2):(1/3):(1/4). If the perimeter is 52 cm, then find the length
of the smallest side?
Answer : 12 cm
Explanation :
Ratio of sides = (1/2):(1/3):(1/4)
= 6:4:3
Perimeter = 52cm
So sides are = (52 (6/13))cm, (52 (4/13))cm, (52 (3/13))cm
a = 24 cm, b = 16 cm and c = 12 cm
Length of the smallest side = 12 cm

46. The height of an equilateral triangle is 10 cm. find its area.

Answer : 100 /3 cm2
Explanation :
Let each side be a cm, then
(a/2)2+102 = a2
(a2 - a2/4) = 100
(3a2)/4 = 100
a2 = 400/3
Area = ((3/4) * (400/3)) cm2
= 100 /3 cm2

47. If the area of a square with the side a is equal to the area of a triangle with base a, then find the altitude
of the triangle?
Answer : 2a
Explanation :
We know area of square = a2
Area of triangle = (1/2) a h
(1/2) a h = a2
h = 2a

48. A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the
altitude of the parallelogram is 100 m , then find the altitude of the triangle ?
Answer : 200m
Explanation :
Let the triangle and parallelogram have common base b,
let the Altitude of triangle is h1 and of parallelogram is h2(which is equal to 100 m), then
Area of triangle = (1/2) b h1
Area of rectangle = b h2
(1/2) b h1 = b h2
(1/2) b h1 = b 100
h1 = 100 2 = 200m

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49. Find the circumference of a circle, whose area is 24.64 meter square?
Answer : 17.60m
Explanation :
Area of Circle = * r2
* r2 = 24.64
r2 = (24.64 / 22) 7
r2 = 7.84
r = 7.84
r = 2.8
Circumference = 2 r
=2 (22/7) 2.8
= 17.60m

50. Find the area of incircle of an equilateral triangle of side 42 cm?

Answer : 462cm2
Explanation :
Radius of incircle = a / 23
= 42/(23)
= 73
Area of incircle = * r2 = (22/7) (73)2
= (22/7) * 49 3
= 462cm2

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