MATHEMATICS ASSIGNMENT IX

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ASSIGNMENT ON

HERONS FORMULA

Direction for 1 10: State true or false

1.

In the figure AD is an altitude of ABC. The area of ABC = 2 8 h

A
8 cm

h
B

2.

The area of a right triangle is half of the product of its base and perpendicular.

3.

If one side and one altitude of a triangle are given, we can find the area of the triangle using the formula

2 bh .

4.

If all the three sides of a triangle are given, we can find the area of the triangle by using Herons formula.

5.

All the three altitudes of an equilateral triangle are equal.

6.

ABC is an equilateral triangle with side a. The altitude AD = 2

7.

If the altitude of an equilateral triangle is h then its side is 2

8.

If the side and altitude of a triangle are a and h, respectively, then h = 2

9.

In the following figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. If the equal sides are equal to a and

the base is b then the altitude AD =

4a 2 b2 2
A

h a

10.

C
D
b
If the equal sides of an isosceles triangle are equal to a and the altitude perpendicular to base is
2

h then the base is 2 a h

11.

If the perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 60 cm, find its altitude.

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12. If the base of an isosceles triangle is 10 cm and the equal sides are 8 cm each, find the altitude to the

base.

13.

20m
10m

B
20m

C
In the above figure, ABC is a park in the shape of an isosceles right triangle right- angled at B. Find the
area of the park.
14.

If the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and the perimeter is 60 cm, find the area of
the triangle.

15.

The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 30 cm and one of the two equal sides is 12 cm. Find the area
of the triangle.

16.

Find the area of the right triangle whose two sides containing the right angle are 15 cm and 18 cm.

17.

The perimeter of a right triangle is 80 cm and its hypotenuse is 34 cm. Find the area and the other
two sides.

18.

One side of a plot of land in the shape of a right angled triangle is 126 cm and the difference in
lengths of its hypotenuse and the other side is 42 m. Calculate the area of the plot.

19.

Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose side is 20 cm. Use Herons formula.

20.

In the figure find the area of the shaded portion.

12 cm

52 cm

16 cm
48 cm
21.

One side of a regular hexagon is 3 3 cm. Find its area.

22.
A
6

10

In ABC, AB = 6 cm, BC = 10 cm and AC = 8 cm. Find the area of ABC.

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23. The sides of a triangle are 18 cm, 24 cm and 30 cm. Find the area of the triangle. Also find the

altitude to the smallest side.

24.

The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 84 cm. If its hypotenuse is 35 cm, find the other two sides
of the triangle.
2

25.

The area of an isosceles right triangle is 450cm . Find its perimeter.

26.

One side of a rhombus shaped field is 30 m and its longer diagonal is 48 m. Find the area of the
field. Also find the shorter diagonal.

27.

A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and same area. The sides of the triangle are 26
cm, 28 cm and 30 cm. If the parallelogram stands on the base 28 cm, find its height.

29.

The figure below is of a model of a boat. If P is the mid-point of AB and the distance between
the parallel sides AB and CD is 16cm, find the area of the figure.
Q
25cm
A

20cm
25cm
P
16
35cm

30.

The perimeter of a rhombus is 146 cm. One of its diagonals is 55 cm. Find the area of the rhombus.

31.

The length of the diagonal of a square is 36 cm. Find its area and perimeter.

32.

The length of the diagonals of rhombus are 72 cm and 135 cm. Find the area and perimeter of
the rhombus.

33.

The perimeter of a square is 64 cm. Find its area and the length of its diagonal.

34.

The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. If the perimeter is 112 cm. Find its area.

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35. In the following figure, ABCD is a trapezium. Find the area of the figure.

36cm

24cm

24cm

A
36.

60

Find the area of a parallelogram whose diagonals are 36 cm and 48 cm and one side is 30 cm.
36cm
48cm
30cm

37.

The lengths of two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 25 cm and 20 cm. If one of the diagonals is
15 cm, find the area of the parallelogram.

38.

The sides of two squares are in the ratio 4:3. If the sum of their areas is 400 cm2, find their sides.

40.

The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. If the perimeter is 98 cm, find its area.

41.

One side and one diagonal of rhombus are 10 cm and 16 cm. Find the length of the other diagonal
and the area of the rhombus.

42.

In quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 10 cm, BC = 24 cm, CD = 26 cm, DA = 20 cm and AC = 26 cm. Find

the area of ABCD.

43.

In the following figure, ABC is a right triangle rightangled at B. AC is 8 cm more than AB. BC is 7cm
more than AB. Find the dimensions of ABC and also find its area.
A
(x+8)

(x+7)

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44. Find the area of the square whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of two triangles whose sides

are 35, 53, 66 and 33, 56, 63. (All dimensions in cm)
45.

In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. A trapezium PQCB is cut out of it. It is given that PB : QC = 3:2.

If the area of the trapezium is 7 of the area of the rectangle, find the length of QC and PB.

5cm
A

46.

B
21cm

The sides of a quadrilateral taken in order are 5 cm, 12 cm, 14 cm and 15 cm. If the angle made by the
first two sides is a right angle, find its area.

48.

Find the perimeter of a square if the sum of the length of its two diagonals is 36cm.

49.

ABCD is a trapezium with AB CD. AB = 20 cm, CD = 16 cm. If the area of the trapezium is 108 cm 2,
find the distance between AB and CD.

50.

The perimeter of a rhombus is 20 cm. One of its diagonals is 8 cm. Find the area of the rhombus and
the measure of other diagonal.

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ANSWER KEY
HERONS FORMULA
1.

False

2.

True

3.

False

4.

True

5.

True

6.

True

7.

True

8.

False

9.

True

10.

True

11.

10 3 cm

12.

39 cm

13.

625 m2

14.

150 cm2

15.

9 15 cm2

16.

135 cm2

17.

60 cm2, 15 cm, 8 cm

18.

1058 m2

19.

2
100 3 cm

20.

384 cm2

21.

81
3 cm2
2

22.

24cm2

23.

216 cm2, 24 cm

24.

28 cm, 21cm

25.

(60 + 30 2 ) cm

26.

504 cm2, 21 cm

27.

12 cm

28.

200 6 cm2

29.

830 cm2

30.

1320 cm2

31.

512 cm2 64 2 cm

32.

4860 cm2, 306 cm

33.

256 cm2, 16 2 cm

34.

480 cm2

35.

576 3 cm2

36.

864 cm2

37.

300 cm2

38.

16 cm, 12 cm

39.

24cm

40.

544 cm2

41.

12 cm, 96 cm2

42.

360cm2

43.

5 cm, 12 cm, 13 cm, 30cm2

44.

1848 cm2

45.

15cm, 10cm

46.

114cm2

48.

(36 2cm)

49.

6 cm

50.

24 cm2 , 6 cm

47.

12cm

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