MENSURATION

WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS

FORMATIVE WORKSHEET
KEY
Q.no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Key C C C B D B B C D B D C D C D
Q.no 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Key C B B B B B D D C D A B A B B
Q.no 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Key B A C B A A D D C
HINTS / SOLUTIONS TO THE SELECTED QUESTIONS
1. Draw a rectangle which represents the kitchen of 18 4. Area of the playground = 300 m2
ft length and 16 ft width. Then fit in square tiles of side
Length of the playground = 2,000 cm
2 ft in the rectangle. This can be done as:
2,000
 m
100

16 ft = 20 m
Therefore, width of the playground

Area of playground

18 ft Length of playground
It is clear from the figure that a total of 72 tiles can be
placed so as to completely cover the floor of the room. 300

20
Thus, the area of the room equals the area of 72 tiles.
Area of 1 tile = 4 ft2 = 15 m

Thus, area of 72 tikles = 72× 4 ft2 = 288 ft2 5. The area of rectangle C = 12 cm2

Thus, area of the room = 288 ft2 The area of rectangle E = 12 cm2

2. The perimeter is the sum of all the sides of a closed Therefore, rectangles C and E have the same area.
figure. 6. Area of the field = 225 m2
The perimeter of the farm = Sum of all of its sides Width of the field = 400 cm
= 500 + 250 + 250 = 1 000 m 400
3. Meter (m) is too small a unit to measure the perimeter
  4m
100
of a hockey field and mile is too big a unit for the same.
Length of the field = 118 yards Area
Therefore, length of the field 
width
180
Width of the field = 180 feet = yards = 60 yards 225
3 
4
Therefore, perimeter of the hockey field
= 2(118) + 2(60) = 56.25 m

= 236 + 120 = 356 yards

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7. Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 × (length + width) Minimum perimeter is obtained when the dimensions
36 m = 2 × (length + width) of the rectangle are 5 m × 15 m
Therefore, length + width = 18 m Thus, one of the side lengths should be 15 m.
Length Width Area Perimeter 10. Area of rectangle = length × width
2
Therefore, length × width = 324 m2
17 m 1m 17 m 36 m 324 = 1 × 324 = 2 × 162
16 m 2m 32 m2 36 m = 3 × 108 = 4 × 81
15 m 3m 45 m2 36 m = 6 × 54 = 12 × 27
= 18 × 18
14 m 4m 56 m2 36 m
Length Width Area Perimeter
13 m 5m 65 m2 36 m
2
324 m 1m 324 m 650 m
12 m 6m 72 m2 36 m
11 m 7m 77 m2 36 m 162 m 2m 324m2 328 m

10 m 8m 80 m2 36 m 108 m 3m 324 m2 222 m

2
9m 9m 81 m 36 m 81 m 4m 324 m2 170 m
Maximum area is obtained by taking the dimensions 9 54 m 6m 324 m
2
120 m
m×9m
The maximum area is (9 × 9) m2 = 81 m2 36 m 9m 324 m2 90 m
8. Area = 196 m2
27 m 12 m 324 m2 78 m
196 = 1 × 196
= 2 × 98 18 m 18 m 324 m2 72 m
= 4 × 49
Thus, for area of 324 m2, the minimum perimeter of the
= 7 × 28
rectangle = 72 m
= 14 × 14
11. The given figure shows a rectangle ABCD such that
Length Width Area Perimeter ÄEFG has been cut out of the rectangle. The
2 remaining portion of the rectangle has been shaded.
196 m 1m 196 m 394 m
D G C
98 m 2m 196 m2 200 m
2
49 m 4m 196 m 106 m
10 cm 11 cm 16 cm
28 m 7m 196 m2 70 m
14 m 14 m 196 m2 56 m
Thus, perimeter is the minimum when the dimensions A E 14 cm F B
of the rectangle are 20 cm
14 m × 14 m 11. Perimeter of the shaded region = [Perimeter of
Thus, the required length of the rectangle = 14 m rectangle ABCD + (EG + GF)] – EF
9. Area of rectangle = length× width = [(20 + 16 + 20 + 16) + (10 + 11) – 14] cm
225 m2 = length × width = (72 + 21 – 14) cm
225 = 1 × 225 = 79 cm
= 3 × 75 = 5 × 45= 9 × 25= 15 × 15 12. Opposite sides of a parallelogram are of equal lengths.
Length Width Area Perimeter  AB = CD = 50 cm and AD = BC = 35 cm
Since ÄAED is an equilateral triangle, all sides are of
225 m 1m 225 m2 452 m equal lengths.
75 m 3m 225 m2 156 m  AD = DE = EA = 35 cm
Thus, perimeter of the figure ABCE = AB + BC + CE
45 m 5m 225 m2 100 m + EA
= [50 + 35 + (50 + 35) + 35] cm
25 m 9m 225 m2 68 m
= (50 + 35 + 85 + 35) cm
15 m 15 m 225 m2 60 m = 205 cm

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13. The perimeter of PQRSTUP Thus, length of the rectangular field

= PQ + QR + RS + ST + TU + UP
Perimeter  840 
= PQ + QR + PQ + QR =  Width    180  m
= 32 cm 2  2 
= (420 – 180) m = 240 m
6 Thus, area of the rectangular field = (240×180) m2 =
14.
43,200 m2
15 18. Length of the top of the coffee table = l = 4 ft
 Perimeter = 2 (15 + 6) = 2 × 21 = 42 units
Let the width of the top of the coffee table be w
5 Perimeter of the top of the coffee table = 12 ft
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(length + width)
18  2(l + w) = 12 ft
 Perimeter = 2 (18 + 5) = 2 × 23 = 46 units 2(4 ft + w) = 12 ft
9 12
4 ft  w  ft
2
10
 Perimeter = 2 (10 + 9) = 2 × 19 = 38 units 4 ft + w = 6 ft
w = 6 ft – 4 ft
3 w = 2 ft
 Area of the top of the coffee table = l × w
30 = 4 ft×2 ft
 Perimeter = 2 (30 + 3) = 2 × 33 = 66 units
= 8 ft2
15. The length of the side of each small square in the grid
19. Height of the parallelogram = 4 cm
= 1 unit
Then, base of the parallelogram = 2 × 4cm + 3 cm
Perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of the measures
= 8 cm + 3 cm = 11 cm
of all its sides.
Therefore, area of the parallelogram = base × height
 Perimeter of the rectangle given in alternative A
= 11 × 4 cm2
= (length + width + length + width)
= 44 cm2
= (5 + 4 + 5 + 4) units
= 18 units 20. Base of  PQR = QR = 17 cm
Height of  PQR = PQ = 8 cm
Perimeter of the rectangle given in alternative B
= (length + width + length + width) 1
= (6 + 3 + 6 + 3) units Therefore, area of  PQR   base  height
2
= 18 units
Perimeter of the rectangle given in alternative C 1
  17  8 cm 2
= (length + width + length + width) 2
= (7 + 2 + 7 + 2) units = 17 × 4 cm2
= 18 units = 68 cm2
Perimeter of the rectangle given in alternative D 21. In the given parallelogram, it is seen that
= (length + width + length + width) Base (b) of the parallelogram = AB = 12 cm
= (7 + 5 + 7 + 5) units Height (h) of the parallelogram = DE = 5 cm
= 24 units Therefore, area of the parallelogram ABCD =
16. The area of the remaining portion of cardboard equals b×h
the difference between the area of the original piece = 12 × 5 cm2
of cardboard and that of the removed portion. = 60 cm2
Area of the original piece of cardboard 22. Base (b) of the triangle = 6 cm
= 10 inches × 10 inches = 100 inch2 Then, height (h) of the triangle
Area of the removed piece = twice the base – 2 cm
= 3 inches × 2 inches = 6 inch2 = 2 × 6 cm – 2 cm
Thus, area of the remaining portion of cardboard = = 12 cm – 2 cm = 10 cm
(100 – 6) inch2 = 94 inch2
1
17. Width of the rectangular field = 180 m Therefore, area of the triangle   b× h
Perimeter of the rectangular field = 840 m 2
The perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its 1
length and width.   6  10 cm2 = 30 cm2
2
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23. Height of the parallelogram = DE = 14 units 29. In the given right-angled ABC , side AB is
Base of the parallelogram = AB = 25 units perpendicular to side BC.
Area of the parallelogram = AB × DE The area of a right-angled triangle is one-half the
= (25 × 14) unit2 product of the length of its perpendicular sides.
= 350 unit2
24. Base of the triangle = BC = 24 units
1
 Area of ABC   AB  BC
Height of the triangle = AB = 18 units 2
1 1 
Area of ABC   BC  AB    5  10  cm2
2 2 
2
= 25 cm
1 
   24  18 unit 2 30. Base of ABC = BC = 8 cm
2 
2
Height of ABC = AD = 4 cm.
= 216 unit
25. Length of the base of the parallelogram =b=40 m 1
Therefore, area of ABC   Base  Height
Height of the parallelogram = h = 20 m 2
 Area of the parallelogram = b × h
= 40 m × 20 m 1 
   8  4  cm2
= 800 m2 2 
26. Base of the triangle = b = 20 m
32
Height of the triangle = h = 18 m  cm2 = 16 cm2
2
1 31. The area of the wheel =  r2 =  ×152
 Area of the triangle   b× h
2 = 225  sq. units
1 32. It is known that:
  20 m  18 m Volume of a cuboid = Length × Breadth × Height
2
Length = 2.8 cm, breadth = 1.6 cm, height = 4 cm
= 180 m2
Thus, volume of the given cuboid = 2.8×1.6 ×4 cm3 =
27. Perimeter of the rectangular field =130 m
17.92 cm3
Length of the rectangular field = 35 m
33. Let the length of the edge of the metallic cube be a.
Perimeter of the rectangular field
= 2× length + 2 × width a
Then, radius of the cylinder formed =
130 m = 2 × 35 m + 2 × width 2
130 m = 70 m + 2 × width Let the height of the cylinder formed be h.
130 m – 70 m = 2 × width Since the metallic cube is melted in the form of cylinder,
60 m = 2 × width there is no change in the volume.
60 Volume of the cube = Volume of the cylinder
m  width 2
2 3 a
30 m = width a    h
2
Hence, width of therectangular field is 30 m
[Volume of cube = (edge) 3 , Volume of cylinder =
28. Length of the field = l = 80 ft
 ×(Radius)2 × Height]
Let the width of the field be w.
Thus, perimeter of the field = 2(l + w) = 240 ft 4a 3 4 4 7
h  h a  h a
 2(80 ft + w) = 240 ft a 2  22
240 14
80 ft  w  ft  h a
2 11
80 ft + w = 120 ft
w = 120 ft – 80 ft 14
Thus, the height of cylinder formed is of the length
w = 40 ft 11
Thus, area of the field = l × w = 80 ft × 40 ft of the edge of the cube.
= 3, 200 ft2

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34. Let the length of the side of each small cube be a. 38. The box is of the shape of a rectangular prism. The
Then, volume of each small cube = a × a × a = a3 volume of a rectangular prism is the product of its
length width, and height.
Number of small cubes that can be placed in the bigger
Length (l) of the box = 15 cm
Volume of the bigger box
box  Width (w) of the box = 12 cm
Volume of a small cube
Volume (V) of the box = 540 cm3
36 cm  36cm  36cm Let the box have height h.
 216  
a3  V = lwh
36  36  36 3 540 cm3 = 15 cm × 12 cm × h
a3  cm
216  540 
3 3
h  cm  3cm
 a = 6 × 6 × 6 cm  15  12 
 a = 6 cm
P W Q
Thus, the length of the side of each small cube is 6 cm.
35. Let the first cube has volume V1 and edge a1 whereas M A B N
the second cube has volume V2 and edge a2 .
12 cm
V1 125
It is given that: V  343
2 15 cm
D C
a 13 125 S
 a 3  343 [Volume of cube = (edge)3 ] R Y
2
Thus, length of the original sheet
3 3 = PQ = MA + AB + BN
 a1   5 
 a  7 = (3 + 15 + 3) cm = 21 cm
 2  
Similarly, width of the original sheet
a1 5 = PR = WA + AD + DY
 a 7 = (3 + 12 + 3) cm = 18 cm
2
Thus, area of the original cardboard sheet
Thus, the ratio of the lengths of the edges of the two
cubes is 5: 7. = 21 cm ×18 cm = 378 cm2
36. Let the length of the edge of the cube be a. 39.
It is known that volume of cube = (edge)3 s
 a3 = 2744 cm3
 a  3 2744 cm

 a  3 2  2  2  7  7  7 cm
 a = 2 ×7 cm = 14 cm
Thus, the edge of the cube is 14 cm.
The correct answer is A.
37. Volume of the cube is given as 1728 cm3 .
Let a be the edge of the cube.
Then, a3 = 1728 cm3 [Volume of cube = (edge)3 ]
s
Volume of a cube = area of base × height
Base of cube is square shaped and here, length and
width are S units
Therefore, area of base = S × S = S2
Therefore, volume of cube = S2 × S = S3
The correct answer is C.

 a  3 1728 cm 3
 a = 12 cm
Thus, total surface area of the cube
= 6a2 = 6 × (12 cm)2 = 864 cm2

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CONCEPTIVE WORKSHEET
KEY
Q.no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Key C D B B B C D C C C B B D C D
Q.no 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Key B D C B D C B B D C C D C A D
Q.no 31 32 33 34 35 36
Key D B C B D C
HINTS / SOLUTIONS TO THE SELECTED QUESTIONS
1. The problem involves maximizing the area with a fixed 7. Length of side AB = DC = 51 cm  50 cm
perimeter, i.e., 18 units. Length of side AD = BC = 38 cm  40 cm
The possible rectangles with a perimeter of 18 units Estimated perimeter of the figure
and integral sides are:
= AB + BC + DC + AD
Length Width Perimeter Area
= (50 + 40 + 50 + 40) cm
(units) (units) (units) (square units)
= 180 cm
8 1 18 8
8. Perimeter is the sum of the measure of all the sides of
7 2 18 14 a figure.
6 3 18 18 58 cm
A F
5 4 18 20

As seen in the table, the rectangle with the maximum B E

area has a length of 5 units and a width of 4 units.
2. Perimeter of rectangle 82 cm 82 cm
R1 = [2(36 + 1)] cm = (2×37)cm = 74 cm
Perimeter of rectangle C D
121 cm
R2 = [2(18 + 2)] cm = (2×20)cm = 40 cm
Perimeter of rectangle AB = FE = 29 cm  30 cm AF = 58 cm
R3 = [2(12 + 3)] cm = (2×15)cm = 30 cm  60 cm
Perimeter of rectangle BC = ED = 82 cm  80 cm CD = 121 cm
R4 = [2(9 + 4)] cm = (2×13)cm = 26 cm  120 cm
Therefore, among the given rectangles, rectangle R4 Perimeter of the window
has the minimum perimeter.
= AB + EF + BC + ED + AF + CD
3. Area of the book = 200 cm2
= 30 + 30 + 80 + 80 + 60 + 120
Area of one square = (2 × 2) = 4 cm2
= 400 cm
Therefore, the number of squares = (200 ÷ 4) = 50
4. Perimeter = (20 + 20 + 20) = 60 cm 9. Perimeter of the closed figure is the sum of the
measure of all the sides of the given figure.
5. The perimeter is the sum of all the sides of a closed
figure. AB = 29 m
The perimeter of the alphabet L = 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 + AD = BC = 39 m
3 = 12 cm DC = 48 m
6. The geometric figure encloses 17 squares of area 1 Perimeter of the field = AB + BC + DC + AD
square unit each. = (29 + 39 + 39 + 48) m
Area of the geometric figure = 17 × 1 square unit
= 155 m
= 17 square units

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10. The perimeter is the sum of all the sides of a closed 1

figure.  Area of ABD   BD  AD
The perimeter of the floor 2
= (2 × length) + (2 × width) 1
The length of the floor = 10 m   24cm  10cm  120cm2
2
The width of the floor = 5 m
The perimeter of the floor = (2 × 10) + (2 × 5) 1
= 20 + 10 Now, area of BCD = × BD × CD
2
= 30 m
11. The length of the floor = 10 m 1
= × 24 cm × 7 cm = 84 cm2
The width of the floor = 5 m 2
Therefore, the total area of the floor  Area of quadrilateral ABCD
= Length of the floor × Width of the floor
= (10 × 5) = 50 m2 = Area of ABD + Area of BCD
12. The perimeters of the rectangles drawn by Zachary = 120 cm2 + 84 cm2
are given in the table below. = 204 cm2
Rectangle Perimeter Thus, the area of quadrilateral ABCD is 204 cm2 .
A 10 cm 3 
16. Length of rectangle ABCD =  x  1 cm
B 12 cm 4 
C 16 cm
x 
D 12 cm Breadth of rectangle ABCD =   4  cm
2 
E 14 cm Perimeter of rectangle ABCD is given by: 2 (Length
F 8 cm + Breadth)
Hence, rectangle C has the maximum perimeter.
 3  x 
13. Length of the side of each small square in the given  54 cm  2  x  1    4   cm
grid = 1 unit  4  2 
Perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the measures of
all its sides.  3x x  
 54  2     3
Perimeter of the polygon drawn on the grid  4 2  
= AB + BC + CD + DE + EF + FG + GH + HI +
IJ + JK + KL + LM + MN + NO + OP +PA  3x  2x 
 54  2   3
= (2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 +  4 
1 + 2 + 1 + 2) units
= 26 units 5x
 54  2  6
14. Length of the side of each small square in the given 4
grid = 1 unit
It can be seen from the given figure that: 5x
 60 
AB = 2 units, BC = 4 units, CD = 4 units, 2
DE = 2 units, EF = 6 units, FA = 6 units  x = 24
Perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the measures of  Length of rectangle ABCD
all its sides.
Perimeter of the polygon drawn on the grid 3 
   24  1 cm = (18 + 1) cm = 19 cm
= AB + BC + CD + DE + EF + FA 4 
= (2 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 6 + 6) units
= 24 units  24 
Breadth of rectangle ABCD    24  cm =
15. In ABD , AB2 = (26 cm)2 = 676 cm2  2 
Now, BD2 + AD2 = (24 cm)2 +(10 cm)2 = 676 cm2 (12 – 4) cm = 8 cm
 AB2 = BD2 + AD2
 Area of rectangle ABCD = Length × Breadth
Therefore, by converse of Pythagoras theorem,
= 19 cm × 8 cm = 152 sq cm
ABD is a right-angled triangle.

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17. It can be observed that: ACD  BAC  90 20. It is given that BCDE is a square of side 1.2 cm.
However, these are alternative interior angles.  Area of square BCDE = (1.2 cm)2 = 1.44 cm2
Therefore, AB is parallel to DC. Applying Pythagoras theorem in ABC :
It is given that AB = CD i.e., a pair of opposite sides (AB)2 = (AC)2 – (BC)2
of quadrilateral ABCD is equal and parallel.  AB2 = (1.3 cm)2 – (1.2 cm)2
Therefore, ABCD is a parallelogram.  AB2 = 1.69 cm2 – 1.44 cm2
 Area of ABCD = Base × Height = AB × AC  AB2 = 0.25 cm2
= 4 cm × 6 cm = 24 cm2  AB = 0.5 cm
Thus, the area of the given quadrilateral ABCD is 24 Again applying Pythagoras theorem in DEF :
cm2 . EF2 = ED2 + DF 2
18. Let r1 and r2 be the radius of the two circles. (3.7 cm)2 = (1.2 cm)2 + DF2
It is known that the circumference of a circle is given  DF2 = 13.69 cm2 – 1.44 cm2
by 2r .  DF2 = 12.25 cm2
 Circumference of circle with radius r1  2r1  DF = 3.5 cm
Area of the given figure = Area of BCDE + Area of
Circumference of circle with radius r2  2r2
ABC + Area of EDF
It is given that the ratio of circumference of two circles
is 7: 11. 1 1
 BC2   BC  AB   DE  DF
2r1 7 2 2
 
2r2 11 1 1
=(1.2cm)2+ ×1.2 cm×0.5cm+ ×1.2 cm×3.5 cm
2 2
r1 7 = 1.44 cm2 + 0.3 cm2 + 2.1 cm2
 
r2 11 = 3.84 cm2
It is known that the area of a circle is given by r 2 . Thus, the area of the given figure is 3.84 cm2 .
21. Number of smaller squares that can be placed along
 Ratio of areas of the circles
2 30 cm
2r12  r1   7 
2
49 each side of the bigger square  6
      5 cm
2
2r2  r2   11  121
 Number of smaller squares that can be placed over
Thus, the ratio of the areas of the two circles is 49: the bigger square = 6 × 6 = 36
121. 22. It can be observed from the given figure that the
19. Circumference of the garden = 88 m diameter of the circle equals the side of the square i.e.,
It is known that the circumference of a circle is given 14 cm.
by 2r .  Diameter of the circle = 14 cm
 2r  88 m  Radius (r) of the circle = 14 cm ÷ 2 = 7 cm
Area of the square = Side2 = (14 cm)2 = 196 cm2
88  7 Area of the circle = r 2
r m  14 m
2  22
22
 Area of the garden,   7 cm  7cm  154cm2
7
22
r 2   14  14 m2  616 m 2  Area of the shaded region
7 = Area of square – Area of circle
Area of the garden including path = (196 – 154) cm2 = 42 cm2
22 2 22 6358 2 23. Let the breadth of the rectangular field be x.
  14  3 m 2   17  17m 2  m Length of the rectangular field = 180 m
7 7 7
It is given that the perimeter of the rectangular field is
 Area of the path
500 m.
6358 2 2046 2  2 (Length + Breadth) = 500 m
 m  616m2  m  292.28 m 2
7 7  2 (180 + x) = 500
Thus, the area of the path surrounding the garden is  180 + x = 250  x = 70
292.28 m2.  Breadth of the rectangular field = 70 m
 Area of the rectangular field = Length × Breadth
= 180 m × 70 m = 12600 m2
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24. The given information can be represented by a figure 28. As a is the edge of an original cube, the volume of that
as: cube = a3
5 cm Let a be the edge of an expanded cube.
5 cm
50 cm Then, volume of an expanded cube = a3
3
 a   3a 3
65 cm  a   3 3a 3
Number of square cardboards that can be placed
along the length of the rectangular cardboard =  a3 3
65 cm  3 3a
 13
5 cm
The edge of an expanded cube is 3 3 a .
Number of square cardboards that can be placed
along the breadth of the rectangular cardboard = 29. Length of the room, l = 8 m
Width of the room, b = 7 m
50 cm Height of the room, h = 9 m
 10
5 cm Four walls and the ceiling of the room are to be painted.
Room is cuboidal in shape
 Number of square cardboards that can be placed
over the rectangular cardboard = 13 × 10 = 130 Therefore, area to be painted
25. Number of smaller squares that can be placed along = 2 [lb + bh + hl]lb
= 2 [8 × 7 + 7 × 9 + 9 × 8] 8 × 7
30 cm = 2 [56 + 63 + 72]56
each side of the bigger square = 5 cm  6
= 2 × 19156
 Number of smaller squares that can be placed over = 38256
the bigger square = 6 × 6 = 36 = 326 m2
When cuboid is opened,
Cost of painting 1 m2 = Rs.2.50
26. it looks like Cost of painting 326 m2 = 326 × 2.50 = Rs.815
w 1 30. As seen in figure II, the two-dimensional net of the
h h 2 given cube is:
w w 3 w
a 1 a
w 5 h 4 6
l a a a
A cuboid has 6 faces
Therefore, surface area of cuboid = sum of areas of a 2 3 5 6 a
all six faces. a a a a
Area of face (1) = l × w = lw a 4 a
Area of face (2) = l × h = lh
Area of face (3) = l × w = lw This net contains six congruent square regions.
Area of face (4) = l × h = lh Consider a square region:
Area of face (5) = w × h = wh Side of a square = a unit
Area of face (6) = w × h = wh  Area of a square region = (side)2 = a 2 unit2
Therefore surface area of cuboid  Area of the six square regions = 6a2 unit2
= lw + lh + lw + lh + wh + wh  Area of the net obtained
= 2 lw + 2 lh + 2 wh = Area of the six square regions = 6a2 unit2
= 2 (lw + lh + wh) Thus, total surface area of the cube = 6a2 unit2
27. Let the initial side of the cube be a units. 31. As seen in figure II, the two-dimensional net of the
Thus, initial volume of the cube = (side)3 = a3 given rectangular prism is:
New side of cube = 2 × a units = 2a units This net contains six rectangular regions: I, II, III, IV,
Thus, new volume of the cube = (2a)3 = 8a3 V, and VI.
= 8 × (a3) = 8 × Initial volume The regions I and IV are congruent, so they have equal
Thus, the volume of a cube becomes 8 times its initial areas.
volume, if the sides are doubled. The regions II and V are congruent, so they have equal
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The regions III and VI are congruent, so they have A D

equal areas. 34.
Consider region I: C
B
Area of region I = wh unit2 F G
[ Area of rectangle = length × width] h
w
Consider region II: H
E l
Area of region II = lh unit2
Rectangular block of silver is a rectangular prism.
[ Area of rectangle = length × width]
Width (w) = 10 cm
Consider region III:
Length (l) = 13 cm
Area of region III = lw unit2
Height (h) = 8 cm
[ Area of rectangle = length × width]
Volume of silver = l × w × h cm3
= Area of region I + II + III + IV + V + V
= 10 × 13 × 8 cm3
= 2 Area of region I + II + III
= 1,040 cm3
= (2wh + 2lh + 2lw) unit2
1 cm3 of silver weighs 10.5 g
Area of the net = 2(lw + wh + hl) unit2 Weight of silver block = 1,040 × 10.5 g
 Total surface area of the rectangular prism = Area = 10,920 g
of the net obtained = 2(lw + wh + hl) unit2
10,920
 kg [1kg = 1,000 g]
32. 1,000
s
= 10.92 kg
s s s s 35. Actual surface area of the rectangular prism = 2(lb +
s s bh + lh)
s =
s
2(6.9 × 1.2 + 1.2 × 2.7 + 6.9 × 2.7)
Let S be the length of edge of the cube. = 60.3
By opening the cube, 6 squares of side ‘S’ are cm 2

obtained To calculate the estimated surface area, the

Total surface area of the cube = 6S2 dimensions are estimated to their closest integers
S = 3.2 cm Length = 7 cm
Total surface are of the cube = 6 × 3.2 cm × 3.2 cm Breadth = 1 cm
= 61.44 cm2 Height = 3 cm
33. Length (l) of the rectangular prism = 10 dm Therefore, the estimated surface area = 2(lb + bh +
Width (w) of the rectangular prism = 4 dm lh)
= 2(7 × 1 + 1
× 3 + 7 × 3)
= 62 cm2
h Therefore, the required difference = 62 – 60.3
= 1.7 cm2
w 36. The maximum quantity of water that can be stored in
l the tank is the same as the volume of the cuboidal tank
Height (h) of the rectangular prism = 2 m Volume of a cuboid = area of the base × height
= 2 × 10 dm [10 dm = 1 m] Now, base of a cuboid is a rectangle
= 20 dm  Area of base = l × w
Volume of the prism = l × w × h  Volume of cuboid = l × w × h
= 10 dm × 4 dm × 20 dm Here, l=7m
= 800 dm3 w=3m
h=5m
 Volume of the tank = l × w × h
=7×3×5
= 105 m3
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6. Area of a rectangle = length × breadth

SUMM ATIVE WORKSHEET = 35 × 20 = 700 Sq.m
Area of a Square = Side × side
KEY = 25 × 25 = 625 Sq.m
Q.no 11 12 13 14 Ratio of area = 700 : 625
= 28 : 25
Key D C A B Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 ( length + breadth )
HINTS / SOLUTIONS TO THE SELECTED = 2 (35 + 20)
QUESTIONS = 110m
1. Perimeter of a shaded figure = AB + BC + CD + DE Perimeter of a square = 4 × side
+ EF + FG + GH + HI + IJ + JK + KL+ LA = 4 × 25
Here, AL : BC = 1m, DE : JK =3m, IH : GF = 1m, IJ = 100m
: EF = 3m, Ratio of perimeters = 110 : 100
GH = IJ + EF + 1 = 3 + 3 + 1 = 7m = 11 : 10
Perimeter of a shaded figure = (5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 7. Let, other diagonal = 2x m
+ 7 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 1)m = 32m Since halves of diagonal and one side of a rhombus
2. Sides of a rectangular plot = 35.3m, 25.2m, 18.5m, x form a right angled triangle with side as hypot-
Perimeter = 35.3 + 25.2 + 18.5 + x = 79 + x enuse, we have
Given perimeter = 100m (17)2 = x2 + (15)2
79 + x = 100 289 = x2 + 225
x = 100 - 79 = 21m x2 = 64  x = 8m
3. Side length of a regular decagon = 13m Other diagonal = 8m
No. of sides of a regular decagon = 10 1 1
Perimeter of regular decagon = 13 × 10 = 130m Area of a rhombus   d1  d 2   17  8
2 2
4. Area of a shaded portion = Area of ABC – Area of =64 Sq.m
DEFG 8. Area of a outer rectangle = length × breadth
1 = 25 20
Area of ABC   base  height = 500 Sq.m
2
Length of a inner rectangle = 25 – (2 + 2)
1 = 21 m
  15  10
2 Width of a inner rectangle = 20 – (2 + 2)
= 75 Sq.m = 16 m
Area of DEFG = Side × Side Area of a inner rectangle = 21 16
=5×5 = 336 Sq.m
= 25 Sq.m Area of a path = Area of outer rectangle - Area of
Area of a shaded portion = (75 – 25) Sq.m inner rectangle
= 50 Sq.m = 500 – 336
5. Rectangular plot Ratio of length and breadth = 5x : = 164 Sq.m
3x Cost of levelling the path = 164 × 1.25
Area = lb = Rs 205.
= 5x × 3x = 15x2 9. Room area = length × breadth
Given area = 50625 Sq.m = 13 × 11
15x2 = 50625 = 143 Sq.m
x2 = 225 1 11
x = 15m Area of a marble stone  5  1 
2 2
Length = 5x = 75m
Breadth = 3x = 45m Area of a room
No of marble stones 
Perimeter of a rectangular plot = 2 (length + breadth) Area of a marbel stone
= 2 (75 + 45)
= 240 m 143 2
  143   26
11 11
2

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10. Perimeter of a square = 100 Capacity (volume) of cube = side3

4 × Side = 100 = (0.05 m)3
Side = 25m = (0.05 × 0.05 × 0.05) m3
Area of a square = side × side = 0.000 125 m3
= 25 25 14. Length of each side of small cube = 1 cm
= 625m Volume of each cube = 1 cm3
with same perimeter, area of square is larger The given rectangular prism is made up of 36 small
Area of rectangle = 625 – 125 equal sized cubes.
= 400 Volume of 36 cubes = 36 × 1 = 36 cm3
Let length of a rectangle = l Volume of the rectangular prism = volume of 36 cubes
Breadth of a rectangle = b = 36 cm3 .
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(l + b) = 100
= l + b = 50 ______(1) HOTS WORKSHEET
lb = 400
KEY
2
l b l  b  4lb
Q.no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 2500  1600 Key C A C C B D B D B B
 900 Q.no 11 12 13
l – b = 30 _________ (2) Key C C C
Solve (1) & (2)
HINTS / SOLUTIONS TO THE SELECTED
l + b  50
QUESTIONS
l  b  30 1. Length of the rectangle = 0.6 m = (0.6 × 100) cm = 60
2l  80 cm [ 1 m = 100 cm]
Width of the rectangle = 40 cm
l = 40m Area of the rectangle = length × width
40 + b = 50 = 60 cm × 40 cm = 2 400 cm2
b = 10m 2. The figure shows rectangle PQRS drawn on a grid
Length, breadth of a rectangle = 40m,10m paper, where each square grid is of 1 cm side and 1
1 cm2 area.
11. Area of rhombus   Product of its diagonals
2 P S
1
132 cm2 =  11 cm × d, where d is the length of
2
the other diagonal
132  2 cm2
 d  24 cm
11cm
Thus, the length of the other diagonal is 24 cm. Q R
12. Perimeter = Sum of all sides
10 cm = 2 + 2 + AB + DC The perimeter of a two-dimensional figure is the sum
The sum of sides AB and DC = 10 – 4 = 6 of the lengths of its sides.
Since the length of both the sides is equal, the length  Perimeter of rectangle PQRS = PQ + QR + RS +
SP
6 = (8 + 10 + 8 + 10) cm
of the sides AB and DC will be  3 cm each.
2 = 36 cm
13. Since all the alternatives are in m3, first convert the = [(10 + 10) + (8 + 8)] cm
length of the cube to metres. = (2 × 10 + 2 × 8) cm
100 cm = 1 m = 2 (10 + 8) cm
= 2 × [length + width]
1
 1 cm  m Thus, the perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of
100 its length and width.
5
 Side of the cube  5cm  m  0.05m
100
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3. It is clear from the given figure that rectangle ABCD 8. Let r be the radius of the circle.
comprises 96 square grids.  2  r = 110 cm
Area of each square grid = 1 cm2 22
 Area of 96 grids = 96 × 1 cm2 = 96 cm2  2  r  110cm2
Thus, area of rectangle ABCD = area of 96 grids = 96 7
cm2 110  7
It should also be noticed that the product of the length  r cm
22  2
and width of rectangle ABCD is 12 cm ×
8 cm, i.e., 96 cm2 , which equals the area of the 35
 r cm
rectangle. 2
Thus, the area of a rectangle is the product of its  Area of the circle =  r 2
length and width. 22 35 35
4. Length of rectangle C = 5 cm   cm  cm  962.5 cm2
Width of rectangle C = 7 cm 7 2 2
Area of rectangle C = length × width 9. It can be observed in the given figure that the garden
= 5 cm × 7 cm = 35 cm2 is in the shape of a rectangle of dimensions 10.5 m ×
5. Length of the towel = 100 cm 7 m and has a semi-circle of diameter 7 m at its one
Width of the towel = 30 cm edge.
Perimeter of the towel = 2 (length + width) 7
= 2(100 + 30)cm  Radius of the semi-circular portion, r  m
2
= 260 cm Perimeter of garden = 10.5m + 7m + 10.5m+ r

6. Length of the rectangle = 5 cm
Width of the rectangle = 10 cm 22 7
 28 m   m
Area of the rectangle = length × width 7 2
= 5 cm × 10 cm= 50 cm2 = 28 m + 11 m
7. = 39 m
A M E Thus, the perimeter of the garden is 39 m.
2cm 10. The circular garden and footpath can be drawn as:
14cm
P Q D
2cm 21 m
N O 2
1.4m
B L C
10cm
Diameter of the semi-circular portion = 14 cm
14
Radius of the semi-circular portion = cm  7 cm Diameter of the garden = 21 m
2
BL = BC – LC = 10 cm – 2 cm = 8 cm 21
 Radius of the garden, r  m  10.5 m
 NO = 8 cm 2
It can be observed in the figure that: Width of footpath = 1.4 m
Area of the shaded region = Area of ABLM – Area  Radius of garden including footpath, R = 10.5 m +
of PNOQ + Area of semi-circle EDC 1.4 m = 11.9 m
= AB × BL – PM × NO +  × (Radius)2  Area of footpath = Area of garden including
= 14 cm × 8 cm – 8 cm × 2 cm +  × 7(cm)2 footpath – Area of garden
22  R 2  r 2
= 112 cm2 – 16 cm2 +  49 cm 2 =  {(11.9 m)2 – (10.4 m)2 }
7
= 96 cm2 + 154 cm2 22
= 250 cm2 = (141.61 – 110.25)m2
7
Thus, the area of the shaded portion is 250 cm2 .
22
  31.36 m 2 = 98.56 m2
7
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11. It is known that 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet

7.8 cubic yards = 7.8 × 27 = 210.6 cubic feet
4 inches = 0.333 feet 5.3
Let the length of the patio be l 4.
 210.6 = l × 18 × 0.333
Length = 35.1 feet 35 feet. 8.7
12. Volume of one die = l3 = (0.62)3 = 0.238 cubic inches Perimter of parallogram = 2(l + b)
For 100 dice, the volume = 23.8  24 cubic inches = 2(8.7 + 5.3)
Therefore, the volume of plastic needed = 24 cubic = 2(14)
inches = 28 m
13. The required volume is 25 × 9 × 18 = 4050 ft3
5. Perimeter of the figure = (2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 8 )cm
IIT JEE WORKSHEET = 21 cm
6. Area of rectangular filed = 562.5 sq m
KEY length = 22.5 m
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  2(l + b) = 562.5
B A C D B C C C 2(22.5 + b) = 562.5
9 10 11 12 13 45 + 2b = 562.5
2b = 562 – 45
ABCD AC BCD BC AC
HINTS / SOLUTIONS TO THE SELECTED 517.5
b
QUESTIONS 2
1. Let breadth = x. b = 258.75 m
250 m 7. Ratio of the lenght & breadth of rectangular field is 5
:6
x x length = 80 m
 5x = 80
250 m x = 16
Perimeter of rectangle = 2(l + b)
1024 = 2(250 + x) bradth = 6x
512 = 250 + x 6 × 16 = 96 m
x = 512 – 250 Area = l × b
x = 262 m. = 80× 96
22.5 cm = 7680 sq.m
8. Area of square = 1024 sq.m.
22.5 cm 22.5 cm  4 × s =1024
2.
s = 256 m.
22.5 cm 9. A, B, C, D
Perimeter of square = 4 × s 10. A, C
= 4×22.5 11. B, C, D
= 90 cm
12. B, C
90 13. A, C
 m
100
= 0.9 cm 1
14. Area of triangle ABC = × base × height
3. Perimeter of regular octagone = 8 × s 2
= 8 × 14.5 m
1
= 116 m = × 20 × 3 = 30 cm2
2
Note: The vertical height given only applies if side AC
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15. Step 1: (b) Base = 5 cm, height= 3.2 cm

Find the area of the whole rectangle ABCD. 1
Area of rectangle ABCD = (5 + 4) × (3 + 1) Area = × 5 × 3.2 = 8 cm2
=9×4 2
= 36 cm2 (c) Base = 4 cm, height = 3 cm
Stem 2: 1
Find the the area of triangle X. Area = × 4 × 3 = 6 cm2
2
1 (d) Base = 3 cm, height = 2 cm
Area of triangle X = ×4×2
2 1
= 4 cm2 Area = × 2 × 3 =3 cm2
2
Step 3: 22. 1) 2 × l + b = 150
Find the area of square Y. Given l = 40
Area of square Y = 3 × 3 2 (40 + b) = 150
= 9 cm2 40 + b = 75
Step 4: b = 75 – 40
Find the shaded area . b = 35
Shaded area = area of ABCD – area of X – area of 2) 4 × s = 180
Y s = 45
= 36 – 4 – 9 3) 9 × s = 360m
= 23 cm2 s = 40 m
16. Circumference 4) a2 = 625
= 2 ×  × Radius
= 2 × 3.142 × 3.2 a  625
= 20.11 cm (correct to 2 decimal places) a = 25
17. Perimeter of square = 4 × Side
20 = 4 × Side
20 
Side  5m
4
18. Perimeter = 6 × Side
30 = 6 × Side
30
Side  5 m
6
19. Let the breadth of the rectangular garden be b.
l = 50 m
Area = l × b = 300 square m
50 × b = 300
300
b 6 m
50
20. Length (l) = 2 m
 50 
Breadth (b) = 1 m 50 cm  1   m  1.5 m
 100 
Area = l × b = 2 × 1.5 = 3 m2
1
21. Area of triangle = × Base × Height
2
(a) Base = 4 cm, height= 3 cm
1
Area = × 4 × 3= 6 cm2
2

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