Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area
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Perimeter of a Shape
SubtopicPerimeter of a Shape under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
How many meters of lace are required to put around a rectangular table cloth of long and wide?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
Find the length of the side of an equilateral triangle if its perimeter is .
A.B.C.D. - 3.
What is the perimeter of an isosceles right-angled triangle with equal sides of and hypotenuse ?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
The perimeter of a square is . If each side is increased by , the new perimeter is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
The area of a right-angled triangle is and the length of its hypotenuse is . Find the perimeter of the triangle.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Find the perimeter of a triangle whose sides are and .
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If the side of a square is tripled, how many times the original perimeter will the new perimeter be?
A.times
B.times
C.times
D.times
- 8.
What is the radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of two circles of radii cm and cm?
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 9.
A rope of length m is used to form a circle. How many times can a smaller rope of length m fit along the circumference?
A.times
B.times
C.times
D.times
- 10.
Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose diagonal is cm and length is cm.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
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Perimeter of a Circle — The C/D Ratio
SubtopicPerimeter of a Circle — The C/D Ratio under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If the diameter of a circle is cm, what is its circumference? (Use )
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 2.
If is the circumference and is the radius, then is:
A.The diameter
B.The area
C.The radius
D.The square of the radius
- 3.
A circle has a radius of units. Its circumference is:
A.units
B.units
C.units
D.units
- 4.
If the circumference of a circle is , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
The sum of the radii of two circles is cm and the difference of their circumferences is cm. What is the radius of the smaller circle? (Use )
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 6.
If the circumference of a circle is , then its radius is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 7.
The distance covered by a circular wheel of diameter in one complete revolution is:
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If the circumference of a circle is numerically equal to the perimeter of an equilateral triangle of side , find the radius of the circle in terms of .
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If and are the diameters of two circles with circumferences and , and , then which relationship is strictly true regarding the ratio?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
If the circumference of a circle is decreased by , by what percentage does the diameter decrease?
A.B.C.D.
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π Is Irrational
Subtopicπ Is Irrational under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Is the number a value for ?
A.Yes
B.No
C.Sometimes
D.Only for very small circles
- 2.
If the radius of a circle is , the ratio of the area to the circumference is when is:
A.B.C.D. - 3.
The number is:
A.Rational
B.Irrational
C.An integer
D.A natural number
- 4.
What is the result of (where )?
A.B.C.D.Irrational
- 5.
If , then is:
A.A rational number
B.An irrational number
C.Zero
D.A natural number
- 6.
Which of the following is an irrational number between and used in geometry?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If the numerical value of the circumference of a circle is , what is the area of the circle?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is:
A.22:7
B.14:11
C.7:22
D.11:14
- 9.
If the area of a sector of a circle of radius cm is cm, what is the length of the arc of the sector?
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 10.
Given that is irrational, which of the following results for the area of a circle with radius is the most mathematically accurate?
A.154
B.C.153.93
D.
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Length of an Arc of a Circle
SubtopicLength of an Arc of a Circle under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
The perimeter of a semi-circle of radius is:
A.B.C.D. - 2.
Find the arc length of a semicircle with diameter cm. (Use )
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 3.
The length of an arc of a circle of radius cm is cm. Find the angle subtended by the arc at the center. (Use )
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If the length of an arc is , what is the central angle?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
What is the ratio of the length of an arc subtending an angle of at the center to the total circumference of the circle?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Find the perimeter of a semicircle with a radius of cm. (Use )
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 7.
The hour hand of a clock is cm long. Find the distance moved by its tip in hours. (Leave answer in terms of )
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 8.
If the angle of a sector is degrees and the radius is , what is the length of the arc?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
The perimeter of a sector of a circle is and its radius is . Find the area of the sector.
A.B.C.D. - 10.
If the length of an arc of a circle is th of the circumference, find the angle of the sector in radians.
A.B.C.D.
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Problems, Puzzles, and Paradoxes on Perimeter
SubtopicProblems, Puzzles, and Paradoxes on Perimeter under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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In the staircase paradox, a path goes from to using steps (each step going right then up). As increases to infinity, the length of the staircase path is always:
A.B.C.D. - 2.
The perimeter of a regular decagon (10 sides) with side is:
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A rectangle has a length of and a perimeter of . Its width is:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
Which of these shapes with the same perimeter has the largest area?
A.Square
B.Equilateral triangle
C.Circle
D.Rectangle
- 5.
If the side of a square is , and it is doubled, the ratio of the new perimeter to the old perimeter is:
A.B.C.D. - 6.
The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of per meter is . What is the radius of the field?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
The perimeter of a triangular field is and its sides are in the ratio . Find its area.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
Is it possible for a triangle to have sides cm, cm, and cm?
A.No, because
B.Yes, it is a scalene triangle
C.Yes, it is an obtuse triangle
D.No, because
- 9.
The area of a triangle with sides is . If the sides are increased to , what is the area of the new triangle?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A wire is bent into the shape of a square of area cm. If the same wire is bent into a semi-circle, what is the radius of the semi-circle? (Take )
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
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Area of a Rectangle
SubtopicArea of a Rectangle under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
A rectangle has a width of units and a length of units. If the length is increased by unit, what is the new area?
A.units
B.units
C.units
D.units
- 2.
Find the area of a rectangle whose diagonal is cm and length is cm.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 3.
A rectangle has an area of cm. If its width is cm, find its length.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 4.
If the perimeter of a rectangle is cm and the length is cm, what is its area?
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 5.
A rectangular park m m has two crossroads, each of width m, running in the middle of it, one parallel to the length and the other parallel to the width. Find the area of the crossroads.
A.m
B.m
C.m
D.m
- 6.
Find the area of the L-shaped figure shown, which is composed of two rectangles.
A.units
B.units
C.units
D.units
- 7.
If the diagonal of a rectangle is cm and its width is cm, find its area.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 8.
The cost of fencing a rectangular field at Rs per meter is Rs . If the length of the field is , find the area of the field.
A.B.C.D. - 9.
A rectangular carpet has an area of and a perimeter of . Find the length of its diagonal.
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A wire is in the shape of a square of side . If the wire is rebent into a rectangle of length , find its breadth. Which figure encloses more area and by how much?
A.Square,
B.Rectangle,
C.Square,
D.Rectangle,
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Area of a Parallelogram
SubtopicArea of a Parallelogram under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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If the base of a parallelogram is and altitude is , which formula represents its area?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
What is the area of a rhombus if its diagonals are and ? (Note: A rhombus is a special parallelogram)
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A parallelogram has a base of and a height of . Find its area.
A.B.C.D. - 4.
In a parallelogram , the altitude to the base is and . What is the area?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
In a parallelogram , and the area is . If a point lies on , what is the area of triangle ?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
A field is in the shape of a parallelogram with a base of and height of . If the cost of leveling the field is Rs per square metre, find the total cost.
A.Rs 9600
B.Rs 4800
C.Rs 2400
D.Rs 19200
- 7.
The area of a parallelogram is . If the ratio of base to height is , find the measure of the base.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A park in the shape of a parallelogram has adjacent sides m and m. The distance between the longer sides and is m. A walking track is being constructed such that it connects the midpoints of sides and , effectively dividing the parallelogram into two smaller congruent parallelograms. Calculate the distance between the shorter sides and and the area of the upper smaller parallelogram .
A.Distance: m, Area: m
B.Distance: m, Area: m
C.Distance: m, Area: m
D.Distance: m, Area: m
- 9.
A rhombus is a special type of parallelogram. If the diagonals of a rhombus are and , what is the altitude of the rhombus if its side length is ?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A parallelogram has sides and . If one of its diagonals is , find the area of the parallelogram (Use Heron's formula for the triangle).
A.B.C.D.
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Area of a Triangle
SubtopicArea of a Triangle under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
What is the area of a triangle with sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5 and its perimeter is 36 cm. Find its area.
A.B.C.D. - 3.
In a right triangle, if the legs are 6 cm and 8 cm, find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If the base of a triangle is doubled and its height is halved, what happens to the area?
A.Area is doubled
B.Area remains the same
C.Area is halved
D.Area becomes four times
- 5.
If the area of an equilateral triangle is , find its perimeter.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
The height of an equilateral triangle is . Find its area.
A.B.C.D. - 7.
Find the area of an isosceles triangle whose base is and each equal side is .
A.B.C.D. - 8.
The perimeter of a triangular forest is m. If the sides are in the ratio , find the area of the forest and check if it is a right-angled triangle.
A., Yes
B., Yes
C., No
D., Yes
- 9.
Two sides of a triangular field are m and m and its perimeter is m. Find the area of the field and the length of the perpendicular from the opposite vertex to the side of m.
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Find the area of a shaded region in a triangle where the outer sides are cm, cm, and cm, and an inner similar triangle is removed whose sides are half of the outer dimensions.
A.B.C.D.
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Squaring a Rectangle
SubtopicSquaring a Rectangle under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
A rectangle has sides in the ratio . If its area is cm, what is the side of the square with the same area?
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 2.
A rectangular paper of cm by cm is cut and rearranged into a square without any overlap or gaps. What is the side of the square?
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 3.
A rectangle has a width that is of its length. If the area of the rectangle is cm, what is the side of the square with the same area?
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 4.
A square is drawn such that its side is the geometric mean of the sides of a by rectangle. What is the perimeter of this square?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A rectangle has a length of and a width of . A square is constructed such that its area is exactly equal to the area of this rectangle. Find the difference between the perimeter of the rectangle and the perimeter of the square.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Calculate the side of a square whose area is the same as the sum of the areas of two rectangles, one and another .
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If a square and a rectangle have the same area, and the rectangle's length is four times its width, what is the ratio of the square's side to the rectangle's width?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
Geometric squaring of a rectangle with sides and can be done using the Mean Proportional theorem. In a semi-circle with diameter , a perpendicular is drawn from the junction of and to the circumference. If and , what is the length of this perpendicular?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
A rectangular sheet of metal measures by . When it is squared (converted to a square of area ), the perimeter increases by . If the original area was , what is the sum of the side lengths of the rectangle?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A farmer has a rectangular field of . He wants to divide it into smaller square plots of equal area such that no land is wasted and the side of each square is an integer. If he chooses to make the square plots as large as possible, how many such squares will he have?
A.B.C.D.
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Area of a Circle
SubtopicArea of a Circle under Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area for Grade 9 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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A circular wire has a radius of cm. What is the area of the region enclosed by it? (Take )
A.B.C.D. - 2.
Find the area of a circle with a radius of cm. (Take )
A.B.C.D. - 3.
The area of a circle of radius cm is how many times the area of a circle of radius cm?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If the circumference of a circle is cm, find its area. (Take )
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A rectangular piece of cardboard measures by . If the largest possible circle is cut out from this cardboard, what is the area of the remaining portion? (Take )
A.B.C.D. - 6.
What is the area of a circle whose diameter is ?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
Find the area of a circle where the circumference is equal to the perimeter of a square of side .
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If the circumference of a circle is , then its area is given by:
A.B.C.D. - 9.
What is the area of a circle if the length of the side of the largest square that can be inscribed in it is cm?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Find the area of the shaded region where a circle of radius cm is inscribed in a square.
A.B.C.D.
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